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Dendrite International (Spanish Version)
Cespedes, Frank V.; Bell, MarieCase HBS-507S07MarketingDendrita International es un proveedor $ 23 de millones (1992 ingresos) de software de automatización de ventas para las compañías farmacéuticas en Europa, Japón y Estados Unidos. La estrategia de la firma ha dependido de ser un proveedor de servicio completo a las empresas multinacionales. Inminentes cambios en la industria farmacéutica, así como los desarrollos tecnológicos y competitivos, han planteado cuestiones relativas a los mejores medios...Starting at €8.20
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Cola Wars: Going Global
Cespedes, Frank V.Case HBS-709451-EStrategyThis case is meant to be used in conjunction with the extant "Cola Wars" case studies. It outlines the global positions of Pepsi and Coca-Cola as of 2008 in the soft drink market, and then provides an overview of their competitive situations in three markets: Mexico, China, and India. The case raises the issue of whether any or all of these markets are a) structurally attractive for soft drink firms, and b) if so, how can Pepsi best "catch-up" wi...Starting at €8.20
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Asian Paints Limited: Corporate Governance Blues
Ram SubramanianCase IVEY-W27942-EKnowledge and CommunicationOn December 29, 2021, the independent shareholder advisory firm InGovern Research Services (InGovern) published a report accusing Asian Paints Limited (APL) of corporate governance lapses. Nearly 53 per cent of the shares of APL, which was based in Mumbai, India, were owned by its promoters and their families. InGovern had followed up on a whistle-blower’s report claiming that APL had engaged in several related-party transactions but had failed t...Starting at €8.20
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Vimeo, Inc.: Anjali Sud’s Pivot - Teaching Note
Ram SubramanianTeaching Note IVEY-W27671-EKnowledge and CommunicationTeaching note for product W27670.Starting at €0.00
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Sales Compensation Vignettes
Cespedes, Frank V.Case HBS-816092-EMarketingThis case study is comprised of two vignettes about startup companies considering whether and how to change their sales compensation plans. ElMenus.com is a restaurant app venture in Egypt seeking to lower customer churn while confronting new competition. BigBelly is a "smart" waste receptacle venture that is changing its business model. The case allows for the comparison and contrast of the roles of sales compensation in different ventures with ...Starting at €8.20
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Oversight Systems
Cespedes, Frank V.; Migdal, AmramCase HBS-817015-EMarketingThe case, set in May 2016, discusses sales strategy and managing sales and service at Oversight Systems, an Atlanta, Georgia-based software firm that developed analytics for organizations to monitor their data for errors, fraud, and operational inefficiencies. Included is an overview of Oversight's founding and the evolution of its offering from customized software analytics to pre-packaged software-as-a-service (SaaS) bundles, called Insights on...Starting at €8.20
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Formlabs: Selling a New 3D Printer, Teaching Note
Cespedes, Frank V.Teaching Note HBS-818127-ETeaching note for case 817001.Starting at €0.00
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Emami Limited: The Fair and Handsome Challenge
Ram Subramanian; V.S. PaiCase IVEY-9B18M144-EStrategyIn 2016, Fair and Handsome, a skin-whitening cream produced by Emami Limited, led the men's fairness skin cream category in India, with a market share of 60 per cent. In late 2017, however, the company faced both a public backlash and an adverse court decision about its marketing of the product. A growing movement called Dark is Beautiful was galvanizing support against companies that portrayed fairer skin colour as a means for both personal and ...Starting at €8.20
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Las guerras de la cola se globalizan
Cespedes, Frank V.Case HBS-709S11StrategyEste caso está destinado a ser utilizado en conjunción con los "Cola Wars" estudios de casos existentes. En él se esbozan las posiciones globales de Pepsi y Coca-Cola a partir de 2008 en el mercado de refrescos y, a continuación, proporciona una visión general de sus situaciones competitivas en tres mercados: México, China y la India. El caso plantea la cuestión de si alguno o todos estos mercados son a) estructuralmente atractiva para las empres...Starting at €8.20
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DoubleDutch
Cespedes, Frank V.; Preble, MatthewCase HBS-815044-EEntrepreneurshipLawrence Coburn and Pankaj Prasad, co-founders of the event solution startup DoubleDutch, have to make a significant decision about their young company's sales function. DoubleDutch's key product was a mobile application (app) and event management platform that customers could use to better engage and connect with their event participants (e.g. attendees at a conference, employees at a quarterly sales meeting), and also to obtain detailed informa...Starting at €8.20