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Kimpton Hotels - Setting Prices on Priceline (A)
Chris K. Anderson; John G. Wilson; Joel ReadCase IVEY-9B09E027-EDecision Analysis, Marketing, Service and Operations ManagementIn June 2008, the Kimpton Hotels' area director of revenue management (director) for Washington, D.C. was trying to process the most recent customer information report from Priceline.com (Priceline). In an attempt to improve revenues during periods of lowStarting at €8.20
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Kimpton Hotels — Setting Prices on Priceline (C)
Chris K. Anderson; John G. Wilson; Joel ReadCase IVEY-9B09E029-ECorporate Governance, Marketing, Service and Operations ManagementThe Kimpton Hotels' area director of revenue management (director) for Washington, D.C. was excited about using Priceline.com to help fill rooms on some of Kimpton's low-demand weekends. He estimated the coming weeks' demand across three rate classes and across three lengths of stay (LOS), and he wanted to make sure he did not use Priceline.com too aggressively by releasing too many rooms onto the site.Starting at €5.74
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Kimpton Hotels — Setting Prices on Priceline (B)
Chris K. Anderson; John G. Wilson; Joel ReadCase IVEY-9B09E028-ECorporate Governance, Marketing, Service and Operations ManagementIn June 2008, the Kimpton Hotels' area director of revenue management (director) for Washington, D.C. finished creating a pricing strategy that would determine the optimal posted price for rooms in the Washington, D. C. hotel as well as the number of rooms that should be provided to Priceline.com. He realized there was even more potential to gain revenue by posting more than one price; however, this would add further complexity into the strategy ...Starting at €5.74
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Gillette: The Best Controversy a Man Can Get
Allison Johnson; Neil Bendle; Angela WangCase IVEY-9B20A072-EMarketingIn March 2019, the head marketing consultant at an advertising agency was thinking about a new pitch for the Gillette brand, which had just experienced a tumultuous two months. In January 2019, Gillette’s controversial “We Believe” ad had been released toStarting at €8.20