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Marlboro Friday (A) (Spanish version)
Silk, Alvin J.; Isaacson, BruceCase HBS-506S27MarketingOn April 2, 1993 Philip Morris USA launched an elaborate integrated program of consumer and retail promotions of unspecified duration that effectively slashed the retail price of its flagship brand, Marlboro, by 20% in the U.S. market. This program represented a major shift in strategy designed by Philip Morris to reverse the alarming declines in Marlboro's market share, which had occurred in the face of severe price competition from discount bra...Starting at €8.20
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Tweeter etc. (Spanish version)
Gourville, John T.; Wu, GeorgeCase HBS-502S18MarketingIn the early 1990s, Tweeter etc., a small regional retailer of higher-end audio and video equipment, faced increasing competitive pricing pressures from several large regional and national consumer electronics chains. In response, in 1993, they introduced "Automatic Price Protection" (APP) as the cornerstone of a strategy to restore price credibility in the minds of consumers. Under APP, Tweeter monitored local newspaper ads and automatically mai...Starting at €8.20
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Precision Worldwide, Inc. (Spanish version)
Bruns, William J., Jr.Case HBS-107S23Accounting and ControlA competitor has developed and introduced a superior product that is less costly to manufacture. Precision Worldwide must decide whether to match the competitor's product, when to do so, and how to price, given that it holds a large inventory of its now inferior product.Starting at €8.20
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Biopure Corp. (Spanish version)
Gourville, John T.Case HBS-502S01MarketingIt is early 1998 and Biopure Corp., a small biopharmaceutical firm with no sales revenues in its ten-year history, has just received government approval to release Oxyglobin, a revolutionary new "blood substitute" designed to replace the need for donated animal blood in the veterinary market. A virtually identical product for the human market, Hemopure, is in the final stages of testing by Biopure and is expected to gain approval within one to tw...Starting at €8.20
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Note on Low-Tech Marketing Math (Spanish version)
Dolan, Robert J.Case HBS-503S25MarketingDescribes basic calculations useful in marketing analysis, break-even analysis, and price-volume relationships.Starting at €8.20
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Note on Microeconomics for Strategists (Spanish version)
Corts, Kenneth; Rivkin, Jan W.Case HBS-704S06StrategySummarizes the core ideas about the microeconomics of markets that are most relevant to business strategy. Sections I and II develop two basic building blocks of any market, demand and supply. Section II discusses how demand and supply interact to determine the quantity of goods traded in a market and the price paid for those goods, with special attention to the way that external events influence the quantity traded and the price paid. Section IV...Starting at €8.20
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Charles Schwab Corp. (A) (Spanish version)
McFarlan, F. Warren; Tempest, NicoleCase HBS-302S30Information TechnologiesA look at the industrial restructuring in the brokerage industry made possible by e-commerce. Focuses the student's attention on the decision alternatives facing Charles Schwab, one of the industry leaders in January 1998. In a word, the challenge is "Do they slash prices to meet competition from companies like E-Trade or do they stand still?"Starting at €8.20
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Pricing: A Value-Based Approach
Dolan, Robert J.Case HBS-500071-EMarketingPresents a framework for determining prices for products and services in concert with the value provided to customers. Discusses methodologies for estimating customer value.Starting at €8.20
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Owens & Minor, Inc. (A) (Spanish version)
Narayanan, V.G.; Brem, LisaCase HBS-110S18Accounting and ControlA forward-thinking manager at Owens & Minor (O&M), a large national medical and surgical distribution company, enlisted the help of both logistics and cost managers to develop an innovative pricing schedule based on the customer's activities instead of the price of the product since the existing cost-plus pricing structure made it impossible for O&M to price services appropriately. The case also explores the customer resistance to his new proposa...Starting at €8.20
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Ryanair (A) (Spanish version)
Rivkin, Jan W.Case HBS-704S09StrategyIn April 1986, the Ryan brothers announce that their fledging Irish airline Ryanair will soon commence service between Dublin and London. For the first time, Ryanair will face formidable competitors such as Aer Lingus and British Airways on a major route. Students are asked to assess Ryanair's entry and anticipate the response of incumbent carriers.Starting at €8.20