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- January 2020 (Revised July 2020)
- Supplement
MoviePass: The 'Get Big Fast' Strategy
By: Benjamin C. Esty and Daniel Fisher
In August 2017, MoviePass dramatically lowered its subscription price from $50 per month to just $10 for up to one movie per day. The idea was to rapidly scale the business to the point where they could generate incremental revenue streams form related businesses...
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Keywords:
Market Entry;
Growth Strategy;
Profit Vs. Growth;
Subscription Business;
Cash Burn;
Data Analytics;
Get-big-fast;
Buyer Power;
Strategy Implementation;
Movie Industry;
Racing;
Business Strategy;
Value Creation;
Consolidation;
Cash Flow;
Growth Management;
Business Startups;
Entrepreneurship;
Disruptive Innovation;
Mobile Technology;
Motion Pictures and Video Industry;
Motion Pictures and Video Industry;
Motion Pictures and Video Industry;
Motion Pictures and Video Industry;
United States
- August 2011 (Revised July 2012)
- Case
Sealed Air Corporation: Deciding the Fate of VTID
By: Elie Ofek
In mid 2010 the Sealed Air Corporation has to decide on next steps for its novel video tracking technology (called VTID) after unsuccessful attempts to market it in three different industry settings. The company must determine whether its most recent target market, the...
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Keywords:
Budgets and Budgeting;
Customer Focus and Relationships;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Technological Innovation;
Marketing Strategy;
Problems and Challenges;
Commercialization;
Service Industry
Ofek, Elie. "Sealed Air Corporation: Deciding the Fate of VTID." Harvard Business School Case 512-029, August 2011. (Revised July 2012.)
- Web
Aaron Sabin (MS/MBA 2023): Engineering a Climate Change Solution by Cutting the Cost of Carbon Capture - MBA
Blog Blog MBA Voices Filter Results Arrow Down Arrow Up Read posts from Author Alumni Author Career and Professional Development Staff Author HBS Community Author HBS Faculty Author MBA Admissions Author MBA Students Topics Topics 1st Year (RC) 2+2 Program 2nd Year...
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Feng Zhu
Feng Zhu is the MBA Class of 1958 Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School, where he leads the Platform Lab within the Digital, Data, and Design Institute, co-chairs the Harvard Business Analytics Program, and serves as the course head for the... View Details
- 04 Jan 2021
- Working Paper Summaries
The Twofold Effect of Customer Retention in Freemium Settings
- February 22, 2023
- Article
How to Seed Organic Marketing in a Video-First World
By: Ayelet Israeli, Leonard A. Schlesinger and Matt Higgins
Early direct-to-consumer (DTC) companies relied on plentiful capital and low-cost digital marketing to power growth. But as this sector has matured, capital is more constrained, social media is more cluttered, and customer acquisition costs are rising. DTC companies...
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Keywords:
Online Business;
Ecommerce;
E-commerce;
E-Commerce Strategy;
Omnichannel Retail;
Omnichannel Retailing;
Influencer Marketing;
Consumer;
Organic Growth;
Video Advertising;
Promotion;
Celebrities;
Online Advertising;
Online Channel;
Online Communities;
Online Community;
Go To Market Strategy;
Platform;
Media;
Media Content;
Digital;
Digital Culture;
Digital Influencers;
Direct To Consumer Marketing;
Direct-to-consumer;
Innovation & Entrepreneurship;
Innovation;
Sales;
Digital Platforms;
Digital Marketing;
Digital Strategy;
Consumer Behavior;
Internet and the Web;
Advertising;
Business Model;
Growth Management;
Marketing;
Marketing Strategy;
Marketing Channels;
Marketing Communications;
Communication Strategy;
Innovation Strategy;
Retail Industry;
Retail Industry;
Retail Industry;
Retail Industry;
Retail Industry;
Retail Industry;
Retail Industry;
Retail Industry;
United States;
North America
Israeli, Ayelet, Leonard A. Schlesinger, and Matt Higgins. "How to Seed Organic Marketing in a Video-First World." Harvard Business Review (website) (February 22, 2023).
- September 2018
- Case
Sealed Air Corporation: Deciding the Fate of VTID (Abridged)
By: Elie Ofek
In mid-2010 the Sealed Air Corporation has to decide on next steps for its novel video tracking technology (called VTID) after unsuccessful attempts to market it in three different industry settings. The company must determine whether its most recent target market, the...
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Keywords:
Budgets and Budgeting;
Customer Focus and Relationships;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Technological Innovation;
Marketing Strategy;
Problems and Challenges;
Commercialization;
Service Industry
Ofek, Elie. "Sealed Air Corporation: Deciding the Fate of VTID (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 519-030, September 2018.
- November 2016
- Supplement
Irregular Operations
This video shows a dispatcher responding to an irregular operations situation caused by weather at an East Coast airport.
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Keywords:
Service;
Service Excellence;
Service Quality;
Operating Systems;
Operational Complexity;
Operational Disruptions;
Operational Efficiency;
Operational Focus;
Air Transportation;
Service Operations;
Service Delivery;
Air Transportation Industry
Buell, Ryan W., Willy C. Shih, and Michael W. Toffel. "Irregular Operations." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 617-705, November 2016.
- May 2011
- Supplement
TSA: An Overview
By: Michel Anteby
Video of Federal Security Director at Logan Airport and Deputy Assistant Federal Security Director discussing TSA operations.
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Keywords:
Air Transportation;
Operations;
Safety;
Business and Government Relations;
Air Transportation Industry;
Boston
Anteby, Michel. "TSA: An Overview." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 411-707, May 2011.
- November 1983 (Revised June 1994)
- Case
Controls at the Sands Hotel and Casino
Describes the controls used in the casino over the blackjack game and cash stocks, and movements of cash. Also describes the results measures available in the casino and their limitations for control purposes.
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Merchant, Kenneth A. "Controls at the Sands Hotel and Casino." Harvard Business School Case 184-048, November 1983. (Revised June 1994.)
- August 2011 (Revised September 2011)
- Case
Wii Encore?
By: Andrei Hagiu
Nintendo faced huge difficulties in July 2011. Sony's PlayStation and Microsoft's Xbox had caught up with the innovative motion-sensing controllers of the original Wii. And the new Nintendo 3DS handheld console had experienced a very disappointing start. Moreover,...
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Keywords:
Competition;
Innovation Strategy;
Two-Sided Platforms;
Brands and Branding;
Entertainment and Recreation Industry;
Entertainment and Recreation Industry
Hagiu, Andrei. "Wii Encore?" Harvard Business School Case 712-416, August 2011. (Revised September 2011.)
- March 2024
- Teaching Note
'Storrowed': A Generative AI Exercise
By: Mitchell Weiss
Teaching Note for HBS Exercise No. 824-188. “Storrowed” is an exercise to help participants raise their proficiency with generative AI. It begins by highlighting a problem: trucks getting wedged underneath bridges in Boston, Massachusetts on the city’s Storrow Drive....
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- January 1994 (Revised April 1995)
- Case
Judo Economics
The early 1990s saw a new wave of start-ups in the U.S. airline business. One entrant, Kiwi International Air Lines, took to the skies in September 1992 with a strategy of attracting small-business travelers looking to save money but lacking the flexibility to book in...
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Keywords:
Market Entry and Exit;
Competitive Advantage;
Business Startups;
Air Transportation Industry;
Air Transportation Industry
Brandenburger, Adam M., and Julia Kou. "Judo Economics." Harvard Business School Case 794-103, January 1994. (Revised April 1995.)
- July 1998
- Supplement
Organizational Change at Andersen Consulting - EMEAI
By: Ashish Nanda
Supplements Andersen Consulting - EMEAI: Reorganization for Revitalization. An alternative to video Organizational Change at Anderson Consulting - EMEAI, Video.
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Nanda, Ashish. "Organizational Change at Andersen Consulting - EMEAI." Harvard Business School Supplement 899-035, July 1998.
- June 2020
- Supplement
TransDigm in 2017: Congressional Hearing on the DoD Inspector General’s Report (5/15/19)
By: Benjamin C. Esty
This video accompanies the case, “TransDigm in 2017: The Beginning of the End or the End of the Beginning?”
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Keywords:
Value Capturing;
Pricing Strategy;
Supplier Power;
Buyer Power;
Porter's Five Forces;
Bargaining Power;
Monopoly;
Aerospace;
Acquisition Strategy;
Value Drivers;
Ethical Behavior;
Regulation;
Growth Strategy;
Business Ethics;
Defense;
Procurement;
Sustainability;
Value Based Health Care;
Acquisition;
Ethics;
Private Equity;
Financial Strategy;
Growth Management;
Performance Evaluation;
Business Strategy;
Competitive Strategy;
Horizontal Integration;
Value Creation;
Competitive Advantage;
Aerospace Industry;
Aerospace Industry;
United States
Esty, Benjamin C. "TransDigm in 2017: Congressional Hearing on the DoD Inspector General’s Report (5/15/19)." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 720-856, June 2020.
- February 1999 (Revised August 1999)
- Case
Michael Brown: Negotiating Slots at Foxwoods (B)
The approach taken by Michael Brown and Governor Lowell Weicker and the means by which the agreement's sustainability was enhanced in the face of attacks by other gaming operators are detailed.
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Keywords:
Games, Gaming, and Gambling;
Agreements and Arrangements;
Government and Politics;
Entertainment and Recreation Industry;
Connecticut
Sebenius, James K. "Michael Brown: Negotiating Slots at Foxwoods (B)." Harvard Business School Case 899-235, February 1999. (Revised August 1999.)
Alvin E. Roth
Al Roth is the George Gund Professor of Economics and Business Administration in the Department of Economics at Harvard University, and in the Harvard Business School. His research, teaching, and consulting interests are in game theory, experimental economics, and... View Details
- June 2013
- Supplement
Hexcel Turnaround—2001 (Video Supplement)
This is the Video Supplement for Hexcel Turnaround - 2001(A), (B) and (C), HBS Cases 806099, 806100, 806101.
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Keywords:
Turnarounds;
Human Capital;
Organizational Change And Transformation;
Organizational Culture;
Organizational Management;
Leadership;
General Management;
Bankruptcy;
Bankruptcy Reorganization;
Financial Crisis Management;
Acquisitions;
Debt Crisis;
Debt;
Debt Management;
Crisis Management;
Financial Crisis;
Private Equity;
Public Ownership;
Resignation and Termination;
Restructuring;
Air Transportation Industry;
Air Transportation Industry;
Air Transportation Industry;
Air Transportation Industry;
Air Transportation Industry;
United States;
Europe
Sharpe, Jim. "Hexcel Turnaround—2001 (Video Supplement)." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 813-723, June 2013.
- November 2006 (Revised February 2007)
- Case
Microsoft Xbox: Changing the Game?
By: Andrei Hagiu
In September 1999, the Microsoft Xbox team was wondering which strategic choices would give it the best chance against the upcoming Sony PlayStation 2. Initially called "Project Midway" within Microsoft, the console project was intended to counter the perceived threat...
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Keywords:
Customers;
Recruitment;
Leadership;
Management Teams;
Multi-Sided Platforms;
Two-Sided Platforms;
Production;
Strategy;
Competition;
Expansion;
Video Game Industry;
Texas
Hagiu, Andrei. "Microsoft Xbox: Changing the Game?" Harvard Business School Case 707-501, November 2006. (Revised February 2007.)
- September 2008 (Revised May 2010)
- Supplement
GE's Imagination Breakthrough: The EVO Project
By: Christopher A. Bartlett, Brian J. Hall and Nicole Bennett
This video features interviews with case protagonists John Dineen, Brett Begole, and Pierre Compte expressing their views on the decision framed by the case. In a second part of the tape the protagonists describe what they decided to do. A third segment features John...
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Keywords:
Communication Strategy;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Innovation and Management;
Leading Change;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Outcome or Result;
Green Technology Industry
Bartlett, Christopher A., Brian J. Hall, and Nicole Bennett. "GE's Imagination Breakthrough: The EVO Project." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 909-801, September 2008. (Revised May 2010.)