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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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Primark Stores Limited: Low-cost Strategy and Sustainability Initiatives
Arpita Agnihotri; Saurabh BhattacharyaCase IVEY-9B20M059-EStrategyPrimark was a low-cost, fast-fashion clothing retailer headquartered in the United Kingdom. The company’s low-priced clothing enticed consumers, but it also attracted criticism for exploitative labor practices in the low-cost economies where Primark’s manufacturing was outsourced. However, Primark believed that it created jobs in low-cost economies, and its low prices were the result of efficient initiatives such as no online presence and limited...Starting at €8.20
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India Post
Arpita Agnihotri; Saurabh BhattacharyaCase IVEY-9B13M119-EStrategyThe advent of the world wide web and the entry of private players in India’s post-liberalization era resulted in India Post losing a substantial volume of its business to e-mails, faxes, short-message services and private-courier-service providers. Additionally, government policies regarding India Post had long remained unchanged. As a consequence, India Post was caught up in a vicious cycle of decreasing mail traffic, low levels of technology in...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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Indigo Airlines
Arpita Agnihotri; Saurabh BhattacharyaCase IVEY-9B13M033-EStrategyThe case focuses on the profitability of the Indian aviation industry and explains how Indigo Airlines, a new entrant in the Indian aviation space, registered profits within three years of its inception while its competitors continued to struggle with losses. The case demonstrates how a firm incorporating innovative business practices can not only survive but also earn abnormal profits. The strategies adopted by Indigo Airlines to reduce its oper...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