Ivey Business School (Canada)
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Salesbrain LLC - B2B Communications
Dante Pirouz; Ramasastry ChandrasekharCase IVEY-9B12A005-EEntrepreneurship, Marketing, StrategyIn May 2010, the “chief pain officer” of SalesBrain, a neuroscience-based marketing research and coaching company located in California, has been approached for advice by the marketing head of Digital Technology International (DTI), a Utah-based provider of technology solutions for the global publishing industry. DTI has been struggling with communicating the core value proposition of its offerings to customers, including leading newspaper publis...Starting at €8.20
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ParticipACTION: A Social Marketing Challenge to Halt Canada’s Obesity
Dante Pirouz; Monica C. LaBarge; Karam PutrosCase IVEY-9B15A011-EMarketingOn July 12, 1971, Sport Participation Canada, a not-for-profit company, was established by the Canadian government to encourage Canadians to increase their physical activity levels to fight the “obesity epidemic” that was causing health care costs to soar. One year later, the company was nationalized and renamed ParticipACTION. To spread its message, it relied on humourous ads, especially on TV, to encourage adults and children to exercise more. ...Starting at €8.20
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Target Canada
Dante Pirouz; Steven (Sang Kil) HongCase IVEY-9B14A059-EMarketing, StrategyIn 2013, Target Corporation, the fourth-largest retailer in the United States, launched its first international expansion by opening 125 stores in Canada. Senior executives expected that Target Canada stores would generate $1 billion in annual revenue. However, by late 2013, after losses of more than $900 million, it became obvious that the Canadian expansion had failed. As a result of the stores’ underperformance, Target has appointed a new pres...Starting at €8.20
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A Couple of Squares: E-Commerce Opportunities for Growth (B)
Dante Pirouz; Raymond Pirouz; Dina Ribbink; Emily Chen-BendleCase IVEY-9B13A005-EEntrepreneurship, MarketingA small upscale bakery produces artisan-quality, hand-decorated cookies, generating $1 million in annual revenue. In the (A) case 9B13A004, the two co-owners investigate the role of pricing in driving growth for their business and allowing them to achieve several fundamental financial goals. In the (B) case, the partners explore the possibility of a website to drive direct-to-consumer sales on an e-commerce platform. The multimedia elements of th...Starting at €5.74
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Yangarra Resources Limited
Peter C. Bell; Grant Evaskevich; Dean Leesui; Caterina von Maydell; Sachin GuptaCase IVEY-9B11E003-ECorporate Governance, EntrepreneurshipYangarra Resources Limited, a Calgary-based junior oil and gas company, had several properties throughout Alberta comprising both solely controlled and joint ventures. The president and chief executive officer (CEO) was involved in the construction of a well on the Ferrier property — a joint venture between three companies, each holding roughly one-third of the stake. As part of the joint venture, Yangarra had signed an agreement that committed Y...Starting at €8.20
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Craig Manufacturing
Peter C. Bell; Benjamin Craig; Andrew Weston; Sachin GuptaCase IVEY-9B11E004-ECorporate GovernanceThe general manager of Craig Manufacturing Cambridge Branch felt that there was room to improve top-line growth through better utilization of plant capacity. The company was losing out on sales due to the highly seasonal nature of demand; the plant was fully loaded four months of the year, but it had unused capacity during the remaining months. The general manager had just attended a lecture where a more flexible approach to pricing had been sugg...Starting at €8.20
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Tesla Motors: Burning Up the Road to Market Domination or Doom
Dante Pirouz; Karam PutrosCase IVEY-9B13A050-EEntrepreneurship, Marketing, StrategyTen years after its founding, California-based Tesla Motors is close to becoming one of the world’s premier luxury car manufacturers. Its innovative design — using carbon fibre and aluminum rather than steel to construct body and parts — and technology — lithium ion battery packs rather than gasoline for power and a simple powertrain to provide maximum acceleration — make its models treasured options for eco-friendly and tech-savvy consumers as w...Starting at €8.20
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Porsche: Harnessing Social Media
Dante Pirouz; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B14A060-EMarketingThe marketing director of an advertising agency is considering marketing options to present to Porsche Canada. The goal is to generate sales of Porsche vehicles in Canada by using social media to highlight the fact that Porsches can be driven in winter conditions. The objective of this program, which includes a variety of social media tools and messages, augments Porsche Car Canada’s traditional marketing campaign of billboards, event sponsorship...Starting at €8.20
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Lululemon Athletica Inc.
Dante Pirouz; Kelly Huang (Arman)Case IVEY-9B14A034-EEntrepreneurship, MarketingNear the end of November 2013, Lululemon Athletica (Lululemon) became the subject of a viral firestorm after a series of negative events seriously ruptured the company's reputation. The company found itself facing its worst quality control problem to date, with a recall of 17 per cent of its Luon pants due to issues with sheerness. In addition, the company’s chief executive officer had stepped down. Was Lululemon destined to follow Blackberry as ...Starting at €8.20
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TriDev Realty Partners
Peter C. Bell; Sachin GuptaCase IVEY-9B10E015-ECorporate GovernanceThe chief executive officer (CEO) of TriDev Realty Partners, was considering an offer of $22.5 million that she had received for TriDev's Uptown Plaza shopping centre. Although she was looking to divest the property within a year, and the offer appeared attractive based on current income levels, she knew that a number of lease renewals were pending, which could increase the value of the property. Should the CEO sell now or wait until the lease re...Starting at €8.20