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Los Angeles Sparks
The WMBA's Los Angeles Sparks is an example of a sports franchise adopting a CRM approach to grow its fan base.The Sparks CRM system,provided by software vendor "Smart Button" manages all e-mail promotions sent to fans.Additionally,the Sparks's online fan site keeps fans informed of upcoming games,practices open to the public,team events,and more.The Sparks also instituted their new Home Court Advantage program that awards season ticket holders points for each seat they purchased for the season and ticket holders can give these points to others.The ticket holders can earn extra points by telling Sparks at ticket renewal time who is getting the seats.At the end of the season,the top three point-givers receive cash prizes.The Sparks organization is gathering information on the ticket holder as well as the people who attend games with the free tickets.As a result,the Sparks have seen a sharp rise in late-season ticket sales this year.
-Refer to Los Angeles Sparks.Suppose that the Sparks management sees six categories of fans at their games.They feel that some people at Sparks games generally fall within one of the following six groups: (1) general sports fans,(2) basketball fans,(3) Sparks fans,(4) general fans of women's sports,(5) fans of opposing teams,and (6) those seeking entertainment.Dividing customer groups down in this manner is termed:

A) customer data mining.
B) customer segmentation.
C) customer targeting.
D) customer positioning.
E) customer centric.