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Biomed Co., Ltd.: Designing a New Sales Compensation Plan
Donald W. Barclay; Ponlerd ChiemchanyaCase IVEY-9B06A037-EMarketing, StrategyA recent MBA graduate was about to return to the family business, Biomed Co., Ltd. as its general manager. Biomed's parent company, Thai Drugs Co., Ltd. has just revised Biomed's market strategy, a change that created the need to align the sales compensation system to fit with the new strategy. The new general manager was charged with this responsibility. Students will work through the path from strategy to a powerful sales compensation plan that...Starting at €8.20
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Laboratorios Alce Brazil: Sales Team Turnover
Segarra, José Antonio; Carrillo, JordiCase M-1264-ELeadership and People Management, MarketingLaboratorios Alce, a Brazilian market leader in ophthalmic drugs, faces a disproportionate turnover in its network of salespeople, with serious consequences for the business. The national sales manager reflects on the causes of the high turnover rate and on possible solutions. In addition, he contemplates introducing changes to the commercial organization and sizing of his network of 70 salespeople.Starting at €8.20
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Amanco Brasil (A): Branding Strategy
Rocha e Oliveira, Paulo; Sauerbronn Jacinto, Rodrigo; Cerquinho, FábioCase M-1282-EMarketingAmanco was Latin America's leading manufacturer and marketer of pipes and fittings solutions for water management systems, with worldwide net sales of US$ 688 million. The company had been in Brazil for 10 years but was losing money. CEO Roberto Salas and Marketing Director Marise Barroso were preparing a proposal for the Brazilian operations at the request of Grupo Nueva, the Swiss holding company that owned Amanco. One of the key decisions to b...Starting at €8.20
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Magazine Luiza: Expanding Horizons: The role of ecommerce in the post-IPO growth strategy
Rocha e Oliveira, Paulo; Bullara, Cesar; Sauerbronn Jacinto, RodrigoCase M-1275-ELeadership and People Management, Marketing, Service and Operations ManagementIn May 2011, Brazilian retailer Magazine Luiza successfully raised R$926 million (¿400 million) from its initial public offering (IPO) on the São Paulo stock exchange. The firm was immediately confronted with the challenge of accelerating growth beyond its already remarkable growth rate. The case is centered on the role e-commerce should play in the company's future. On the one hand, the market potential seems to be very interesting and the compa...Starting at €8.20
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Bose Corporation: Communication Strategy for Challenging Apple's Beats by Dr. Dre
Dolan, Robert J.Case HBS-518036-EMarketingWhen a tsunami hit Southeast Asia on December 26, 2004, the leadership team at a Swedish tour company must manage a devastating crisis affecting thousands of its customers and employees in Thailand. Documents the challenges the company faced in the first ten hours of the crisis. Amid the uncertainty of those first hours, the leadership team must make a range of decisions to orchestrate the company's response and manage the rest of its business. D...Starting at €8.20
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Amanco Brasil (C): A New Threat: Defending the Brand Against a Foreign Entrant
Rocha e Oliveira, Paulo; Sauerbronn Jacinto, Rodrigo; Cerquinho, FábioCase M-1284-EMarketingAmanco was Latin America's leading manufacturer and marketer of pipes and fittings solutions for water management systems, and Amanco Brasil held a strong position in the Brazilian market after a successful branding campaign that had begun four years earlier. Belgian giant Aliaxis arrived in Brazil with the acquisition of Provinil in September 2008, adding more competition to the already competitive pipes and fittings market. Amanco, which only a...Starting at €5.74
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Laboratorios Alce Brasil: rotación en el equipo de ventas
Segarra, José Antonio; Carrillo, JordiCase M-1264Leadership and People Management, MarketingLaboratorios Alce, lider del mercado brasileño de medicinas oftalmológicas, se enfrenta a una desproporcionada rotación en su red de vendedores con graves consecuencias en el negocio. El director nacional de ventas reflexiona sobre las causas de la rotación y sus posibles soluciones. Al mismo tiempo se plantea cambios en la organización comercial y en el dimensionamiento de su red de 70 vendedores.Starting at €8.20
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Amanco Brasil (B): Developing a Marketing Plan for the Brazilian Market
Rocha e Oliveira, Paulo; Sauerbronn Jacinto, Rodrigo; Cerquinho, FábioCase M-1283-EMarketingAmanco was Latin America's leading manufacturer and marketer of pipes and fittings solutions for water management systems, with worldwide net sales of US$ 688 million. Marketing Director Marise Barroso needed to develop a marketing plan to launch the Amanco brand in Brazil. The plan included investments in training programs, media advertising, internal marketing, and social campaigns.Starting at €5.74
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Biomed Co., Ltd., Designing a New Sales Compensation Plan (Spanish version)
Donald W. Barclay; Ponlerd ChiemchanyaCase IVEY-9B06AS37Marketing, StrategyA recent MBA graduate was about to return to the family business, Biomed Co., Ltd. as its general manager. Biomed's parent company, Thai Drugs Co., Ltd. has just revised Biomed's market strategy, a change that created the need to realigh the sales compensation system to fit with the new strategy. The new general manager was charged with this responsibility. Students will work through the path from strategy to a powerful sales compensation plan th...Starting at €8.20
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lebua: A Thai Luxury Hotel’s Post-Pandemic Dilemmas
Jones Mathew; Sujata Khandai; Sandeep PuriCase IVEY-W25819-ELeadership and People Management, Marketinglebua Hotels & Resorts, based in Bangkok, Thailand, and headed by chief executive officer Deepak Ohri, is a much awarded luxury hotel chain. Since the early 2000s, it exposed the traditionally slow-moving luxury hospitality industry to a slew of path-breaking innovations. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, Ohri had taken unorthodox paths to defining luxury hospitality. However, as the pandemic began to ebb, he had to convince the industry of his visio...Starting at €8.20