Ivey Business School (Canada)
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Opera Philadelphia: Segmentation Strategies for Changing Markets
Dennis Paris; Jean Wilcox; Amy Lavin; Sheri LambertCase IVEY-9B19A039-EEntrepreneurship, Marketing, StrategyBetween 2010 and 2015, Opera Philadelphia experienced a steep decline in household subscribers and single-ticket buyers, coupled with severe revenue fluctuations. At that time, market behaviours had changed along with growth in more sophisticated use of dStarting at €8.20
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Opera Philadelphia: Segmentation Strategies for Changing Markets - Teaching Note
Dennis Paris; Jean Wilcox; Amy Lavin; Sheri LambertTeaching Note IVEY-8B19A039-EMarketingTeaching note for product 8B19A039.Starting at €0.00
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L'Oréal USA: Digitally Optimizing Consumer Insights
Dennis Paris; Sheri Lambert; Amy LavinCase IVEY-9B21A012-EMarketingNima Gohil, head of the new digital and creative consumer research department at L’Oréal USA (L’Oréal), was preparing for the upcoming January 2016 board meeting at L’Oréal’s research and innovation headquarters in Clark, New Jersey. L’Oréal’s competitors were using new digital media to highlight beauty products to current and new users, and L’Oréal was under pressure to develop a better way to connect with consumers to maintain—if not grow—marke...Starting at €8.20
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#OwnYourStar: Together We Can Counter Rising Antisemitism
Sheri Lambert; Amy Lavin; Jennifer BermanCase IVEY-W30125-EMarketing, StrategyHillel International was founded in the United States in 1929 as a non-profit organization, with a mission to enrich the lives of Jewish students so that they may enrich the Jewish people and the world. By 2021, it had grown into the world’s largest Jewish college campus organization with over US$50 million in revenue and had achieved international recognition by connecting students at colleges and universities around the world. In August 2021, t...Starting at €8.20
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Jungle Bay Dominica: How Can An Eco-Resort Amplify Its Marketing?
Sheri Lambert; Amy Lavin; Charles MillerCase IVEY-W34144-EEntrepreneurship, MarketingThe concept of Jungle Bay Dominica (Jungle Bay) was created by Samuel Raphael on the island of Dominica in 1997 and first opened for business in 2005. Raphael’s philosophy was that he could profitably operate a luxury hotel with minimal disturbance to the surrounding natural environment that functioned as a tool to further the economic growth and social welfare of the local population. To its clientele, Jungle Bay offered a variety of experiences...Starting at €8.20
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Teaching Executives the Ancient Art of Persuasion
John S. McCallumArticle IVEY-9B14TD05-ELeadership and People ManagementExamining texts by William Lewis Safire and Garth Stein, this article puts forward the value of persuasion and rhetoric for executives. A significant task of executives is persuading people to commit to a corporate plan. Shareholders must be convinced to buy stock. Lenders must commit to loans and debt. Customers need to commit to products. Employees and suppliers must give their best efforts. To get commitments from stakeholders, executives can ...Starting at €8.20
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L'Oréal USA: Digitally Optimizing Consumer Insights - Teaching Note
Dennis Paris; Sheri Lambert; Amy LavinTeaching Note IVEY-8B21A012-EMarketingTeaching note for product 9B21A012.Starting at €0.00
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Management Advice from a Dead Socialist
John S. McCallumArticle IVEY-9B16TE02-EStrategyWant an easy way to become a better leader in the age of uncertainty? Read philosophy. It helps remind us about what we should instinctively already know: to never be afraid to ask questions. As Bertrand Russell said: “To teach how to live without certainty, and yet without being paralyzed by hesitation, is perhaps the chief thing that philosophy, in our age, can still do for those who study it.” Brexit should drive business leaders to review exi...Starting at €8.20
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Followership: The Other Side of Leadership
John S. McCallumArticle IVEY-9B13TE07-ELeadership and People ManagementIf leadership is important to performance, then followership must be too, yet followership is a comparatively neglected concept. This article defines followership as the ability to take direction well, adhere to a program, be part of a team and deliver what is expected. In fact, how well followers follow is almost as important as how well leaders lead. The article identifies eight qualities of followers. 1) Judgment: The key is knowing the differ...Starting at €8.20
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Football Fumbles, Business Blunders and Naked Leadership
John S. McCallumArticle IVEY-9B15TE01-ELeadership and People ManagementBeing a business executive is about leading, competing and winning — which is why sports stories can be valuable reference points for decision making and motivating. Take, for example, the National Football League’s Super Bowl XLIX, which was lost due to a terrible judgement call by the Seattle Seahawks coaches that provides a vivid illustration of something that is critical to business success — the willingness of leaders to listen, and the will...Starting at €8.20