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Mavi: Fashioning a Path to Brand Growth
Avery, Jill; Yucaoglu, GamzeCase HBS-517075-EMarketingThis case examines the strategic choices and business model with regards to branding at Mavi, a leading Turkish apparel retailer. The case is presented from the perspective of the company CEO and its global brand director who is also part owner. In 2015, Mavi had sales of $419 million, up 20% from the previous year. Growth rates like these were becoming routine at Mavi. But, the path to growth was getting more challenging, and Turkven, Mavi's pri...Starting at €8.20
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Christie's and Leonardo da Vinci's Salvator Mundi: The Value of a Brand
Avery, JillCase HBS-518066-EMarketingA sixteenth century Renaissance masterpiece, missing for 137 years, believed by many to have been destroyed, and then rediscovered less than a decade ago, becomes the most expensive painting ever sold, all the while surrounded by controversy. Did the buyer of Leonardo da Vinci's painting pay too much? Was it real? Did it matter? The sale of Leonardo's painting allows students to reengineer brand equity to understand from what it is derived and ho...Starting at €8.20
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Better World Books, Teaching Note
Norton, Michael I.; Avery, Jill; Wilson, Fiona; Steenburgh, ThomasTeaching Note HBS-512106-EMarketingTeaching Note for 511057.Starting at €0.00
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The Marriott-Starwood Merger: Navigating Brand Portfolio Strategy and Brand Architecture
Avery, Jill; Dev, Chekitan S.; Stroock, Laure MougeotCase HBS-518081-EMarketingIn September 2016, Marriott completed its $13.3 billion acquisition of Starwood Hotels & Resorts, which added 11 brands to its already robust 19 hotel brand portfolio. Tina Edmundson, Marriott's global brand officer, was charged with making sense of the brand portfolio and designing a strategy that would clearly differentiate each brand from the others and a brand architecture system to communicate to consumers how to navigate among them. She wou...Starting at €8.20
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Mavi: Fashioning a Path to Brand Growth, Teaching Note
Avery, Jill; Yucaoglu, GamzeTeaching Note HBS-518094-EMarketingTeaching note for case 517075.Starting at €0.00
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Global Brand Management of Anheuser Busch InBev's Budweiser
Avery, JillCase HBS-518105-EMarketingBrian Perkins, chief architect of the $6 billion Budweiser brand, was excited about 2018, in which the company would launch Budweiser into several new markets in Africa and Latin America. He was also feeling the pressure to finalize a global brand strategy that would define Budweiser's value proposition and guide its development and execution around the world. The problem was that Budweiser actually had two distinct brand realities that differed ...Starting at €8.20
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Tata Motors: The Dividend Dilemma
Shernaz Bodhanwala; Ruzbeh BodhanwalaCase IVEY-W30443-EFinance, StrategyTata Motors Limited (Tata Motors), an Indian automobile major with a consolidated annual turnover of more than ₹2,497 billion in fiscal year (FY) 2021, was struggling to turn profitable and reinstate dividend payments to its investors. The case discusses the dividend policy of Tata Motors, comparing it with the dividend policies of the company’s peers and examining its relevance to the investor community at large. With Tata Motors’ long history a...Starting at €8.20
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HUL’s Acquisition of GSK Consumer Healthcare: A Hefty Rise in Intangible Assets
Shernaz Bodhanwala; Ruzbeh BodhanwalaCase IVEY-W33460-EAccounting and Control, StrategyIn January 2019, the Competition Commission of India approved a significant merger in India’s fast-moving consumer goods industry. The merger between Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) and GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare Limited (GSKCONS) took place in April 2020. The deal helped HUL strengthen its food and refreshments business and diversify into the health food drinks market. The hefty purchase price paid for the merger led HUL to record mass...Starting at €8.20
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Tata Motors: Can the Turnaround Plan improve Performance
Shernaz Bodhanwala; Ruzbeh BodhanwalaCase IVEY-9B20N001-EFinance, StrategyTata Motors Limited, an Indian automobile manufacturer, had been struggling with decreasing market share and profitability, which was affecting the company's share price. After the appointment of a new chief executive officer in 2016, the company undertook several reorganization programs to revive its financial health and improve its market share. However, it still registered heavy losses in the first nine months of fiscal year 2018–19. Was there...Starting at €8.20
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The Park Hotels: Revitalizing an Iconic Indian Brand, Teaching Note
Avery, Jill; Dev, Chekitan S.Teaching Note HBS-517076-EMarketingTeaching note for case 314114.Starting at €0.00