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Using Analytics to Predict Hollywood Blockbusters

Harvard Business Review

Disney's John Carter , which cost close to $275 million to produce, was tagged as a potentially huge, game-changing film. The marketing budget to cement that perception was nearly $100 million, but the opening weekend not only missed financial expectations, it flat-lined.

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Using Analytics to Predict Hollywood Blockbusters

Harvard Business Review

Disney's John Carter , which cost close to $275 million to produce, was tagged as a potentially huge, game-changing film. The marketing budget to cement that perception was nearly $100 million, but the opening weekend not only missed financial expectations, it flat-lined.

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Would You Wear That Company's T-Shirt in Public?

Harvard Business Review

During this time Reebok and Nike were blood rivals and neck and neck for the number one position in the market. With the Freestyle, Reebok had identified a market that Nike had completely missed — women''s aerobics. While each technology bumped sales, something was still missing. Advertising Branding Marketing'