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Gestione las experiencias, no las esperas
Bitran, Gabriel R.; Ferrer, Juan Carlos; Rocha e Oliveira, PauloArticle ART-1451Marketing, Service and Operations ManagementA los directivos les preocupa que sus clientes vean la espera como un engorro. Pero tal vez reducir el tiempo de espera no sea lo más conveniente, ya que los clientes no le dan tanta importancia. A partir de un estudio que aplica la psicología del comportamiento y los principios tradicionales del marketing a las operaciones, los autores proponen un nuevo modelo para ayudar a los negocios a gestionar la espera. Ofrecen seis ideas prácticas que mej...Starting at €8.20
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Social selling: la influencia de la redes sociales en la venta
Chiesa de Negri, Cosimo; Morales, LaiaTechnical Note MN-395Innovation and Change, Leadership and People Management, StrategyEn estos últimos años, estamos viviendo una acelerada transformación en muchos aspectos de nuestra vida profesional y personal. Esto se debe, en gran parte, a la incorporación de las nuevas tecnologías en nuestra rutina diaria. Vivimos en un entorno de cambio constante en el que hemos modificado nuestra manera de comunicarnos, de comportarnos, de relacionarnos, de interactuar o de informarnos, y todo ello, a un ritmo vertiginoso. Aun así, según ...Starting at €8.20
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Eurostar and the Channel Tunnel Incident (A)
Rocha e Oliveira, Paulo; Lago, Alejandro; Valadas, JorgeCase M-1251-EMarketing, Service and Operations ManagementThis case describes the ordeal experienced by passengers who were trapped under in English channel on December 2009 and poses questions related to how managers should react to the situation. The main issues that come out in the case relate to how the firm should react to this service failure.Starting at €8.20
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SalonScale: Start-Up Customer Relationship Strategies for Niche Market Growth
Simon Parker; Peter W. MorozCase IVEY-9B21A023-EEntrepreneurship, MarketingAlicia Soulier, owner of Capelli Salon Studio, a hair salon in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, has developed an application (app) that can help save hair salons thousands of dollars per month in hair colour costs. However, she is struggling to recruit enough subscribers to her new software as a service (SaaS) company, SalonScale. With the diversion of her attention from her hair salon to the app threatening her core business, Soulier must soon decide on...Starting at €8.20
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Lightenco: Reaching the Limits of Bootstrapping
Simon Parker; Ramasastry ChandrasekharCase IVEY-9B19M061-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn January 2018, the three founders of Lighting Enhancement Corporation (Lightenco), a Canadian turnkey lighting solutions enterprise, were at a crossroads. After building a successful business enterprise over seven years by relying entirely on internal fStarting at €8.20
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Conexus Credit Union: Anchoring a Digital Technology Startup Ecosystem - Teaching Note
Peter W. Moroz; Simon ParkerTeaching Note IVEY-8B20M170-EStrategyTeaching note for product 9B20M170.Starting at €0.00
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Amanco Brasil (A): Branding Strategy
Rocha e Oliveira, Paulo; Sauerbronn Jacinto, Rodrigo; Cerquinho, FábioCase M-1282-EMarketingAmanco was Latin America's leading manufacturer and marketer of pipes and fittings solutions for water management systems, with worldwide net sales of US$ 688 million. The company had been in Brazil for 10 years but was losing money. CEO Roberto Salas and Marketing Director Marise Barroso were preparing a proposal for the Brazilian operations at the request of Grupo Nueva, the Swiss holding company that owned Amanco. One of the key decisions to b...Starting at €8.20
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Magazine Luiza: Expanding Horizons: The role of ecommerce in the post-IPO growth strategy
Rocha e Oliveira, Paulo; Bullara, Cesar; Sauerbronn Jacinto, RodrigoCase M-1275-ELeadership and People Management, Marketing, Service and Operations ManagementIn May 2011, Brazilian retailer Magazine Luiza successfully raised R$926 million (¿400 million) from its initial public offering (IPO) on the São Paulo stock exchange. The firm was immediately confronted with the challenge of accelerating growth beyond its already remarkable growth rate. The case is centered on the role e-commerce should play in the company's future. On the one hand, the market potential seems to be very interesting and the compa...Starting at €8.20
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Linkality's Call Center
Bitran, Gabriel R.; Mitchell, Jordan; Rocha e Oliveira, PauloCase M-1221-EMarketing, Service and Operations ManagementLinkality is the 8th largest Internet service provider (ISP) in the United States, with a subscriber base of approximately 3 million users. The case is focused on the management of Linkalitys call center, where approximately 85% of all contact with existing customers takes place. Hal Paden, VP of Operations, is looking for ways to reduce operating costs while at the same time improving service quality levels. Shelly Townsend, the call center ma...Starting at €8.20
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Sunshine Fresh: Choosing a Business Location
Lawrence A. Plummer; Simon ParkerCase IVEY-9B17M073-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn July 2014, the president and co-owner of Sunshine Fresh Inc. (Sunshine), a food service manufacturing company in Totowa, New Jersey, needed to make a decision about the best location for the company’s new West Coast expansion. Sunshine had built a strong reputation on the U.S. East Coast for high-quality refrigerated kosher pickles. Among Sunshine’s most valued clients were several casinos located in Atlantic City, New Jersey, and headquartere...Starting at €8.20