Solutions and analysis for popular HBR (Harvard Business Review) marketing case studies taught in MBA programs, written from a classroom teaching perspective. Each case breaks down the core business problem, the strategic options on the table, and a reasoned recommendation, the same way I’d walk through it with my own students.
HBR cases covered on this blog:
Harley-Davidson India Case Solution Harley-Davidson India Case is published by Ivey. Details of the case from the Ivey website: Case Summary The case examines Harley-Davidson’s decision to enter the Indian market. Due to India’s rapidly growing economy and its swelling base of high-net-worth consumers, numerous luxury product companies lined up to enter India. […]
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Parle G Case Solution – Naam To Suna Hi Hoga Parle G Case Solution Parle-G – Ivey Case By: Chandra Sekhar Ramasastry, Miranda Goode his case exposes students to the strategic complexities underlying a major pricing decision. The major learning objectives are to: enable students to appreciate that tactical decisions such as pricing are
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The Brita Products Company Case Solution The Brita Products Company Case Solution – Clorox’s Brita skillfully exploits a tide of water safety concerns, growing a home water (filtration) business from inception to a 15% U.S. household penetration in ten years. The dilemma in the case arises as the period of increasing returns seems to
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RIN Detergent: To Position or Reposition Case RIN Detergent: To Position or Reposition Case is a classic and popular Harvard Business Case study. The case is applicable to the course of marketing management, marketing strategy, and positioning. From the HBS website, the learning objectives of the case “RIN Detergent: To Position or Reposition Case are:
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What happened to Rotomac pens? Once one of India’s most popular pen brands, Rotomac rose rapidly in the 1990s with memorable advertising and strong market presence. However, the brand later disappeared due to financial controversies and changing market dynamics. For many Indians, Rotomac is not just a pen. It is a memory of school days,
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The Fashion Channel Case The Fashion Channel Case is a popular Harvard Business School case dealing with the decision dilemma about market segmentation, market and consumer data, and typical financial analysis. The core issue is which segment(s) to target from the following alternatives: Broad-based segmentation scenario (drop ‘basic’ segment) ‘Fashionistas’ focused ‘Fashionistas’ + ‘Planners &
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Mobile App Strategy to Fight Market Leader – Gyan Fresh and AMUL. Mobile App – Once Shakespeare have famously wrote – What’s in a mobile app? Well, if you ask anyone, what they can’t live without – most probably the answer is phone. This question is repeated many times. But no one asks the second
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MTV India is an inspirational icon Young and specially teenagers in India. Since quite a few time i found this very disturbing as MTV India is portraying a culture which does not belong to us! Though it has managed to increase the TRP but i think in a long run it will suffer hell. When
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