Ivey Business School (Canada)
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Uber: Managing a Ride in China
Xiaoke Xu; Xin (Shane) Wang; Neil BendleCase IVEY-9B15A047-EMarketing, StrategyAs the ride-sharing app, Uber, expands into China, it is confronted by government regulatory concerns and local competition, while also facing opportunities generated by a fast-growing emerging market and aided by local collaborators. Uber endeavours to take the lead in the market, but, as the newcomer, it needs to make many decisions. The case study highlights China’s online chauffeuring market and the challenges facing Uber. As students attempt...Starting at €8.20
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Electoral Gold and Silver: Obama Versus Romney 2012
Neil Bendle; Charan BaggaCase IVEY-9B13A010-EMarketingThe 2012 U.S. presidential election between President Obama and Governor Romney gave both sides reasons for optimism. As such, it was popularly thought to be anyone's race to win. The election generated a wide range of polling at the state and national level. Despite the abundance of data, it still was not clear to many people whether the race was too close to call or whether one candidate had a decisive lead. On the evening of the election, two ...Starting at €8.20
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Fox News: Competing to Deliver the News
Neil Bendle; Leon LiCase IVEY-9B13A013-EMarketingSince Fox News first entered the cable news industry, the network has skyrocketed to the top position in the ratings charts ahead of its major competitors. Despite being the most popular network, Fox News has endured many controversies, and its reporting has created a polarizing rift between conservatives and liberals. As the news industry shifts into the digital age and offers more options for niche consumption, Fox News needs to decide whether ...Starting at €8.20
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Visa Inc. and the Global Payments Industry
Neil Bendle; Dan HorneCase IVEY-9B14A018-EMarketingA manager, preparing for an interview with Visa Inc., seeks to understand the nature of the global payments industry and Visa Inc.'s position within it. The case outlines the industry's history and current practice through extensive use of publicly reported information. The public information allows answers to some important questions. What does Visa Inc. do? How competitive is the industry? And what is the source of Visa Inc.'s competitive advan...Starting at €8.20
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Visa Inc.: Accounting for Marketing
Neil BendleCase IVEY-9B14A032-EMarketingA job candidate at Visa Inc., the technology payments company, prepares herself for her interview by considering what she can uncover about the company’s marketing from the published accounts. She analyzes what the company spends money on and how revenue is generated. She considers how marketing is accounted for – specifically, how marketing assets, such as brands, are dealt with on the balance sheet. She considers the relationship between values...Starting at €8.20
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Warner Bros. Pictures: The Harry Potter Dilemma
Neil Bendle; Matt BoswickCase IVEY-9B12A025-EMarketing, StrategyThis and the Paramount Pictures: The Transformers Dilemma case are set in December 2010 and show industry consultants thinking about how to market the final installments of very successful movie franchises. Both Paramount Pictures and Warner Bros. Pictures want to market their movies to gain the greatest gross revenue (i.e. box office ticket revenue). Each company must take into account the scheduling of the other players in the market. The cases...Starting at €8.20
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Uber: Managing a Ride in China (Spanish version)
Xiaoke Xu; Xin (Shane) Wang; Neil BendleCase IVEY-9B15AS047Marketing, StrategyAs the ride-sharing app, Uber, expands into China, it is confronted by government regulatory concerns and local competition, while also facing opportunities generated by a fast-growing emerging market and aided by local collaborators. Uber endeavours to take the lead in the market, but, as the newcomer, it needs to make many decisions. The case study highlights China’s online chauffeuring market and the challenges facing Uber. As students attempt...Starting at €8.20
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Jiaduobao: Transferring Brand Associations from Wang Laoji - Teaching Note
Yuping Du; Meng Wu; Randall O. ChangTeaching Note IVEY-8B16A042-EMarketingTeaching note for product 9B16A042.Starting at €0.00
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Owen Barry: Coping with Brexit Stalemate
Neil Bendle; Ramasastry ChandrasekharCase IVEY-9B20A061-EEntrepreneurship, Marketing, StrategyIn July 2019, the uncertainty that had been surrounding Brexit since the public referendum in June 2016 had led to a crisis for Owen Barry Inc. (Owen Barry), a luxury goods manufacturing enterprise in the United Kingdom. The company’s finance and production manager had voted in favour of Brexit but was hardly prepared for the deadlock that followed. He was now weighing different options for navigating a way out of the company’s predicament. His t...Starting at €8.20
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Social Network Analysis: Who is Promoting Net Promoter
Neil Bendle; Xin (Shane) WangCase IVEY-9B15A046-EMarketingA young analyst decides to collect Twitter data to better understand who is promoting the Net Promoter matrix on the social media site in late July 2015. How widely is the metric mentioned and how much of the dialogue involves conversations rather than tweets being sent as general broadcast messages? He considers the social network of these users, their relationships and the network as a whole to create a network graph and wonders what he can do ...Starting at €8.20