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E-Public Relations
Villanueva, Julian; Ferrándiz, Luis; Balmaseda, CarmenTechnical Note MN-402MarketingEl concepto de relaciones públicas digitales es relativamente reciente y se define como el uso estratégico y planeado de herramientas y tecnologías basadas en Internet y en los nuevos medios, para construir y mantener un diálogo (comunicación bidireccional) entre la organización y sus públicos. La función de las relaciones públicas (RR. PP.), tal y como la conocíamos, se enfrenta a un nuevo desafío: adaptarse adecuadamente a las nuevas exigencia...Starting at €8.20
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H-E-B: Creating a Movement to Reduce Obesity in Texas
Alvarez, Jose B.; Riis, Jason; Salmon, Walter J.Case HBS-512034-EMarketingTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. In January 2012, H-E-B Grocery Co., a private retail chain with stores located in Texas and Mexico, was introducing its Healthy at H-E-B program to its customers. The program, which started with the company's employees a few years earlier, was an effort to educate and inform customers on how to lead a healthier lifestyle. What CEO Craig Boyan had in mind was creating a state...Starting at €8.20
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J.C. Penney's 'Fair and Square' Strategy (B): Out with the New, In with the Old
Ofek, Elie; Avery, Jill; Alvarez, Jose B.Case HBS-514085-EMarketingIn his August 2012 earnings call, CEO Ron Johnson urged investors to be patient and stay the course with the revised JC Penney marketing strategy despite mounting negative financial indicators. The heart of the strategy was the "Fair and Square" approach to pricing. This was a switch from J.C. Penney's previous high-low pricing program to a new everyday low pricing policy that aimed to fit with a radical repositioning of the JC Penney business mo...Starting at €5.74
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J.C. Penney's 'Fair and Square' Strategy (C): Back to the Future
Ofek, Elie; Avery, Jill; Alvarez, Jose B.Case HBS-514073-EMarketingRehired in April 2013, Myron E. "Mike" Ullman III was brought back to stabilize the retailer's business. Under Ron Johnson's "Fair and Square" program, sales had declined rapidly and quarterly losses and expensive capital investments had put severe pressure on cash reserves. Ullman decided to combine "Fair and Square" everyday low pricing and high/low pricing to reverse the negative trend. For example, to welcome people back to its stores, J.C. P...Starting at €5.74
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Ocado
Alvarez, Jose B.; Bell, David E.; McLoughlin, Damien P.Case HBS-516059-EMarketingIn 2015, U.K.-based Ocado was the world's largest pure player in the online home-delivery grocery business and was gaining a growing share of the highly competitive U.K. grocery market. Ocado had made heavy investments in technology, including a highly automated warehouse operation, intelligent software for efficient order delivery, and a customer-friendly online interface. Ocado's customer base had expanded beyond the wealthy to include middle-i...Starting at €8.20
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Home Depot and Interconnected Retail
Alvarez, Jose B.; Ton, Zeynep; Johnson, RyanCase HBS-512036-EIn November 2011, just days before the holiday shopping rush, the senior leadership team of The Home Depot, Inc., (Home Depot), the world's largest home improvement chain, discussed how best to navigate the new interconnected world of retail. Retailers across the board faced a rapidly changing environment with the growing acceptance of on-line retailing that empowered customers by providing greater price transparency and more options. Marketing c...Starting at €8.20
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Interflora Spain. Growing the Online Channel
Ferrándiz, Luis; Iniesta, FranciscoCase M-1387-EMarketingInterflora, a company that provided remote purchasing and delivery services to nearly 50,000 florists in more than 150 countries, had pioneered the concept of selling fresh flowers at home. That concept was simple: a buyer would choose a bouquet, either at an associated florist, either through the digital channel or the Interflora call center. Once the bouquet was chosen, your order was transmitted to the closest florist of the place of delivery,...Starting at €8.20
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Mercadona Tech: Separating the Shower From the Bathtub
Villanueva, Julian; Ferrándiz, LuisCase M-1396-EInformation Technologies, Marketing, Service and Operations ManagementIn May 2022, Mercadona, along with its e-commerce division, was looking for ways to continue growing. They had developed what was probably the only profitable online supermarket in Spain up to the moment. The hive logistics model was operating in just three cities: Valencia, Madrid, and Barcelona. After six years, the time had come to expand domestically. Mercadona invoiced ?510m in e-commerce, but half of those sales (?263m) were done where the ...Starting at €8.20
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Mercadona Tech: Separating the shower from the bathtub - Teaching note
Villanueva, Julian; Ferrándiz, LuisTeaching Note MT-61-EInformation Technologies, Marketing, Service and Operations ManagementIn May 2022, Mercadona, along with its e-commerce division, was looking for ways to continue growing. They had developed what was probably the only profitable online supermarket in Spain up to the moment. The hive logistics model was operating in just three cities: Valencia, Madrid, and Barcelona. After six years, the time had come to expand domestically. Mercadona invoiced 510 million euros in e-commerce, but half of those sales (263 million eur...Starting at €0.00
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The Hain Celestial Group
Bell, David E.; Alvarez, Jose B.; Weber, James; Shelman, MaryCase HBS-516007-EStrategyHain Celestial manufactured natural and organic food and personal care products to be sold to retailers of these products. The company had grown successfully and profitably through acquisitions and organically for two decades. In late 2015, Hain faced challenges on several fronts. First, new consumers were interested in these products and these consumers had characteristics different from those of historical consumers in the segment. Second, the ...Starting at €8.20