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Darden University of Virginia (USA)
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Coke Puts Its Brand between a Rock and a Hard Place: Aligning Activism with Brand Purpose
Whitler, Kimberly A.; Wooten, David; Nolan, LiamCase DARDEN-M-1019-EMarketingThis case presents The Coca-Cola Company’s (Coke’s) involvement in the controversial Georgia voting bills. It can be used to explore brand purpose and activation of purpose through activism. Presenting a chronology of Coke’s statements as the firm responded to consumer and organizational actions, the case enables students to explore the challenges associated with the following: 1) aligning activism with brand purpose, 2) engaging in activism in a...Starting at €8.20
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Brand Purpose
Whitler, Kimberly A.; Pohl, MarkTechnical Note DARDEN-M-1016-EMarketingThis technical note will help provide insight on what a brand purpose is, why it matters, and how companies can vary in their design and application of brand purpose. Since the concept of brand purpose is an emerging idea, growing in importance within theStarting at €8.20
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Buick at a Crossroads: Building Brand Momentum - Teaching Note
Whitler, Kimberly A.; Yemen, GerryTeaching Note DARDEN-M-0907TN-EMarketingTeaching note for product M-0907Starting at €0.00
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David's Bridal: Customer Relationship Management in the Digital Age - Teaching Note
Whitler, Kimberly A.; Farris, Paul W.; Thompson, SylvieTeaching Note DARDEN-M-0899TN-EMarketingTeaching note for product M-0899Starting at €0.00
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Exercise: Creating a Model of Consumer Behavior - Teaching Note
Whitler, Kimberly A.; Hammerle, JudeTeaching Note DARDEN-M-0893TN-EMarketingTeaching note for product M-0893Starting at €0.00
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Buick at a Crossroads: Building Brand Momentum
Whitler, Kimberly A.; Yemen, Gerry; Wells, Graham D.Case DARDEN-M-0907-EMarketingFew cases allow the student to understand the relationship between brand strategy, marketing strategy, implementation, and analysis. While some conceive of the process as being sequential, this case demonstrates that in fact, this process is more fluid, and that implementation and analysis impact subsequent strategy. This field-based case provides a rare glimpse into the turnaround of a brand that was all but dead. After Buick suffered more th...Starting at €8.20
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Positioning Carly Fiorina in 2016: The Citizen Leader
Whitler, Kimberly A.; Yemen, GerryCase DARDEN-M-0896-EMarketingThe material in this case can be used to determine brand positioning and brand essence statements in the context of presidential campaigns. The case presents the 2016 nominating process where 18 major contenders were vying to be the Republican Party’s presidential candidate. The challenge is focused on Carly Fiorina who was largely unknown and faced obstacles that more familiar candidates did not. To make it to the finish line, she would need to ...Starting at €8.20
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David's Bridal: Customer Relationship Management in the Digital Age
Whitler, Kimberly A.; Farris, Paul W.; Thompson, SylvieCase DARDEN-M-0899-EMarketingThis case replaces UVA-M-0837. It can be used in a variety of marketing and strategy classes to understand how (1) at a macro level, a shift in consumer and environmental factors can impact firm strategy and (2) at a micro level, an e-mail-based marketing campaign designed to address these changes can impact firm-level performance. The case puts the students in the position of CEO Robert Huth as he is preparing for a board meeting. He had taken D...Starting at €8.20
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Developing a Superior Creative Brief
Whitler, Kimberly A.Technical Note DARDEN-M-0891-EMarketingThis technical note is designed to introduce the Creative Brief, a document that plays a crucial role in the process of converting marketing strategy into implementation. Many creatives believe that briefs are generally poorly written, which then leads to poor advertising messages. This note will help strategists better understand the criticality of developing well-crafted, carefully considered, and expertly vetted creative briefs that increase t...Starting at €8.20