At Gina's retail stores, the posted policy reads, "Without our customers, we don't exist." Gina and her staff aim to delight each customer, and they are quick to offer discounts or extra services whenever a customer is anything less than satisfi

Gina and her staff strive to make every customer a repeat customer. It is most accurate to say that instead of focusing on each individual transaction, Gina and her staff put a priority on ________.
A) managing partner relationships
B) selling new products
C) attracting "butterflies"
D) converting "barnacles" to "strangers"
E) capturing customer lifetime value

E