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Opera Philadelphia: Segmentation Strategies for Changing Markets
Dennis Paris; Jean Wilcox; Amy Lavin; Sheri LambertCase IVEY-9B19A039-EEntrepreneurship, Marketing, StrategyBetween 2010 and 2015, Opera Philadelphia experienced a steep decline in household subscribers and single-ticket buyers, coupled with severe revenue fluctuations. At that time, market behaviours had changed along with growth in more sophisticated use of dStarting at €8.20
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J.Crew: Are Americans Ready to Dress Down?
Sheri Lambert; Brooke ReaveyCase IVEY-W27129-EMarketingIn July 2019, J.Crew Group Inc., a multi-brand, multichannel specialty US clothing retailer, was investigating a launch within a new apparel category. The company’s marketing research manager had been tasked with interpreting trends and market potential within the industry as well as primary customer research, to recommend a new product line that would increase revenues. She saw three main potentially viable options in the rental, resale, and ath...Starting at €8.20
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#OwnYourStar: Together We Can Counter Rising Antisemitism
Sheri Lambert; Amy Lavin; Jennifer BermanCase IVEY-W30125-EMarketing, StrategyHillel International was founded in the United States in 1929 as a non-profit organization, with a mission to enrich the lives of Jewish students so that they may enrich the Jewish people and the world. By 2021, it had grown into the world’s largest Jewish college campus organization with over US$50 million in revenue and had achieved international recognition by connecting students at colleges and universities around the world. In August 2021, t...Starting at €8.20
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Longevity Wines: Fermenting Inclusion for Black Wine Entrepreneurs
Sheri Lambert; Brooke Reavey; Monique BellCase IVEY-W30135-EMarketing, StrategyLongevity Wines was a family-owned urban winery and certified minority-owned business based in the Livermore Valley wine region of Northern California. Founders Phil and Debra Long opened Longevity Wines in 2008 when their winemaking hobby outgrew their garage. By that time, they had spent years visiting tasting rooms and had identified a need to increase inclusivity in the wine community. The wine industry had a history of exclusion in terms of ...Starting at €8.20
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Swoon: Mixing Up the Perfect Marketing Cocktail
Sheri Lambert; Marilyn AnthonyCase IVEY-W25613-EMarketingTwo women entrepreneurs' early-stage company achieved notable success when they introduced an innovative zero-sugar product into the highly competitive beverage market. After navigating a rebrand, the co-founders were poised to scale their company throughStarting at €8.20
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Insomnia Cookies: Owning the Night through Research & 'Doughvelopment'
Sheri LambertCase IVEY-W30426-EMarketing, StrategyIn May 2022, an interactive brand activation for Insomnia Cookies (Cookies), called CookieLab, celebrated its one-year anniversary. Insomnia enjoyed strong brand-name recognition for its late-night snack of freshly baked cookies and offered a strong unique selling point (USP), especially among college students. But there were still many questions about the company’s next steps, including whether a growth strategy through CookieLab was the most su...Starting at €8.20
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Soom Foods: Zooming Out for A Booming Supply Chain
Neha Mittal; Sheri Lambert; Sara HonovichCase IVEY-W27963-EMarketing, StrategyFounded in 2013 by sisters Shelby, Jackie, and Amy Zitelman, Philadelphia-based Soom Foods (Soom) aimed to educate US consumers on tahini and make the product a staple in US pantries. By 2021, the business had grown into a multimillion-dollar revenue company and had achieved national distribution through an omni-channel sales effort. However, Soom’s reliance on the single-source Ethiopian Humera sesame seed to prepare its high-quality tahini had ...Starting at €8.20
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Breastcancer.org: Fundraising Challenges of a Social Enterprise in a Crowded Market
Sheri Lambert; Sara HonovichCase IVEY-W25827-EEntrepreneurship, MarketingBreastcancer.org (BCO), a small, Pennsylvania-based non-profit organization with a $5.4 million annual budget in 2020, was looking ahead several months to the start of Pink October (also known as Breast Cancer Awareness Month). Unlike the many non-profits that focused on medical research to find a cure for breast cancer, BCO was dedicated to helping patients and their caregivers make sense of complex information, and it had established a digital ...Starting at €8.20
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Orlando International Airport: Landing International Airline Business
Ilan Alon; Meredith Lohwasser; Jennifer DugoshCase IVEY-9B13M070-EMarketing, StrategyEach year, Orlando International Airport serviced more than 35 million passengers. Many were attracted to Orlando, Florida, for tourism, vacations and fun, as the area was home to some of the most popular theme parks in the United States. Others travelled to Orlando on business, as the area had attracted international companies, and domestic companies had a growing presence in other countries. The airport needed to continue to attract new airline...Starting at €8.20
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Branding Orlando For Global Competitiveness
Ilan Alon; Jennifer Dugosh; Meredith LohwasserCase IVEY-9B12A043-EMarketingThe case considers the necessity for rebranding the city of Orlando, Florida, which has a brand known worldwide as a destination only for tourism and sunshine. However, the Greater Orlando Area not only houses many other promising industries including technology, defence and simulation but also has a diverse community and a trade scene with vast potential. Yet, why has Orlando not been recognized as a great place to conduct business? Why is its r...Starting at €8.20