Ducati & TPG – A “Wild Ride” LBO Case Study December‚ 2010 Q1. The nature of the opportunity and the question of brand expansion 1.1 The situation of the target firm Positives: (1) The Ducati brand was world famous;(2) The product was great in terms of technology and quality and it had won the 1990‚ 1991‚ 1992‚ 1994‚ and 1995 World Superbike championships against strong competition;(3) Ducati’s product family was broad offering 15 models in four families based on seven different engines;(4)
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Page 1: A story of global success No study of business success in the twentieth century would be complete without mentioning Coca-Cola. Coca-Cola is the product which perhaps best exemplifies global marketing. The Coca-Cola trademark is recognised by 94 per cent of the earth’s population and Coca-Cola is the second most universally understood phrase after OK. It is not only instantly recognisable but it can be found almost anywhere from petrol stations and shops in Central Africa‚ to small villages
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Dove Case Questions: 1. What is a brand? Why does Unilever want fewer of them? 2. What was Dove’s positioning in the 1950s? What is its positioning in 2007? 3. How did Unilever organize to do product category management and brand management in Unilever before 2000? What was the corresponding structure after 2000? How was brand meaning controlled before 2000 and how is it controlled at the time of the case? 4. Spend a little time searching blogs‚ using Google Blog Search‚ BlogRunner‚ Technocratic
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Jitendra Kumar Chaurasiya PCOM no. : 166 IIM Lucknow KPCL Case Study Solution Problem at hand: This case is about KCPL which was started in 1945‚ by Mohan Kumar Gupta. It started business in the candy industry but subsequently moved to “Glucose biscuit” Industry with “MKG” brand. There were two national player “A-one and International biscuits” in the market. In year 1986-87 the company incurred losses. A-one with sales over 1200 tonnes/month wanted to increase its production capacity by
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DESIGNING AND MANAGING SERVICES | CHAPTER 13 379 Marketing Excellence >>The Ritz-Carlton Few brands attain such a high standard of customer service as the luxury hotel‚ The Ritz-Carlton. The RitzCarlton dates back to the early 20th century and the original Ritz-Carlton Boston‚ which revolutionized the way U.S. travelers viewed and experienced customer service and luxury in a hotel. The Ritz-Carlton Boston was the first of its kind to provide guests with a private bath in each guest
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Case Study – Corporate Social Responsibility – AMWAY Posted on Thursday‚ January 17‚ 2008 by BullsEye Rate This By the end of your reading‚ you should be able to answer the following questions: 1. What do you understand by the term Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)? 2. Explain two actions that Amway and its IBOs are currently taking that involve CSR. 3. Analyse the key ingredients in Amway’s CSR strategy. Show how the strategy is designed to translate the vision into practical steps
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Company case : Southwest Airlines – Waging War in Philly 1. How do Southwest’s marketing objectives and its marketing mix strategy affect its pricing decisions? Answer : Operating under an intensely competitive environment ‚ Southwest Airlines carefully projects its image so customers can differentiate its product form its competitors .. To successfully secure its market position ‚ Southwest needs to be extremely Cost-efficient ‚Southwest has a well defined business model that uses single
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Company Overview Aircraft Solutions (AS)‚ located in Southern California helps customers through all phases of new product development from prototypes to final large-volume production and assembly. Aircraft Solutions is a leader is design and fabrication of component product and services for companies in the electronics‚ commercial‚ defense and aerospace industry. AS’s mission is to provide customer success through machined products and related services and to meet cost‚ quality and schedule requirements
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FIFE SOLUTIONS LTD SECTION A: STARTING UP Fife Solutions Ltd‚ a firm of IT consultants was set up by Pradeep Sharma and Justyna Brown 10 years ago. It had always been their dream whist at University to set up their own business but immediately after graduating‚ they went their separate ways and gained experience in the IT field. A generous development grant from the government allowed them to pursue their dream and Fife Solutions was born. This new company allowed Justyna and Pradeep to play
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About the Lima Tire Plant Located in Lima‚ Ohio‚ the plant building encompassed over 1.5 million square feet and was situated on 128 acres of land. About 1‚120 people were employed at the Lima location: 970 were hourly employees and 150 were salaried employees. The hourly personnel at the plant were unionized by the United Steelworkers (USW)‚ which had merged with the United Rubber Workers in 1995. The Lima Plant had undergone a $100 million expansion and modernization effort in 2000‚ which enabled
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