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NJOY, Inc.
Allison Johnson; Ramasastry ChandrasekharCase IVEY-9B15A032-EEntrepreneurship, MarketingNJOY, Inc., an electronic-cigarettes enterprise based in Phoenix, Arizona, conducted some Experiential Concept Tests (ETCs) on a sample size of 215 panelists. The sample included a mix of gender, age, education and income. It also included a mix of users and non-users of electronic cigarettes. In light of the consumer insights gained from the ETCs, NJOY Inc. wants to leverage the results to resolve three particular issues and pave the company’s w...Starting at €8.20
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Kraft Foods Canada: Targeting the Millennials
Allison Johnson; Ramasastry ChandrasekharCase IVEY-9B16A015-EMarketingIn 2014, Kraft Foods Canada was working on an action plan for Kraft Singles, the company’s brand of processed cheese slices. Although the product had been targeted at Canadian families for decades, Kraft Singles needed to be repositioned toward Canadian millennial moms (those born between 1980 and 2000). The company faced three dilemmas. How should Kraft Canada make the brand messaging of Kraft Singles compelling to Canadian millennial moms? What...Starting at €8.20
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Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation: Corporate Sponsorship Choices
Allison Johnson; Laurie DudoCase IVEY-9B11A002-EMarketingThe case explores the use and importance of corporate sponsorships — in this case, how these relationships are formed with the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation. The associate director of National Corporate Programs at the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation needs to determine the Foundation’s direction regarding its corporate sponsorship program. Due to the slowdown in the economic environment, a major sponsor of the Foundation, who has contribute...Starting at €8.20
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Pillsbury Cookie Challenge (Spanish version)
Allison Johnson; Natalie MauroCase IVEY-9B11AS001MarketingThe Canadian Pillsbury ready-baked goods cookie line is experiencing disappointing performance, and the marketing manager at General Mills Canada Corporation is under pressure to make strategic decisions that will help turn around the segment. The marketing manager has engaged the help of the consumer insight team to conduct market research studies that will shed light on consumers and their attitudes, behaviours, and preferences towards the prod...Starting at €8.20
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Canopy Growth Corp.: Product Messaging for Recreational Cannabis
Allison Johnson; Ramasastry ChandrasekharCase IVEY-9B16A067-EEntrepreneurship, Marketing, StrategyIn April 2016, Canopy Growth Corporation, one of Canada’s top producers of medical cannabis, was planning a strategy for its future. The government of Canada had just announced its plans to introduce a bill to legalize recreational cannabis use in 2017, followed by a rollout of the policy in early 2018. The company’s chief executive officer needed to plan a strategy that addressed three main issues: product messaging for recreational cannabis, es...Starting at €8.20
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(PRODUCT) RED (A)
Moon, Youngme; Norton, Michael I.; Chen, DavidCase HBS-509013-EMarketingDescribes the launch and initial results of the (PRODUCT) RED campaign, a social marketing initiative conceived of by U2's Bono and Bobby Shriver to combat AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa. The company licensed the (RED) brand to partner companies, which initially included Gap, Apple, Motorola, Armani, and American Express. The business model was structured to benefit partner companies by increasing consumer purchases - of (RED)-branded products such a...Starting at €8.20
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(PRODUCT) RED (B)
Moon, Youngme; Norton, Michael I.; Chen, DavidCase HBS-509014-EMarketingUpdates the (PRODUCT) RED (A) case through early 2008, including announcements of new partner relationships (with Hallmark, Microsoft, and Dell) as well as new communications initiatives.Starting at €5.74
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A Thirst for Change (Spanish version)
Norton, Michael I.; Avery, JillCase HBS-512S12MarketingPepsiCo's innovative cause-marketing program in which consumers submitted ideas for grants for health, environmental, social, educational, and cultural causes. Consumers voted for their favorite ideas, and PepsiCo funded the winners with grants ranging from $5,000 to $250,000. The case highlights the benefits and risks of traditional branding and social media branding, including a discussion of how the Pepsi Refresh Project fits with Pepsi's pre...Starting at €8.20
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(Producto) RED (A)
Moon, Youngme; Norton, Michael I.; Chen, DavidCase HBS-514S17MarketingDescribe la puesta en marcha y los resultados iniciales de la marca (PRODUCT) RED campaña, una iniciativa de marketing social concebido por los de U2 Bono y Bobby Shriver para combatir el SIDA en el África subsahariana. La compañía de la licencia de la marca (RED) a empresas asociadas, que inicialmente incluía Gap, Apple, Motorola, Armani, y American Express. El modelo de negocio se estructuró a empresas asociadas beneficios mediante el aumento d...Starting at €8.20
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Cause-related Marketing: 3M as a Corporate Sponsor of the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation
Allison Johnson; Laurie DudoCase IVEY-9B11A003-EMarketing, Strategy3M Canada has been a corporate sponsor of the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation (CBCF) since 2005. In support of the CBCF, 3M Canada has produced and sold pink products (i.e. products that bear the pink ribbon, such as Post-it notes, flag pens, Nexcare bandages and Scotch-Brite sponges), with a contribution of each sale benefiting the CBCF. This case examines this corporate sponsorship relationship, and specifically how 3M Canada’s brand manager ...Starting at €8.20