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Alfred N. Steele

Arriving at Pepsi after defecting from an alienating position at Coca-Cola, Steele immediately began a highly involved rehabilitation process at the battered soft drink maker. Steele installed a more autonomous management structure, instituted an extensive View Details

Keywords: Food & Tobacco

Earl G. Graves

of the black community of the need for such a publication, Grave eventually garnered the support of over 100,000 leaders and organizations. By 1992, the magazine had national recognition–including advertising support from many Fortune 500... View Details

Keywords: Publishing & Print Media

King C. Gillette

Gillette invented the safety razor, creating a new U.S. industry. In 1903, Gillette sold 51 of his razors and 168 blades. He increased these numbers dramatically so that by the end of the next year, he had sold 90,000 razors and 12.4 million blades. Gillette grew his... View Details

Keywords: Personal Care & Home Products

Jerry Della Femina

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

01 Oct 2018
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Advancing Opportunities for Others

the whisper network, meaning we just put it out in our own networks. We didn't advertise on the web. We didn't advertise on TV. We just told people this is what we're doing. In two weeks, we had 100... View Details

Keywords: Finance

01 Mar 2010
News

Milestone for HBS Alumna

member of the HAA board since 1995. Alvarez-Bjelland emigrated with her family from Cuba to Miami in 1962 and has lived for the past 25 years in Norway, home to her husband, Christian Bjelland (MBA ’78). She has worked in marketing and View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

Daniel F. Gerber, Jr.

to advertise his product for 15 cents a can to build a vibrant wholesale business. The now famous “Gerber baby symbol” was introduced to build brand identity and reassure skeptical consumers. Though it took ten years to build a wholesale... View Details

Keywords: Food & Tobacco

01 Sep 2017
News

Read All About It: Journalism Can Be Profitable

substantial advertising revenue. But local newspapers provide important accountability, and the question is, how do you create a local newspaper that focuses on doing that? Local newspapers need truly differentiated content that their... View Details

Keywords: April White; New York Times; newspapers; Google; Wirecutter; social media; Facebook; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information

03 Nov 2003
Research & Ideas

Making Money Making Movies

the lion's share of admissions. In that respect, audience tastes in U.S. and international markets are actually fairly similar. Q: What opportunities do you see for entertainment marketers who want to ensure a film's success overseas? How important is View Details

Keywords: by Manda Salls; Entertainment & Recreation; Motion Pictures & Video

Stanley B. Resor

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 Jun 2009
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Martin V. Marshall Remembered

retired from the active faculty in 1993, was a marketing and advertising expert whose practice-oriented approach to teaching and course development left a lasting impact on countless Harvard MBA students and business leaders. “Marty was a... View Details

Keywords: obiturary; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Dec 2015
News

Snapping Up Voters

Saliterman—a 33-year-old veteran of the Bush White House and Republican National Committee—promoted new tools that permitted campaigns to run ads for a select group of voters before YouTube videos. After moving to launch Snapchat’s first political View Details

Keywords: Sasha Issenberg

September 1991 (Revised December 1991)
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G. Heileman Brewing Co. (A): Power Failure At PowerMaster

By: Stephen A. Greyser

In June 1991, Heileman announced plans to introduce a high-alcohol malt liquor under the name PowerMaster (PM). Although the company claimed PM would be positioned as an upscale product and marketed on the basis of its superior taste, minority advocates and alcohol... View Details

Keywords: Advertising Campaigns; Ethics; Lawfulness; Brands and Branding; Product Positioning; Demand and Consumers; Market Entry and Exit; Food and Beverage Industry

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money in 1995, Yang and Filo launched the search engine, Yahoo! By including advertising on their site (one of the first to do so) and by structuring deals with Netscape Navigator and others, Yahoo has been able to profitably grow... View Details

Keywords: Computers & Electronics

Pete Rozelle

equal-revenue-earning teams. These changes allowed the NFL to become a profitable enterprise by promoting competition among the teams for players and among the networks and merchandisers for broadcasting and advertising rights,... View Details

Keywords: Entertainment & Broadcast Media

Owsley Brown II

Taking the helm of the family company from his brother in 1993, Brown dramatically expanded Brown-Forman’s international presence and invested heavily in sales and marketing. Brown orchestrated a total marketing “makeover” for the company – shunning over 35 years of... View Details

Keywords: Food & Tobacco

13 Nov 2012
First Look

First Look: November 13

http://hbr.org/product/what-makes-analysts-say-buy/an/F1211B-PDF-ENG The Internalization of Advertising Services: An Inter-Industry Analysis Authors:Sharon Horsky, Steven C. Michael, and Alvin J. Silk Publication:Review of Marketing... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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

16 Jun 2003
Research & Ideas

Researchers Contribute Globalization of Markets Papers

Cost Economies in the Global Advertising and Marketing Services Business Levitt's work sparked debate on the merits of standardized versus localized advertising campaigns. But what are the economics of firms... View Details

Keywords: by Working Knowledge editors

March 1998 (Revised August 1998)
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Pepsi Blue

By: John A. Quelch

Executives at Pepsico are considering a possible redesign of the Pepsi carbonated beverage packages worldwide to give the brand a modern, up-to-date image and "ownership" of the color blue against Coca-Cola's "ownership" of the color red. View Details

Keywords: Competition; Advertising; Brands and Branding; Food and Beverage Industry; United States

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