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Darden University of Virginia (USA)
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Uber Pricing Strategies and Marketing Communications
Farris, Paul W.; Yemen, Gerry; Weiler, Virginia; Ailawadi, KusumCase DARDEN-M-0871-EMarketingBy late March 2014, the ridesharing company Uber was on a roll, rapidly expanding service to untapped markets and gaining new, enthusiastic customers, as well as a few vocal and visible detractors. Uber’s innovative organization of the supply-demand matching process produced eager customers who recruited others. Buzz marketing and aggressive recruitment of drivers augmented growth. This case presents Uber as an example of a middleman adding real ...Starting at €8.20
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The Wells Fargo Commercial Banking Scandal - Teaching Note
Lynch, Luann J.; Cutro, CameronTeaching Note DARDEN-C-2394TN-EAccounting and ControlTeaching note for product C-2394Starting at €0.00
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The Multichannel Challenge at Natura in Beauty and Personal Care (A), (B), and (C) - Teaching note
Farris, Paul W.; Guissoni, Leandro; Boccia, Murillo; Ailawadi, KusumTeaching Note DARDEN-M-0943TNMarketingTeaching note for products M-0943, M-1022 and M-1023Starting at €0.00
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The Multichannel Challenge at Natura in Beauty and Personal Care (A)
Farris, Paul W.; Guissoni, Leandro; Ailawadi, Kusum; Boccia, MurilloCase DARDEN-M-0943MarketingFaced with declining market share and sales between 2014 and 2016, Natura, at the time Brazil’s second-largest brand in the cosmetics, fragrances, and toiletries market, was expanding its customer reach by moving from a direct-sales company to a multichanStarting at €8.20
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The Wells Fargo Commercial Banking Scandal
Lynch, Luann J.; Cutro, CameronCase DARDEN-C-2394-EAccounting and ControlOn October 25, 2016, Timothy J. Sloan, the new CEO of Wells Fargo bank, apologized to 1,200 of his employees in Charlotte, North Carolina. Sloan had been named to the company’s top position two weeks earlier, when then-CEO John Stumpf resigned amid fallout from the banking scandal for which Sloan apologized. In September, Wells Fargo had agreed to a $185 million settlement with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and two other regulat...Starting at €8.20
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The Volkswagen Emissions Scandal
Lynch, Luann J.; Cutro, Cameron; Bird, ElizabethCase DARDEN-S-0267-EStrategyIn September 2015, VW had admitted to United States regulators that it had deliberately installed “defeat devices” in many of its diesel cars, which enabled the cars to cheat on federal and state emissions tests, making them able to pass the tests and hit ambitious mileage and performance targets while actually emitting up to 40 times more hazardous gases into the atmosphere than legally allowed. The discovery had prompted the U.S. Environmental ...Starting at €8.20
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The Multichannel Challenge at Natura in Beauty and Personal Care
Farris, Paul W.; Guissoni, Leandro; Ailawadi, Kusum; Boccia, MurilloCase DARDEN-M-0943-EMarketingFaced with declining market share and sales, Natura, Brazil’s second-largest brand in the cosmetics, fragrances, and toiletries market, expanded its customer reach by moving from a direct-sales company to a multichannel company. In 2014, Natura added online catalogs, physical stores, and drugstores to its well-established direct-selling model, but the results were disappointing. Between 2014 and 2016, three different Natura CEOs attempted to lead...Starting at €8.20
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The Multichannel Challenge at Natura in Beauty and Personal Care (A), (B), and (C) - Teaching note
Farris, Paul W.; Guissoni, Leandro; Boccia, Murillo; Ailawadi, KusumTeaching Note DARDEN-M-0943TN-EMarketingTeaching note for product M-0943Starting at €0.00