Reference No: MAR0463(A)Pages: 7Published on: 30, March, 2015
Abstract: ‘Fashion Destination’ was a prominent one-stop shop of clothing retail in Ahmedabad which has faced business slowdown in the last 5 years. Vishal, who had recently taken over the management wondered, would renting of premium clothing be a good business model to get back to the business. While pondering over the ... More
Reference No: MAR0488Pages: 15Published on: 19, January, 2017
Abstract: In 2011, Brand Manager, was reviewing the research brief prepared to review the performance of the launch plan of the refined vegetable cooking oil brand freedom of GEF, a new company in Andhra Pradesh. Specific focus was to assess overall performance, brand strength and TVC. The results would help preparation of ... More
Reference No: MAR0423(D)Pages: 21Published on: 29, March, 2012
Abstract: The owners of TAL were grappling with the issue of which segment to target by their new brand of scooters. Segments were obtained through cluster analysis on: (i) demographic variables and (ii) importance of attributes in deciding the brand. Discriminant analysis was used to confirm the exclusivity of the segments. ... More
Reference No: MAR0481(A)Pages: 18Published on: 11, March, 2016
Abstract: Ramesh is the founder of a startup ‘Artistically Yours’. Ramesh wants the company to become a market place which brings together artists who can sketch a portrait and consumers who want to get a portrait sketched. However, Ramesh is not sure about whether consumers would value this offering. Moreover, he ... More
Reference No: MAR0358(C)Pages: 9Published on: 8, November, 2004
Abstract: The Director of National Institute of Tobacco was faced with the decision problem of pricing of mini cigarettes in India with a focus on likely recommendation to government regarding excise duty (For details refer to Bingo Brands A and B). The case describes the research design and the results obtained ... More
Reference No: ECO0242TECPages: 3Published on: 1, January, 1977
Abstract: Emphasizes the importance of systematic research in the framework of the relevant export-marketing environment for formulating export business strategy at the firm level. It explains the concepts of "export market environment" and "export business strategy" and points out some important decisions that a corporate unit planning export marketing has to ... More
Reference No: MAR0092(D)Pages: 10Published on: 1, January, 1972
Abstract: The case is an extension of Household Products (India) Limited (C). It describes the events that led to the process of decision making for introducing a new brand of soap: idea generation, concept development, product development and testing, marketing mix development for test marketing and the process of test marketing. ... More
Reference No: MAR0423(A)Pages: 7Published on: 29, March, 2012
Abstract: The case describes the key issues faced by two entrepreneurs as they plan to launch a new two-wheeler in the market in the beginning of liberalization of Indian economy in 1981.. The case provides information about the two-wheeler industry (scooter, mopeds, and motorcycle) on: (i) sales of each of the brands ... More
Reference No: MAR0306Pages: 16Published on: 1, October, 1995
Abstract: The case presents the situation wherein the Marketing Manager of the company has to decide as to which Market Research Agency should be entrusted with the task of carrying out a market research study to enable the organization to formulate their marketing strategy. The case provides the details of the ... More
Reference No: MAR0257TECPages: 13Published on: 1, January, 1980
Abstract: This note is meant for users of marketing research. It provides an understanding of purposes of research in a decision- making situation in marketing research, alternative research designs used in marketing research, and criteria/guidelines for selection and evaluation of alternative designs for specific research studies. The specific research designs ... More
Reference No: MAR0463(D)Pages: 12Published on: 30, March, 2015
Abstract: In 2013, ‘Fashion Destination’, a well-established clothing retailer considered setting up a clothing and accessories rental service. They hired a market research agency ‘Wright & Company’ to conduct a research on the sustainability and profitability of such a business model. The consultants collected primary data and did an extensive analysis for Fashion ... More
Reference No: MAR0477(C)Pages: 27Published on: 23, February, 2016
Abstract: Fruitzone India Limited (FIL) is the Indian subsidiary of the multinational company Gypsy Inc., the global leader in the beverages industry. The company has conducting a market research to identify a new flavour of fruit juice that they could launch. The case discusses how the data collected in confirmatory research ... More
Reference No: MAR0464Pages: 13Published on: 16, March, 2015
Abstract: Narayana, the head of Market Dynamic’s (MD) Telecom vertical was working on the data analysis plan for the research on the telecom project that they had done for CWP. CWP was a well known consultant and had conducted a research with MD to generate consumer insights in the telecom ... More
Reference No: MAR0483(B)Pages: 4Published on: 31, March, 2016
Abstract: This case is second case of a series of cases which deal with entire process of doing marketing research. Each case in the series describes sequentially different stages in a typical marketing research project. Case (B) is on selection of research design which is a typically second stage in marketing ... More
Reference No: MAR0481(B)Pages: 17Published on: 11, March, 2016
Abstract: Ramesh is the founder of a startup ‘Artistically Yours’. Ramesh wants the company to become a market place which brings together artists who can sketch a portrait and consumers who want to get a portrait sketched. Ramesh along with his friend Vijay has conducted an exploratory research and now wants ... More
