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	<title><![CDATA[Identifying the Elusive Influencer]]></title>
	<url>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/auren-hoffman/identifying-the-elusive-i_b_227393.html</url>
	<abstract><![CDATA[<p><em>And building programs to best leverage your most influential customers</em></p>

<p>Most companies internally assign a value to their customers that predicts how much money the customer will spend in the future, otherwise known as 'Total Customer Value' (TCV). Conventionally, the best way to determine a customer's TCV is to look at how much they have spent in the past: United Airlines gives its best customers frequent upgrades along with a special express line, free drinks, and no charges (and higher priority)...</p>]]></abstract>
	<taxonomy><![CDATA[Business]]></taxonomy>
	<date_published>2009-07-08T13:24:00-04:00</date_published>
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