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Strategic Marketing Planning (Spanish version)
Quelch, John A.; Kindley, James T.Case HBS-913S08MarketingThe soup division at Brannigan Foods contributes over 40% of the firm's revenue. The general manager is concerned that the soup industry is declining and that the soup division shows declining profits and market share, especially among the important baby boomer segment. Hoping to reverse these trends, he asks four key managers to review a consultant's analysis of the soup industry and recommend a turnaround strategy. Each manager presents a diffe...Starting at €8.20
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Customer Loyalty Battles (Spanish version)
Deighton, John; Kindley, James T.Case HBS-915S04MarketingThe marketing and operations managers for Olympic Rent-A-Car meet to decide how to respond to changes in the loyalty rewards program at the market-leading competitor. The competitor's program gives awards based on dollars spent instead of days rented and eliminates blackout dates. Olympic expects the program to capture more of the valuable business traveler segment, which rents cars more frequently and generally pays higher premiums than the leis...Starting at €8.20
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Katherine Schuler at Boxes & Bins, Inc. (Spanish version)
Hill, Linda A.; Kindley, James T.Case HBS-917S14Leadership and People ManagementThis case is about Katherine Schuler, soon to become senior vice president of marketing at a fast-growing retail organization, Boxes & Bins (B&B). Part of Schuler's success has been due to her "fit" into a company with clear values and principles. In particular, B&B always put its employees first, and eschewed debt in order to grow only as the company could afford it. Several years ago, the founders sold most of their stock to a private-equity fi...Starting at €8.20
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Mission Impossible: Measuring Social Media Return on Investment
Miranda R. Goode; Daniel SamoshCase IVEY-9B12A015-EEntrepreneurship, MarketingIn August 2011, the digital strategist at Online Advertisers, a small digital media company (web development, affiliate marketing, and social media management), was faced with finalizing a value proposition for a new social media marketing division, Online Advertisers Social. Online Advertisers was a creativity-driven company. Data and analytic capabilities were generally not the reason why clients worked with Online Advertisers. Online Advertise...Starting at €8.20
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Strategic Planning at Apple Inc.
Kyle Murray; Miranda R. Goode; Fabrizio Di MuroCase IVEY-9B09A026-EMarketing, StrategyApple Inc. is one of the world's most successful and most recognizable companies. Over its 30 year existence, the company had seen a lot of changes in the computer industry. What would the future hold for the computer giant in a rapidly changing world? How should the company allocate resources between its more traditional offerings (computers) and its newer products (iPods, iPhones, Apple TV, etc.) in order to maintain and improve its market posi...Starting at €8.20
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All or Nothing Brewhouse: Managing Beer Brands
Miranda R. Goode; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B19A015-EEntrepreneurship, MarketingTwo entrepreneur brothers purchased Trafalgar Ales, Meads and Distillery, a brewery with 19 active individual beer brands, each generating a small amount of sales. The brothers' purchase came at a time when they were transitioning from a contract brewer—a brand that outsources the actual production to another firm—to a production brewer. The challenge for the entrepreneurs was to determine how to manage their stable of brands for the future. Traf...Starting at €8.20
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Mixtape Social: Building Brands for Athletes and Companies
Miranda R. Goode; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B19A012-EEntrepreneurship, MarketingIn February 2018, the founder of Toronto-based Mixtape Social was wondering how to grow his business. He had spent the past two years bootstrapping the two-pronged business, which offered services to help professional athletes build their personal brands and creative advertising and social media campaigns for corporations and other entities. With a roster of professional athletes, including Mitch Marner, one of the top players for the Toronto Map...Starting at €8.20
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The Writing Implements Division of U.S. Home (Spanish version)
Cespedes, Frank V.; Kindley, James T.Case HBS-916S08MarketingThe Clique Pens Writing Implements division of U.S. Home is a manufacturer of a full line of pens, pencils, markers, and art supplies. Despite solid sales, division president Elise Ferguson has seen gross margins drop from 42% in 2010 to just over 36% in 2012 as a result of various discounts, allowances, and other off-invoice deals. She is now considering a move away from these discounts in favor of Market Development Funds (MDF), which would be ...Starting at €8.20
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Magellan Boatworks (Spanish version)
Quelch, John A.; Kindley, James T.Case HBS-918S03MarketingMagellan Boatworks is a midsize manufacturer of customized, power "cruising yachts." In the face of economic and political uncertainty in late 2016, Magellan's VP of sales and marketing, Walt Robinson, wonders whether he should request a budget increase for 2017. Important questions abound. Can Robinson's team increase sales even with a lower budget? Should the company reallocate its advertising and promotion budget? Should Robinson consider chan...Starting at €8.20
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DOUGH T.O: A Sweet Expansion Opportunity
Miranda R. Goode; Shivani PradhanCase IVEY-9B20A082-EEntrepreneurship, MarketingIn early 2020, the co-founders of DOUGH T.O, an entrepreneurial venture launched in Toronto, Canada, were evaluating several expansion options. Since its founding in 2017, the brand had expanded its edible cookie dough business from its original pop-up moStarting at €8.20