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Vitamax Technologies
Guiu E.; Bertini, Marco; Nueno, José LuisCase M-1139Information Technologies, MarketingCon la variación de su entorno competitivo, la empresa Vitamax ve amenazada su saludable posición en el mercado. Se analizan distintos aspectos de la empresa Vitamax Technologies: el incremento en el precio inicial de sus acciones al salir a bolsa; la amenaza de desintermediación; la baja conversión que tienen de suscriptores a clientes activos; y en general, la evolución de su modelo de negocios (buscan disminuir ventas de intermediación pura e ...Starting at €8.20
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Investcorp and the Moneybookers Bid
Rhodes-Kropf, Matthew; Knoop, Carin-Isabel; Lietz, Nori GerardoCase HBS-811013-EEntrepreneurshipIn January 2007, Hazem Ben-Gacem, managing director and co-head of Investcorp Technology Partners (ITP), needs to decide what to bid at an auction for Moneybookers Limited, one of the top three e-payment solution providers in Europe. However, approximately 70% of Moneybookers revenues were related to transactions from online gaming sites (down from 100% in 2002). Although the thesis was that e-commerce transactions would soon make up a much large...Starting at €8.20
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Lastminute.com (A)
Bertini, Marco; Nueno, José LuisCase M-1115Information Technologies, MarketingSe analizan distintos aspectos de la empresa Lastminute.com: el incremento en el precio inicial de sus acciones al salir a bolsa; la amenaza de desintermediación; la baja conversión que tienen de subscriptores a clientes activos; y en general la evolución de su modelo de negocios (buscan disminuir ventas de intermediación pura e incrementar la provisión de servicios de valor añadido).Starting at €8.20
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Caso HBR: Llegó el momento de hacer una campa a unificada
Bertini, Marco; Gourville, John T.Article HBS-R1106MMarketingAlegre, un grupo hotelera líder en Centroamérica y Sudamérica, está sufriendo bajo la economía en problemas, y su nueva propiedad, el buque insignia Palma Cay en Cozumel, está perjudicando a la mayoría. Beatriz Soto, gerente de Palma Cay, tiene un plan para aumentar las reservas, pero no tienen el dinero para llevarlo a cabo. En caso de que la sede corporativa otorgar sus fondos adicionales, a pesar de las operaciones tradicionalmente descentrali...Starting at €8.20
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What's the Deal with LivingSocial
Norton, Michael I.; Wathieu, Luc; Sigman, Betsy Page; Bertini, MarcoCase HBS-512065-EMarketingTim O'Shaughnessy, the 29-year-old CEO of LivingSocial, is growing a revolutionary worldwide business of "daily deals"-in which retailers offer a heavily-discounted product or service available for purchase for brief (often 24-hour) windows. The case explores the complicated sharing of risks and rewards between LivingSocial, participating retailers, and customers, focusing on the return on investment in both the short- and longer-term for LivingS...Starting at €8.20
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Muxxic Latina
Carrión V.; Nueno, José Luis; Bertini, MarcoCase M-1135-EInformation Technologies, MarketingMuxxic Latina, the international recording company created by PRISA and Universal Music Group for the purpose of establishing a joint presence in the booming U.S.Latin music market, not only wants to create a uniform platform with which to penetrate Spanish-speaking countries, but also they want to actively participate in the globalisation of contemporary music in the Spanish language.Starting at €8.20
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Lastminute.com (B)
Golobardes, Gemma; Bertini, Marco; Nueno, José LuisCase M-1116-EInformation Technologies, MarketingThe activities of lastminute.com following its IPO are described.Starting at €5.74
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Lastminute.com (C)
Golobardes, Gemma; Bertini, Marco; Nueno, José LuisCase M-1117-EInformation Technologies, MarketingOne of the biggest challenges facing the company is how to maintain and develop its relationships with suppliers. This case offers a discussion of the advantages and disadvantages of implementing a plan to integrate the suppliers into lastminute.com's technology platform, thus creating switching costs and securing a permanent source of inventory.Starting at €5.74
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Lastminute.com (A)
Bertini, Marco; Nueno, José LuisCase M-1115-EInformation Technologies, MarketingVarious aspects of lastminute.com are analysed: the increase in the asking price for the shares just prior to the company's IPO; the threat of disintermediation; the low conversion rate of subscribers into active customers; and the general evolution of its business model (the entrepreneurs are aiming to reduce their dependence on sales of intermediation services and increase their sales of high value added services).Starting at €8.20
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Grove Street Advisors: September 2009
Rhodes-Kropf, Matthew; Leamon, AnnCase HBS-810064-EFinanceThe investment committee of Grove Street Advisors, a pioneer in the provision of customized private equity funds-of-funds for pension fund clients, must decide how to respond to the market opportunities and challenges presented by the turmoil of 2008 and 2009. How can they shift their strategy to fill new market niches, or should they stay with their successful approach thus far, even though the market is getting crowded? The case also presents b...Starting at €8.20