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Nouveau Event Planning: The Wedding Extravaganza
Neil Bendle; Rocky CampanaCase IVEY-9B11A042-EMarketing, StrategySince 1988, Nouveau Event Planning has been operating the largest wedding expo in Windsor, Canada, an event called the Wedding Extravaganza. In 2001, the Wedding Odyssey became the second wedding expo in Windsor, and started to pose a significant threat to the Wedding Extravaganza. Now in 2011, the owner of Nouveau Event Planning must make strategic decisions involving pricing, customer retention, and selection of an appropriate target market. Sh...Starting at €8.20
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Anytime Fitness: Getting Online Marketing in Shape
Ángela Jiang Wang; Gallo, IñigoCase M-1381-EMarketingAnytime Fitness is a health and fitness club. The Spain branch is looking to increase subscriptions to its 60 centers in the country. They are wondering whether they should increase their online budget or their offline budget. Within the online budget, they also want to know what should be the mix of search advertising versus display advertising.Starting at €8.20
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Inspiratica Web Services
Roger A. More; Rocky CampanaCase IVEY-9B11A005-EEntrepreneurship, MarketingThe owner of Inspiratica Web Services was about to graduate from university and devote all his time to his web design and hosting company. Since Inspiratica’s founding in 2006, annual sales had gone from a few thousand dollars to nearly $100,000. Furthermore, it had hired six staff and expanded its product offering to a complete web services package. However, the owner was scrutinizing the company’s product portfolio and wondering which products ...Starting at €8.20
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Pharma Talent: Paying Sales Force Bonuses Within a Fixed Budget
Michael Taylor; Rocky CampanaCase IVEY-9B12A041-EMarketingThis case concerns the bonus structure for a representative sales team. Pharma Talent, a contract sales company for pharmaceutical companies across Canada, promised its clients that its representatives would drive sales at a lower cost than what the client would incur if it had its own sales force. Historically, it had contracts with products that targeted physicians (e.g., prescription drugs or medical devices); however, a new contract in Ontari...Starting at €8.20