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McDonald’s is preparing for a nationwide launch of oatmeal and simultaneously ramping up its use of social media to promote the product. The company continues to face criticism for contributing to America’s obesity problem. How can McDonald’s...
Johnson & Johnson experienced the rapid spread of negative backlash through social media channels in response to an online Motrin advertisement. The incident raises a discussion on the opportunities and risks of using social media in...
After Mark Hurd steps down as CEO at Hewlett-Packard, Oracle hires him as co-president, as well as a member of their Board of Directors. A day later, Hewlett-Packard files a lawsuit against Hurd alleging he will not be able to do his new job...
For five years Mark Hurd has enjoyed dramatic success as the CEO of Hewlett Packard, turning the company’s PC division around and getting the company back in the black through aggressive cost-cutting, including the elimination of 14,500 jobs....
On January 12, 2010, Google posted a message on its Official Blog announcing that the company would no longer cooperate with the Chinese government’s demands for limited censorship of Internet searches on its Google.cn portal and that it may...
On December 1st, 2009, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced sweeping changes to the site’s privacy controls. The result was strong criticism from advocacy groups, but general ambivalence from end users. The question for Facebook is how to...
After the successful 2010 launch of Apple’s iPhone 4, complaints of dropped calls and reduced signal began to pour in from major tech blogs. Apple’s initial response was to deny it had a hardware issue. Soon after, Consumer Reports released a...
Disney’s California Adventure was part of an effort to increase traffic to the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, and incentivize visitors to extend their vacations. With a goal of at least seven million annual visitors, however, the park...
On November 10, 2008, DHL announced that it would shut down the operations of its domestic shipping services in the United States. DHL must now communicate to its U.S. and international customers the implications of this business decision and...
This case study focuses on Raelyn Campbell, a former Best Buy customer, who is suing the company for $54 million. Campbell states Best Buy lost her laptop - while being serviced for repairs - and tried to cover up its disappearance for more...