Ivey Business School (Canada)
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Hasselblad: A New Chapter for the Swedish Camera Manufacturer
Ken Kwong-Kay WongCase IVEY-9B16A017-EEntrepreneurship, Marketing, StrategySwedish camera manufacturer Hasselblad was founded in 1841. The brand reached new heights in 1969, when astronaut Neil Armstrong used a Hasselblad camera to take the first photos on the moon. For decades, Hasselblad was renowned for making the world’s best high-end, medium format cameras for professional photographers. Faced with the paradigm shift from film-based to digital imaging, the company launched digital cameras and also diversified into ...Starting at €8.20
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F.P. Journe: Continuing the Tradition of Haute Horology Excellence
Ken Kwong-Kay WongCase IVEY-9B14A073-EEntrepreneurship, Marketing, StrategyIn the summer of 2014, the founder and sole owner of F.P. Journe, a maker of luxury watches, sat in his Geneva headquarters and wondered about the future. Founded in 1999, the private company had 125 employees and a strictly limited production of 850 to 900 watches per year. It was a well-respected brand that was distributed globally through a network of company-owned boutiques and third-party jewellery stores. Its exclusively designed and indivi...Starting at €8.20
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Pequignet: The Face of the Renaissance of French Haute Horlogerie
Ken Kwong-Kay WongCase IVEY-9B15A022-EEntrepreneurship, Marketing, StrategyFor French watchmaker Pequignet, its return to the annual luxury watch and jewelry show, Baselworld, signaled a new page in the company’s 40-year history. As the only “haute horlogerie” manufacturer in France since the quartz crisis in the 1970s, Pequignet had caught the attention of both the media and the watch collector community, despite going through receivership and a change of ownership. In addition to showcasing its Calibre Royal collectio...Starting at €8.20
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Mobiado Luxury Mobile Instruments: Form over Features
Margaret Osborne; Ken Kwong-Kay WongCase IVEY-9B16A020-EEntrepreneurship, Marketing, StrategyIn 2016, the founder and sole owner of Mobiado, a Canadian line of luxury mobile phones, was evaluating his company’s marketing strategy. Proud of what he had achieved and passionate about his role as designer of one of the most unique and distinctive product lines in the category, he reflected on how he might need to adjust his company’s strategies to fit current trends and to remain competitive. Could the Mobiado product line continue to succee...Starting at €8.20
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Vertu: Last Call for British Luxury Mobile Phone Maker - Teaching Note
Margaret Osborne; Ken Kwong-Kay WongTeaching Note IVEY-8B19A005-EMarketingTeaching note for product 9B19A005.Starting at €0.00
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From BoysTown to yourtown: Rebranding an Iconic Australian Charity
Vishal Mehrotra; Alex BeamishCase IVEY-9B20A083-EMarketingyourtown was an Australian non-profit organization offering a variety of services to children, young people, and families, supported by a range of stakeholders including federal and state governments, corporations, and, most significantly, members of the public. It was best known for its art union initiative in which supporters bought tickets to a raffle for luxury homes and automobiles.
In 2016, the organization rebranded from BoysTown, which...Starting at €8.20
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Mercedes-Benz’s New Sales Strategy: End Times For Car Dealerships?
Vishal Mehrotra; Rajat RoyCase IVEY-W28408-EMarketing, StrategyBelinda Oliveri, managing director of Mercedes-Benz Starlight, reflected on the events of the past couple of years. At a 2021 meeting of its fifty-two Australian dealers, Mercedes-Benz Australia/Pacific Pty Ltd announced a new sales model through which customers would buy vehicles at a fixed price directly from the company and only step inside a dealership to collect their purchase. Oliveri knew that as a respected industry leader and significant...Starting at €8.20
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Mercedes-Benz’s New Sales Strategy: End Times For Car Dealerships? - Teaching Note
Vishal Mehrotra; Rajat RoyTeaching Note IVEY-W28409-EMarketing, StrategyTeaching note for product W28408.Starting at €0.00
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From BoysTown to yourtown: Rebranding an Iconic Australian Charity - Teaching Note
Vishal Mehrotra; Alex BeamishTeaching Note IVEY-8B20A083-EMarketingTeaching note for product 9B20A038.Starting at €0.00
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Vertu: Nokia’s Luxury Mobile Phone for the Urban Rich
Ken Kwong-Kay WongCase IVEY-9B11A040-EEntrepreneurship, Marketing, StrategyNokia, headquartered in Finland, was a global telecommunications equipment manufacturer. It operated Vertu, a luxury mobile phone brand that had pioneered the luxury mobile phone market in the late 1990s by using precious materials such as diamonds, sapphires, titanium, and exotic leather for phone production. The company had enjoyed impressive growth in almost 70 countries and had sold hundreds of thousands of phones in the eight years since its...Starting at €8.20