Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 21, 2011

But it got stuck in its core competence of traditional film products and missed the rise of digital photography and printing. To survive, it has stopped selling film cameras, focusing on the digital ones that dominate the market. Organizations such as IBM and GE have adapted over the years to remain competitive in the market.

Core Competence 15

Core Competence Prahalad Film Hamel 15

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 3, 2016

Disney’s existing contract to distribute Pixar films was slated to end in 2006 and Pixar had announced two years earlier it would not renew the arrangement.). Between the three acquisitions plus its own Walt Disney Animation and Walt Disney Pictures, Disney has built a studio with five film brands. By contrast, Warner Bros.’

Creativity 8

Creativity Franchising Succession Film 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 3, 2012

He gives All-State and Leo Burnett Chicago a license to do some of the most arresting and imaginative advertising we've seen in ages. Plus, he's excellent meme-material and this allows the brand to circulate in the social media world, to join the conversation that is the new marketing. Cast them in films and other events?

Brand 15

Brand Advertising Film Media 15

Harvard Business Review

MAY 30, 2014

And the essence of Walt Disney’s original strategy remains intact today: to construct a range of businesses — from animated film to fun parks, TV, retail, cruise ships, and more — around a group of engaging, family-friendly characters. How Samsung Gets Innovations to Market. When Innovation Is Strategy. An HBR Insight Center.

Company 8

Company Supply Chain Airlines Health Care 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 10, 2016

Much of the hype around blockchains has focused on their potential to fundamentally change the financial services industry – by dropping the cost and complexity of financial transactions, making the world’s unbanked a viable new market, and improving transparency and regulation.

Technology 8

Technology Cost Credit Rating Banking 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 28, 2016

Kodak accepted the pain of shuttering plants and laying off tens of thousands of film-factory workers. It developed over 1,000 patents related to image capture that commanded billions of dollars in licensing revenues (for access to its “218” patent alone, it was paid $550 million by Samsung and $414 million by LG).

Company 8

Company How To Technology Strategy 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

Free fall is a crisis of obsolescence and decline that can happen at any point in a company’s life cycle, but most often it affects maturing incumbents whose business model has come under competitive attack from insurgents or is no longer viable in a changing market. It sought input from thousands of the most intense Lego fans.

Company 8

Company How To Business Model Engineering 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 12, 2011

The long-standing exclusive arrangement between Xerox and Fuji Photo Film in Japan is one example; pharmaceutical licensing across markets is another. PDF) But that would leave you out of the game for many new technologies and markets, where alliances are essential. So it has a place in partnership strategy.

Management 11

Management Airlines How To Pharmaceuticals 11

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

Pearl, his VP of marketing, had learned that their rival Berlinger was launching a line of gem-accented watches, which would be sold exclusively through Shanguang, China’s biggest jewelry retailer. ” “And so we’re stuck with subtle marketing? “There has to be some license to adapt to local tastes.

Case Study 8

Case Study Brand Simon Marketing 8