Ivey Business School (Canada)
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henderson bas
John S. Haywood-Farmer; Nicole Shomair; Ari ShomairCase IVEY-9B08D008-EService and Operations ManagementThe director of client services at henderson bas, an interactive advertising company, was trying to decide how to set a price for the newly proposed campaign for Halpernia Industries, one of her clients. Though the strategic direction of the campaign had been agreed upon, Halpernia had rejected the two creative proposals already presented to it. The director was unsure how to set a price for the campaign. She needed to balance the need for the co...Starting at €8.20
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Canon Inc.: Ambitious Acquisitions in the Video Surveillance Market
Wiboon Kittilaksanawong; Andrew Jiro PoplawskiCase IVEY-9B16M101-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyFacing a decline in the company’s core camera business as a result of the aggressive entry of smartphones, Canon identified the network security industry as a potential growth market, with expected revenues of US$23 billion by 2020. Canon opted to pursue this kind of growth potential outside its core competency by acquiring Milestone Systems in 2014 and Axis Communications in 2015. Canon paid a 50-per-cent premium to acquire Axis in a cash-only o...Starting at €8.20
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Brooks Sports: Competing against the Giants
Wiboon Kittilaksanawong; Andrew Jiro PoplawskiCase IVEY-9B16M150-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyBrooks Sports, Inc. (Brooks) strove to inspire and promote an active lifestyle through its innovative gear, enabling its customers to run longer, farther, and faster. The shoe company had endured a number of growths and declines in its 100 years of operations. Nearly bankrupt by 2000 because of its attempt to compete with diversified athletic brands, Brooks had finally found a strategy to compete in the sports market. Operating as an independent ...Starting at €8.20
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Mazda Motor Corporation: Surviving by Partnering with the Giants
Wiboon Kittilaksanawong; Tae Kyung Lee; Andrew Jiro PoplawskiCase IVEY-9B17M117-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyFor 30 years, Mazda Motor Corporation (Mazda) partnered with Ford Motor Company (Ford), helping Ford in small-car engineering and lean manufacturing in exchange for finance and marketing know-how; however, this alliance was terminated due to the global financial crisis in 2008. In 2015, Mazda entered into another long-term partnership to share technologies and cope with cost pressures—this time with Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota). According to...Starting at €8.20
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Redesigning Sunnymeadows.ca (B)
June Cotte; Ari ShomairCase IVEY-9B11A018-EMarketingThis case is a supplement to Redesigning Sunny Meadows.ca (A).Starting at €5.74
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Redesigning Sunnymeadows.ca (A)
June Cotte; Ari ShomairCase IVEY-9B11A017-EMarketingA marketing manager at an RV park developer wants to update the company’s online presence in preparation for a new product launch. Lacking any website design skills himself, he must address various issues, such as where to find potential web design agencies, and how to select an agency. Soon after selecting an agency, the marketing manager begins to doubt his decision. The agency does not seem aligned with the marketing manager’s strategic vision...Starting at €8.20
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Henderson bas: The Primus.ca Campaign
John S. Haywood-Farmer; Ari Shomair; Arina RosuCase IVEY-9B09D013-EService and Operations ManagementIn April, 2009, the director of media strategy at henderson bas, a Toronto-based online advertising agency, was evaluating the current campaign for Primus Telecommunications (Primus). It had been two months since the Primus home phone bundle banner advertisement campaign had been launched, and initial results were not as expected. While there were a lot of visitors attracted to the Primus website, those visitors were not converted into paying cus...Starting at €8.20