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APEAM: Aportando valor a la exportación de Aguacate de México
Villafuerte Martin, AntonioCase IIST-MI-148MarketingAPEAM es la asociación de productores y empacadores de aguacate del estado mexicano de Michoacán, los mayores productores del mundo de este cultivo. En 2016 eran los principales suministradores de aguacate a EEUU, pero aparecen nuevos retos: una demanda por práctica monopolística; la forma de mantener la estabilidad de los precios; la manera de hacer más visible el origen mexicano del producto y de impulsar el consumo per cápita en México que hab...Starting at €8.20
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Santander-Serfín: Revitalizing the Payment Systems Business
Díez J.; Villanueva, Julian; Nueno, José LuisCase M-1190-EMarketingIn June 2001, Ramón Tellaeche, director of products and marketing at Banco Santander Serfín in Mexico, was considering the commercial strategy which the means of payments division should follow over the following months in order to achieve its ambitious commercial objectives. Marcial Portela, general manager of Grupo Santander's Americas Division, had set the objective of doubling the credit card market share in a year and a half, and capturing 2...Starting at €8.20
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Laboratorios Alce Brazil: Sales Team Turnover
Segarra, José Antonio; Carrillo, JordiCase M-1264-ELeadership and People Management, MarketingLaboratorios Alce, a Brazilian market leader in ophthalmic drugs, faces a disproportionate turnover in its network of salespeople, with serious consequences for the business. The national sales manager reflects on the causes of the high turnover rate and on possible solutions. In addition, he contemplates introducing changes to the commercial organization and sizing of his network of 70 salespeople.Starting at €8.20
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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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Amanco Brasil (A): Branding Strategy
Rocha e Oliveira, Paulo; Sauerbronn Jacinto, Rodrigo; Cerquinho, FábioCase M-1282-EMarketingAmanco was Latin America's leading manufacturer and marketer of pipes and fittings solutions for water management systems, with worldwide net sales of US$ 688 million. The company had been in Brazil for 10 years but was losing money. CEO Roberto Salas and Marketing Director Marise Barroso were preparing a proposal for the Brazilian operations at the request of Grupo Nueva, the Swiss holding company that owned Amanco. One of the key decisions to b...Starting at €8.20
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Magazine Luiza: Expanding Horizons: The role of ecommerce in the post-IPO growth strategy
Rocha e Oliveira, Paulo; Bullara, Cesar; Sauerbronn Jacinto, RodrigoCase M-1275-ELeadership and People Management, Marketing, Service and Operations ManagementIn May 2011, Brazilian retailer Magazine Luiza successfully raised R$926 million (¿400 million) from its initial public offering (IPO) on the São Paulo stock exchange. The firm was immediately confronted with the challenge of accelerating growth beyond its already remarkable growth rate. The case is centered on the role e-commerce should play in the company's future. On the one hand, the market potential seems to be very interesting and the compa...Starting at €8.20
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Teléfonos de México, S.A. de C.V. y la decisión respecto a Prodigy Internet Plus
Lamyin, M.; Bertini, Marco; Nueno, José LuisCase M-1124Information Technologies, MarketingEl caso analiza la estrategia que Telmex debe seguir para incrementar la base de clientes de su servicio de provisión de Internet (ISP) en México. Para ello, debe tomar en cuenta los problemas de falta de recursos económicos en la población mexicana y la incapacidad de adquirir ordenadores. Asimismo, debe considerar su reciente adquisición de Prodigy (uno de los principales ISP en Estados Unidos) y analizar el papel que éste debe jugar en la nuev...Starting at €8.20
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Teléfonos de México, S.A. de C.V. and the Prodigy Internet Plus decision
Lamyin, M.; Bertini, Marco; Nueno, José LuisCase M-1124-EInformation Technologies, MarketingThe case analyzes the strategy Telmex must follow in order to increase the customer base of its ISP service in Mexico. The low disposable income of the Mexican population and the inability to afford computers must be taken into account. The company must also consider its recent acquisition of Prodigy (one of the leading ISPs in the U.S.) and analyze the role it should play in the new marketing strategy.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