Case Study: Crocs in China
Black Crocs shoes with Jibbitz charm decorations.

Black Crocs shoes with Jibbitz charm decorations.

This short but informative WSJ article highlights how brands across industries—from cosmetics to snacks to household goods—are rethinking their pricing strategies in response to falling…

This WSJ article offers a fascinating look at Colgate-Palmolive’s relentless pursuit of the “perfect toothbrush,” led by Eduardo Jiménez, Director of Technology. With over 239…

Inflation remain stubborn. It is a topic our students understand (in a way that previous generations perhaps did not). This article at Sherwood News “Grocery…

The Hermès Birkin and Walmart Wirkin offer contrasting case studies on luxury branding and consumer accessibility. While Hermès employs scarcity and exclusivity to position the…

The CNN article, “Stores don’t sell your favorite product anymore. That’s on purpose,” examines how companies like Hormel, Levi’s, and Dollar General are reducing their…

Volkswagen is bringing the minivan back with the all-electric ID. Buzz, a retro-modern vehicle paying homage to VW’s iconic microbus. The U.S. version of the…

Perplexity AI defines itself as “a conversational search engine that answers queries using natural language predictive text, utilizing sources from the web.” You can read a bit more here….

As a textbook author and marketing professor, I closely following developments in AI and their impact on education. As those of you who follow Teach…