Ivey Business School (Canada)
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FotoNation: Leveraging International Knowledge Connectivity
Jung Kwan Kim; Ahreum Lee; Sinéad Monaghan; Ram MudambiCase IVEY-9B16M021-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn 2014, FotoNation, an international venture previously located in Ireland, produced innovative solutions for digital photography from its headquarters in California. At the core of FotoNation’s technology were its proprietary algorithms, which were embedded in software and used in over 2 billion digital devices such as the cameras in smartphones. The company placed an emphasis on research, and it had its research and development units in Romani...Starting at €8.20
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Amar Chitra Katha: Changing the Brand with Changing Times
Subhadip Roy; YLR MoorthiCase IVEY-9B12A062-EMarketingThis case concerns the branding and marketing of a comic book series that started in the 1960s as an educational tool to make Indian children aware of Indian mythology, history and culture. By 2010, Amar Chitra Katha had around 500 titles covering a vast range of topics, but it was facing competition not only from international and indigenous comic book companies but from electronic media such as children’s games and shows on cable TV and the Int...Starting at €8.20
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UFO Moviez: Flying in the Digital Cinemaspace in India
Varsha Jain; Subhadip RoyCase IVEY-9B16M051-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyFounded in 2005, UFO Moviez India Limited (UFO) was the largest satellite-based digital cinema distribution company in the world by late 2012. Within a few years of its inception, UFO had established a differentiated platform-based business model that offered benefits to the entire film industry ecosystem of distributors, exhibitors, advertisers, and audiences. The company had spread rapidly to movie theatres across India but was about to face sa...Starting at €8.20
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Lavazza: The Challenges of Foreign Market Entry in a Brand-Intensive Industry
Soni Jha; Solon Moreira; Ram MudambiCase IVEY-W27255-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyLuigi Lavazza SpA (Lavazza) was the largest coffee maker in Italy and the seventh-largest coffee roaster in the world. Despite its success in global markets, Lavazza was finding it difficult to make its mark in the United States. After establishing its North American subsidiary in 1989, Lavazza entered the US market in the 1990s with strategic partnerships with restaurants and hotels to cater to US consumers. But even as a strong global brand wit...Starting at €8.20
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PrettySecrets.com: Challenges of Selling Lingerie Online
Subhadip Roy; Nikita MattaCase IVEY-9B15A051-EEntrepreneurship, Marketing, StrategyIn 2013, the founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of a lingerie business in India has recently moved his business from offline to online in order to reach a wider customer base. The company is one of the very few online lingerie stores in India that also has its own brand. Although the online business is profitable, the CEO cannot ignore the fact that offline stores still dominate the lingerie market in India. Since its key product is only a...Starting at €8.20
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Pahalwan's: Need for a New Marketing Strategy
Jyoti Sharma; Subhadip RoyCase IVEY-9B14A055-EEntrepreneurship, Marketing, StrategyPahalwan’s was a chain of four outlets that offered sweets, snack food and fast food in Jammu, India. It had a major presence in the state of Jammu and Kashmir and was delivering products to other parts of India, such as Delhi. However, local, national and international food retailers had entered the market, increasing the competition. Changing consumer preferences had also started affecting the company. Pahalwan’s did not believe in advertising ...Starting at €8.20
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The University of Texas: Conference Realignment for College Athletics
Steve Swanson; Ram Mudambi; Aubrey KentCase IVEY-9B12M104-EStrategyIn the summer of 2010, the landscape of university athletics in the United States faced the potential for groundbreaking change. U.S. university sports teams belonged to conferences — alliances of competing sports teams, often from similar geographic locations. Rumours of conference realignment were suggesting a significant shift away from traditional conference membership and structure. With renegotiations for a multi-year television contract lo...Starting at €8.20
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Lavazza: The Challenges of Foreign Market Entry in a Brand-Intensive Industry - Teaching Note
Soni Jha; Solon Moreira; Ram MudambiTeaching Note IVEY-W27256-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyTeaching note for product W27255.Starting at €0.00
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WoodBarn India: Trying to Break a Concrete Mindset
Subhadip Roy; Subhalaxmi MohapatraCase IVEY-9B14A072-EEntrepreneurship, MarketingWoodBarn India was a construction company specializing in wooden houses and buildings. The company had worked primarily for business-to-business buyers but was fairly successful in earning a good reputation. However, to make profits, WoodBarn needed to tap into the Indian middle-class housing market, which was largely dominated by brick-and-mortar houses. The major challenge was to educate consumers and break the existing mindset that wooden hous...Starting at €8.20
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Parul's Profit Predicament: Growth and Branding Challenges of a Publisher
Subhadip Roy; Soumya SarkarCase IVEY-9B14A024-EEntrepreneurship, Marketing, StrategyParul Prakashani started out as a textbook publisher in 1961. Slowly, it diversified into a wide repertoire of non-textbooks for children, young adults and adults. In early 2013, the non-textbook division of the company is not earning enough revenue, while strong revenues are coming from textbooks. The major issue faced by Parul is how to grow the non-textbook business. This requires significant branding activity and a marketing communication pla...Starting at €8.20