Darden University of Virginia (USA)
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Wheaties: Reinvigorating an Iconic Brand (A)
Moore, Marian Chapman; Weinberg, AdamCase DARDEN-M-0828-EMarketingThis case series is taught in Darden's course elective, Managing Consumer Brands. In the spring of 2008, the marketing editor for Wheaties was getting ready for a meeting to discuss ideas about how to reinvigorate one of the most iconic and well-known cereal brands in America, which over the preceding few years had experienced a steady decline in market share. The only limitation the manager would impose was that any new product could not replace...Starting at €8.20
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Wheaties: Reinvigorating an Iconic Brand (B)
Moore, Marian Chapman; Weinberg, AdamCase DARDEN-M-0829-EMarketingThe marketing manager and the Wheaties brand team launched a line extension they believed would bolster the legendary brand. Wheaties FUEL, a ready-to-eat cereal targeted specifically toward men and designed to help users "Prepare to Win" was introduced to consumers in September 2009, with a 360-degree campaign utilizing television, print, online, and in-store promotions to build awareness. By gaining buy-in early on from Peyton Manning, Kevin Ga...Starting at €5.74
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Wheaties: Reinvigorating an Iconic Brand (A), (B), and (C) - Teaching Note
Moore, Marian Chapman; Weinberg, AdamTeaching Note DARDEN-M-0828TN-EMarketingTeaching note for product M-0828Starting at €0.00
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Snow Brand Milk Products (C): 2009 - Remaining Challenges
Werhane, Patricia H.; Mead, Jenny; Koehn, Daryl; Saito, Akira; Wolfe, ReginaCase DARDEN-E-0349-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityThe turnaround at Snow Brand Milk Products was a real learning experience for all involved. The lessons were many, and while prioritizing them was difficult, it seemed clear that the most significant was the realization that the company existed to serve the consumer and, through that service, the broader society. This brief case outlines the successes that Nobuko Hiwasa pushed Snow Brand management to accomplish, and introduces the challenges tha...Starting at €5.74
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Started as Crew (C): McDonald's Strategy for Corporate Success and Poverty Reduction
Werhane, Patricia H.; Wolfe, Regina; Hartman, Laura P.; Sheehan, Justin; Mead, JennyCase DARDEN-E-0310-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityFrom the early 1970s to the beginning of the 21st century, multinational corporations (MNCs) had increasingly participated in the reduction of poverty as part of their business strategies. Such participation reflected an increasing awareness of the widening gap between rich and poor across the globe. McDonald’s Corporation, despite myriad criticisms directed at it about dead-end jobs and the detrimental effects of fast food, had defied norms, how...Starting at €5.74
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Snow Brand Milk Products (A): Assessing the Possibility for Revitalization
Werhane, Patricia H.; Mead, Jenny; Saito, Akira; Koehn, Daryl; Wolfe, ReginaCase DARDEN-E-0347-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityThis three-case series, set in Japan, explores corporate responsibility and brand rebuilding in the face of a serious crisis. Suitable for MBA, executive education, and undergraduate students, it depicts a consumer advocate's decision-making process as she considers whether to help a company restore its badly tarnished reputation. In spring 2002, leading consumer activist Nobuko Hiwasa was invited to join the Japanese company Snow Brand Milk Prod...Starting at €8.20
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Snow Brand Milk Products (B): Reform and Revitalization Efforts
Werhane, Patricia H.; Mead, Jenny; Koehn, Daryl; Saito, Akira; Wolfe, ReginaCase DARDEN-E-0348-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityThis case outlines the turnaround efforts Snow Brand undertook to address its grave missteps: shifting to a consumer-oriented, integrity-focused management style; providing greater transparency and communication; establishing a corporate ethics committee and a Snow Brands Code of Conduct. In June 2002, after much consideration and reflection on Snow Brand's issues (as outlined in the A case), consumer activist Nobuko Hiwasa joined its new board a...Starting at €5.74
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Wheaties: Reinvigorating an Iconic Brand (C)
Moore, Marian Chapman; Weinberg, Adam; Tang, JeffCase DARDEN-M-0830-EMarketingThe results were not promising following the initial campaign and launch of Wheaties FUEL as sales dipped five months after it had been put on store shelves. Still there was a 96% incremental gain in sales of the original Wheaties, and many of its new consumers were younger than usual. Based on the initial feedback, the team began using a lighter tone in its messaging, and continued to monitor, learn, and optimize the product and the campaign.Starting at €5.74