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It's Hard to Be Good
Beard, Alison; Hornik, RichardArticle HBS-R1111E-EExcellence in community engagement, labor relations, environmental protection, corporate governance, and supply chain accountability isn't easy to achieve. But in the long run, top performance in those areas strengthens an organization, as the five companies profiled in this article demonstrate. They prove that doing the right thing isn't at odds at all with building the bottom line, and in fact it can be integral to a firm's economic logic. Dutc...Starting at €8.20
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It's Hard to Be Good (Spanish version)
Beard, Alison; Hornik, RichardArticle HBS-R1111EStrategyExcellence in community engagement, labor relations, environmental protection, corporate governance, and supply chain accountability isn't easy to achieve. But in the long run, top performance in those areas strengthens an organization, as the five companies profiled in this article demonstrate. They prove that doing the right thing isn't at odds at all with building the bottom line, and in fact it can be integral to a firm's economic logic. Dutc...Starting at €8.20
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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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Can Big Tech Be Disrupted? (Spanish version)
Knee, Jonathan; Beard, AlisonArticle HBS-S22014StrategyThe tech giants Facebook (now Meta), Amazon, Apple, Google (now Alphabet), Microsoft, and Netflix are all so successful--and generate so much cash--that they seem virtually unstoppable. Yet according to Jonathan Knee, a Columbia Business School professor and veteran investment banker specializing in media and tech, even the digital superpowers face threats. In this interview he shares an analysis of the weaknesses and strengths of the large tech ...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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Mercadona Tech: separar la ducha de la bañera
Villanueva, Julian; Ferrándiz, LuisCase M-1396Information Technologies, Marketing, Service and Operations ManagementEn Mayo de 2022 Mercadona, de la mano de su división de e-commerce, estaba considerando cómo seguir creciendo. Hasta ese momento se había desarrollado lo que era probablemente el único supermercado online rentable en España. El modelo logístico de colmenas estaba operando en tan solo tres ciudades: Valencia, Madrid y Barcelona. Después de seis años había llegado el momento de expandirse a nivel nacional. Mercadona facturaba 510 millones de euros ...Starting at €8.20
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Conversion Rate Optimization
Ferrándiz, Luis; Villanueva, Julian; Soldado, PilarTechnical Note MN-389-EInformation Technologies, MarketingThis technical note presents a series of guidelines for increasing the conversion rate on a website. Conversion need not involve a monetary transaction. The goal could be to get the visitor to complete a registration process, share some news, invite a friend, become a fan of a sports team, download something, request a vehicle test drive, and so on. Conversion rate optimization should follow a series of prescribed steps to maximize its effectiven...Starting at €8.20
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Conversion Rate Optimization
Ferrándiz, Luis; Villanueva, Julian; Soldado, PilarTechnical Note MN-389Information Technologies, MarketingEn esta nota se presenta una serie de pautas para aumentar la conversión en un sitio web. Ésta no tiene por qué ser una transacción monetaria, sino que puede tratarse de un registro o de los actos de compartir una noticia, invitar a un amigo, hacerse fan de un club, realizar una descarga, solicitar la prueba de un vehículo, etc. La optimización de un proceso de CRO en un sitio web debe seguir unos pasos estipulados para asegurar su máximo aprovec...Starting at €8.20
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Sales Force Size and Deployment
Villanueva, Julian; Muñoz-Cobo D.Technical Note MN-362-EMarketingFor many companies, the biggest cost in bringing products to market is the sales force. Decisions about the size of the sales force and how salespeople are allocated to territories, products or customer segments can have a decisive impact on sales and profits. A company that has too few salespeople will miss opportunities, which will be seized by competitors, while a company that has too many salespeople will be inefficient and burdened by sellin...Starting at €8.20