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  • 16 Jun 2021
  • HBS Case

Cruising in Crisis: How Carnival Is Riding Out the COVID-19 Storm

disaster, Carnival appears to be sailing smoothly with its customer relationships, Gilson says. "The industry clearly benefits from having a loyal base of enthusiastic repeat customers who love the cruising experience." When cruises were canceled last year, some 45... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Travel
  • 13 Nov 2017
  • Research & Ideas

Want to Be Happier? Spend Some Money on Avoiding Household Chores

well-being by offering time-saving services—perhaps even in place of financial rewards. The Stanford School of Medicine did just that with a pilot program that rewarded faculty members with vouchers for meal deliveries, laundry services,... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
  • 20 Dec 2017
  • Lessons from the Classroom

How to Design a Better Customer Experience

purse. Tickets, money, and IDs were all gone. A Disney employee gave me food vouchers for the family, park tickets for the following days, and helped with any inconveniences that we faced. While we enjoyed the rest of the day in the park,... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Health; Entertainment & Recreation
  • 01 Nov 2011
  • First Look

First Look: Nov. 1

online discount vouchers, a new marketing tool that offers consumers large discounts when they prepay for participating merchants' goods and services. Within a model of repeat experience good purchase, we examine two mechanisms by which a discount View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 02 Jan 2012
  • Research & Ideas

Most Popular Articles of 2011

http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/11-063.pdf http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/6597.html Published: August 2, 2011 Paper Released: June 2011 For consumers, online discount vouchers (like those offered by Groupon.com) have obvious appeal: discounts... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
  • 11 Mar 2014
  • First Look

First Look: March 11

consumers large discounts when they prepay for participating firms' goods and services. Within a model of repeat experience good purchase, we examine two mechanisms by which a discount voucher service can benefit affiliated firms: price... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 13 Jul 2011
  • Research & Ideas

Experimental Researcher Helps Improve Health Care in Zambia

get people to use them." In one study exploring the country's high birth rates, 1,031 women were randomly chosen to receive a voucher guaranteeing free and immediate access to a range of modern contraceptives through a private... View Details
Keywords: by Roger Thompson; Health
  • 09 Feb 2012
  • Sharpening Your Skills

Sharpening Your Skills: Online Marketing

Harvard Business School professor Benjamin G. Edelman discusses the paper's findings. Key concepts include: Discount vouchers provide price discrimination, letting merchants attract consumers who would not ordinarily patronize their... View Details
Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty; Technology
  • 05 Jul 2011
  • First Look

First Look: July 5

prepay for participating merchants' goods and services. Within a model of repeat experience good purchase, we examine two mechanisms by which a discount voucher service can benefit affiliated merchants: price discrimination and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 18 Feb 2014
  • First Look

First Look: February 18

participating firms' goods and services. Within a model of repeat experience good purchase, we examine two mechanisms by which a discount voucher service can benefit affiliated firms: price discrimination and advertising. For View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 03 Nov 2015
  • First Look

November 3, 2015

Abstract—The effect of vouchers on sorting between private and public schools depends upon the price elasticity of demand for private schooling. Estimating this elasticity is empirically challenging because prices and quantities are... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 15 Aug 2011
  • Research & Ideas

A New Model for Business: The Museum

At first blush, the consumer appeal of a business like Groupon seems pretty obvious. The popular deal-of-the-day Internet start-up sells vouchers to restaurants, spas, and other local businesses at major markdowns--and who wouldn't want... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
  • 24 Feb 2014
  • Research & Ideas

Busting Six Myths About Customer Loyalty Programs

consumers bestow their loyalty by spending most of their grocery dollars with one retailer for 1-2 percent payback? Let's look more closely at the actual rewards. They come in two forms : (1) turbo charged vouchers (doubling, tripling, or... View Details
Keywords: by Marcel Corstjens & Rajiv Lal; Retail; Consumer Products
  • 22 Feb 2011
  • Research & Ideas

The Most Important Management Trends of the (Still Young) Twenty-First Century

sending some customers charity vouchers and others more standard product discounts (15% off your next purchase)—will allow companies to compare directly the ROI on charitable actions versus more traditional marketing actions - and... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
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