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      • October 2006 (Revised August 2007)
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      Marketing Chateau Margaux

      By: John A. Deighton, Leyland Pitt, Vincent Marie Dessain, Daniela Beyersdorfer and Anders Sjoman
      Chateau Margaux, luxury brand or connoisseur brand? Although France is awash with unsold wine, demand has never been stronger for the very finest Bordeaux. How should Margaux sustain and grow its business? The Chateau management team is wondering if it can take more... View Details
      Keywords: Price; Growth and Development Strategy; Brands and Branding; Distribution; Luxury; Food and Beverage Industry; France
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      Deighton, John A., Leyland Pitt, Vincent Marie Dessain, Daniela Beyersdorfer, and Anders Sjoman. "Marketing Chateau Margaux." Harvard Business School Case 507-033, October 2006. (Revised August 2007.) (request a courtesy copy.)
      • August 2006 (Revised March 2008)
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      iPod vs. Cell Phone: A Mobile Music Revolution?

      By: David B. Yoffie, Travis D. Merrill and Michael Slind
      In 2006, a nascent market for music-enabled mobile phones was emerging to challenge Apple Computer's dominant position in the digital music industry. Through its iPod line of portable digital music devices and its iTunes Music Store, Apple controlled more than half of... View Details
      Keywords: Music Entertainment; Emerging Markets; Brands and Branding; Sales; Opportunities; Price; Business Model; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Digital Platforms; Service Delivery; Communications Industry; Music Industry
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      Yoffie, David B., Travis D. Merrill, and Michael Slind. "iPod vs. Cell Phone: A Mobile Music Revolution?" Harvard Business School Case 707-419, August 2006. (Revised March 2008.)
      • July 2006 (Revised October 2006)
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      Lenovo: Building A Global Brand

      By: John A. Quelch and Carin-Isabel Knoop
      Announced in December 2004, the $1.75 billion acquisition of IBM's PC division by Lenovo, China's largest PC maker, made headlines around the world. A relative upstart in the business, Lenovo acquired the division of IBM that invented the PC in 1981. While Lenovo was... View Details
      Keywords: Marketing Strategy; Multinational Firms and Management; Information Infrastructure; Global Strategy; Acquisition; Brands and Branding; Manufacturing Industry; Computer Industry; China
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      Quelch, John A., and Carin-Isabel Knoop. "Lenovo: Building A Global Brand." Harvard Business School Case 507-014, July 2006. (Revised October 2006.)
      • February 2006
      • Case

      Bumble and bumble: Building a Successful Business in Beauty and Fashion

      By: Nancy F. Koehn and Erica Helms
      Explores the creation and subsequent rise of Bumble and bumble, a trend-setting hair-care company. Analyzes the vision and achievements of the founding entrepreneur, Michael Gordon, and charts the evolution of the company within the $230 billion global beauty industry.... View Details
      Keywords: Corporate Entrepreneurship; Brands and Branding; Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Strategy; Financial Condition; Business Growth and Maturation; Success; Distribution; Beauty and Cosmetics Industry; Fashion Industry
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      Koehn, Nancy F., and Erica Helms. "Bumble and bumble: Building a Successful Business in Beauty and Fashion." Harvard Business School Case 806-084, February 2006.
      • October 2005 (Revised August 2006)
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      Haier: Taking a Chinese Company Global

      By: Krishna G. Palepu, Tarun Khanna and Ingrid Vargas
      In 2005, Haier, China's leading appliance manufacturer, had over $12 billion in worldwide sales and was the third-ranked global appliance brand behind Whirlpool and GE. Describes Haier's rise from a defunct refrigerator factory in China's Qingdao province to an... View Details
      Keywords: Global Strategy; Brands and Branding; Manufacturing Industry; Consumer Products Industry; China
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      Palepu, Krishna G., Tarun Khanna, and Ingrid Vargas. "Haier: Taking a Chinese Company Global." Harvard Business School Case 706-401, October 2005. (Revised August 2006.)
      • February 2005
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      European Integration and Corporate Restructuring: The Strategy of Unilever c1957-c1990

      By: Geoffrey Jones and Peter Miskell
      This article examines the role of the large Anglo-Dutch consumer products company in promoting European integration. It shows that Unilever contributed financially to campaigns to support the creation of the European Union, and its subsequent expansion, despite a... View Details
      Keywords: Horizontal Integration; Organizations; Policy; Expansion; Market Transactions; Geographic Location; Restructuring; Competition; Brands and Branding; Production; Capital Structure; Value; Consumer Products Industry; European Union; United States
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      Jones, Geoffrey, and Peter Miskell. "European Integration and Corporate Restructuring: The Strategy of Unilever c1957-c1990." Economic History Review 58, no. 1 (February 2005): 113–139.
      • October 2004 (Revised July 2013)
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      Making China Beautiful: Shiseido and the China Market

      By: Geoffrey G. Jones, Akiko Kanno and Masako Egawa
      Describes the multinational growth of Shiseido, the world's fourth-largest cosmetics company, with a focus on its strategy in China since 1981. Explores the challenges facing firms in the globalization of a culturally specific industry such as cosmetics. The Japanese... View Details
      Keywords: Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Globalized Firms and Management; Growth and Development Strategy; Resource Allocation; Competition; Beauty and Cosmetics Industry; China; Japan
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      Jones, Geoffrey G., Akiko Kanno, and Masako Egawa. "Making China Beautiful: Shiseido and the China Market." Harvard Business School Case 805-003, October 2004. (Revised July 2013.)
      • August 2004 (Revised February 2006)
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      Marketing James Patterson

      By: John A. Deighton
      Can a successful novelist use direct-to-consumer marketing to grow his brand? The author, who in a previous career ran a major advertising agency, uses advertising with great success to build his stature as a crime fiction writer. Further, he applies his experience at... View Details
      Keywords: Advertising; Debates; Surveys; SWOT Analysis; Brands and Branding; Marketing Channels; Product Marketing; Consumer Behavior; Outcome or Result; Sales
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      Deighton, John A. "Marketing James Patterson." Harvard Business School Case 505-029, August 2004. (Revised February 2006.) (request a courtesy copy.)
      • April 2004
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      Marks & Spencer: The Phoenix Rises - A Multimedia Case Study

      By: Joseph L. Bower
      Enables students to interactively research the steps Marks & Spencer's top executives took to restore prosperity and explore in depth the major issues remaining. The perspective is that of Luc Vandevelde, who arrived at the venerable U.K. retailer in 2001, and that of... View Details
      Keywords: Brands and Branding; Corporate Strategy; Management Teams; Retail Industry; United Kingdom
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      Bower, Joseph L. "Marks & Spencer: The Phoenix Rises - A Multimedia Case Study." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Case 304-034, April 2004.
      • March 2004 (Revised January 2008)
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      Samsung Electronics Company: Global Marketing Operations

      By: John A. Quelch
      Samsung's global marketing director is assessing how to build the global brand reputation of the company further and upgrade the company's worldwide brand image. To show how to build a global brand. View Details
      Keywords: Global Range; Globalized Firms and Management; Brands and Branding; Reputation
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      Quelch, John A., and Anna Harrington. "Samsung Electronics Company: Global Marketing Operations." Harvard Business School Case 504-051, March 2004. (Revised January 2008.)
      • June 2003 (Revised October 2003)
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      Habitat for Humanity International: Brand Valuation

      By: John A. Quelch
      Habitat for Humanity underwent a brand valuation study and found that its brand was worth $1.8 billion, equivalent to Starbucks. Senior management reviews the issues facing the organization; students are afforded insights into what drives brand value for a major... View Details
      Keywords: Nonprofit Organizations; Valuation; Brands and Branding
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      Quelch, John A., and Nathalie Laidler. "Habitat for Humanity International: Brand Valuation." Harvard Business School Case 503-101, June 2003. (Revised October 2003.)
      • November 2001 (Revised March 2002)
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      Digital Angel

      By: Youngme E. Moon and Kerry Herman
      Digital Angel is considering the appropriate marketing plan for the launch of its new locator device. The device, a watch and pager worn in combination, provides GPS location information and monitors heart rate and body temperature via body sensors. Parents of young... View Details
      Keywords: Information; Safety; Rights; Market Entry and Exit; Ethics; Product Launch; Brands and Branding; Product Development
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      Moon, Youngme E., and Kerry Herman. "Digital Angel." Harvard Business School Case 502-021, November 2001. (Revised March 2002.)
      • October 2001 (Revised August 2005)
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      Zipcar

      By: Myra M. Hart and Wendy Carter
      Provides a detailed description of the processes and tasks associated with creating a new venture in an emerging industry (subscription car-sharing for urban dwellers). Chronicles the entrepreneur's concept development, industry analysis, market research, identity... View Details
      Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Financing and Loans; Leadership Development; Venture Capital; Business Strategy; Growth and Development Strategy; Business Plan; Budgets and Budgeting; Management Teams; Partners and Partnerships; Marketing Strategy; Brands and Branding; Auto Industry; Service Industry
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      Hart, Myra M., and Wendy Carter. "Zipcar." Harvard Business School Case 802-085, October 2001. (Revised August 2005.)
      • February 2001 (Revised February 2002)
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      Estee Lauder and the Market for Prestige Cosmetics

      By: Nancy F. Koehn
      Opens with a brief history of the U.S. cosmetics market and its rapid development in the 1920s. Also recounts Lauder's initial involvement in the sector, making skin care products and selling them in Manhattan beauty parlors during the Great Depression. Pays particular... View Details
      Keywords: Fluctuation; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Market Entry and Exit; Entrepreneurship; Luxury; Business Strategy; Society; Beauty and Cosmetics Industry; United States
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      Koehn, Nancy F. "Estee Lauder and the Market for Prestige Cosmetics." Harvard Business School Case 801-362, February 2001. (Revised February 2002.)
      • February 2001 (Revised December 2002)
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      Marshall Field and the Rise of the Department Store

      By: Nancy F. Koehn
      Analyzes Marshall Field's efforts to develop a market for mass retailing in late 19th-century Chicago. Examines Chicago's expansion in the 1860s and, within this context, how Field struck out on his own to, build a wholesale and retail business. Concentrates on the... View Details
      Keywords: Fluctuation; Industry Growth; Corporate Strategy; Entrepreneurship; Brands and Branding; Society; Distribution Industry; Retail Industry; Chicago
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      Koehn, Nancy F. "Marshall Field and the Rise of the Department Store." Harvard Business School Case 801-349, February 2001. (Revised December 2002.)
      • November 2000 (Revised July 2001)
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      Intuit QuickBooks

      By: Rajiv Lal and Punima P Kochikar
      Internet QuickBooks, a successful product with a strong brand and an 85% share of retail sales, was faced with the challenge of meeting market growth expectations in a mature, slowing market segment. Generating recurring revenues by providing value-added online... View Details
      Keywords: Budgets and Budgeting; Decisions; Growth and Development; Brands and Branding; Market Participation; Problems and Challenges; Internet and the Web; Value; Web Services Industry
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      Lal, Rajiv, and Punima P Kochikar. "Intuit QuickBooks." Harvard Business School Case 501-054, November 2000. (Revised July 2001.)
      • October 30, 2000
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      Building a Powerful Prestige Brand

      By: Nancy F. Koehn
      Keywords: Brands and Branding
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      Koehn, Nancy F. "Building a Powerful Prestige Brand." Harvard Business School Working Knowledge (October 30, 2000).
      • September 2000
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      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
      Keywords: Budgets and Budgeting; Brands and Branding; Marketing Communications; Marketing Strategy
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      Lal, Rajiv, and Ann Leamon. "Guru.com." Harvard Business School Case 501-005, September 2000.
      • August 2000
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      Building Store Loyalty Through Store Brands

      By: Marcel Corstjens and R. Lal
      Keywords: Brands and Branding; Customer Relationship Management
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      Corstjens, Marcel, and R. Lal. "Building Store Loyalty Through Store Brands." Journal of Marketing Research (JMR) 37, no. 3 (August 2000): 281–291.
      • January 2000
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      The Dimensions of Brand Equity for Nestlé Crunch Bar: A Research Case

      By: Jill Avery and Gerald Zaltman
      An in-depth study of consumers' thoughts and feelings about a branded candy bar. View Details
      Keywords: Brand Management; Brand Equity; Brand Communication; Brand & Product Management; Brand Building; Brand Positioning; Brand Storytelling; Brand Strategy; Brand Value; Branding; Marketing; Advertising; Customer Satisfaction; Brands and Branding; Consumer Behavior; Food and Beverage Industry; Consumer Products Industry
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      Avery, Jill, and Gerald Zaltman. "The Dimensions of Brand Equity for Nestlé Crunch Bar: A Research Case." Harvard Business School Case 500-083, January 2000.
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