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The London 2012 Olympic Games (Spanish version)
Gourville, John T.; Bertini, MarcoCase HBS-512S01MarketingIt's 2009 and Paul Williamson, Head of Ticketing, must finalize ticket prices for the 2012 London Olympic Games. Yet, there are many criteria to consider. First, given the importance of ticketing to the Games' bottom line, he has a strong incentive to maximize revenues. Second, because the entire world will be watching, he wants to maximize attendance-not just at the Opening Ceremony and swimming finals, which are easy sells, but also at events s...Starting at €8.20
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Barcelo Hotels and Resorts (A) (Spanish version)
Gourville, John T.; Bertini, MarcoCase HBS-512S05MarketingBarcelo Hotels and Resorts must decide whether to allow its many hotels to continue to undertake separate promotional campaigns or to run, for the first time, a broad corporate-level promotion. Complicating the decision is the fact that the many hotels in its portfolio vary greatly in their character, clientele, positioning, and locations.Starting at €8.20
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Time for a Unified Campaign (HBR Case Study)
Bertini, Marco; Gourville, John T.Article HBS-R1106X-EMarketingAlegre, a leading hotel group in Central and South America, is suffering under the troubled economy, and its newest property, the flagship Palma Cay in Cozumel, is hurting most. Beatriz Soto, Palma Cay's manager, has a plan to boost bookings, but she doesn't have the money to carry it out. Should corporate headquarters grant her additional funds, despite the company's traditionally decentralized operations? Or should Alegre think about launching ...Starting at €8.20
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Time for a Unified Campaign (Commentary for HBR Case Study)
Bertini, Marco; Gourville, John T.Article HBS-R1106Z-EMarketingAlegre, a leading hotel group in Central and South America, is suffering under the troubled economy, and its newest property, the flagship Palma Cay in Cozumel, is hurting most. Beatriz Soto, Palma Cay's manager, has a plan to boost bookings, but she doesn't have the money to carry it out. Should corporate headquarters grant her additional funds, despite the company's traditionally decentralized operations? Or should Alegre think about launching ...Starting at €8.20
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Pricing at Netflix
Ofek, Elie; Bertini, Marco; Koenigsberg, Oded; Klopfenstein, AmyCase HBS-521004-EMarketingSince its launch in 1998 as "the Amazon.com of DVDs," Netflix had evolved from a DVD rental company to a video streaming platform and producer of original films and television shows. As the company matured, it regularly increased prices and adjusted its product offerings while continuing to add new subscribers. However, between late 2019 and mid-2020, competition within the streaming industry intensified with the launch of new entrants such as Di...Starting at €8.20
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Holaluz: Taking on The Spanish Energy Market
Ofek, Elie; Bertini, Marco; Koenigsberg, Oded; Corsi, Elena; Moloney, EmerCase HBS-521045-EMarketingIn 2020, the three cofounders of Holaluz, a newcomer to Spain's electricity retail market, are preparing to launch a new offering: installing and managing solar panels on households' roofs at no extra cost for the consumer, who would still benefit from the energy savings stemming from the panels' production. Holaluz would fund the installations via a special purpose vehicle and use the surplus energy to power neighboring Holaluz clients at lower ...Starting at €8.20
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Caso HBR: Llegó el momento de hacer una campa a unificada
Bertini, Marco; Gourville, John T.Article HBS-R1106MMarketingAlegre, un grupo hotelera líder en Centroamérica y Sudamérica, está sufriendo bajo la economía en problemas, y su nueva propiedad, el buque insignia Palma Cay en Cozumel, está perjudicando a la mayoría. Beatriz Soto, gerente de Palma Cay, tiene un plan para aumentar las reservas, pero no tienen el dinero para llevarlo a cabo. En caso de que la sede corporativa otorgar sus fondos adicionales, a pesar de las operaciones tradicionalmente descentrali...Starting at €8.20
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What's the Deal with LivingSocial? (Spanish version)
Norton, Michael I.; Wathieu, Luc; Sigman, Betsy Page; Bertini, MarcoCase HBS-519S22MarketingTim O'Shaughnessy, the 29-year-old CEO of LivingSocial, is growing a revolutionary worldwide business of "daily deals"-in which retailers offer a heavily-discounted product or service available for purchase for brief (often 24-hour) windows. The case explores the complicated sharing of risks and rewards between LivingSocial, participating retailers, and customers, focusing on the return on investment in both the short- and longer-term for LivingS...Starting at €8.20
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Time for a Unified Campaign? (HBR Case Study and Commentary)
Bertini, Marco; Gourville, John T.Article HBS-R1106M-EMarketingAlegre, a leading hotel group in Central and South America, is suffering under the troubled economy, and its newest property, the flagship Palma Cay in Cozumel, is hurting most. Beatriz Soto, Palma Cay's manager, has a plan to boost bookings, but she doesn't have the money to carry it out. Should corporate headquarters grant her additional funds, despite the company's traditionally decentralized operations? Or should Alegre think about launching ...Starting at €8.20