Ivey Business School (Canada)
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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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Dear Diary: My Heart is Racing to Buy a Car
Seung Hwan (Mark) Lee; Matthew ThomsonCase IVEY-9B12A019-EMarketingJaime has been looking for several weeks to buy his first car. After narrowing his choices down to two, he can’t decide which to purchase. Option A is to buy the Honda CRV, which meets many of Jaime’s functional criteria (e.g. all-wheel drive, large trunk space, plenty of seats). This Honda is quite appealing to Jaime because he could use the car for his work and road trips with his siblings, and could easily handle the Wyoming climate. Option B ...Starting at €8.20
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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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The Tim Hortons Brier
Matthew Thomson; Jason MelhuishCase IVEY-9B11A041-EMarketingThe Tim Hortons Brier is the annual Canadian men’s national curling championship. In the case, students will assume the role of Peter Inch, chair of the 2011 Brier Host Committee, to create and finalize the promotional plan for the 2011 Brier, to be held in London, Ontario. Inch’s objectives are two-fold: i) create interest for the event and the sport of curling and ii) execute a safe and profitable event.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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Too Chicken to Convert A Chick-Fil-A Dilemma
Matthew Thomson; Seung Hwan (Mark) Lee; Valerie HoCase IVEY-9B13A030-EMarketingThe president and chief operating officer of Chick-fil-A is a devout Christian who publicly operates his restaurants according to Biblical principles. A recent controversy has surrounded his public opposition to gay marriage. As a result, the company is being accused of discrimination and prejudice. Are the company’s deeply rooted Christian values hindering the business?Starting at €8.20
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Dove Real Beauty Sketches Campaign
Matthew Thomson; Emily Goldberg; Ben Gottlieb; Samantha Landy; Samuel Solomon; Lindsay SittlerCase IVEY-9B14A012-EMarketingThis case discusses the future of the Dove brand and what type of advertising it should use moving forward. The brand has previously launched the Dove Real Beauty Campaign, which focuses on widening the definition of beauty. Students are given the history of the campaign and are asked to assess various options for the Dove brand.Starting at €8.20
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West Ham United Football Club’s Olympic Stadium Move
Matthew Thomson; Neil BendleCase IVEY-9B11A030-EMarketing, StrategyWest Ham United was an English football (soccer) team that competed to win the right to move its games to the stadium being constructed for the 2012 London Olympics. It secured financial support from the local government and the backing of U.K. athletics. West Ham’s rival bidder, Tottenham Hotspurs, presented a strong business case for the move and required no public support. West Ham, despite this, won the right to move. The case focuses on ensu...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