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E-Cigarettes: The Wild, Wild West
Farris, Paul W.; Wicks, Andrew C.; Mead, Jenny; Abbott, KatherineCase DARDEN-M-0876-EMarketingIn 2014, tobacco giant Reynolds American Inc. (RAI) had to confront the rapidly evolving global tobacco industry landscape. E-cigarettes, once considered a fad, were becoming increasingly popular. Facing uncharted territory, tobacco companies were uncertain about how to most successfully enter this market and how to do so rapidly.Starting at €8.20
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E-Cigarettes: The Wild, Wild West - Teaching Note
Farris, Paul W.; Wicks, Andrew C.; Mead, JennyTeaching Note DARDEN-M-0876TN-EMarketingTeaching note for product M-0876Starting at €0.00
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Marketing a Pure Play E-Tailer: Historical Emporium Inc.
Farris, Paul W.; Yemen, GerryCase DARDEN-M-0901-EMarketingThe material in this case provides customer data that were available to the case protagonists to make data-driven decisions. From their garage to a 16,000-square-foot warehouse and office in San Jose, California, Chris and Alicia Allen built a business, Historical Emporium Inc. (HEI) that generated nearly $8 million in sales in 2015. They both had previously worked in the technology field. In true techie fashion, the pair continually thought abou...Starting at €8.20
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Marketing a Pure Play E-Tailer: Historical Emporium Inc. - Teaching Note
Farris, Paul W.; Metz, Joshua; Yemen, GerryTeaching Note DARDEN-M-0901TN-EMarketingTeaching note for product M-0901Starting at €0.00
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Dana Hall: Funding a Mission (E): Excerpts from a Letter from Head of School Caroline Erisman, May 2015
McFarlan, F. WarrenCase HBS-116006-EDana Hall is a private all-girls school in New England facing a crisis in its mission. As social norms shift away from single-sex education, the school's enrollment is falling and deficits are becoming the norm. At the same time, the modern vision for girls' education requires an even greater investment in science and sports--at a time when Dana Hall's resources are lower than ever before. Can the school stay true to its mission? How will it find...Starting at €5.74
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Pricing Jonstan's
Pfeifer, Phillip E.; Farris, Paul W.Case DARDEN-M-0807-EMarketingThis case is intended for MBA audiences and is used for the first-year and second-year elective, Data Analysis and Optimization. Swati Su's boss had been planning to raise prices for their brand, Jonstan’s, across all forms and sizes for each of its four major customers (consisting of the largest retailers in the United States). When Su questioned his thinking, he offered two justifications.Starting at €8.20
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Designing Channels of Distribution
Spekman, Robert E.; Farris, Paul W.Technical Note DARDEN-M-0769-EMarketingThis note addresses the issues that arise and the complexities that must be addressed when designing a channel of distribution. Content includes the definition of a distribution channel, the steps in its design, functional discounting and margin allocation, the role channels play in branding, and recent trends.Starting at €8.20
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Media Modeling and Budgeting at DMI
Farris, Paul W.; Pfeifer, Phillip E.Case DARDEN-M-0791-EMarketingA marketing director applies a scientific/quantitative approach to understanding and optimizing his company's marketing spending decisions. His hypotheses include the concepts of diminishing returns on spending, a results ceiling, carryover, and differential effectiveness. His team develops a mathematical formula that provides parameter estimates resulting from fitting the model to the three years of regional and national data. He must then decid...Starting at €8.20
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Media Modeling and Budgeting at DMI - Teaching Note
Farris, Paul W.; Pfeifer, Phillip E.Teaching Note DARDEN-M-0791TN-EMarketingTeaching note for product M-0791Starting at €0.00
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Media Planning at Pfeifer's Fine Olive Oil
Farris, Paul W.; Pfeifer, Phillip E.Case DARDEN-M-0812-EMarketingPfeifer’s Fine Olive Oil was formulated and positioned to serve as a heart-healthy, but slightly more expensive substitute for butter and margarine in cooking. With a narrow target market and growing product offerings and market potential, it was particularly important for Pfeifer’s Fine Olive Oil to get the most for its limited advertising budget. The range of possible media for advertising its line of products was daunting. Would a media planni...Starting at €8.20