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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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Workplace Safety Trainers: Staying Agile in the Midst of a Pandemic
Julie Gosse; Anthony MccreeryCase IVEY-9B21D004-EService and Operations Management, StrategyIn May 2020, a senior business analyst at Workplace Safety Trainers (WST), a small business based in London, Ontario, was developing an initiative to increase efficiency in WST's shipping and logistics warehouse. The coronavirus pandemic had just started to shift the landscape of business, and WST had decided to procure and sell personal protective equipment through its online safety supply shop. After one month of unprecedented demand and round-...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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Sullivan's Flooring Concept
John S. Haywood-Farmer; Julie GosseCase IVEY-9B07D010-EEntrepreneurship, Service and Operations ManagementA carpenter is considering options for improving the manufacturing process of his custom wood-flooring concept. He started the business as a part-time venture and wanted to increase production efficiency to accommodate the growing interest for his pine flooring design. The carpenter was unsure whether he should invest in new equipment or hire part-time labour, but he knew that either way, he would have to change the current process to ensure that...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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Druthers Forming Limited
Elizabeth M.A. Grasby; Julie GosseCase IVEY-9B09N006-EFinanceThe account manager at the Canadian Commercial Bank (CCB) in Barron, Ontario, reviewed his latest loan request. The co-founder of Druthers Forming Limited (Druthers), a long-time CCB customer, was requesting a $350,000 loan to construct a new building to house Druthers' existing operations. Construction was already well underway. The account manager also noted that Druthers was currently operating without a line of credit and he wondered whether ...Starting at €8.20