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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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It's the Thoughts that Count (Spanish version)
Ofek, Elie; Riis, Jason; Hamilton, PaulCase HBS-513S30Marketingselecting a target application for the launch of an innovation; determining the importance of having a big name partner for the launch by an unknown start-up; considering the wisdom of taking a B2C rather than B2B approach with a novel technology; using analogous products to forecast demand and sales for a new technology.Starting at €8.20
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Ashby Pharmaceuticals
Muñoz-Cobo, Diego; Villanueva, JulianCase M-1208MarketingJames Conica acababa de ser contratado como nuevo director de ventas de la empresa Ashby Pharmaceuticals, dedicada a la venta de productos farmacéuticos; con el objetivo de mejorar sustancialmente el rendimiento de la fuerza comercial, que en opinión del director de la compañía, Ian Thompson, tenía un amplio margen de mejora.Starting at €8.20
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Showrooming at Best Buy (Spanish version)
Teixeira, Thales S.; Watkins, Elizabeth AnneCase HBS-519S19MarketingBest Buy is a consumer electronics retailer with nearly 2,000 stores worldwide. In 2012, the rising popularity of price-matching apps for mobile phones made price differences between retailers transparent, online and offline. Shoppers' desire to test electronics first-hand before purchase drove them to use Best Buy stores as "showrooms" to see new products and then search for better deals on their smartphones. This case examines how brick-and-mor...Starting at €8.20