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ClickDishes: Serving New Cities - Teaching Note
William Wei; Lei Jin; Etayankara MuralidharanTeaching Note IVEY-8B18A018-EMarketingTeaching note for product 9B18A018.Starting at €0.00
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Semir's E-Commerce: Success and Exploration - Teaching Note
Juan Shan; William Wei; Xiaojia Sunny WangTeaching Note IVEY-8B18A019-EMarketingTeaching note for product 9B18A019.Starting at €0.00
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Connection: How the Need to Relate to Oneself and Others Affects Consumer Thinking
Zaltman, Gerald; Zaltman, LindsayBook Chapter HBS-4458BC-EMarketingHumans have a basic need for affiliation. The need to relate to others and to oneself has established connection as a major and pervasive lens through which consumers view the world. This chapter is excerpted from "Marketing Metaphoria: What Deep Metaphors Reveal About the Minds of Consumers."Starting at €8.20
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Resource: How Acquisitions and Their Consequences Affect Consumer Thinking
Zaltman, Gerald; Zaltman, LindsayBook Chapter HBS-4459BC-EMarketingThe deep metaphor of resource relates to capacities or abilities that we use to restore or achieve certain states. This chapter explores how consumers view the world through the lens of resource. This chapter is excerpted from "Marketing Metaphoria: What Deep Metaphors Reveal About the Minds of Consumers."Starting at €8.20
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I-Star: Expanding in North America
William Wei; Xiaohua Yang; Roger Chen; Kimberley Howard; Stanley KwongCase IVEY-9B12M041-EInformation Technologies, Marketing, StrategyThe president of I-Star America, Inc. and vice-president of I-Star Corporation reflected on the success of I-Star in the Chinese and Japanese IT markets and the challenges of increasing market share in North America, one of the largest markets in the world. I-Star was expected to grow about 30 per cent in the next few years, and the president considered whether the strategy used in Japan could be applied to North America.Many Chinese firms that e...Starting at €8.20
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A Speed Race: Benelli and QJ Compete in the International Motorbike Arena
Francesca Spigarelli; Ilan Alon; William WeiCase IVEY-9B09M097-EEntrepreneurship, Marketing, StrategyIn 2005, the Qianjiang Group (QJ), a large-scale Chinese state-owned group, acquired the Italian company Benelli to expand its business in Western markets beyond Italy. Benelli's brand advantage was intended to provide the core competency for QJ to compete in the global motorbike markets; in addition, Benelli's capabilities and know-how in motorbike and scooter engineering also helped QJ complete its product portfolio. After a successful start, t...Starting at €8.20
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ClickDishes: Serving New Cities
William Wei; Lei Jin; Etayankara MuralidharanCase IVEY-9B18A018-EEntrepreneurship, MarketingIt was early November 2017, and the chief executive officer of ClickDishes Inc. (ClickDishes), an Alberta-based food service application company, needed to consider the strategic direction of his start-up. ClickDishes had a unique value proposition and very few competitors worldwide. Its chief executive officer wanted to enter a number of new markets very quickly in order to capitalize on his company's first-mover advantage and establish the Clic...Starting at €8.20
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Experience China: A National Image Campaign in the United States
William Wei; Yuanfang Lin; Mei Qin KokCase IVEY-9B11A033-ECorporate Governance, Marketing, StrategyThe China national image film “People Chapter” — officially a sub-series of the “Experience China” campaign — was launched by the Chinese government to coincide with President Hu Jintao’s visit to the United States in mid-January 2011. The one-minute promotional video was played on six giant electronic screens about 300 times per day, and had appeared approximately 8,400 times when the broadcast ended on February 14, 2011. The video showed a seri...Starting at €8.20
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The Sure Thing That Flopped (HBR Case Study and Commentary)
Zaltman, Gerald; Zaltman, LindsayArticle HBS-R0807A-EMarketingTibal Fisher made a fortune selling trendy, inexpensive home furnishings to baby boomers. With that generation beginning to enter its sixties, he sees a huge opportunity in products for aging consumers. Focus groups and surveys confirm strong market demand for such items, and the media love the idea. So why is TF's NextStage, his new line of stores for older consumers, a disaster? Four experts comment on this fictional case study in R0807A and R0...Starting at €8.20
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PBG BioPharma: Cannabis Consumer Health Market Entry Preparation
Claire Deng; Xiaojia Wang; William WeiCase IVEY-W33767-EMarketing, Service and Operations ManagementThe cannabis industry in Canada has experienced unprecedented growth since the Cannabis Act came into effect in 2018. It is widely expected that cannabidiol (CBD) will be classified as a food and natural health ingredient in Canada, the European Union, and other jurisdictions in the near future, which will open up a significant market. In 2023, Dr. Jacqueline Shan, the CEO of PBG BioPharma, made a long-term strategic decision to enter the cannabi...Starting at €8.20