Ivey Business School (Canada)
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IDL: Enabling the Conventional Retail Industry
Yibo Lyu; Lining Bao; Qing Liu; Yushan Zhou; Shaojie Han; Liangqi Xu; Jianen Sun; Chun Kong AuCase IVEY-9B20A042-EMarketingIDL Innovation Hong Kong Co. Ltd. (IDL) was a well-known interior design company specializing in commercial retail centres. The design company’s goal was to help its partners create more value by presenting effective interior design. However, with the risStarting at €8.20
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Kaps Ice Cream: Should It Enter the Premium Segment - Teaching Note
T. Sai Vijay; Sanjeev Prashar; Vinita SahayTeaching Note IVEY-8B16A041-EMarketingTeaching note for product 9B16A041.Starting at €0.00
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Jaypee Cement: Amalgamation of Two Brands
Sanjeev Prashar; Soumil VinayakCase IVEY-9B12A006-EMarketing, StrategyIn 2009, when the Indian cement market was strong, major Indian players were preparing to move from a regional emphasis to pan-India penetration. To become a national player, Jaiprakash Associates Limited grew through acquisitions and setting up new plants. To strengthen its position, the company decided to move from a multiple-brand cement portfolio to a single-brand entity. It merged its two existing brands of cement, Buniyad Jaypee Cement and ...Starting at €8.20
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Maruti Suzuki India Limited: Marketing
Sanjeev Prashar; Harvinder Singh; Anshu KatiyarCase IVEY-9B13A001-EMarketing, StrategyMaruti Suzuki India Limited, India’s largest car manufacturer and the only company in that country to have crossed the 10 million sales mark, was struggling with labour problems in one of its manufacturing units. As a result, it was rapidly losing its market share to competitors and its position as market leader was at stake. The strike not only damaged property at the plant and caused one death and hundreds of injuries, it also heavily impacted ...Starting at €8.20
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Somany Ceramics: Recruitment Challenges
Amitabh Deo Kodwani; Mukesh Kumar; Sanjeev PrasharCase IVEY-9B18C025-ELeadership and People Management, StrategyIn 2016, Somany Ceramics Limited (SCL), a ceramic tile manufacturing company in India, needed industry-ready workers to meet the company’s expansion plan; however, the whole ceramics industry was affected by a shortage of labour. Most of the technically competent ceramics and construction personnel in India preferred to work in the construction industry or join other sectors such as information technology. The company’s human resources team neede...Starting at €8.20
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Somany Ceramics: Recruitment Challenges - Teaching Note
Amitabh Deo Kodwani; Mukesh Kumar; Sanjeev PrasharTeaching Note IVEY-8B18C025-ELeadership and People ManagementTeaching note for product 9B18C025.Starting at €0.00
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Weibo: The Chinese Social Media Business Model
Yibo Lyu; Shaojie Han; Qing Liu; Jingqin Su; Jianen SunCase IVEY-9B19M081-EStrategyIn 2012, Sina Weibo stood out from competing microblogging products and developed into the largest social media platform in China. However, in 2013, competition from WeChat, a lack of high-quality content, and the exposure of an excessive number of fake aStarting at €8.20
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KUB: Brand Marketing on New Media - Teaching Note
Yibo Lyu; Li Li; Qing Liu; Shaojie Han; Haifen Lin; Jianen SunTeaching Note IVEY-8B20A051-EMarketingTeaching note for product 9B20A051.Starting at €0.00
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KUB: Brand Marketing on New Media
Yibo Lyu; Li Li; Qing Liu; Shaojie Han; Haifen Lin; Jianen SunCase IVEY-9B20A051-EMarketingHangzhou Kub Baby Products Co. Ltd. (Kub), an e-commerce company established in 2009, sold maternal and child products. After a decade of development, Kub had earned praise from customers for the high-value, high-quality, and cost-effective products it soStarting at €8.20
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Kaps Ice Cream: Should It Enter the Premium Segment
T. Sai Vijay; Sanjeev Prashar; Vinita SahayCase IVEY-9B16A041-EEntrepreneurship, Marketing, StrategyOn November 1, 2015, the four founders of Kaps Foods India Private Limited (Kaps) invited external business consultants to a business strategy meeting. The ice cream industry was moving toward the premium segment of the market, and Kaps was eager to move out of its stagnant phase. However, two of the four founders were skeptical about the acceptance of the Kaps brand in the higher-end market. They believed that the market would always consider Ka...Starting at €8.20