Darden University of Virginia (USA)
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Netflix Moves into Ad-Supported Streaming: Cause for Concern or a Normal Transition?
Chatterjee, SayanCase DARDEN-S-0408-EStrategyAs of 2023, Netflix is the largest streaming-video provider. However, it faces increased competition, as well as slower growth in subscriptions, which have caused it to reconsider its past practices. This case describes the history of Netflix's business model and the antecedents that have led it to make some significant changes—the most important of which is an ad-supported subscription option. It is also engaged in cost-cutting measures, discour...Starting at €8.20
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Disney's Entry into the Streaming Battle - Teaching note
Chatterjee, Sayan; O'Neil, ScottTeaching Note DARDEN-S-0376TN-EStrategyTeaching note for product S-0376Starting at €0.00
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Rohvi
Anik, Lalin; Mittal, Aerika; Yemen, GerryCase DARDEN-M-1007-EMarketingThis case uses a start-up in the retail industry to explore the leverage of behavioral science to enrich a business model and structure a marketing campaign. The material unfolds the testing of an innovative process and use of persuasion in order to align business practices with human behavior and scale. In addition, it gives the opportunity to discuss how a minimal tech solution could bring in market data and provide a test platform to larger cl...Starting at €8.20
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Rohvi - Teaching Note
Anik, Lalin; Yemen, GerryTeaching Note DARDEN-M-1007TN-EMarketingTeaching Note for product M-1007Starting at €0.00
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Office Depot E-Business (Abridged)
Venkataraman, S.; Bodily, Samuel E.; Cross, Tom; Chatterjee, SayanCase DARDEN-BP-0524-ECorporate GovernanceThis case is an excellent illustration of offline/online integration. Office Depot used its supply chain, systems integration, and existing offline channel strengths to overcome competitive online threats from pure Internet players and other office-products-category players. Students get to consider the critical strategic options for overall strategy, pricing, product line, promotion, and business integration.Starting at €8.20
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Yamaha Corporation's Corporate Strategy
Bourgeois, L. J. III; Spreadbury, Andrew W.Case DARDEN-S-0139-EStrategyWith a far more diversified product range than any of its competitors in the electronic keyboard market, Yamaha had pursued a corporate strategy of diversification since World War II. The company had branched into the cutthroat competition of television, VCR, and audio-equipment production. With only its manufacturing-related capabilities supporting these businesses, Yamaha Corporation did not fare well with them because top executives were not a...Starting at €8.20
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GlobalGiving
Anik, Lalin; Steenburgh, Thomas J.; Steenburgh, LauraCase DARDEN-M-0938-EMarketingNonprofits are facing a growing challenge to retain donors. At a time when acquiring a new donor is three times as expensive as retaining an existing donor and donor attrition stands at an all-time high, nonprofits are looking to increase the lifetime value of their donors. This case presents a new means by which nonprofits can induce donors to give today and commit to giving in the future. The positive results of a low-cost, high-yield experimen...Starting at €8.20
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To Understand Consumer Behavior, Think Like a Marketplace Scientist
Anik, Lalin; Hauser, Ryan; Gibson, MadelineTechnical Note DARDEN-M-0950-EMarketingThis technical note outlines the process of proper experimentation in the world of business. This reading begins by describing why organizational experimentation is important and then defines a true experiment, highlighting the differences between testing and management by intuition. It then goes on to explain when it is appropriate to use experiments, outlines several different types of experiments, and provides their strengths and weaknesses. N...Starting at €8.20
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From Heineken with Love: James Bond Product Promotion
Anik, Lalin; Miles, JohnnyCase DARDEN-M-0952-EMarketingThe producers of the newest James Bond film, Spectre, had a difficult sponsorship decision to make before filming of the movie began in one month. Up for consideration was a highly lucrative product promotion with Heineken, which offered both a sizable contribution to the film as well as a high-budget advertising campaign. The studio was looking for any way it could to reduce the cost of the film (which was nearing $250 million), but the producer...Starting at €8.20
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Experimentation Caselets
Anik, Lalin; Hauser, RyanCase DARDEN-M-0951-EMarketingThis is a collection of four caselets that aim to provide a rich discussion around why experimentation in business is important and how it can be properly designed to improve short-term tactical and long-term strategic decisions. Specifically, this document presents four different business problems that could be resolved with proper experimentation techniques. The decisions range from the initial evaluation of whether an experiment is needed to h...Starting at €8.20