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Boots Unlimited: Getting a Foot in the Door (B)
Farris, Paul W.; Goldberg, RebeccaCase DARDEN-M-0971-EMarketingRobert Rosen and his brother, Ryan, took a look at the slow pace at which the budget for their family-owned company, BootsUnlimited.com (BU), was being spent. Many of the keywords they had chosen for their Google AdWords campaign in the hopes of boosting online sales at BU, were not being clicked on. What changes did they need to make?Starting at €5.74
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Changing Channels: Progressive Insurance Drive Insurance
Farris, Paul W.; Pfeifer, Phillip E.; Zimmerman, AlanCase DARDEN-M-0756-EMarketingSequel to Progressive Insurance: Not Your Standard Insurance Story. The company launches a new sub-brand, Drive Insurance, which will be only sold through independent agents, not through the Web or 1-800 numbers.Starting at €8.20
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Silk Soy Milk (A)
Farris, Paul W.; Shames, Ervin R.; Wasden, MichaelCase DARDEN-M-0771-EMarketingThe Silk soy milk brand evolves from a single homemade product to a regional and then national brand, facing challenges along the way such as investment influx, acquisition, and competition from new entrants into the very market it created. Silk's marketing angles at various growth stages are discussed, and students consider whether the company should expand its presence or develop new categories, as well as how its efforts could best realize gro...Starting at €8.20
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The Seven Questions of Marketing Strategy
Farris, Paul W.; Parry, Mark E.; Borden, Neil H. Jr.; Venkatesan, Rajkumar; Sharpe, Kathryn M.Technical Note DARDEN-M-0779-EMarketingThis simple model of marketing strategy can provide keys to creating a sustainable competitive advantage. Suitable for MBA and executive formats, this technical note demonstrates that individual marketing strategy concepts are interconnected, which renders the strategic process vulnerable to the political machinations of executives. Evolving customer needs and competitors' proactive efforts to steal market share require a dynamic marketing strate...Starting at €8.20
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Media Modeling and Budgeting at DMI
Farris, Paul W.; Pfeifer, Phillip E.Case DARDEN-M-0791-EMarketingA marketing director applies a scientific/quantitative approach to understanding and optimizing his company's marketing spending decisions. His hypotheses include the concepts of diminishing returns on spending, a results ceiling, carryover, and differential effectiveness. His team develops a mathematical formula that provides parameter estimates resulting from fitting the model to the three years of regional and national data. He must then decid...Starting at €8.20
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SVEDKA Vodka (C): Marketing Mix in the Vodka Industry
Farris, Paul W.; Venkatesan, RajkumarCase DARDEN-M-0803-EMarketingSuitable for both MBA and undergraduate-level courses such as "Integrated Marketing Communications," this is the third case in the series that traces a product from idea to established, successful brand.Starting at €5.74
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Media Planning at Pfeifer's Fine Olive Oil
Farris, Paul W.; Pfeifer, Phillip E.Case DARDEN-M-0812-EMarketingPfeifer’s Fine Olive Oil was formulated and positioned to serve as a heart-healthy, but slightly more expensive substitute for butter and margarine in cooking. With a narrow target market and growing product offerings and market potential, it was particularly important for Pfeifer’s Fine Olive Oil to get the most for its limited advertising budget. The range of possible media for advertising its line of products was daunting. Would a media planni...Starting at €8.20
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Google, King of Search
Farris, Paul W.; Gray, MarthaCase DARDEN-M-0818-EMarketingThis survey of Google's rise to prominence as the de facto search engine of choice focuses on the theme of relevance as a guiding principle. As Google has diversified its offering through both organic growth and acquisition, the potential manifestations of relevance have multiplied, to the point where the nature of its market may need to be reassessed.Starting at €8.20
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Changing Light Bulbs (A): Westinghouse Super Bulb
Farris, Paul W.Case DARDEN-M-0821-EMarketingThis is the first of a four-part case charting the influence of technological shifts on decision making in the light bulb industry. After years of a stable industry, with little change in products or distribution, Westinghouse introduces a bulb with markedly longer life, which calls attention to prevailing cost factors. The case provides opportunities for analyzing the interplay of demands among consumers, retailers, and manufacturers.Starting at €8.20
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Changing Light Bulbs (D): Efficiency Vermont
Farris, Paul W.; Pullinger, JenniferCase DARDEN-M-0824-EMarketingThis is the fourth of a four-part case charting the influence of technological shifts on decision making in the light bulb industry. A regional nonprofit focused on energy efficiency assesses the success of its CFL promotions and considers shifting its focus to increasingly efficient and cost-effective LEDs. The case raises the question of how returns on marketing ought to be assessed.Starting at €5.74