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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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Coca Cola Spain: Branding 2.0
Villanueva, Julian; Ziskind, Julie Michelle; Armelini, GuillermoCase M-1269-EKnowledge and Communication, MarketingThe case analyzes Coca-Cola Spain's use of social media and Web 2.0 to reach audiences that are no longer tuning in to mass media. It also discusses the similarities and differences between various social media platforms and the ongoing evolution of online marketing.Starting at €8.20
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Aena: la crisis de los controladores
Villanueva, Julian; Bel Mallén, Ignacio; Paniagua Granados, Francisco JavierCase M-1271Knowledge and CommunicationEl puente de la Constitución en España es el último gran puente antes de las vacaciones de Navidad. En el año 2010 coincidió con las fechas comprendidas entre el 3 y el 8 de diciembre y siempre será recordado en España por "la crisis de los controladores". Se trataba de un fin de semana con gran afluencia de tráfico aéreo. Todos los españoles estuvieron pendientes de los medios de comunicación: televisión, radio, diarios digitales y redes sociale...Starting at €8.20
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Chemical Fusion (B)
Ariño, Miguel Angel; Sabrià, FredericCase AD-363-EDecision AnalysisThe multinational IQI has sold Química del Vallès, three years after acquiring it, so the previous plan for producing pyriclamate becomes optimal for it. However, the plan of recent years was more satisfactory for it overall. The problem that must be solved is how to encourage Química del Vallès to maintain the latest plan instead of replacing it with the old one. This case is based on the case "Química del Vallès (B)" by the same authors (AD-230...Starting at €5.74
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Suchard: "Made of Your Dreams"
Villanueva, Julian; Güell, Rocío; Sánchez-Lozano, SantiagoCase M-1312-EMarketingIn April 2012, Katinka Cebrián, brand manager, and Nuria Antoja, chocolate product marketing manager at Mondelez International (MDLZ) in the Iberian Peninsula, were working on a proposal for Suchard's chocolate turrón Christmas campaign. Their aim was to achieve even better results than last year. They explained to Josetxo Soto, director of the MDLZ Chocolate Division in Europe, that Ogilvy was the agency chosen to carry out the project, for whic...Starting at €8.20
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Laree Verbindungen GmbH
Ariño, Miguel Angel; Heukamp, FranzCase AD-361Decision AnalysisLaree es una compañía alemana que fabrica y suministra las fijaciones que se utilizan en las construcciones para sujetar los vidrios a las paredes de los edificios. Sus ejecutivos deben decidir si aceptar un contrato que podría ser una gran oportunidad para abrir un nuevo mercado para la empresa o resultar en una pérdida importante de dinero. Este caso está basado en el caso "Berfest AG" de los mismos autores (AD-314) y en el caso Thurman Indust...Starting at €8.20
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The Shubert Organization: The Show Must Go On (condensed)
Beech, María Alejandra; Villanueva, Julian; González, JorgeCase M-1240-EMarketingIn January 2009, Bob Wankel sat in his office at the historic Sardi's building on 44th Street, New York, as he considered the challenges ahead: several Broadway shows were closing, and a severe economic downturn threatened future productions. Many were calling for changes in the theater industry, and the Shubert Organization (where Mr. Wankel had worked for 33 years) had recently lost its Chairman, Gerald Schoenfeld. As the firm's new President a...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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Chemical Fusion (A)
Ariño, Miguel Angel; Sabrià, FredericCase AD-362-EDecision AnalysisDay after day, Química del Vallès is faced with the decision of how many liters of pyriclamate to produce for daily sale to the Spanish subsidiary of IQI, an English multinational. The drums of pyriclamate that are not required by the multinational should be discarded since it is a highly unstable chemical compound. Later, Química del Vallès is acquired by IQI, which makes it reasonable to assume that the production policy must be changed to obta...Starting at €8.20
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Cunicarn y el concepto de interproveedor
Ariño, Miguel Angel; Romances, RogerCase AD-350Decision AnalysisEl caso presenta la situación de un interproveedor de Mercadona, Cunicarn, que abastece de carne de conejo a estos supermercados. En él se plantea el modo de hacer más eficientes los procesos de la cadena de valor en el sector cunícula, desde la cría hasta la entrega del producto al cliente. Curnicarn se pregunta si sería posible establecer con sus proveedores de conejos una relación similar a la que mantiene con Mercadona como interproveedor y, ...Starting at €8.20