Reference No: MAR0465TECPages: 8Published on: 30, March, 2015
Abstract: As celebrity endorsements are becoming popular, sports persons are increasingly being used to endorse products. This note is aimed at providing guidelines for using celebrity endorsements more effectively. It summarizes various models that have been used to explain how celebrity endorsements work. It also lists and explains various advantages and ... More
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: F&A0532APages: 30Published on: 30, March, 2015
Abstract: In September, 2011, to prevent its currency from appreciating after the Global Financial Crisis, the Swiss National Bank (SNB) decided to peg its currency to EUR and announced that it would not let CHF go beyond 1/1.20 EUR. Maintaining the peg required the SNB to purchase foreign currency assets virtually endlessly in ... More
Reference No: PSG0117Pages: 16Published on: 19, March, 2015
Abstract: With the establishment of Competition Commission of India (CCI), Competition law-class actions, especially with regards to abuse of dominance by monopolists, are slowly becoming unhappy realities with both government-owned as well as private companies. This case used Coal India Limited (CIL), a public monolith which was penalized recently by CCI, ... More
Reference No: MAR0462TECPages: 11Published on: 18, March, 2015
Abstract: As sponsorship is gaining in importance in the overall communication strategy for firms, so is the practice of ambush marketing. This note discusses strategies that can be used by firms to ambush and also how to prepare for defense from ambush attacks. It also discusses how consumers perceive and react ... More
Reference No: RJMC0036Pages: 13Published on: 16, March, 2015
Abstract: After attending two executive programs, the principal and eight faculty members of the Government Engineering College, Patan had agreed to initiate organizational change directed at making more innovative and efficient use of limited resources; creating a sense of urgency; and developing ability to move from one challenge to the next. ... More
Reference No: MAR0461TECPages: 7Published on: 16, March, 2015
Abstract: This note aims at introducing the students to the concept of post event sponsorship assessment. It explains about measurements of effectiveness of sponsorship like subjective assessment, impact on sales, media equivalents and social media. It also discusses some new methods like SponsorMap, Integrated Communications Evaluation. It also highlights about challenges ... More
Reference No: MAR0457TECPages: 7Published on: 16, March, 2015
Abstract: This note aims at introducing the students to the concept of sponsorship components and activation. The discussion on components includes several aspects like naming rights, signage, distribution rights, hospitality areas, complimentary tickets, complementary advertising, right to first refusal, category exclusivity, etc. It also discusses activation of sponsorship, activation period, activation ... More
