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Competition and Collaboration in the PC Industry: The Evolution of a Value Chain (C)
Liedtka, Jeanne M.; Charan, Guru; Davis, Ryan M.; Moore, Elizabeth K.Case DARDEN-BP-0520-ECorporate GovernanceDell clung to the top spot among PC makers in 2006, when it shipped just over 38 million computers - only about 20,000 more than rival Hewlett-Packard (HP), which acquired Compaq in 2001. HP also reported gains in the fast-growing laptop segment, mostly at the expense of Dell. After HP and Dell, the next three largest PC makers in 2006 were all based outside the United States: Lenovo of China (which purchased IBM’s PC division in 2001), Acer of T...Starting at €5.74
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Andrew Yang: A New Way Marketing Campaign
Kim, Tami; Yemen, GerryCase DARDEN-M-1018-EMarketingThis field-based case follows Andrew Yang, who went from an unknown to a major competitor in the 2020 Democratic Party presidential race. Yang’s initial rise to fame was largely owed to a group of young people who called themselves the Yang Gang. They made memes, GIFs, and music videos, had lengthy discussions about Yang’s campaign platform on Reddit, showed up at rallies, and served as small donors. This success, however, was a double-edged swor...Starting at €8.20
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Facebook: Managing User-Generated Content
Kim, Tami; Yemen, GerryCase DARDEN-M-0976-EMarketingReviewing content at scale had become a challenge for social media firms, and really for any business that worked to keep its public image truthful and accurate. Between public outcry and seemingly unending media investigations, government regulators were becoming increasingly concerned and putting pressure on regulators to evaluate content and privacy issues in social media. During congressional testimony in 2018, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerber...Starting at €8.20
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Competition and Collaboration in the PC Industry: The Evolution of a Value Chain (B)
Liedtka, Jeanne M.; Charan, Guru; Davis, Ryan M.; Moore, Elizabeth K.Case DARDEN-BP-0519-ECorporate GovernanceThe B case examines the shifting dynamics as Intel and Microsoft assert their dominance over the box makers. By 2001, Compaq was toppled as the world’s largest PC maker. Intel remained the world’s largest processor maker and Microsoft remained a software giant. But a company founded in 1984 by a University of Texas student had taken its place as a powerhouse in the “Wintel” value chain. That company was Dell. See the A case (UVA-BP-0518) and C ca...Starting at €5.74
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Customer Insights
Venkatesan, Rajkumar; Kim, TamiExercise DARDEN-M-1013MarketingIn this set of three exercises, students are cast in the role of marketing manager of one of three product categories. They must choose a specific brand in their category and use research trend tools and Google Ads Keyword Planner to explore and analyze consumer demand, identify customer segments, research product features, identify competitors, and, finally, choose paid-search keywords. The exercises culminate in a presentation using the PowerPo...Starting at €8.20
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Customer Journey Map - Teaching note
Venkatesan, Rajkumar; Kim, Tami; Kemp, BiancaTeaching Note DARDEN-M-1012TN-EMarketingTeaching note for product M-1012Starting at €0.00
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Mastercard: Getting in League with Legends
Kim, Tami; Steenburgh, Thomas J.; Yemen, GerryCase DARDEN-M-1008-EMarketingThis field-based case uses one of Mastercard’s brand transformation strategies, curating passion-led experiences, to set the stage for analysis of sponsorships and promotion marketing. The company had a long relationship sponsoring sports and kept track of the growth and scale of various sports and those who were passionate about them. At the time, esports was a new kind of entertainment and sport that attracted a fan base Mastercard had not touc...Starting at €8.20
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Andrew Yang: A New Way Marketing Campaign - Teaching note
Kim, Tami; Yemen, GerryTeaching Note DARDEN-M-1018TN-EMarketingTeaching note for product M-1018Starting at €0.00
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Customer Insights
Venkatesan, Rajkumar; Kim, TamiExercise DARDEN-M-1013-EMarketingIn this set of three exercises, students are cast in the role of marketing manager of one of three product categories. They must choose a specific brand in their category and use research trend tools and Google Ads Keyword Planner to explore and analyze consumer demand, identify customer segments, research product features, identify competitors, and, finally, choose paid-search keywords. The exercises culminate in a presentation using the PowerPo...Starting at €8.20
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Competition and Collaboration in the PC Industry: The Evolution of a Value Chain (A)
Liedtka, Jeanne M.; Charan, Guru; Davis, Ryan M.; Moore, Elizabeth K.Case DARDEN-BP-0518-ECorporate GovernanceThe three cases in this series trace developments in the personal computer industry from its inception through 2006, making it possible to examine the issues of collaboration and competition as the value chain in the industry evolves. The A case looks at these tensions through the lens of the relationship between two for the industries’ most successful firms - Compaq and Intel. As the A case describes, by the mid-1990s, Compaq was the world’s lar...Starting at €8.20