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- June 2020
- Teaching Note
Brand Storytelling at Shinola
By: Jill Avery, Giana M. Eckhardt and Michael Beverland
Detroit, Michigan, aka “The Motor City,” is known as the birthplace of most of the American classic automotive brands. It is a city filled with the rich history of the industrial age, the pride of American manufacturing, and of the soulful sounds of Motown music. It is...
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- June 2020
- Teaching Note
Understanding the Brand Equity of Nestlé Crunch Bar
By: Jill Avery and Gerald Zaltman
Teaching Note for HBS Case Nos. 519-061 and 519-062. In early 2018, Nestlé announced the sale of its U.S. candy-making division and a select collection of twenty of its confectionery brands, including the Nestlé Crunch Bar, to Ferrero SpA for $2.8 billion. Under the...
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- May 2020 (Revised August 2020)
- Case
Brand Storytelling at Shinola
By: Jill Avery, Giana M. Eckhardt and Michael B. Beverland
Detroit, Michigan, aka “The Motor City,” is most known as the birthplace of most of the American classic automotive brands. It is a city filled with the rich history of the industrial age, the pride of American manufacturing, and of the soulful sounds of Motown music....
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Keywords:
Marketing;
brands And branding;
Marketing Communications;
Advertising;
Luxury;
Consumer Products Industry;
Apparel And Accessories Industry;
Retail Industry;
Detroit;
United States;
North America
Avery, Jill, Giana M. Eckhardt, and Michael B. Beverland. "Brand Storytelling at Shinola." Harvard Business School Case 520-102, May 2020. (Revised August 2020.)
- August 2019 (Revised December 2019)
- Case
Zillow Offers: Winning Online Real Estate 2.0
By: Luis Viceira, Marco Di Maggio and Allison Ciechanover
Founded in 2005, Zillow had become the leading online real estate and home-related marketplace. The brand was recognized as a trusted resource for players in the real estate market, providing information and transparency on home prices. Revenue, which was historically...
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Keywords:
Real Estate;
Corporate Culture;
Intermediation;
Brokerage;
Startup;
Evaluating Business Investments;
Property;
Technology;
Business Model;
Expansion;
Business Startups;
Real Estate Industry;
Media And Broadcasting Industry;
United States
Viceira, Luis, Marco Di Maggio, and Allison Ciechanover. "Zillow Offers: Winning Online Real Estate 2.0." Harvard Business School Case 220-021, August 2019. (Revised December 2019.)
- January 2019
- Teaching Note
Hubble Contact Lenses: Data Driven Direct-to-Consumer Marketing
By: Ayelet Israeli
Teaching Note for HBS No. 519-011. As its Series A extension round approaches, the founders of Hubble, a subscription-based, social-media fueled, direct-to-consumer (DTC) brand of contact lenses, are reflecting on the marketing strategies that have taken them to a...
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Keywords:
Dtc;
Direct To Consumer Marketing;
Health Care;
E-commerce;
Mobile;
Digital Marketing;
Attribution;
Experimentation;
Experiments;
Churn/retention;
Customer Lifetime Value;
Internet Marketing;
Big Data;
Analytics;
Social Media;
A/b Testing;
Crm;
Advertising;
Marketing;
Marketing Channels;
Marketing Strategy;
Media;
brands And branding;
Marketing Communications;
Online Advertising;
Acquisition;
Growth And Development Strategy;
Customer Focus And Relationships;
Consumer Behavior
- January 2019
- Case
Understanding the Brand Equity of Nestlé Crunch Bar: A Market Research Case
By: Jill Avery and Gerald Zaltman
In early 2018, Nestlé announced the sale of its U.S. candy-making division and a select collection of 20 of its confectionery brands, including the Nestlé Crunch Bar, to Ferrero SpA for $2.8 billion. Under the terms of the Nestlé acquisition, each of the purchased...
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Keywords:
Brand Equity;
Brands And Branding;
Marketing;
Marketing Strategy;
Market Research;
Consumer Behavior;
Qualitative Research;
Marketing Communication;
Customer Satisfaction;
brands And branding;
Consumer Behavior;
Marketing Communications;
Marketing Strategy;
Food And Beverage Industry;
United States;
North America;
Italy
Avery, Jill, and Gerald Zaltman. "Understanding the Brand Equity of Nestlé Crunch Bar: A Market Research Case." Harvard Business School Case 519-061, January 2019.
- September 2018
- Case
Hunley, Inc.: Casting for Growth
By: John A. Quelch and James T. Kindley
Hunley, Inc. manufactures rods for the niche sport of fly fishing. It specializes in freshwater rods that are perceived as "middle-market" products, targeted at "avid" fly fishers. In the face of declining revenue and a decreasing price per unit sold, the company's...
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Keywords:
Growth And Development Strategy;
Marketing Strategy;
Decision Choices And Conditions;
Sports;
Marketing Channels;
Distribution Channels
Quelch, John A., and James T. Kindley. "Hunley, Inc.: Casting for Growth." Harvard Business School Brief Case 919-501, September 2018.
- August 2018 (Revised December 2020)
- Case
Hubble Contact Lenses: Data Driven Direct-to-Consumer Marketing
By: Jill Avery and Ayelet Israeli
As its Series A extension round approaches, the founders of Hubble, a subscription-based, social-media fueled, direct-to-consumer (DTC) brand of contact lenses, are reflecting on the marketing strategies that have taken them to a valuation of $200 million and debating...
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Keywords:
Dtc;
Direct To Consumer Marketing;
Health Care;
E-commerce;
Mobile;
Digital Marketing;
Attribution;
Experimentation;
Experiments;
Churn/retention;
Customer Lifetime Value;
Internet Marketing;
Big Data;
Analytics;
Social Media;
A/b Testing;
Crm;
Advertising;
Marketing;
Marketing Channels;
Marketing Strategy;
Media;
brands And branding;
Marketing Communications;
Online Advertising;
Consumer Behavior;
Acquisition;
Growth And Development Strategy;
Customer Focus And Relationships;
Health Industry;
Consumer Products Industry;
United States;
North America;
Europe
Avery, Jill, and Ayelet Israeli. "Hubble Contact Lenses: Data Driven Direct-to-Consumer Marketing." Harvard Business School Case 519-011, August 2018. (Revised December 2020.)
- March 2018
- Teaching Note
Mavi: Fashioning a Path to Brand Growth
By: Jill Avery and Gamze Yucaoglu
Mavi, a leading Turkish apparel retailer, had sales of $419 million in 2015, up 20%. Growth rates like these were becoming routine at Mavi. But, its path to growth was getting more challenging, and Turkven, Mavi’s private equity partner, was planning its exit options...
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Keywords:
Marketing;
Marketing Strategy;
Retailing;
Fashion;
brand;
Brands And Branding;
Brand Management;
Brand Extension;
Brand Equity;
Private Equity;
Marketing;
Marketing Strategy;
brands And branding;
Growth And Development Strategy;
Decision Choices And Conditions;
Retail Industry;
Fashion Industry;
Turkey;
Europe
- June 2016
- Teaching Note
Relating to Peapod
By: Jill Avery and Susan Fournier
This case concerns the topics of relationship marketing, customer acquisition and retention, brand loyalty, service failure and recovery, new product introduction, and the use of consumer ethnography to study consumer behavior. Specifically, the case explores the...
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- Article
The Corporate Brand Identity and Reputation Matrix—The Case of the Nobel Prize
By: Mats Urde and Stephen A. Greyser
The purpose of this article is to explore corporate brand identity and reputation, with the aim of integrating them into a single managerial framework. The Nobel Prize serves as an in-depth field-based case study and is analysed using the Corporate Brand Identity and...
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Urde, Mats, and Stephen A. Greyser. "The Corporate Brand Identity and Reputation Matrix—The Case of the Nobel Prize." Journal of Brand Management 23, no. 1 (January 2016): 89–117.
- June 2015 (Revised October 2015)
- Case
High Liner Foods, 2015
By: John R. Wells and Galen Danskin
In 2015, Canadian-based High Liner Foods Ltd was one of North America's largest frozen fish processors with extensive shares of both the food service and retail channels in Canada, the USA and Mexico. With over C$1 billion in revenues, the company had grown four fold...
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- June 2014 (Revised March 2016)
- Case
Relating to Peapod
By: Susan Fournier and Jill Avery
Explores the relationships formed between consumers and the Peapod consumer-direct grocery delivery service, as revealed through an ethnographic study of Boston-area Peapod shoppers conducted between the Summer of 1997 and the Fall of 1999. Three representative case...
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Keywords:
brands And branding;
Customer Relationship Management;
Marketing Strategy;
Service Industry;
Boston
Fournier, Susan, and Jill Avery. "Relating to Peapod." Harvard Business School Case 314-142, June 2014. (Revised March 2016.)
- January 2014
- Case
CleanSpritz
By: John A. Quelch and Alisa Zalosh
Sales of CleanSpritz all-purpose cleaning spray have been steadily declining for the past five years, and management believes the decline correlates to a growing environmental concern among U.S. consumers. CleanSpritz's management is considering several options to...
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Keywords:
Product Positioning;
Competition;
Marketing Strategy;
Corporate Social Responsibility And Impact;
Performance Improvement;
Environmental Sustainability;
Product Launch;
Product Development;
Consumer Products Industry
Quelch, John A., and Alisa Zalosh. "CleanSpritz." Harvard Business School Brief Case 914-537, January 2014.
- April 2013
- Case
Sterling Household Products Company
By: William E. Fruhan and Craig Stephenson
Sterling Household Products manufactures and markets a broad line of consumer goods from laundry soap and cosmetics to cleaning, disinfecting, and sanitizing products. The company has many highly regarded brand names and consistently reports impressive sales and...
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Fruhan, William E., and Craig Stephenson. "Sterling Household Products Company." Harvard Business School Brief Case 913-556, April 2013.
- May 2011 (Revised January 2013)
- Case
Nike Football: World Cup 2010 South Africa
By: Elie Ofek and Ryan Johnson
Nike's Football division needs to devise a strategy to excel at the 2010 World Cup games in South Africa. Nike has gone from a niche player in the market for football apparel and footwear in 1994 to a formidable competitor to Adidas in 2008 (with revenues of over $1...
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Keywords:
Online Advertising;
Business Divisions;
Communication;
brands And branding;
Marketing Channels;
Marketing Communications;
Marketing Strategy;
Product Launch;
Planning;
Competition;
Apparel And Accessories Industry;
South Africa
Ofek, Elie, and Ryan Johnson. "Nike Football: World Cup 2010 South Africa." Harvard Business School Case 511-060, May 2011. (Revised January 2013.)
- 2011
- White Paper
Brands Are People Too! Harnessing the Power of Brand Warmth and Competence
By: Chris Malone, Jill Avery and S. T. Fiske
Research in customer behavior has revealed that the way humans respond to brands is simply an extension of the way they instinctively perceive, judge, and behave towards one another. Understanding how consumers judge brands using social processes akin to those used in...
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Keywords:
Marketing;
Brands;
Brands And Branding;
Brand Management;
Customer Relationship Management;
Crm;
Brand Positioning;
Brand Equity;
Customers;
Customer Focus And Relationships;
Customer Satisfaction;
brands And branding;
Marketing;
Marketing Communications;
Marketing Strategy;
Consumer Products Industry
Malone, Chris, Jill Avery, and S. T. Fiske. "Brands Are People Too! Harnessing the Power of Brand Warmth and Competence." White Paper Series, Relational Capital Group, Newtowne Square, PA, 2011.
- September 2010 (Revised April 2015)
- Case
Taj Hotels, Resorts and Palaces
By: Rohit Deshpande and Mona Sinha
The Taj Hotels, Palaces, and Resorts introduced a new brand architecture to counter lack of differentiation and confused positioning of its mixed bag of brands. After launching an economy and an upscale brand, it dithered over the launch of its upper upscale and luxury...
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Keywords:
Growth Management;
brands And branding;
Marketing Strategy;
Product Positioning;
Luxury;
Accommodations Industry;
India
Deshpande, Rohit, and Mona Sinha. "Taj Hotels, Resorts and Palaces." Harvard Business School Case 511-039, September 2010. (Revised April 2015.)
- December 2009
- Case
TruEarth Healthy Foods: Market Research for a New Product Introduction
By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Sunru Yong
Topics covered include: consumer marketing, market research, new product introduction, and quantitative analysis. TruEarth Healthy Foods, a maker of gourmet pastas, sauces, and meals, wants to build on its successful introduction of fresh whole grain pasta by...
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Keywords:
Market Research;
Consumer Marketing;
Brands;
Food;
Marketing Strategy;
Consumer Behavior;
Forecasting And Prediction;
Product Launch;
brands And branding;
Retail Industry;
Food And Beverage Industry
Rangan, V. Kasturi, and Sunru Yong. "TruEarth Healthy Foods: Market Research for a New Product Introduction." Harvard Business School Brief Case 094-065, December 2009.
- March 2009 (Revised July 2014)
- Case
PNC Financial: Grow Up Great (A)
By: Christopher Marquis, V. Kasturi Rangan and Alison Comings
In 2003, PNC Financial focused its corporate citizenship and philanthropic resources on a ten-year, $100 million investment in early childhood education called PNC Grow Up Great. The case tracks the origination of Grow Up Great, how it was developed and implemented...
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Keywords:
Early Childhood Education;
Philanthropy And Charitable Giving;
Leadership;
brands And branding;
Corporate Social Responsibility And Impact;
Organizational Structure;
Business And Community Relations
Marquis, Christopher, V. Kasturi Rangan, and Alison Comings. "PNC Financial: Grow Up Great (A)." Harvard Business School Case 409-108, March 2009. (Revised July 2014.)