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NJOY, Inc.
Allison Johnson; Ramasastry ChandrasekharCase IVEY-9B15A032-EEntrepreneurship, MarketingNJOY, Inc., an electronic-cigarettes enterprise based in Phoenix, Arizona, conducted some Experiential Concept Tests (ETCs) on a sample size of 215 panelists. The sample included a mix of gender, age, education and income. It also included a mix of users and non-users of electronic cigarettes. In light of the consumer insights gained from the ETCs, NJOY Inc. wants to leverage the results to resolve three particular issues and pave the company’s w...Starting at €8.20
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Pillsbury Cookie Challenge
Allison Johnson; Natalie MauroCase IVEY-9B11A001-EMarketingThe Canadian Pillsbury ready-baked goods cookie line is experiencing disappointing performance, and the marketing manager at General Mills Canada Corporation is under pressure to make strategic decisions that will help turn around the segment. The marketing manager has engaged the help of the consumer insight team to conduct market research studies that will shed light on consumers and their attitudes, behaviours, and preferences towards the prod...Starting at €8.20
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Kraft Foods Canada: Targeting the Millennials
Allison Johnson; Ramasastry ChandrasekharCase IVEY-9B16A015-EMarketingIn 2014, Kraft Foods Canada was working on an action plan for Kraft Singles, the company’s brand of processed cheese slices. Although the product had been targeted at Canadian families for decades, Kraft Singles needed to be repositioned toward Canadian millennial moms (those born between 1980 and 2000). The company faced three dilemmas. How should Kraft Canada make the brand messaging of Kraft Singles compelling to Canadian millennial moms? What...Starting at €8.20
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Canopy Growth Corp.: Product Messaging for Recreational Cannabis
Allison Johnson; Ramasastry ChandrasekharCase IVEY-9B16A067-EEntrepreneurship, Marketing, StrategyIn April 2016, Canopy Growth Corporation, one of Canada’s top producers of medical cannabis, was planning a strategy for its future. The government of Canada had just announced its plans to introduce a bill to legalize recreational cannabis use in 2017, followed by a rollout of the policy in early 2018. The company’s chief executive officer needed to plan a strategy that addressed three main issues: product messaging for recreational cannabis, es...Starting at €8.20
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DonorsChoose.org: Refining a Successful Brand
Allison Johnson; Emily Chen-BendleCase IVEY-9B15A050-EEntrepreneurship, Marketing, StrategyMore than a decade after its launch, DonorsChoose.org is a successful, well-known and well-regarded charitable organization that supports U.S. public schools. Yet in the years since the organization’s inception, the charity environment has changed, leading the organization’s chief marketing officer to investigate how to further clarify the brand in a shifting space. The case centres on findings delivered by a branding agency regarding a possible ...Starting at €8.20
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Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation: Corporate Sponsorship Choices
Allison Johnson; Laurie DudoCase IVEY-9B11A002-EMarketingThe case explores the use and importance of corporate sponsorships — in this case, how these relationships are formed with the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation. The associate director of National Corporate Programs at the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation needs to determine the Foundation’s direction regarding its corporate sponsorship program. Due to the slowdown in the economic environment, a major sponsor of the Foundation, who has contribute...Starting at €8.20
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Unilever Canada: Redefining the AXE Brand
Allison Johnson; Lisa-Marie AssenzaCase IVEY-9B16A066-EMarketingIn 2015, AXE, one of Unilever’s largest and most well-known personal care brands, was experiencing challenges in growing sales across its full product portfolio. Historically, AXE’s unique activations and campaigns had been successful in generating high brand awareness and, ultimately, driving sales in Canada. However, sales growth had slowed over the past three years, and the AXE team wondered whether the brand’s current messaging still resonate...Starting at €8.20
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Matchstick Inc.: Word-of-Mouth Marketing (A)
Allison Johnson; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B10A019-EMarketingMatchstick Inc. (A) case introduces students to how brands are starting to put in place non-traditional advertising, such as word-of-mouth campaigns. The founder of Toronto-based Matchstick Inc. is working on a campaign for the Ketel One vodka brand. Ketel One, managed by Diageo, a global beverage firm, is trying to increase its awareness and sales in the Canadian market. Ketel One's brand manager has turned to Matchstick to generate awareness am...Starting at €8.20
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Matchstick Inc.: Word-of-Mouth Marketing (B)
Allison Johnson; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B10A020-EMarketingThis is a supplement to Matchstick Inc. (A), product 9B10A019. The cases introduces students to how brands are starting to put in place non-traditional advertising, such as word-of-mouth campaigns. The founder of Toronto-based Matchstick Inc. is working on a campaign for the Ketel One vodka brand. Ketel One, managed by Diageo, a global beverage firm, is trying to increase its awareness and sales in the Canadian market. Ketel One's brand manager h...Starting at €5.74
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Gillette: The Best Controversy a Man Can Get
Allison Johnson; Neil Bendle; Angela WangCase IVEY-9B20A072-EMarketingIn March 2019, the head marketing consultant at an advertising agency was thinking about a new pitch for the Gillette brand, which had just experienced a tumultuous two months. In January 2019, Gillette’s controversial “We Believe” ad had been released toStarting at €8.20