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- May 2005 (Revised September 2005)
- Case
Gallardo's Goes to Mexico
By: Clayton M. Christensen
The theories of market segmentation and brand building in Chapter 3, What Products Will Customers Want to Buy? in The Innovator's Solution by Clayton Christensen and Michael Raynor suggest that when companies segment markets and build brands in ways that match how the... View Details
Keywords: Innovation Strategy; Marketing Strategy; Global Strategy; Brands and Branding; Segmentation; Food and Beverage Industry; United States; Mexico
Christensen, Clayton M. "Gallardo's Goes to Mexico." Harvard Business School Case 605-072, May 2005. (Revised September 2005.)
- 2012
- Case
Zhejiang Semir Garment Co., Ltd.
By: F. Warren McFarlan, Jie Jiao and Yuren Fang
With the rapid growth of China's economy and China's increasing integration into the global economy in the past two decades, China's leisure clothing and garment enterprises achieved a rapid rise and became an important competitive force confronting the foreign brands... View Details
McFarlan, F. Warren, Jie Jiao, and Yuren Fang. "Zhejiang Semir Garment Co., Ltd." Tsinghua University Case, 2012.
- September 2000
- Case
Guru.com
By: Rajiv Lal and Ann Leamon
An online resource for independent professionals must create a marketing plan to build brand awareness. Along with the tone and message of the ads, the executives must choose from several different treatments and media, keeping within their budget. View Details
Lal, Rajiv, and Ann Leamon. "Guru.com." Harvard Business School Case 501-005, September 2000.
- 22 Feb 2023
- Blog Post
Meet the Disability Advocacy and Affinity Group (DAAG)
VP of Marketing and Events I’m a first-year student at Harvard Business School and my primary focus within DAAG is developing comprehensive branding View Details
- 21 Jan 2016
- Blog Post
HBS and the Arts
major talent agency with the launch of a new art division. While consulting on the build out of a platform connecting visual artists to licensing and branding opportunities I was able to hone my strategy... View Details
- 15 Apr 2020
- Video
Nexzu Mobility: Finalist in 2020 New Venture Competition Alumni Track
- June 2008 (Revised April 2013)
- Case
Bernd Beetz: Creating the New Coty
By: Geoffrey Jones and David Kiron
Considers the creation of the world's largest fragrance company by Bernd Beetz, appointed chief executive of Coty Inc. in 2001. In 1990 the German consumer goods company Benkiser began acquiring fragrance and cosmetics brands with the intent of developing a beauty... View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Entrepreneurship; Globalized Firms and Management; Growth and Development Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Beauty and Cosmetics Industry; Germany; United States
Jones, Geoffrey, and David Kiron. "Bernd Beetz: Creating the New Coty." Harvard Business School Case 808-133, June 2008. (Revised April 2013.)
- 20 Nov 2010
- News
Why are Asian women aspiring to Western ideals of beauty?
- 30 Sep 2013
- News
IT'S A (RED) BULL MARKET AFTER ALL
- September 1991 (Revised August 1996)
- Case
Procter & Gamble Co., The: Lenor Refill Package
By: John A. Quelch
The assistant brand manager for Lenor, Procter & Gamble Germany's fabric softener brand, was preparing a presentation on the national launch of an environmentally friendly refill package. View Details
Keywords: Multinational Firms and Management; Environmental Sustainability; Product Launch; Brands and Branding; Consumer Products Industry; Germany; United States
Quelch, John A., Minette E. Drumwright, and Julie Yao. "Procter & Gamble Co., The: Lenor Refill Package." Harvard Business School Case 592-016, September 1991. (Revised August 1996.)
- 01 Sep 2014
- News
Afghanistan’s Hope and Light
employer (1,100 workers) and biggest taxpayer ($500 million and counting). “If we treated the Afghans with respect, it would create a brand loyalty View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 07 Nov 2007
- Op-Ed
How Marketing Hype Hurt Boeing and Apple
damage to Apple brand equity among its core customers. After heavy blogging complaints about Apple exploiting its loyal followers, Steve Jobs had to apologize publicly (after a curt "That's technology" response fueled the fire)... View Details
- July 2003 (Revised October 2018)
- Case
Starbucks: Delivering Customer Service
By: Youngme Moon and John Quelch
Starbucks, the dominant specialty-coffee brand in North America, must respond to recent market research indicating that the company is not meeting customer expectations in terms of service. To increase customer satisfaction, the company is debating a plan that would... View Details
Keywords: Customer Focus and Relationships; Customer Satisfaction; Profit; Recruitment; Marketing Strategy; Service Operations; Performance Improvement; Planning; Food and Beverage Industry
Moon, Youngme, and John Quelch. "Starbucks: Delivering Customer Service." Harvard Business School Case 504-016, July 2003. (Revised October 2018.)
- 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; Apparel and Accessories Industry
Heskett, James L., and James T. Kindley. "Montes Calcados: A Step Ahead." Harvard Business School Brief Case 918-513, February 2018.
- Blog
HBS Online and Executive Education Leadership: Q+A with Patrick Mullane and Luis Viceira
organizations are working together well. That's the objective. This is not about restructuring; it's about getting the two organizations integrated. So HBS Online and Executive Education will maintain their own organizational structures?... View Details
- 05 Feb 2014
- Research & Ideas
Can Putin Score Olympic Gold?
Rings'—capital T, capital R—are arguably one of the most recognized brand symbols in the world. By definition, companies want to cobrand with the Olympics, at least when they aren't laden with problems. Big names such as Coca-Cola (an... View Details
- 31 Jul 2013
- News
Oprah's OWN bounces back with help from Tyler Perry
- January 2022
- Case
FIFA and The World Cup: The Future of Football
By: Anita Elberse, Oliver Band and Howard Johnson
Should FIFA host its biggest event—the FIFA World Cup—every two years instead of every four, as it has been doing since the event’s inception in the 1930s? In September 2021, Gianni Infantino, the president of the International Federation of Association Football... View Details
Keywords: Sports; Soccer; Football; Entertainment; Media; Talent Development; Globalization; Marketing; Strategy; General Management; Governance; Decision Making; Governing and Advisory Boards; Problems and Challenges; Brands and Branding; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry
Elberse, Anita, Oliver Band, and Howard Johnson. "FIFA and The World Cup: The Future of Football." Harvard Business School Case 522-076, January 2022.
- 08 Aug 2019
- News
The story of how you came to buy that car
- August 2016 (Revised July 2017)
- Case
Singapore Airlines: Premium Goes Multi-Brand
By: Rohit Deshpande and Dawn H. Lau
Singapore Airlines had long been considered the gold standard for its innovative customer service. However, the company was faced with new sources of competition, from the rapid growth of Southeast Asian low-cost carriers on the one hand, to the expansion of premium... View Details
Keywords: Customer Focus and Relationships; Economic Slowdown and Stagnation; Management Teams; Brands and Branding; Air Transportation Industry; Travel Industry; Singapore
Deshpande, Rohit, and Dawn H. Lau. "Singapore Airlines: Premium Goes Multi-Brand." Harvard Business School Case 517-017, August 2016. (Revised July 2017.)