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The Shubert Organization: The Show Must Go On (condensed)
Beech, María Alejandra; Villanueva, Julian; González, JorgeCase M-1240-EMarketingIn January 2009, Bob Wankel sat in his office at the historic Sardi's building on 44th Street, New York, as he considered the challenges ahead: several Broadway shows were closing, and a severe economic downturn threatened future productions. Many were calling for changes in the theater industry, and the Shubert Organization (where Mr. Wankel had worked for 33 years) had recently lost its Chairman, Gerald Schoenfeld. As the firm's new President a...Starting at €8.20
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GoQuickly.com and FileAway: Advertising in the Super Bowl
Gallo, Iñigo; González, Jorge; Capizzani, Mario; Panlilio, LorenzoCase M-1374-EMarketingKickersoft managers Jennifer Green and Ted Gutner, along with their respective marketing teams, were preparing for an important presentation meeting with CEO Henrik Mathison. During the meeting, the decision would be made on which creative concepts the US software company would use for that year's Super Bowl advertisements for FileAway and GoQuickly.com-Kickersoft's two most important cloud-based products. Green and Gutner were excited, but the...Starting at €8.20
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SEUR: Digitalizing Express Shipping
Foncillas, Pablo; González, JorgeCase M-1309-EInformation Technologies, Marketing, StrategyThe heads of marketing at SEUR (Servicio Urgente de Transportes; "Urgent Shipping Service" in English) were ready to present in the meeting room the results of the first six months since the relaunch of the company's new website. They had recently opted for promoting a website with a clear transactional focus. The meeting had been called to examine some aspects of the new site's performance, such as how sales were evolving with respect to target...Starting at €8.20
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ArteOliva
González, Jorge; Segarra, José AntonioCase M-1132-EMarketingArteOliva has launched a new extra virgin olive oil, packaged in cartons. After the product has been on the market for a few months, management decides to launch a TV advertising campaign to make consumers more aware of its benefits.Starting at €8.20
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Pompeii: un paso adelante
Ferrándiz, Luis; Iniesta, Francisco; Villanueva, JulianCase M-1394Information Technologies, Leadership and People Management, Marketing, StrategyEn 2021, Pompeii vendía más de 81.000 zapatillas y su facturación se acercaba a los cinco millones de euros. La zapatilla Higby se consolidaba como su "best seller" y el modelo marcaba tendencia entre la gente joven española de clases acomodadas, fundamentalmente de Madrid, aunque en 2021 el 15% de las ventas ya eran fuera de España. Su canal de venta físico, ya con 5 tiendas, había demostrado que podía ser un gran complemento al canal digital qu...Starting at €8.20
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Mercadona Tech: separar la ducha de la bañera
Villanueva, Julian; Ferrándiz, LuisCase M-1396Information Technologies, Marketing, Service and Operations ManagementEn Mayo de 2022 Mercadona, de la mano de su división de e-commerce, estaba considerando cómo seguir creciendo. Hasta ese momento se había desarrollado lo que era probablemente el único supermercado online rentable en España. El modelo logístico de colmenas estaba operando en tan solo tres ciudades: Valencia, Madrid y Barcelona. Después de seis años había llegado el momento de expandirse a nivel nacional. Mercadona facturaba 510 millones de euros ...Starting at €8.20
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Mercadona Tech: Separating the Shower From the Bathtub
Villanueva, Julian; Ferrándiz, LuisCase M-1396-EInformation Technologies, Marketing, Service and Operations ManagementIn May 2022, Mercadona, along with its e-commerce division, was looking for ways to continue growing. They had developed what was probably the only profitable online supermarket in Spain up to the moment. The hive logistics model was operating in just three cities: Valencia, Madrid, and Barcelona. After six years, the time had come to expand domestically. Mercadona invoiced ?510m in e-commerce, but half of those sales (?263m) were done where the ...Starting at €8.20
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Mármoles del Sur, S.A. (A). Novamármol
González, Jorge; Segarra, José AntonioCase M-1162-EFinance, MarketingA group of businessmen, advised by a wealth manager, must decide on taking an equity stake in a marble fabrication company. The company has a patent and a productive process that could revolutionize the traditional marble sector. The factors determining the valuation of the business are under debate with the current family owners and the group of interested entrepreneurs and managers. The challenge is to assess the business opportunity of this ne...Starting at €8.20
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Europa Group Seguros, S. A.: Estrategia Go-To-Market
Font, Vicente; González, JorgeCase M-1378MarketingEuropa Group Seguros (EGS), filial española de una compañía de seguros alemana, tiene que decidir qué hacer con la fuerza de ventas directa lanzada el año anterior. Los primeros resultados no son concluyentes. Al decidir, deberá tener en cuenta que desde la sede le han reclamado un crecimiento constante. Algunos de los miembros del equipo operativo de EGS señalan que sería mejor para la compañía invertir en la red de agentes tradicional, mientras...Starting at €8.20
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Europa Group Seguros, S.A.: Go-To-Market Strategy
Font, Vicente; González, JorgeCase M-1378-EMarketingEuropa Group Seguros (EGS), the Spanish subsidiary of a German insurance company, has to decide what to do with the direct salesforce launched the previous year. First results are not conclusive. This decision needs to take into account the request from headquarters to show consistent growth. Some of the members of EGS management team support that it would be better for the company to invest in the traditional agent network while others suggest t...Starting at €8.20