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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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EducationSuperHighway
Steven Kaplan, Robert; Bildner, James; Kind, LizCase HBS-116027-EAccounting and ControlStarting at €8.20
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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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LinkedIn Corporation, 2012
Yoffie, David B.; Kind, LizCase HBS-713420-EStrategySince its inception in 2003, LinkedIn had become a leading Silicon Valley institution with a brand name that was recognizable throughout the U.S. and in many countries overseas. As of March 2012, LinkedIn was the world's largest professional network on the Internet with $522.2 million in revenue in 2011 and more than 150 million members in over 200 countries. Unlike other major social networking sites, LinkedIn focused exclusively on fostering co...Starting at €8.20
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Serious Materials
Steenburgh, Thomas; Kind, LizCase HBS-511111-EMarketingSerious Materials is a start up who is moving into clean tech markets. The company's first product, QuietRock, originated the sound proofing drywall category and created a steady stream of revenue. It was now considering how to expand its product line to compete in the rapidly developing green building markets. How should Serious Materials go to market when they launch their highly anticipated Serious Windows and EcoRock product lines? What do th...Starting at €8.20
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Google Glass
Eisenmann, Thomas R.; Barley, Lauren; Kind, LizCase HBS-814102-EEntrepreneurshipIn early 2014, business development executives at Google were formulating a distribution strategy for Glass, a wearable computer that projected information on a display viewable with an upward glance. Options, which were not mutually exclusive, included 1) continuing to sell Glass directly through online channels; 2) creating an open platform to allow any eyewear manufacturer to create frames compatible with Glass; and 3) negotiating a partnershi...Starting at €8.20
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The $70K CEO at Gravity Payments
Weiss, Mitchell B.; Norton, Michael I.; Norris, Michael; McAra, SarahCase HBS-816010-ELeadership and People ManagementIn 2015, Gravity Payments CEO Dan Price took a massive pay cut to raise the minimum wage at his company to $70,000 annually. In the wake of a national discussion of wage equality, he was met with cheers and jeers. The company hoped that the buzz from the unorthodox move would generate enough new business to cover the increasing costs of compensation. Did Price make the right move? Would Gravity thrive or even survive?Starting at €8.20
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Neurotrack and the Alzheimer's Puzzle
Hamermesh, Richard G.; Kind, Liz; Knoop, Carin-IsabelCase HBS-816072-EEntrepreneurshipElli Kaplan founded Neurotrack in 2012 with a breakthrough non-invasive cognitive diagnostics test that will detect Alzheimer's Disease in its earliest pre-symptomatic stages. While the company has gained great traction in the three years since it was started, with no therapeutic product available in the foreseeable future Kaplan is considering whether it is time to change the company's business model.Starting at €8.20