Ivey Business School (Canada)
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Super Shampoo Products and the Indian Mass Market
S. Ramesh Kumar; Nitya GuruvayurappanCase IVEY-9B10A026-EEntrepreneurship, Marketing, StrategyThe case analyzes the response of the non-users of shampoo in an emerging environment, namely India. The non-users belong to the lower end of the socio-economic spectrum and they respond with their perceptions about the category of shampoo and well-known brands. The entrepreneur's challenge is to obtain the insights, analyze the attitude of the non-users towards the category and brands, and prepare a strategy to position a new brand of shampoo (S...Starting at €8.20
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Rays Culinary Delights: Building a Start-Up Brand
Ruppal Walia SharmaCase IVEY-9B17A002-EEntrepreneurship, MarketingIn April 2015, two years after launching Sattviko, a casual dining restaurant, the venture had three restaurants in Delhi. The two entrepreneurs who had established Sattviko wanted to continue growing but were feeling cash-constrained. Meanwhile, the online technology-based food industry in India was growing with an influx of venture funding. The entrepreneurs could take advantage of this wave and pursue venture capital, but they might have to sh...Starting at €8.20
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Ethnic Consumers Consulting
S. Ramesh Kumar; Nitya Guruvayurappan; Madhurjya BanerjeeCase IVEY-9B10A030-EMarketing, StrategyNitya was preparing for a meeting with an Indian company that manufactured hair oil and fairness cream. She wanted to make use of past research in order to offer her client insights on consumer values. Were emerging markets significantly different from developed markets in terms of consumer values? Were existing brands connecting with Indian consumers? Could values become associated with different socio-economic classes of consumers? With radical...Starting at €8.20
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Himalaya Herbal Toothpaste: Category and Brand Involvement in an Emerging Market
S. Ramesh Kumar; Nitya GuruvayurappanCase IVEY-9B11A032-EMarketing, StrategyRamesh Kumar was curious to determine whether consumers were loyal to toothpaste brands. Himalaya Herbal Toothpaste had herbal offerings in the retail and prescription segments, affording him the opportunity to conduct research. Were consumers loyal to a particular brand of toothpaste? Did they remember the functional brand benefits? Were consumers buying brands due to the social benefits reflected in ads? Did consumers continue to buy particular...Starting at €8.20
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Advantage Legrand: Building a B2B Brand
Ruppal Walia Sharma; Sameer SaxenaCase IVEY-W33763-EMarketingIn January 2019, Mohit Sehgal, assistant manager in the marketing team of Legrand India (Legrand), part of a global conglomerate in the electrical and digital infrastructure sector, had been asked to propose initiatives to enhance the brand’s visibility and deepen stakeholder engagement based on the chosen brand platform: Advantage Legrand. The Legrand brand, present in India since 1996, represented a vast product portfolio and was connected to m...Starting at €8.20
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Super Shampoo Products and the Indian Mass Market (Spanish version)
S. Ramesh Kumar; Nitya GuruvayurappanCase IVEY-9B10AS026Entrepreneurship, Marketing, StrategyThe case analyzes the response of the non-users of shampoo in an emerging environment, namely India. The non-users belong to the lower end of the socio-economic spectrum and they respond with their perceptions about the category of shampoo and well-known brands. The entrepreneur's challenge is to obtain the insights, analyze the attitude of the non-users towards the category and brands, and prepare a strategy to position a new brand of shampoo (S...Starting at €8.20
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Greenco Enterprises India Pvt. Ltd.: Market Strategy for Frozen Snacks
Ruppal Walia Sharma; Mridula S. MishraCase IVEY-9B18A063-EEntrepreneurship, Marketing, StrategyIn November 2016, the two co-founders of the Delhi-based Greenco Enterprises India Pvt. Ltd. were getting ready to launch a range of frozen snacks in the competitive Indian market. Their strategy was to penetrate the already established non-vegetarian froStarting at €8.20