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Hasselblad: A New Chapter for the Swedish Camera Manufacturer
Ken Kwong-Kay WongCase IVEY-9B16A017-EEntrepreneurship, Marketing, StrategySwedish camera manufacturer Hasselblad was founded in 1841. The brand reached new heights in 1969, when astronaut Neil Armstrong used a Hasselblad camera to take the first photos on the moon. For decades, Hasselblad was renowned for making the world’s best high-end, medium format cameras for professional photographers. Faced with the paradigm shift from film-based to digital imaging, the company launched digital cameras and also diversified into ...Starting at €8.20
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F.P. Journe: Continuing the Tradition of Haute Horology Excellence
Ken Kwong-Kay WongCase IVEY-9B14A073-EEntrepreneurship, Marketing, StrategyIn the summer of 2014, the founder and sole owner of F.P. Journe, a maker of luxury watches, sat in his Geneva headquarters and wondered about the future. Founded in 1999, the private company had 125 employees and a strictly limited production of 850 to 900 watches per year. It was a well-respected brand that was distributed globally through a network of company-owned boutiques and third-party jewellery stores. Its exclusively designed and indivi...Starting at €8.20
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Pequignet: The Face of the Renaissance of French Haute Horlogerie
Ken Kwong-Kay WongCase IVEY-9B15A022-EEntrepreneurship, Marketing, StrategyFor French watchmaker Pequignet, its return to the annual luxury watch and jewelry show, Baselworld, signaled a new page in the company’s 40-year history. As the only “haute horlogerie” manufacturer in France since the quartz crisis in the 1970s, Pequignet had caught the attention of both the media and the watch collector community, despite going through receivership and a change of ownership. In addition to showcasing its Calibre Royal collectio...Starting at €8.20
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Mountain Dew: The Most Racist Soft-drink Commercial in History
Jana Seijts; Paul BigusCase IVEY-9B13A021-EMarketingPepsiCo faces criticism after releasing a series of online advertisements for Mountain Dew that featured an angry Mountain Dew–drinking goat, a battered white woman on crutches and the goat in a police lineup of all black men. Critics are offended by the advertisement’s portrayal of violence toward women and racial stereotypes. As the public outcry spreads, Mountain Dew’s senior brand manager needs to devise a course of action or risk damage to o...Starting at €8.20
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Toyota: Accelerator Pedal Recall (B)
Jana Seijts; Paul BigusCase IVEY-9B11M078-ELeadership and People Management, Marketing, StrategyThis case is a supplement to Toyota: Accelerator Pedal Recall (A).Starting at €5.74
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Research in Motion: Blackberry Blackout (B)
Jana Seijts; Paul BigusCase IVEY-9B12M045-ELeadership and People Management, Marketing, StrategyThis case is a supplement to Research in Motion: Blackberry Blackout (A).Starting at €5.74
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Mobiado Luxury Mobile Instruments: Form over Features
Margaret Osborne; Ken Kwong-Kay WongCase IVEY-9B16A020-EEntrepreneurship, Marketing, StrategyIn 2016, the founder and sole owner of Mobiado, a Canadian line of luxury mobile phones, was evaluating his company’s marketing strategy. Proud of what he had achieved and passionate about his role as designer of one of the most unique and distinctive product lines in the category, he reflected on how he might need to adjust his company’s strategies to fit current trends and to remain competitive. Could the Mobiado product line continue to succee...Starting at €8.20
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Vertu: Last Call for British Luxury Mobile Phone Maker - Teaching Note
Margaret Osborne; Ken Kwong-Kay WongTeaching Note IVEY-8B19A005-EMarketingTeaching note for product 9B19A005.Starting at €0.00
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LEGO Group: Building Strategy
Darren Meister; Paul BigusCase IVEY-9B11M086-EMarketing, StrategyThe world famous toymaker, The LEGO Group, assembled an internal management team to create a strategic report on LEGO’s different product lines and business operations. In recent years, numerous threats to LEGO had emerged in the toy industry. The acquisition of Marvel Entertainment by The Walt Disney Company created major implications for valuable toy license agreements. LEGO had also recently lost a long legal battle with major competitor MEGA ...Starting at €8.20
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Netflix: The Public Relations Box Office Flop
Jana Seijts; Paul BigusCase IVEY-9B12M049-ELeadership and People Management, Marketing, StrategyOn the morning of September 19, 2011, the chief executive officer (CEO) of the online movie provider Netflix Incorporated became witness to growing public discontent and media criticism directed at the company. The previous evening, the CEO had announced on the company blog that Netflix would be splitting into two separate entities. With the proposed change, the Netflix DVD-by-mail service would be spun out and renamed Qwikster. The move would le...Starting at €8.20