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Groupon Teaching Note
Gupta, Sunil; Weaver, Ray; Lock, Yien HaoTeaching Note HBS-513046-EMarketingOn November 4, 2011, Groupon, a marketing services company that promoted local businesses by selling deeply discounted vouchers for their products and services, completed its initial public offering that valued the company at $17 billion. Within a year Groupon's share price tumbled dramatically as the novelty for consumers started to wear off and merchants began to question the value of Groupon for their businesses. Is Groupon good for merchants?...Starting at €0.00
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Why Most Product Launches Fail (Spanish version)
Schneider, Joan; Hall, JulieArticle HBS-F1104AMarketingThe company can't support fast growth, the product falls short of claims and gets bashed, the item exists in "product limbo," the product defines a new category and requires substantial consumer education but doesn't get it, and the product is revolutionary but has no market. The authors describe real-world examples of each kind of failure and suggest how companies can avoid these pitfalls.Starting at €8.20