Fashion retailer finds secret of success in troubled region of Spain BY SARAH MORRIS, REUTERS NOVEMBER 5, 2011 The green, rainy region of Galicia in northwest Spain is best-known as the destination for pilgrims hiking the Camino de Santiago to pay tribute at the remains of apostle Saint James. But a different kind of pilgrim...
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The future and sustainability of many companies will depend to a great extent on teenagers¿ behavior and attitudes toward consumption. As such, getting to know this key group now will pay off in the long term when they become young adults. Based on the latest findings of an international study of teenagers across eight...
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Introduction Internationalisation of distribution becomes an important matter in times like the present, characterised by a steep downfall of domestic consumption together with fierce competition. Never before was the sentence more true that says: «When sales are doing badly here, they do well somewhere else». Some years ago, it was enough to have testimonial...
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The Fall and Return of Pokémon IESE (España) In 2000, the Pokémon franchise saw its glory begin to fade. Gone was the idea that Pokémon would become a classic toy rivalling the likes of Barbie and Donald Duck. Those responsible for the franchise were forced to rethink their strategy to re-enter the child and...
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Our society is changing at a bewildering rate, in terms of composition, behaviour and consumption patterns. In the more developed countries, senior citizens now occupy a significant segment in the population pyramids, as birth rate plummet. In the future, this situation is likely to complicate the sustainability of the current pension system.
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Executive Summary In recent years, sports sponsorship was perceived to be imune to volatility. However, the latest data from Infoadex on advertising in Spain shows that sports sponsorship slumped by 27 percent in 2008 compared to 2007. IESE Prof. José L. Nueno and Javier Mancebo, director of Havas, examine the factors that explain this...
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"Consumers’ wallets snap shut in a recession as the climate of insecurity leads them to postpone purchases, multiplying the risk of commercial failure. But as José L. Nueno, IESE professor of Marketing notes, many firms have seized the advantages offered by economic downturns to take risks and gain market share."
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Comín, Marta; Nueno Iniesta, José Luis IESE (España) In 2008 the Starbucks chain of cafés was having to face an unprecedented crisis. Its accelerated growth was beginning to threaten the company’s sophisticated image. Should they try and check this growth, or on the contrary, should they consider breaking into new sectors of the market?...
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(Español) Probablemente porque es una de las inversiones que primero se reducen durante las recesiones, el marketing se ha ocupado bastante poco de estudiar su propia utilidad cuando se producen.
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Summary A company’s response to the crisis will be defined by whether it has made preparations long before the crisis hits. The first thing firms need to do is assess how prepared they are for the recession. If the company has diligently laid the groundwork and meets the criteria set out by IESE Prof....
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