Ivey Business School (Canada)
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The Profitability of Proof
Neil Bendle; Dilip SomanArticle IVEY-9B17TC02-EStrategyGathering the evidence required to back up a corporate claim has always been important, but the case for effective evidence gathering has never been greater than today. Unfortunately, while the data that organizations ordinarily collect can be useful, it is often insufficient to answer relevant questions. In other words, the evidence required typically isn’t ready to be analyzed and often must be developed using real-world experimentation. This p...Starting at €8.20
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Snap Inc.: Becoming a “Camera Company”
Neil Bendle; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B19A023-EEntrepreneurship, MarketingIn March 2018, Snap Inc. (Snap), based in Venice, California, and commonly known as Snapchat for its application that allowed users to send photos that disappeared, was looking for ways to grow its user base in the competitive social media platform industry and to differentiate itself from the other major platforms. To do this, it was trying to position itself as a “camera” company and to become relevant to a larger target market: adults aged 25 ...Starting at €8.20
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Snap Inc.: Becoming a “Camera Company” - Teaching Note
Neil Bendle; Ken MarkTeaching Note IVEY-8B19A023-EMarketingTeaching note for product 9B19A023.Starting at €0.00
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Daily Bread Food Bank: The Adoption of Social Missions
Neil Bendle; Wendy WangCase IVEY-9B20A052-EMarketingIn February 2019, the chief executive officer (CEO) of the Daily Bread Food Bank (Daily Bread) in Toronto, Ontario reflected on the charity’s strong performance in the past year. Despite Daily Bread’s success, the CEO felt there were opportunities to do more. Toronto’s food insecurity rate had been rising in recent years, and food banks across the city had been struggling to meet demand. The CEO had several potential ideas for contributing to the...Starting at €8.20
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Impossible Foods, Beyond Burgers, and Plant-Based Meat
Neil BendleCase IVEY-9B20A044-EMarketingIn 2019, a small investor was reviewing her portfolio mix, which included quick-service restaurants. During her research, she learned of new-product launches by two companies: Impossible Foods and Beyond Meat. Both companies produced plant-based productsStarting at €8.20
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Analyzing the Success of “Retailers”
Neil Bendle; Xin (Shane) WangExercise IVEY-9B15A045-EMarketingKelsey, a newly minted MBA hired by a firm that provides analysis of companies, has been given a task to present an assessment of six very different firms described by her manager as “retailers.” She has been given the performance details of these companies and is expected to quickly analyze the metrics related to the firms’ performance, such as return on assets, inventory turns and staff productivity. Her manager also wants her to assess and com...Starting at €8.20
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NJOY, Inc.
Allison Johnson; Ramasastry ChandrasekharCase IVEY-9B15A032-EEntrepreneurship, MarketingNJOY, Inc., an electronic-cigarettes enterprise based in Phoenix, Arizona, conducted some Experiential Concept Tests (ETCs) on a sample size of 215 panelists. The sample included a mix of gender, age, education and income. It also included a mix of users and non-users of electronic cigarettes. In light of the consumer insights gained from the ETCs, NJOY Inc. wants to leverage the results to resolve three particular issues and pave the company’s w...Starting at €8.20
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Kraft Foods Canada: Targeting the Millennials
Allison Johnson; Ramasastry ChandrasekharCase IVEY-9B16A015-EMarketingIn 2014, Kraft Foods Canada was working on an action plan for Kraft Singles, the company’s brand of processed cheese slices. Although the product had been targeted at Canadian families for decades, Kraft Singles needed to be repositioned toward Canadian millennial moms (those born between 1980 and 2000). The company faced three dilemmas. How should Kraft Canada make the brand messaging of Kraft Singles compelling to Canadian millennial moms? What...Starting at €8.20
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Deregulating the Sale of Alcohol in Ontario
Neil Bendle; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B17A018-EMarketingFollowing a report by the Premier’s Advisory Council on Government Assets in 2015, the sale of beverage alcohol products in Ontario was deregulated: in 2016, 60 grocery stores were licensed to sell beer and cider to consumers. The intention was for up to 450 grocery stores to eventually sell beer and cider products, and for 300 of these stores to also sell wine. The move to deregulate the industry was contentious; the province generated substanti...Starting at €8.20
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Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation: Corporate Sponsorship Choices
Allison Johnson; Laurie DudoCase IVEY-9B11A002-EMarketingThe case explores the use and importance of corporate sponsorships — in this case, how these relationships are formed with the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation. The associate director of National Corporate Programs at the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation needs to determine the Foundation’s direction regarding its corporate sponsorship program. Due to the slowdown in the economic environment, a major sponsor of the Foundation, who has contribute...Starting at €8.20