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Darden University of Virginia (USA)
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The Tata Nano: The People's Car (A)
Farris, Paul W.; Venkatesan, Rajkumar; Kishore, N. Raghu; Lemley, AmyCase DARDEN-M-0768-EMarketingStudents identify promotion, price, place, segment, targeting, and positioning for marketing “the world’s cheapest car.” This case is effective for MBA, undergraduate, and executive learners studying market segmentation, pricing, cannibalization risk, pricing, and break-even sales in the face of different price and cost scenarios. Has Tata chosen the right marketing strategy? Does the Nano represent an evolution or a revolution in automobile mark...Starting at €8.20
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SVEDKA Vodka (B)
Farris, Paul W.; Venkatesan, Rajkumar; Zuckerman, IvyCase DARDEN-M-0775-EMarketingIn the second case of a three-part series, the SVEDKA founder assesses which initial decisions were most critical in the launch of his now-successful product. He also explores the new choices he faces, including changes to the distribution channels and additions to the product line. Suitable for both MBA- and undergraduate-level courses such as "Integrated Marketing Communications," the case presents opportunities to discuss pricing, target, dist...Starting at €5.74
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Heinz Ketchup: Pricing the Product Line
Wilcox; Ronald T.; Goldberg; RebeccaCase DARDEN-M-0777-EMarketingAn iconic American brand must determine how to maximize net profit by increasing the sales of its highest-margin items in the face of constant retailer pushback including reduced shelf space and promotional support of those same products. This case is suitable for required MBA marketing courses as well as pricing and brand management electives at both the undergraduate and MBA levels. The analytics of the case assume that students can calculate b...Starting at €8.20
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Using Social Media in the B2B Context
Spekman, Robert E.; Dotson, ElianeTechnical Note DARDEN-M-0778-EMarketingBusiness-to-business marketers have begun to appreciate the value social networks -- specifically, the use of social media -- to nurture relationships with current customers and to reach one’s potential customers. This note explores the different facets of social media: what it is, what the risks are, and how best to harness it for use in a B2B context. Despite skepticism regarding their efficacy and whether they accomplish the goals established ...Starting at €8.20
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The Influence of Social Media on Purchase Decisions in High Involvement Categories
Wilcox, Ronald T.; Black, PollyTechnical Note DARDEN-M-0786-EMarketingThis note discusses how social media marketing can be used to influence the consumer decision process for goods and services. It links social media's influence to the different stages of the purchase process for high-involvement items. The material is suitable for MBA, undergraduate, and executive education students.Starting at €8.20
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Customer Segmentation in Business-to-Business Markets
Spekman, Robert E.; Stein, JoshuaTechnical Note DARDEN-M-0792-EMarketingThe purpose of this note is to help students better understand the concept of customer segmentation in a business-to-business (B2B) context, focused on such topics as the role segmentation plays in the larger marketing strategy of which it is a part, the process, primary approaches, and variables.Starting at €8.20
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Parsons Brinckerhoff: The Second Avenue Subway (B)
Wilcox, Ronald T.; Santos, Carlos MichaelCase DARDEN-M-0794-EMarketingCan a company base a major proposal on its good reputation, history with the client, and a perspective that differs from that client’s own? Emphasizing both its engineering capability and 80 years’ experience, Parsons Brinckerhoff spends one year and $1 million preparing a proposal to build a $17 billion subway line. Competition from four equally qualified firms is stiff, but PB is sure its history and top-level Metropolitan Transit Authority con...Starting at €5.74
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Parsons Brinckerhoff: The Second Avenue Subway (C)
Wilcox, Ronald T.; Santos, Carlos MichaelCase DARDEN-M-0795-EMarketingCan a company base a major proposal on its good reputation, history with the client, and a perspective that differs from that client’s own? Emphasizing both its engineering capability and 80 years’ experience, Parsons Brinckerhoff spends one year and $1 million preparing a proposal to build a $17 billion subway line. Competition from four equally qualified firms is stiff, but PB is sure its history and top-level Metropolitan Transit Authority con...Starting at €5.74
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Infoterra GmbH
Spekman, Robert E.; Plotner, Olaf; Gogdun, BulentCase DARDEN-M-0796-EMarketingAfter launching a new radar satellite, the satellite data subsidiary of a large aerospace firm is pressured to increase revenues by EUR250 million over the satellite's lifespan--seven years. Mindful of an explosion of both military and commercial radar data applications, the firm's marketing director considers a completely new sales and marketing approach.Starting at €8.20
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SmartOps Corporation: Forging Smart Alliances?
Wilcox, Ronald T.; Yemen, GerryCase DARDEN-M-0797-EMarketingAfter creating a market for his “new to the world” product and a significant partnership with the German-based SAP, Sridhar Tayur had an opportunity to take the partnership with SAP to another level by establishing a reseller arrangement, available to only a dozen or so of SAP’s elite partners-widely considered in the enterprise software industry as a dream come true for technology entrepreneurs. Suitable for use in MBA, EMBA, and GEMBA programs,...Starting at €8.20