This is a mini case study of brand repositioning using Jaguar’s 2024 strategy. It is a shorter version of the full case study also on this website, Students will analyze their promotional video and their overall rebranding and repositioning strategy. Therefore, this mini case is more suitable for an in-class discussion task, especially around brand and positioning topics.
Jaguar Rebranding Mini Case Study Review the Teaching Activity
This case study examines the challenges of brand repositioning using Jaguar’s 2024 strategy. Students will analyze key marketing decisions, including the promotional video and their concept car launch. The case encourages critical thinking about creative messaging, brand management, strategy, DEI issues, and the risks of targeting new consumers while potentially alienating loyal customers.
Jaguar Rebranding and Repositioning Case Study Review the Teaching Activity
This teaching activity explores the benefits and risks of cobranding, primarily focusing on the Coca-Cola – Oreo limited edition products launched in late 2024. A good introduction to the concept of cobranding and why it is a powerful marketing tool.
Cobranding of Coke and Oreos Review the Teaching Activity
In this video-based task, students review an ad for McDonald’s UK where they are promoting their McCafé offering, as compared to visiting a “trendy” coffee shop. This is considered a classic case study for marketers as it clearly shows the concepts of positioning and differentiation.
In this classic case study students will explore WestJet’s Christmas Miracle campaign that went viral and gained significant earned media. This campaign helped to build emotional loyalty for the brand.
Classic Case Study: WestJet Christmas Miracle Review the Teaching Activity
In this activity, students explore Aldi supermarkets and their operations in the United States and how they managed to grow and become successful in the “generic” supermarket retailing sector.
Aldi Supermarkets Differentiation Case Study Review the Teaching Activity
This activity is a mix of retailing design and customer experience challenges – that is, how could have Toys R Us modified their in-store offering and design for continued success – plus it also reinforces the impact of marketing environment factors and how they can derail a long-term successful strategy.
Redesigning the In-store Experience for Toys R Us Review the Teaching Activity
Students review an award-winning education outreach project by Colgate known as “Education in a Box” designed for schools in Myanmar. While this sounds like a great initiative for providing education resources – was it really? Or was it a form of stealth marketing or just greenwashing?
Education CSR or Just Promotion? Review the Teaching Activity
Students review a ‘text and drive’ campaign promoted by an apparent funeral home in Canada. It turned out to be a public service announcement, but was it effective and would your students have approved the communications approach?
Ethics of Text and Drive Campaigns Review the Teaching Activity
In this activity students will consider the value of a brand (Specsavers) utilizing a long-term tag-line. While tag-lines are often helpful for communicating positioning and guiding IMC campaigns, they may need to be refreshed at times to keep the brand modern and adaptive.
Do Tag-Lines Eventually Wear Out? Review the Teaching Activity