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The Cheezburger Network
Deighton, John; Kornfeld, LeoraCase HBS-511091-EMarketingCheezburger Network was a Web publisher of humorous, user-contributed content, using social media for dissemination, and selling advertising against the traffic of 1 billion page views per quarter. In January 2011, it raised $30 million in venture capital for the network of 50 websites that featured an entertaining array of user-generated content. Beginning with a site based on pictures of cats with whimsical captions, it had grown into a small b...Starting at €8.20
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Instacart and the New Wave of Grocery Startups
Deighton, John; Kornfeld, LeoraCase HBS-515089-EMarketingInstacart is testing an Uber-style solution to the challenge of building a home-delivered grocery business. It is backed by $220 million of venture funding. Will this model succeed where businesses like Webvan failed? What are the questions that this exploratory venture needs to answer?Starting at €8.20
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Wattpad, Teaching Plan
Deighton, John; Kornfeld, LeoraTeaching Note HBS-920301-EMarketingTeaching plan for case 919413.Starting at €0.00
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Demand Media, Teaching Note
Deighton, John; Kornfeld, LeoraTeaching Note HBS-512021-EMarketingTeaching Note for 512021.Starting at €0.00
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Herborist
Deighton, John; Kornfeld, Leora; He, Yanqun; Jiang, QingyunCase HBS-511051-EMarketingGlobal brands such as L'Oreal and Oil of Olay dominate China's skin care market. A Chinese domestic brand, after some success in partnership with Sephora in Europe, aspires to challenge the French and U.S. brands' hold on the China market. It must decide how to segment the market, how to position against global assurances of quality and purity, and how to balance its Chinese heritage claims with claims of modernity. The China skin care market is ...Starting at €8.20
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Gimlet Media: A Podcasting Startup
Deighton, John; Kornfeld, LeoraCase HBS-918413-EStarting at €8.20
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Eden McCallum
Gardner, Heidi K.; Eccles, Robert G.Case HBS-409060-ELeadership and People ManagementThis case illustrates the leadership and management challenges of starting a new firm based on a new business model and how success creates pressures that challenge the work/life balance which was one of the original goals of its two founders. The case also raises issues about the changing nature of careers and changing preferences people have for structuring their personal and professional lives.Starting at €8.20
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Demand Media
Deighton, John; Kornfeld, LeoraCase HBS-511043-EMarketingGoogle search had helped Demand Media grow to be a $1.9 billion online publisher. Then, social media and smartphone apps began to change the way people navigated the Internet. How should Demand Media respond? The business ran on a radically new model in which a stable of 10,000 freelance contributors supplied content, the Internet's search engines brought it 75 million readers each month, and advertising generated revenue. It took the guesswork o...Starting at €8.20
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The Overcommitted Organization
Mortensen, Mark; Gardner, Heidi K.Article HBS-R1705C-EBy assigning people to multiple teams at once, organizations can make more-efficient use of time and brainpower and do a better job of solving complex problems and sharing knowledge across groups. But competing priorities and other conflicts can make it hard for teams with overlapping membership to stay on track. Group cohesion often suffers, and people serving on several teams concurrently may experience burnout. Through extensive research and c...Starting at €8.20
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Groupon for Local Businesses
Teixeira, Thales S.; Kornfeld, LeoraCase HBS-514047-EMarketingLocal businesses' experiences with using Groupon to promote themselves ran the gamut of roaring success to absolute failure. Why is there such a large range in outcomes for firms that used daily deal sites such as Groupon? This case examines the effectiveness of online daily deal sites from the point of view of local businesses.Starting at €8.20