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Pfizer and AstraZeneca: Marketing an Acquisition (B)
Quelch, John A.; Weber, JamesCase HBS-515008-EMarketingThis (B) case provides a brief description of the outcome of the (A) case.Starting at €5.74
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Launch of the Sony PlayStation 3
Gloria Barczak; David T.A. WesleyCase IVEY-9B07A014-EMarketing, StrategyThe PlayStation 3 (PS3) was the successor of the acclaimed PlayStation 2 (PS2), recognized as the world's best-selling video game console with more than 100 million units sold. The unprecedented display of enthusiasm for the PS3 suggested that Sony had another winner on its hands. The company projected sales of six million PS3 consoles worldwide between November 2006 and March 2007, a level that the PS2 took almost a year to reach. Sony's initial...Starting at €8.20
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Polar Challenge
Rosanna Garcia; David T.A. WesleyCase IVEY-9B10A021-EEntrepreneurship, Marketing, StrategyPolar Challenge was a company that offered an annual 320 nautical-mile race to the magnetic North Pole organized by Arctic experts. It had been successful in the United Kingdom, establishing marketing partnerships with the BBC, Sony, Fujitsu and others. Polar Challenge saw the United States market as untapped potential for both sponsors and racers. In 2008, with the centennial of polar exploration approaching in 2009, the company decided to offer...Starting at €8.20
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Pfizer and AstraZeneca: Marketing an Acquisition (A)
Quelch, John A.; Weber, JamesCase HBS-515007-EMarketingIn 2014, Pfizer proposed a friendly acquisition of AstraZeneca, but the AstraZeneca board resisted over price and strategy concerns. Was this good for pharmaceutical consumers? Pfizer, like pharmaceutical companies in general, faced difficulties in growing sales due to the challenges of developing new drugs. Over the previous decade or more, Pfizer had pursued acquisitions as a way to acquire new drugs, increase sales, and to reduce costs by comb...Starting at €8.20