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  • February 2018
  • Case

Montes Calcados: A Step Ahead

By: James L. Heskett and James T. Kindley
Montes Calçados (MC) is a well-known "fast-fashion" Brazilian manufacturer of casual, but fashionable, shoes for women aged 18–35 in major cities worldwide. To boost its declining revenues, MC must evaluate two growth options: whether to expand distribution online (at... View Details
Keywords: Brands and Branding; Distribution Channels; Growth and Development Strategy; Marketing Strategy; Global Range; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Retail Industry
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Heskett, James L., and James T. Kindley. "Montes Calcados: A Step Ahead." Harvard Business School Brief Case 918-513, February 2018.
  • June 2006 (Revised October 2007)
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Takashimaya in Transition

By: Rajiv Lal, Masako Egawa and Chisato Toyama
Takashimaya, the largest department store in Japan, was suffering from declining sales. CEO Koji Suzuki had succeeded in instituting changes to cut costs. However, Suzuki needed to come up with a strategy to increase sales, particularly in apparel, which comprised the... View Details
Keywords: Growth and Development Strategy; Brands and Branding; Product Development; Sales; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Retail Industry; Japan
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Lal, Rajiv, Masako Egawa, and Chisato Toyama. "Takashimaya in Transition." Harvard Business School Case 506-054, June 2006. (Revised October 2007.)
  • September 1995 (Revised August 1996)
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Land Rover North America, Inc.

Charles Hughes, president and CEO of Land Rover North America, Inc., is debating product positioning options for the new Land Rover Discovery. The positioning decision must consider the role of the Discovery vis-`a-vis other vehicles in the LRNA line, the brand's... View Details
Keywords: Product Positioning; Consumer Behavior; Brands and Branding; Auto Industry; Retail Industry; North and Central America; United Kingdom
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Fournier, Susan M. "Land Rover North America, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 596-036, September 1995. (Revised August 1996.)
  • August 2021 (Revised February 2024)
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Perfect Diary (完美日记)

By: Shunyuan Zhang and Sunil Gupta
Jinfeng (David) Huang founded Yatsen Holding Limited in 2016 and launched the first direct-to-consumer (DTC) cosmetic brand, Perfect Diary, in 2017. Perfect Diary used social influencers or key opinion leaders (KOL) to successfully build brand awareness and to grow... View Details
Keywords: Direct-to-consumer; Social Influencers; Marketing; Digital Marketing; Competitive Strategy; Brands and Branding; Expansion; Beauty and Cosmetics Industry; Asia
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Zhang, Shunyuan, and Sunil Gupta. "Perfect Diary (完美日记)." Harvard Business School Case 522-030, August 2021. (Revised February 2024.)
  • June 2017
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Harmonie Water: Refreshing the World Naturally

By: John A. Quelch and John L. Teopaco
The marketing director of Harmonie Mineral Water—the second-best selling bottled water in the world—is using findings from two project studies to assess how to establish a global brand identity for Harmonie via television advertising. He must decide what product... View Details
Keywords: Brands and Branding; Advertising; Marketing Communications; Global Strategy; Food and Beverage Industry
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Quelch, John A., and John L. Teopaco. "Harmonie Water: Refreshing the World Naturally." Harvard Business School Brief Case 917-527, June 2017.
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Utilizing Display, Feature and Price Promotions: Getting the Biggest Bang for the Buck

Firms are continuously looking for more efficient ways to influence consumers to purchase their brand. Professor Lemon is conducting research to understand what motivates consumers' purchases of products and services. Her research suggests new strategies for category... View Details
  • 18 Nov 2019
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Adi Godrej

Adi Godrej, head of the India-based diversified business group Godrej Group, describes the company's strategy for moving into markets by acquiring businesses with strong local brand recognition. He gives the... View Details
  • July 2005 (Revised April 2009)
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Real Madrid Club de Futbol (Multimedia)

By: John A. Quelch
In June 2004, Florentino Perez, a well-known Spanish businessman, was elected president of Real Madrid, one of the world's top soccer clubs. In his campaign, Perez had promised to turn around the club's finances, bring in world-class talent, and extend the club's brand... View Details
Keywords: Risk Management; Brands and Branding; Marketing Strategy; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Sports; Expansion; Sports Industry; Spain
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Quelch, John A. "Real Madrid Club de Futbol (Multimedia)." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Case 505-081, July 2005. (Revised April 2009.)
  • August 2023 (Revised September 2023)
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Zegna

By: Rohit Deshpandé, Dante Roscini and Elena Corsi
In 2023, the Italian luxury Zegna brand, traditionally known for formal menswear, was refocusing towards leisure wear, following a recent consumer trend. Such a move exposed the brand to more competition, in a segment where perhaps its made-in-Italy feature was less of... View Details
Keywords: Marketing Strategy; Product Marketing; Product Positioning; Luxury; Competition; Fashion Industry; Italy
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Deshpandé, Rohit, Dante Roscini, and Elena Corsi. "Zegna." Harvard Business School Case 524-021, August 2023. (Revised September 2023.)
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Alejandro Maldonado

Alejandro (HBS '08) has spent most of his career in the areas of direct investing and strategy, with a recent focus on human capital leadership and development. He has had experience in investment banking at Credit Suisse First Boston and in View Details
Keywords: Consulting; Education; Emerging Markets; Investment Banking; Financial Services (All); Private Equity; Financial Services (All); Social Enterprise; Impact Investing; Financial Services (All)
  • November 2001 (Revised March 2011)
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Corona Beer

By: Rohit Deshpande, Gustavo Herrero and Kirsten O'Neil Massaro
In early June 1997, the CEO and vice chairman of Grupo Modelo were reviewing the performance of Corona beer in the U.S. market. Despite a much higher sales volume growth rate, Corona still trailed Heineken, the #1 imported beer brand in the U.S. market. Could Corona... View Details
Keywords: Brands and Branding; Marketing Strategy; Sales; Competitive Strategy; Food and Beverage Industry; Mexico; United States
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Deshpande, Rohit, Gustavo Herrero, and Kirsten O'Neil Massaro. "Corona Beer." Harvard Business School Case 502-023, November 2001. (Revised March 2011.)

    Richard S. Tedlow

    Richard S. Tedlow is the Class of 1949 Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School, where he is a specialist in the history of business.

    Professor Tedlow received his B.A. from Yale in 1969 and his M.A. and Ph.D. in history from... View Details

    Keywords: advertising; computer; marketing industry; retailing; semiconductor; tire
    • September 2014 (Revised November 2017)
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    Sustainability at IKEA Group

    By: V. Kasturi Rangan, Michael W. Toffel, Vincent Dessain and Jerome Lenhardt
    By 2014, IKEA Group was the largest home furnishing company, with EUR28.5 billion of sales, and planned to reach EUR50 billion by 2020, mainly from emerging markets. At the same time, IKEA Group had adopted in 2012 a new sustainability strategy that focused the... View Details
    Keywords: Furnishing; Sustainability; Supply Chain; Wood; Customer Value and Value Chain; Supply Chain Management; Environmental Sustainability; Growth and Development Strategy; Consumer Products Industry
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    Rangan, V. Kasturi, Michael W. Toffel, Vincent Dessain, and Jerome Lenhardt. "Sustainability at IKEA Group." Harvard Business School Case 515-033, September 2014. (Revised November 2017.)
    • 07 Jul 2022
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    How a Multimillion-Dollar Ice Cream Startup Melted Down (and Bounced Back)

    Creamery in 2010, a Brooklyn ice cream parlor that would grow to 16 stores in four states by 2020. Smith’s clever flavors—mixing pecan pie and Sufganiyah jelly donuts in “Thanksgivukkah,” for example—were so enticing that Walt Disney pitched a View Details
    Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds
    • August 2018 (Revised February 2023)
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    Hubble Contact Lenses: Data Driven Direct-to-Consumer Marketing

    By: Jill Avery and Ayelet Israeli
    As its Series A extension round approaches, the founders of Hubble, a subscription-based, social-media fueled, direct-to-consumer (DTC) brand of contact lenses, are reflecting on the marketing strategies that have taken them to a valuation of $200 million and debating... View Details
    Keywords: DTC; Direct To Consumer Marketing; Health Care; Mobile; Attribution; Experimentation; Experiments; Churn/retention; Customer Lifetime Value; Internet Marketing; Big Data; Analytics; A/B Testing; CRM; Advertising; Marketing; Marketing Channels; Marketing Strategy; Media; Brands and Branding; Marketing Communications; Digital Marketing; Consumer Behavior; Acquisition; Growth and Development Strategy; Customer Focus and Relationships; Social Media; E-commerce; Analytics and Data Science; Health Industry; Consumer Products Industry; United States; North America; Europe
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    Avery, Jill, and Ayelet Israeli. "Hubble Contact Lenses: Data Driven Direct-to-Consumer Marketing." Harvard Business School Case 519-011, August 2018. (Revised February 2023.)
    • November 1999
    • Case

    Long-Term Capital Management, L.P. (A)

    By: Andre F. Perold
    Long-Term Capital Management, L.P. (LTCM) was in the business of engaging in trading strategies to exploit market pricing discrepancies. Because the firm employed strategies designed to make money over long horizons--from six months to two years or more--it adopted a... View Details
    Keywords: Fluctuation; Capital; Financial Liquidity; Financing and Loans; Investment Funds; Investment Portfolio; Corporate Governance; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Management; Risk Management; Marketing; Motivation and Incentives; Financial Services Industry
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    Perold, Andre F. "Long-Term Capital Management, L.P. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 200-007, November 1999.
    • 06 Aug 2019
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    Super Bowl Ads Sell Products, but Do They Sell Brands?

    I think about releasing ads in advance is you begin to engage consumers earlier, and then when you wrap that around a social media strategy you can begin to drive conversation about your brand before,... View Details
    Keywords: Advertising; Sports; Entertainment & Recreation; Media & Broadcasting
    • December 2021
    • Case

    Grace Capital

    By: Sara Fleiss, Robin Greenwood, Eren Kuzucu and Denise Han
    In March 2020, the global pandemic was delivering a dose of volatility to the U.S. economy. Catherine Faddis, the CIO of Grace Capital, a Boston-based long-only equity manager, analyzed movements in her portfolio while eyeing previously shelved opportunities to invest... View Details
    Keywords: Preferred Stock; COVID-19 Pandemic; Economy; Health Pandemics; Volatility; Entrepreneurship; Finance; Investment; Strategy; Decision Making; Investment Portfolio; Financial Services Industry; United States
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    Fleiss, Sara, Robin Greenwood, Eren Kuzucu, and Denise Han. "Grace Capital." Harvard Business School Case 222-052, December 2021.
    • 30 Jan 2024
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    Can Second-Generation Ethanol Production Help Decarbonize the World?

    Keywords: Re: Gunnar Trumbull; Energy
    • November 2007 (Revised April 2008)
    • Case

    Russian Standard

    By: Rohit Deshpande and Seth Schulman
    In September 2006, Russian billionaire Roustam Tariko, founder and owner of Russian Standard, needed to develop a strategy for introducing Russia's most popular brand of premium vodka (RSO) to American consumers. In the past year, he had introduced Imperia, the firm's... View Details
    Keywords: Brands and Branding; Marketing Strategy; Product Positioning; Food and Beverage Industry; Russia; United States
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    Deshpande, Rohit, and Seth Schulman. "Russian Standard." Harvard Business School Case 508-053, November 2007. (Revised April 2008.)
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