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M6

Foundation module

Case Studies

30 lectures
SYNTHESIS

M6 · The productive tension

Success casesandanti-cases.

survivorship bias is the enemy

Primary sources

IPA winners · EFFIE cases · anti-cases

Lectures

30 lectures

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  1. M6-01The case-study method: a user manual before use~10 min2 SPTake the quiz →
  2. M6-02Cadbury Gorilla: fame without a product message~9 min2 SPTake the quiz →
  3. M6-03Guinness Surfer: brand building before the databank~9 min2 SPTake the quiz →
  4. M6-04Snickers 'You're Not You': a platform that travels~8 min2 SPTake the quiz →
  5. M6-05Old Spice: virality and the attribution question~9 min2 SPTake the quiz →
  6. M6-06Compare the Meerkat: assets in a boring category~9 min2 SPTake the quiz →
  7. M6-07John Lewis Christmas: consistency as strategy~9 min2 SPTake the quiz →
  8. M6-08McDonald's 'Raise Your Arches': assets without a logo~8 min2 SPTake the quiz →
  9. M6-09Share a Coke: personalisation on a distinctive canvas~8 min2 SPTake the quiz →
  10. M6-10Dumb Ways to Die: awards versus behaviour~9 min2 SPTake the quiz →
  11. M6-11Dove Real Beauty: purpose before purpose was cool~11 min2 SPTake the quiz →
  12. M6-12Liquid Death: entertainment-first branding~10 min2 SPTake the quiz →
  13. M6-13Oatly: category creation with a legal assist~9 min2 SPTake the quiz →
  14. M6-14Airbnb: the pivot from performance to brand~10 min2 SPTake the quiz →
  15. M6-15Dollar Shave Club: the fairytale and the invoice~9 min2 SPTake the quiz →
  16. M6-16Aldi & Lidl: discipline as a brand~10 min2 SPTake the quiz →
  17. M6-17LEGO: the turnaround that was a diagnosis~9 min2 SPTake the quiz →
  18. M6-18Domino's Pizza Turnaround: honesty as positioning~8 min2 SPTake the quiz →
  19. M6-19Burberry: elevating a brand back to luxury~9 min2 SPTake the quiz →
  20. M6-20Peloton: mistaking a spike for a trend~9 min2 SPTake the quiz →
  21. M6-21New Coke: the right answer to the wrong question~8 min2 SPTake the quiz →
  22. M6-22Tropicana: throwing away your own memory cues~8 min2 SPTake the quiz →
  23. M6-23Colgate Kitchen Entrees: the anti-case that maybe never was~8 min2 SPTake the quiz →
  24. M6-24Pepsi × Kendall Jenner: borrowed purpose~10 min2 SPTake the quiz →
  25. M6-25Bud Light 2023: know whose brand it is~9 min2 SPTake the quiz →
  26. M6-26VW 'Clean Diesel': positioning built on fraud~9 min2 SPTake the quiz →
  27. M6-27Kodak: the case that proves whatever you want~8 min2 SPTake the quiz →
  28. M6-28Blockbuster: the laugh that never happened~9 min2 SPTake the quiz →
  29. M6-29WeWork: narrative as a substitute for economics~9 min2 SPTake the quiz →
  30. M6-30Capstone: what does generalise across 28 cases?~9 min2 SPTake the quiz →

Concepts

Active recall beats rereading: retrieve the definition from memory first, then flip the card.

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Case studies

1 case studies

Integrative cases where the module's concepts meet a single brand or situation.

  1. Strategische casus (type 6) — reflectieve auditcasusWrite Your Own Anti-CaseRead the case →
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