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Burlap & Barrel: A Spicy, Single-Origin Supply Chain
Neha Mittal; Marilyn AnthonyCase IVEY-W25283-EService and Operations Management, StrategyBurlap & Barrel was an upcoming and successful public benefit corporation based in the Queens borough of New York City that imported spices from foreign farms and sold them to restaurants, gourmet food stores, home cooks, and other food services in the UnStarting 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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TripIt: The Traveler's Agent
Applegate, Lynda M.; Piccoli, Gabriele; Brohman, KathrynCase HBS-809059-EEntrepreneurshipIn July 2008, the co-founders of TripIt, a free online travel organizer that aggregated travelers' bookings from many top travel Websites, had recently secured $5.1 million in new financing. While the co-founders believed that their company offered travelers a unique service, they felt growing pressure from investors to show that the company could grow revenues and achieve profitability. To be profitable, TripIt needed not only to grow its user b...Starting at €8.20
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TripIt: The Traveler's Agent, Teaching Note
Applegate, Lynda M.; Piccoli, GabrieleTeaching Note HBS-816069-EEntrepreneurshipTeaching note for case 809059.Starting at €0.00
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Tender Greens: Can They Keep the ‘Green’ Promise in Beef Sourcing
Marilyn Anthony; Neha MittalCase IVEY-9B21M005-EStrategyIn October 2015, the co-founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of Tender Greens faced his most difficult decision yet: should the company continue to pay a premium price for sustainably sourced beef, or should it switch to conventionally raised beef to boost profit margins and improve the company’s prospects for national growth? Tender Greens, a thriving fast-casual restaurant chain in California, was ready to expand its operation to the East ...Starting at €8.20
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Brand Differentiation through Customer Relationship Management (Spanish version)
Applegate, Lynda M.; Piccoli, Gabriele; Dev, Chekitan S.Case HBS-810S01StrategyThis case analyzes the Hilton Hotels Corporation's CRM strategy at a key juncture in its history, immediately after the firm has been taken private by Blackstone. The case provides students with a comprehensive history of the evolution and IT enablers of Hilton's CRM Initiative, as well as the proprietary OnQ enterprise system. The case thus offers a rare opportunity to engage in a longitudinal evaluation of the firm's CRM initiative, and to enab...Starting at €8.20
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Carnival Cruise Lines (Spanish version)
Applegate, Lynda M.; Kwortnik, Robert J.; Piccoli, GabrieleCase HBS-808S11StrategyHighlights the potential value of customer data and the choices and challenges the firm faces when attempting to capture this value. Carnival collects a significant amount of individual-level behavioral and demographic customer data. Senior management must now decide how to leverage such a wealth of data to improve firm performance through customer targeting and acquisition, customer retention, and customer profitability strategies.Starting at €8.20
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Experience! The Finger Lakes: The Groupon Partnership Decision (B)
Applegate, Lynda M.; Dev, Chekitan S.; Piccoli, Gabriele; Peinado, Arnold B.Case HBS-814078-EEntrepreneurshipStarting at €5.74
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Urban Axes: First Mover in US Experiential Entertainment
Marilyn Anthony; Shreshthi MehtaCase IVEY-9B21M021-EMarketing, StrategyUrban Axes introduced the Canadian indoor sport of axe throwing to the US market, beginning with one location in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 2016. Although Urban Axes was started as a “side hustle” by four friends with corporate jobs, it soon became apparent that the concept could be both popular and profitable. The partners quickly decided to become fully involved in the business to maximize its potential. This case features a woman protagoni...Starting at €8.20
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AREUFIT Health Services Inc.: CEO Faces Strategic Crossroads
Marilyn Anthony; Joan Allatta; Rachel TomlinsonCase IVEY-9B19M085-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn the summer of 2018, after over 25 years of leading AREUFIT Health Services, Inc. (AREUFIT), the founder and president of assessed her company’s position in the evolving health services market. She had grown AREUFIT from a sole proprietor start-up to its current position as the Philadelphia region’s award-winning provider of preventive health and biometric screenings, corporate health and disease prevention programs, and wellness services, with...Starting at €8.20