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- 01 Jun 2001
- News
A Match Made in Heaven
he was named CEO. Intent on having Samuel Adams perceived as a world-class product, Roper wants to move Boston Beer beyond its image as a local craft-brewer. “We’re already distancing ourselves from that,” he observed. “We need to take our View Details
- 01 Jun 2023
- News
Action Plan: Net Proceeds
than 1,500 jobs and became a movement the locals nicknamed ramase lajan (“picking up money” in Haitian Creole), as they came to see plastic as a resource instead of garbage. Not surprisingly, Goodwin learned that demand from brands and... View Details
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Shop Talk, Different Avenues
supply. In 2009 we started shaping the kind of inventory we needed and partnered with brands in the same way department stores do to make sure that we’re not left empty-handed when we have surges in demand. MT: How are you responding to... View Details
- 25 Feb 2020
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Mr. Coffee
2018, Keller left his position as global president of the Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company to become CEO of Peet’s Coffee; in January, he was named CEO of JDE Peet’s, a merger that added a portfolio of coffee and tea brands represented in more... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 15 Dec 2015
- News
The Year in Ideas 2015
large food brands have earned accolades for recent decisions to eliminate GMOs from their supply chain. It was into this market that Haven Baker (MBA 2009), Simplot’s VP of plant sciences, launched the first direct-to-consumer produce... View Details
- 12 Jul 2021
- News
Alumni Confront the COVID-19 Crisis
testing and social distancing, plus the ongoing risks and progression of the hotspots,” says Streetman. Users can drill into case and fatality trajectories, track local outbreaks, and estimate the COVID-19 virus transmission in local regions. Careismatic View Details
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
The Little Ice-Cream Company That Could
several years later, there was only one logical choice for a new name: Edy’s, after cofounder Joseph Edy. By the early 1990s, the Edy’s brand was well established throughout the Midwest and East, and it has long since eclipsed Dreyer’s in... View Details
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
3-Minute Briefing: Rehito “Ray” Hatoyama (MBA 2008)
For Hello Kitty, we like to say, “Small gift, big smile.” We have a 10-cent lollipop at some mass retailers. But we also have $500,000 jewelry. Sanrio has more than 3,000 licensing partners in over 130 countries. The happiness of bringing a smile to someone is very... View Details
- 04 Mar 2008
- News
HBS Blogs
Fitness, Baby Boomers, Business, and Living”; archived since July 2006) MBA 1980I Jim McGee, McGee’s Musings, http://www.mcgeesmusings.net/ (book reviews and comments on design, technology, learning, organization, resources, and more; archived since Jan. 2003) MBA... View Details
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Back on Course
had been the epitome of yacht-club chic. Some years ago, however, the famous brand lost its bearings, drifted from its proud heritage, and wound up indistinguishable from the mass-market fleet. Today, with its two new skippers, the... View Details
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
Faculty Q&A: Reemerging Technologies
Your research examines industries that once seemed doomed but have experienced a comeback. How does this happen? I did my dissertation work on the Swiss watch industry, and I looked at what it takes for a technology to reemerge. For over two centuries, Swiss mechanical... View Details
- 04 Dec 2014
- News
The 32 Hottest Startup CEOs In America
Keywords: Gilt Groupe; Glamsquad; Mink; Hinge; Birchbox; Personal Services; Nonstore Retailers; Retail Trade
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
Ink: Start Small, Rise Above
Nourish: We built a great line of formula-ready baby bottles, and we found a solid customer base. The unit economics made sense. The branding was great, and we were seemingly successful. Then we got a big order with Whole Foods, the dream... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 01 Mar 2018
- News
Case Study: On the Record
to build capabilities that would be hard to replicate. Let’s build a plan here—not just to grow but to develop some long-term defensibility. Some record profits would be music to investors’ ears. —Jeffrey Glass (MBA 1994) Grow market share, View Details
Keywords: April White
- 25 Feb 2020
- News
Gotta Dance
Above: Horowitz (seated) and Goldberg: More than the same old song and dance (photo by HollenderX2) When Evan Horowitz (MBA 2008) and Geoffrey Goldberg first met, the two clicked on multiple levels. Married in 2013, the pair cofounded Movers+Shakers in 2016, a... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 20 Aug 2014
- News
Why the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge is a Social Media Blockbuster
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
Perfection’s Price
Although the Lane Bryant brand continues to thrive, the Kaplans saw a need for more choice in color, styles, cut, and price. At Fashion To Figure (named so because “Gram used to say you should never ask women to conform their figures to... View Details
- 01 Mar 2005
- News
Lighting It Up
used to be a one-season event,” Wilkins noted. “Now most customers want to leave lighting up year-round because it signifies a special event.” Wilkins is excited by the prospect that more American cities may come to look like Hong Kong and thrilled to be involved in... View Details
- 28 May 2019
- News
What I Do: Gordon Medenica (MBA 1979)
cross-sell each other’s games. It’s something the industry accomplished by working together.” “Maybe 20 percent of my time is devoted to different aspects of Mega Millions. Just one example: We’re fighting these parasitic lotteries that basically trade on our View Details
- 01 Apr 2002
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HBS Press Books in Brief
Featuring all-star names in marketing such as Don Peppers, Martha Rogers, David Aaker, and Kevin Keller, this dynamic collection provides a diverse look at the field of marketing. From global branding to one-to-one marketing to managing... View Details