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Xanadu on Broadway
Elberse, AnitaCase HBS-508062-EMarketingCan one of Hollywood's biggest flops magically turn into a Broadway hit? Xanadu, an adaptation of a 1980 Olivia Newton-John roller-disco film described by one critic as "the epic failure to end all epic failures," opened on Broadway in July 2007. Producer Rob Ahrens, the driving power behind the resurrection, anxiously awaited the verdict of audience members. Was the choice to produce Xanadu the Broadway musical the right choice?Starting at €6.75
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Russian Standard
Deshpande, RohitCase HBS-508053-EMarketingIn September 2006, Russian billionaire Roustam Tariko, founder and owner of Russian Standard, needed to develop a strategy for introducing Russia's most popular brand of premium vodka (RSO) to American consumers. In the past year, he had introduced Imperia, the firm's flagship ultra-premium vodka, in the U.S. market; lined up American importation and distribution partners for Russian Standard; and had worked hard to build excitement for the brand...Starting at €6.75
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Avaya (C): Implementing Demand Generation in Brazil
Godes, David B.Case HBS-508050-EMarketingAvaya's top management wants to improve demand generation. This requires an improvement in the relationship between Sales and Marketing. This case series (Avaya (A)-(D)) walks the student through each phase of this process. The (A) case begins with background on the firm and asks the student to come up with a strategy to improve the way in which Sales and Marketing work together. In the (B) case, we see their strategy in the form of a "unified fu...Starting at €6.75
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EFI, Inc. (B)
Godes, David B.; Barley, LaurenCase HBS-508045-EMarketingThis is a follow-on case to EFI, Inc. (A). It reports on Dean Mills' decision to implement a new compensation approach that pays 25% of salespeople's bonus, based on their individual sales of software add-on products. He also recommends making public each salesperson's performance against their goal in a report that ranked salespeople from top to bottom each period. Students are asked to react to this new plan.Starting at €6.75
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Butler, Shine, Stern & Partners
Godes, David B.Case HBS-508043-EMarketingTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. Selling an intangible like advertising services is a difficult task. The first step is to understand how brands buy these services. What are they looking for? What do they need to learn? How do they go about assessing things like creativity, trust, and loyalty? This set of cases puts the students into the roles of the seller (an advertising agency named Butler, Shine, Stern ...Starting at €6.75
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Alltech...naturally
Bell, David E.; Shelman, MaryCase HBS-508033-EMarketingEntrepreneur Pearse Lyons had built Alltech into the fastest growing company in the global animal health industry through innovative technology, creative marketing, and strong branding. Sel-Plex, a proprietary Alltech product, had shown important health benefits for animals and humans. Although numerous branded selenium-enriched products were being sold in supermarkets around the world, the company's current business model (selling Sel-Plex as an...Starting at €6.75
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McDonald's
Quelch, John A.; Herman, KerryCase HBS-508025-EMarketingAn abstract is not available for this product.Starting at €6.75
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Marketing the "$100 Laptop" (A)
Quelch, John A.Case HBS-508024-EMarketingTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. In 2002, Professor Nicholas Negroponte, a successful venture capitalist, author, and co-founder and chairman emeritus of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Media Lab, announced his intention to build a PC so cheap as to make it possible to provide Internet- and multimedia-capable machines to millions of children in developing countries. The concept--subsequently...Starting at €6.75
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Who Killed Bhavani Manjula?--A Story of Microfinance in Andhra Pradesh (A)
Rangan, V. Kasturi; Lee, KatharineCase HBS-508021-EFinanceStarting at €6.75
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Colgate Max Fresh: Global Brand Roll-Out
Quelch, John A.; Labatt-Randle, JacquieCase HBS-508009-EMarketingTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. In February 2005, Nigel Burton, in his third year as president of global oral care at Colgate-Palmolive Company (CP), had every reason to feel optimistic. Worldwide market shares were strong and Colgate Max Fresh (CMF), a new toothpaste that had helped drive Colgate to a record value share in the important U.S. market, was in the global pipeline for 2005. Burton had on his d...Starting at €6.75