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Strengthening the Brand with Digital Marketing (Spanish version)
Avery, Jill; Dev, Chekitan S.; O'Connor, PeterCase HBS-316S10MarketingAccor, the world's leading hotel operator with a portfolio of fourteen hospitality brands (including Sofitel and Novotel) in 92 countries, prided itself on living up to its motto, "To open new frontiers in hospitality." Accor was indeed contemplating how to do just that-but not by tackling a new frontier of the geographic variety. Rather, the firm was further exploring the digital frontier via a new distribution channel that would allow it to bet...Starting at €8.20
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ATB: Digital Disruption in the Parking Meter Industry
Matthias Baumann; Stephan StubnerCase IVEY-9B16M165-EStrategyIn 2015, Automaten Technik Baumann (ATB) was dismayed to learn that Volkswagen Financial Services had acquired a 92 per cent stake in Sunhill Technologies, one of Europe’s largest providers of mobile parking and ticketing solutions. ATB had focused on the production of parking meters for several decades, but was now seeing a threat to its existing business due to the rise of mobile parking providers. Consumers could now use their smartphone to pa...Starting at €8.20
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Accor: Designing an Asset-Right Business and Disclosure Strategy
Khan, Mozaffar; Serafeim, GeorgeCase HBS-115036-EAccounting and ControlSebastien Bazin was now in charge of Accor, the world's largest French hotelier, a CAC 40 company with 3,600 hotels in 92 countries and a market cap of 10 billion. Previously as the European head of Colony Capital, one of the largest private equity groups and the largest shareholder of Accor, Bazin had since 2005 relentlessly pushed an asset-lite strategy from his perch on the Accor Board in the face of vigorous opposition from employees, seni...Starting at €8.20
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Käthe Kruse: Una marca para el niño
Fité, Rosa María; Nueno, PedroCase E-60EntrepreneurshipEn 1989 dos empresarios compraron Käthe Kruse GmbH, una compañía conocida por sus muñecas de colección. Su objetivo era incrementar al máximo el valor de la compañía. Desde entonces la hicieron crecer potenciando las muñecas de juego e introduciendo, a lo largo de los años, nuevas líneas de producto. En 2003, Käthe Kruse comercializaba casi 2.000 referencias. Todos los productos se ajustaban a la filosofía original de Käthe Kruse, que se utilizab...Starting at €8.20
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Käthe Kruse: An all-inclusive brand for kids
Fité, Rosa María; Nueno, PedroCase E-60-EEntrepreneurshipIn 1989 two entrepreneurs acquired Käthe Kruse GmbH, a company best known for its collectible dolls. Their concern was how to create the maximum possible value for the company. Since then they had grown the company by focusing more on play dolls and gradually introducing new product lines. As of 2003 Käthe Kruse sold almost 2000 references. All the products conformed to the original Käthe Kruse philosophy, which was used to differentiate the comp...Starting at €8.20