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- June 2009
- Supplement
F. William McNabb, Chairman, Vanguard Group, Interviewed by Professor John Quelch, April 2008
By: John A. Quelch
Professor John Quelch interviewed F. William McNabb, Chairman, Vanguard Group in April 2008 to review updates since the original case was published in 2004.
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Keywords:
Growth and Development Strategy;
Brands and Branding;
Marketing Strategy;
Financial Services Industry;
United States
Quelch, John A. "F. William McNabb, Chairman, Vanguard Group, Interviewed by Professor John Quelch, April 2008." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 509-730, June 2009.
- 05 Jul 2016
- Working Paper Summaries
The Impact of Campus Scandals on College Applications
- October 2023
- Case
To Fizzle Out or Heat Up? PepsiCo and Coca-Cola’s SodaStream and Costa Coffee Acquisitions
By: David Collis and Haisley Wert
U.S. beverage giants PepsiCo and Coca-Cola shared many similarities by August 2018—both were founded by pharmacists in the 1890s, grew to offer hundreds of drink brands, and championed rival flagship products that drove loyalists into taste-testing wars. That month,...
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Keywords:
Corporate Strategy;
Acquisition;
Diversification;
Expansion;
Brands and Branding;
Food and Beverage Industry
Collis, David, and Haisley Wert. "To Fizzle Out or Heat Up? PepsiCo and Coca-Cola’s SodaStream and Costa Coffee Acquisitions." Harvard Business School Case 724-394, October 2023.
- March 2011 (Revised March 2021)
- Teaching Note
Terror at the Taj Bombay: Customer-Centric Leadership
By: Rohit Deshpande
Teaching Note for 511703.
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- October 2010 (Revised January 2011)
- Case
Toyota Recalls (A): Hitting the Skids
By: John A. Quelch, Carin-Isabel Knoop and Ryan Johnson
In the fall of 2009, Toyota Motor Corporation, once revered for its commitment to quality and reliability, faced a highly publicized series of recalls in the United States representing approximately a year's worth of sales in one of its most important markets. While...
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Keywords:
Communication Strategy;
Crisis Management;
Brands and Branding;
Quality;
Public Opinion;
Auto Industry;
Japan;
United States
Quelch, John A., Carin-Isabel Knoop, and Ryan Johnson. "Toyota Recalls (A): Hitting the Skids." Harvard Business School Case 511-016, October 2010. (Revised January 2011.)
- August 2008
- Supplement
Lenovo Chief Marketing Officer and Senior VP E-Commerce, Deepak Advani, Interviewed by Professor John Quelch
By: John A. Quelch
Professor John Quelch interviewed Lenovo CMO, Deepak Advani, regarding Lenovo's buy-out of IBM's personal computer business, and Lenovo's marketing strategy leading up to the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.
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Keywords:
Advertising;
Leveraged Buyouts;
Brands and Branding;
Marketing Strategy;
Hardware;
Computer Industry;
China
Quelch, John A. "Lenovo Chief Marketing Officer and Senior VP E-Commerce, Deepak Advani, Interviewed by Professor John Quelch." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 509-711, August 2008.
- Video
Dr. R.S. Sodhi
Dr. R.S. Sodhi, former Managing Director of GCMMF (Amul), discusses the organization's strategies to build a unique reputation with both farmers and consumers.
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- March 1995 (Revised June 1995)
- Supplement
The Black & Decker Corporation (B): "Operation Sudden Impact"
By: Robert J. Dolan
Describes Black & Decker's strategy for the tradesmen market.
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Keywords:
Brands and Branding;
Product Positioning;
Competition;
Globalization;
Construction Industry;
Consumer Products Industry
Dolan, Robert J. The Black & Decker Corporation (B): "Operation Sudden Impact". Harvard Business School Supplement 595-060, March 1995. (Revised June 1995.)
- September 1981 (Revised April 1984)
- Case
Great American Knitting Mills: Gold Toe Socks
Gold Toe has an exclusive distribution policy. Its men's socks are sold only through one department store per city. Executives are trying to decide whether, and how, to widen distribution and to determine what impact broader distribution would have on the nature of the...
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Keywords:
Competitive Strategy;
Distribution Channels;
Brands and Branding;
Manufacturing Industry;
Apparel and Accessories Industry;
United States
Marshall, Cheri T. "Great American Knitting Mills: Gold Toe Socks." Harvard Business School Case 581-144, September 1981. (Revised April 1984.)
- 01 Dec 2001
- News
Teens and Magazines: Where There's Smoke, There's Advertising
Public Health) found that the agreement has had little effect. In their article in the New England Journal of Medicine last August, King and Siegel analyzed trends in expenditures for advertising between 1995 and 2000 by examining fifteen specific View Details
- February 2018
- Case
Wiikano Orchards
By: Benson P. Shapiro and Katherine B. Hartman
Wiikano Orchards, a family-owned business, faces declining demand in a commodity industry. The president is considering rebranding Wiikano's apple juice, increasing its prices and promotions. If this proposal succeeds, wholesalers and retailers would be more likely to...
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Keywords:
Brands and Branding;
Price;
Marketing Communications;
Product Marketing;
Food and Beverage Industry
Shapiro, Benson P., and Katherine B. Hartman. "Wiikano Orchards." Harvard Business School Brief Case 918-517, February 2018.
- June 2007 (Revised January 2008)
- Case
BBC Worldwide: Global Strategy
By: John A. Quelch and Carin-Isabel Knoop
In January 2007, John Smith, chief executive officer of BBC Worldwide (BBC WW), the commercial arm of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), was preparing to meet with his senior managers to discuss BBC WW's global strategy options. BBC WW exploited and exported...
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Keywords:
Global Strategy;
Brands and Branding;
Marketing Channels;
Expansion;
Internet;
Media and Broadcasting Industry;
Great Britain
Quelch, John A., and Carin-Isabel Knoop. "BBC Worldwide: Global Strategy." Harvard Business School Case 507-034, June 2007. (Revised January 2008.)
- June 2005
- Case
CarMax
By: Rajiv Lal and David Kiron
Carmax is the largest multi-market used car dealer in the U.S., and has no format-to-format competitor in the $375 billion used car market. CarMax is trying to do what some analysts believed to be impossible: sell used cars profitably on a national scale, and at the...
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- 07 Mar 2019
- Working Paper Summaries
Calculators for Women: When Identity Appeals Provoke Backlash
- 16 Aug 2006
- Research & Ideas
Is MySpace.com Your Space?
Social networking sites such as MySpace.com are some of the most trafficked on the Web—MySpace had 46 million unique users in June and features nearly 100 million personal profiles posted by users, many of whom are in their teens and twenties. What's more, the average...
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- August 2008 (Revised June 2010)
- Case
Concha y Toro
By: Rohit Deshpande, Gustavo A. Herrero and Ezequiel Reficco
Chile's largest wine producer faces a price versus value positioning problem. Its highest quality wines are not priced competitively at retail because "Made in Chile" connotes great value and low price.
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Deshpande, Rohit, Gustavo A. Herrero, and Ezequiel Reficco. "Concha y Toro." Harvard Business School Case 509-018, August 2008. (Revised June 2010.)
- December 1999 (Revised October 2001)
- Case
Introducing New Coke
On April 23, 1985, the Coca-Cola Co. announced a decision that would rock the world. The old Coke formula would be taken off the market and replaced with a smoother, sweeter taste. The reaction of the American people was immediate and violent, causing three months of...
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Keywords:
Failure;
Product Development;
Brands and Branding;
Manufacturing Industry;
Food and Beverage Industry
Fournier, Susan M. "Introducing New Coke." Harvard Business School Case 500-067, December 1999. (Revised October 2001.)
- January 2011
- Supplement
John Smith, CEO BBC Worldwide, Remarks to AMP, October 2007
By: John A. Quelch
BBC Worldwide CEO, John Smith addresses AMP participants in October 2007.
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Keywords:
Global Strategy;
Globalized Markets and Industries;
Brands and Branding;
Marketing Strategy;
Media and Broadcasting Industry;
United Kingdom
Quelch, John A. "John Smith, CEO BBC Worldwide, Remarks to AMP, October 2007." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 511-705, January 2011.
- November 2012
- Case
New Balance Athletic Shoe, Inc. (Abridged)
By: H. Kent Bowen, Robert S. Huckman, Carin-Isabel Knoop and Matthew Preble
Considers whether New Balance, one of the world's five largest manufacturers of athletic footwear, should respond to Adidas' planned acquisition of Reebok—a transaction that would join the second- and third-largest companies in the industry. Highlights the unique...
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Keywords:
Production;
Competitive Strategy;
Supply Chain;
Brands and Branding;
Apparel and Accessories Industry;
Sports Industry;
Retail Industry;
Asia;
United States
Bowen, H. Kent, Robert S. Huckman, Carin-Isabel Knoop, and Matthew Preble. "New Balance Athletic Shoe, Inc. (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 613-006, November 2012.