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Ashby Pharmaceuticals
Muñoz-Cobo, Diego; Villanueva, JulianCase M-1208-EMarketingJames Conica had just been appointed new sales director of the company Ashby Pharmaceuticals, which sold pharmaceutical products. His task was to substantially improve the performance of the sales force, which according to company director Ian Thompson, had ample scope for improvement.Starting at €8.20
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From BoysTown to yourtown: Rebranding an Iconic Australian Charity
Vishal Mehrotra; Alex BeamishCase IVEY-9B20A083-EMarketingyourtown was an Australian non-profit organization offering a variety of services to children, young people, and families, supported by a range of stakeholders including federal and state governments, corporations, and, most significantly, members of the public. It was best known for its art union initiative in which supporters bought tickets to a raffle for luxury homes and automobiles.
In 2016, the organization rebranded from BoysTown, which...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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Biomed Co., Ltd.: Designing a New Sales Compensation Plan
Donald W. Barclay; Ponlerd ChiemchanyaCase IVEY-9B06A037-EMarketing, StrategyA recent MBA graduate was about to return to the family business, Biomed Co., Ltd. as its general manager. Biomed's parent company, Thai Drugs Co., Ltd. has just revised Biomed's market strategy, a change that created the need to align the sales compensation system to fit with the new strategy. The new general manager was charged with this responsibility. Students will work through the path from strategy to a powerful sales compensation plan that...Starting at €8.20
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Otago Museum
Ralph W. Adler; Jing SongCase IVEY-9B10B007-EAccounting and Control, Leadership and People Management, Marketing, StrategyIn existence since 1868, the non-profit Otago Museum in New Zealand had undergone several changes and expansions during its history and was regarded as curator of a broad-based collection of Maori and South Pacific artifacts. In January 2010, the Otago Museum's chief financial officer (CFO) was instructed by the museum's chief executive officer (CEO) to create a balanced scorecard (BSC) for the museum. The current CEO had brought a sense of custo...Starting at €8.20
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Bose Corporation: Communication Strategy for Challenging Apple's Beats by Dr. Dre
Dolan, Robert J.Case HBS-518036-EMarketingWhen a tsunami hit Southeast Asia on December 26, 2004, the leadership team at a Swedish tour company must manage a devastating crisis affecting thousands of its customers and employees in Thailand. Documents the challenges the company faced in the first ten hours of the crisis. Amid the uncertainty of those first hours, the leadership team must make a range of decisions to orchestrate the company's response and manage the rest of its business. D...Starting at €8.20
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Zespri Grows
Bell, David E.; Kindred, NatalieCase HBS-519047-EMarketingControlling about a third of global kiwifruit exports by volume and nearly half by value in 2018, Zespri was a grower-owned "corporatized cooperative" with the exclusive right to export New Zealand-grown kiwifruit (except to Australia). Zespri did not grow fruit, but rather managed an integrated marketing system across the value chain. This coordinated structure enabled Zespri to control quality, build a brand, and command premium prices in expor...Starting at €8.20
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L’Abode Accommodations Down Under: Agile Leadership Navigates Pandemic Threat to Business Survival - Teaching Note
Dennis Paris; Sheri Lambert; Jennifer M. Sundstrom-FitzgeraldTeaching Note IVEY-W26693-EMarketing, StrategyTeaching note for product W26692.Starting at €0.00
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The Chosen One: The Digital Distribution Dilemma at Fitz Games - Teaching Note
Kirk Kristofferson, Janice Zolf, Mike RosenbaumTeaching Note IVEY-W27079-EEntrepreneurship, MarketingTeaching note for product W27078.Starting at €0.00
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Domino’s Pizza Japan: Fortressing or Market Expansion? (Spanish version)
Paul W. Beamish; Colette Southam; Alex BeamishCase IVEY-W29925Entrepreneurship, MarketingIn late 2018, the chief executive officer and president of Domino's Pizza Japan Inc. was convinced that a substantial expansion in the Japanese market was needed and feasible for continued growth. His company had already grown to nearly 550 stores across Japan, which was over double the number only five years earlier. The company had numerous opportunities to grow further, including opening new markets; opening stores closer to the company's cust...Starting at €8.20