Publications

31 Mar 2014
News

Encouraging Niche Content in an Ad-Driven World

Keywords: Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services; Professional Services

Della Femina was part of a new breed of executives that shook up the staid world of advertising in the late sixties. Wildly creative and eccentric, Della Femina pushed the envelope of provocative advertising... View Details

Keywords: Services

Will K. Kellogg

Kellogg invented corn flakes and created a breakfast cereal empire. Practicing pioneering advertising techniques, he managed to change the American breakfast style. Today, the Kellogg Company carries on the tradition of innovative View Details

Keywords: Food & Tobacco

May 2017
Case

Promontory, Inc.

By: Frank V. Cespedes and Amy Handlin

Promontory, Inc. is a small, privately owned firm in the promotional products (specialty advertising) industry. After starting the firm two years ago with the intention of pursuing a high-quality/high-price strategy, the CEO is seeking methods of increasing sales... View Details

Keywords: Salesforce Management; Marketing Strategy; Customization and Personalization; Business Model; Sales; Advertising Industry

March 2009
Teaching Note

Publicis Groupe 2009: Toward a Digital Transformation (TN)

By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Matthew Bird

Teaching Note for [309085]. View Details

Keywords: Transition; Mergers and Acquisitions; Problems and Challenges; Globalization; Expansion; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Business Model; Advertising Industry

March 2006 (Revised February 2007)
Case

Massive Incorporated (B)

By: Joseph B. Lassiter III, Clark Gilbert and Victoria Winston

Keywords: Emerging Markets; Product Launch; Digital Marketing; Business Startups; Advertising Industry

July 2002
Case

Bradley Marquez: Reduction in Force (B)

By: Thomas J. DeLong and Vineeta Vijayaraghavan

Supplements the (A) case. View Details

Keywords: Resignation and Termination; Employees; Advertising Industry

Though his wife Helen was the creative genius behind JWT’s ad campaigns, Resor was a pioneer in the business of advertising. Under his leadership, JWT became a leader, not only in print advertising, but also in radio advertising and... View Details

Keywords: Services

01 Dec 2008
News

Teaching is in his DNA

John McArthur, as many of his friends say emphatically, is a teacher. “That’s his DNA,” says Boston advertising legend Jack Connors. “He wants to take his students, whoever they may be, and turn them into contributors to the community.... View Details

Thomas J. Burrell

Burrell created his agency to capitalize on the untapped potential of the black market in America, and in the process, he became a pioneer of target marketing and built the largest black-owned advertising agency in the United States. He... View Details

Keywords: Services

David M. Ogilvy

Though he founded the advertising giant that is best known for its hard-sell approach, Ogilvy himself is known for his creativity and for championing the softer side of advertising. Despite the minimal profits earned by such an approach,... View Details

Keywords: Services

Web

The High Art of Photographic Advertising: The 1934 National Alliance of Art and Industry Exhibition

HBS Quick Links MBA Executive Education Doctoral Programs Faculty and Research Alumni HBS Publishing Site Index HBS Home Contact Us Map/Directions The High Art of Photographic Advertising Introduction Photographic Exhibit Research Links... View Details

01 Sep 2008
News

Negative Ad Power

Political candidates are often said to be marketed just like consumer products. But there’s a big difference. Consumer marketers such as Coke and Pepsi or Toyota and Ford focus on building up their brand, not on tearing down their opponent. Negative View Details

Keywords: John A. Quelch;Katherine E. Jocz; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

Web

Buy Now, Pay Later: Research Links - Visual Collections

from the Bleichroeder Print Collection are available in the permanent online exhibition Coin & Conscience: Popular Views of Money, Credit and Speculation. Trade Card Collection, 1870 More Information About the Collection This collection contains numerous examples of... View Details

29 Feb 2016
HBS Case

Bigbelly's Big Bet on the Digital Trash Can

Q: When is a trash can not a trash can? A: When it’s a Wi-Fi hotspot, air-purity monitor, and advertising billboard—all in one. Bigbelly solar-powered trash cans have been street corner fixtures in Philadelphia, Boston, New York, and... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Energy

28 Oct 2014
First Look

First Look: October 28

shown to users who performed similar searches, they find that Google's prominent placement of its Flight Search service increased the clicks on paid advertising listings by more than half while decreasing the clicks on organic search... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

January 2011 (Revised April 2012)
Case

BBVA Compass: Marketing Resource Allocation

By: Sunil Gupta and Joseph Davies-Gavin

BBVA Compass, the 15th largest commercial bank in the U.S., is a part of the BBVA Group of Spain, the second largest bank in Spain with $755 billion in assets. In December 2010, Frank Sottosanti, Chief Marketing Officer of BBVA Compass, was reviewing the marketing... View Details

Keywords: Advertising; Resource Allocation; Marketing Channels; Marketing Strategy; Performance Evaluation; Banking Industry; United States