HBR CASE STUDY Good Money After Bad? Jack Brandon’s initial idea has not panned out‚ and the cash is nearly gone. But he’s got a new plan. Will you back him a second time? by John W. Mullins F Daniel Vasconcellos overlooking the sparkling lights of San Francisco‚ Christian Harbinson gazed across the bay to the hills above Sausalito. “There’s nothing like a vigorous hike‚” he thought‚“to clear the mind before a crucial meeting.” It was a mild March evening‚ and the 35-year-old venture
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dividing a potential market into distinct subsets of consumers with a common need or characteristic and selecting one or more segments to target with a specially designed marketing mix. Besides aiding in the development of new products‚ segmentation studies assist in the redesign and repositioning of existing products‚ in the creation of promotional appeals‚ and the selection of advertising media. In order to be a viable target market‚ a segment must be identifiable (by some criteria such as demographics
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Case studies for use in Groups (First in first served! Once a group has chosen a case study‚ it is no longer available for another group. Choose carefully‚ some are more difficult than others‚ offering the chance to shine! Remember: you need to carry out ethical due-diligence. Good recommendations foresee different possible outcomes and challenges.) 1. You are a management team at a bank that is feeling competitive pressures: the financial crisis has made international borrowings more expensive and
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Case Study: Launching Inspired Dining Experiences at The Bay‚ Canada’s Iconic Department Store It was an inspired afternoon that had our Strategic Objectives team revelling in just how delectable our job can be. After setting Canadian foodies all a-Twitter in early 2011 with the announcement it was re-imagining its foodservice options from coast to coast‚ The Bay‚ Canada’s leading department store finally opened its first two new dining destinations‚ Bannock and Foodwares Market‚ at its flagship
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Case Study Chapter 5 “ carter Cleaning Company “ If you were to ask jennifer and her father what the main problem was in running their firm‚ their answer would be quick and short hiring good people. Originally begun as a string of coin-operated laundromats requiring virtually no skilled help‚ the chain grew to six stores‚ each heavily dependent on skilled managers‚ cleaner-spotters and pressers. Employees generally have no more than a high school education (often less) and the market for them
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Case study carnival cruise lines:exploiting a sea of global opportunity Background Q&A Take Home Messsage What global forces have contributed to the growth of the cruise-line industry? the change in the competitive environment brought about by the advent of transoceanic airline service increasing discretionary incomes 2\What specific steps have Carnival Cruise Lines taken to benefit from global social changes? : Carnival has adopted many measures as follows Institude very strict security
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CASE STUDY – (DIRECTING) MASTERCRAFT FURNITURE COMPANY A small‚ fairly successful and operated company was owned by the Montenegro Family. They specialized manufacturing furniture‚ because of their ability and expertise of making a good quality furnitures‚ the consumers are loyal to them as the company grew rapidly and its sales of 14‚000 in the first year reached 11 million five years later. Producing a high-quality product was doing well. However‚ the family-owned company was aspiring to
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EXPERIENCE HBR.ORG Case Study The Experts Bruce Chizen (bruce@ chizenventures.com) is a venture partner at Voyage Capital in Seattle and a senior adviser at Permira Advisers‚ which is headquartered in London. He was previously the CEO of Adobe. ILLUSTRATION: MONICA HELLSTRÖM Debra Benton (debra@ debrabenton.com) is an executive coach‚ the founder of Benton Management Resources in Livermore‚ Colorado‚ and the author of CEO Material: How to Be a Leader in Any Organization
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Case Study # 10 1. What‚ if anything‚ should Sony do to turn around the sales of the PS3? 2. What has been Sony’s strategic approach with regard to new product development? 3. What are the key success factors in the video gaming industry today? Are these the same as in the past? 4. What was Sony’s marketing program for the launch of the PS3? What is the competitive advantage of the PS3? What are the weaknesses of the PS3? 5. Compare the marketing program of the Nintendo Wii to the PS3. How are they
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CASE STUDY Aeronautica Civil: Achieving Competitive Advantage in a Noncompetitive Industry As noted in the chapter‚ competitiveness in government agencies can sometimes be expressed as “competing against yourself.” Essentially‚ an organization sets goals that are significantly higher than current performance and puts processes and systems in place to meet those goals‚ thus effectively competing against its former performance. Aeronautica Civil (aerocivil.gov.co) is Colombia’s aircontrol agency
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