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Strengthening the Brand with Digital Marketing (Spanish version)
Avery, Jill; Dev, Chekitan S.; O'Connor, PeterCase HBS-316S10MarketingAccor, the world's leading hotel operator with a portfolio of fourteen hospitality brands (including Sofitel and Novotel) in 92 countries, prided itself on living up to its motto, "To open new frontiers in hospitality." Accor was indeed contemplating how to do just that-but not by tackling a new frontier of the geographic variety. Rather, the firm was further exploring the digital frontier via a new distribution channel that would allow it to bet...Starting at €8.20
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Longchamp
Avery, Jill; Junker, Tonia; Beyersdorfer, DanielaCase HBS-316086-EMarketingLongchamp's Le Pliage is one of the fashion world's most successful products, a cultural icon across the globe. But managing the low priced, nylon handbag is challenging as Longchamp tries to move its brand upmarket into higher priced, luxury leather goodStarting at €8.20
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L'Oreal: Global Brand, Local Knowledge
Henderson, Rebecca M.; Johnson, RyanCase HBS-311118-EMarketingWorldwide, and in the U.S. marketplace in particular, the French cachet of L'Or al was one of its most powerful marketing tools. However, with the opening up of emerging markets, L'Or al had to cater to a diverse customer base: an aging population in thStarting at €8.20
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Strategies That Fit Emerging Markets (Spanish version)
Khanna, Tarun; Palepu, Krishna G.; Sinha, JayantArticle HBS-R0506CEconomicsThey lack specialized intermediaries, regulatory systems, and contract-enforcing methods. These gaps have made it difficult for multinationals to succeed in developing nations; thus, many companies have resisted investing there. That may be a mistake. If Western companies don't come up with good strategies for engaging with emerging markets, they are unlikely to remain competitive. Many firms choose their markets and strategies for the wrong rea...Starting at €8.20
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Hard Side of Change Management (Spanish version)
Sirkin, Harold L.; Keenan, Perry; Jackson, AlanArticle HBS-R0510GLeadership and People Managementproject duration, particularly the time between project reviews; integrity of performance, or the capabilities of project teams; the level of commitment of senior executives and staff; and the additional effort required of employees directly affected by the change. The DICE framework is a simple formula for calculating how well a company is implementing, or will be able to implement, its change initiatives. The framework comprises a set of simpl...Starting at €8.20
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Regional Strategies for Global Leadership (Spanish version)
Ghemawat, PankajArticle HBS-R0512FStrategyhome base, portfolio, hub, platform, and mandate. Some companies adopt the strategies in sequence, but the most nimble switch from one to another and combine approaches as their markets and businesses evolve. At Toyota, for example, exports from the home base continue to be substantial even as the company builds up an international manufacturing presence. And as Toyota achieves economies of scale and scope with a strong network of hubs, the comp...Starting at €8.20
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Rediscovering Market Segmentation (Spanish version)
Yankelovich, Daniel; Meer, DavidArticle HBS-R0602GMarketingIn 1964, Daniel Yankelovich introduced in the pages of Harvard Business Review the concept of nondemographic segmentation, by which he meant the classification of consumers according to criteria other than age, residence, income, and such. The predictive power of marketing studies based on demographics was no longer strong enough to serve as a basis for marketing strategy, he argued. Buying patterns had become far better guides to consumers' futu...Starting at €8.20
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China + India: el poder combinado
Khanna, TarunArticle HBS-R0712DEconomicsChina e India están enterrando el hacha de guerra después de poco más de cuatro décadas de hostilidad. Algunas compañías de ambos países se han apresurado a obtener ventajas competitivas mediante la visualización de los dos como simbiótica. Si las corporaciones occidentales no pueden hacer lo mismo, van a perder su ventaja competitiva - y no sólo en China e India, sino a nivel mundial. El problema es que la mayoría de las empresas y consultores s...Starting at €8.20
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Breakthrough Thinking from Inside the Box (Spanish version)
Coyne, Kevin P.; Clifford, Patricia Gorman; Dye, ReneeArticle HBS-R0712EStrategyEach is something that adults loved as children and that was reproduced in an expensive form for grown-ups. Asking brainstorming participants to ponder how their childhood passions could be recast as adult offerings might generate some fabulous ideas for new products or services.Starting at €8.20
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How Local Companies Keep Multinationals at Bay (Spanish version)
Bhattacharya, Arindam K.; Michael, David C.Article HBS-R0803FStrategyThis article includes a one-page preview that quickly summarizes the key ideas and provides an overview of how the concepts work in practice along with suggestions for further reading. A substantial number of local companies in emerging markets have managed to hold their own--or better--in the face of competition from global Goliaths. Bhattacharya and Michael of the Boston Consulting Group show how these domestic Davids have achieved that impress...Starting at €8.20