Posts Categorized: Pricing

Altice CEO Is Shaking Up Cell Phone Market: $20 a Month Plan

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Description: Altice Mobile, which will use the ATT and Sprint’s wireless networks, is offering customers an incredibly low-priced cell phone plan of $20 a month for subscribers. It’s still a good deal at $30 for non-subscribers. Source: Fortune.com – video report Date: Sep 06, 2019 Link: https://fortune.com/2019/09/06/altice-ceo-is-shaking-up-cell-phone-market-20-a-month-plan/ Questions for discussion: What is the marketing thinking… Read more »

15 Minutes to ‘Mayhem’: How a Tweet Led to a Shortage at Popeyes

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Description: The “chicken sandwich wars” with Chick-fil-A captivated the internet and drove record sales. Then they became a logistical headache. Source: NYTimes.com Date: Aug 29, 2019 Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/29/business/popeyes-chicken-sandwich-shortage.html Questions for discussion: What does the report say what happened? Was this a “problem”? Do you think it was planned? What should the firm do about the… Read more »

Apple, Disney and other media giants are ready for battle against Netflix…

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Description: Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime Video and others are about to come head-to-head with the likes of Disney Plus, Apple TV Plus, HBO Max and CNBC’s parent company, NBCUniversal. It’s been dubbed the streaming wars. In 2017, 61% of adults 18 to 29 said they primarily watch TV through a streaming service, compared to just… Read more »

Battle of the Bubbles

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Description: The early darling of fizzy water is losing ground to big soda, and shareholders are questioning its management. Source: Bloomberg.com Date: Aug 22, 2019 Link: https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2019-lacroix-sparkling-water-wars/?srnd=businessweek-v2 Questions for discussion: Summarize the reasons for growth in this sector in terms of changing consumer behaviors. Explain the positioning of the brands mentioned in this report.