Melanie Pipino

Research Associate
Nickel, a French fintech established in 2014, aimed to provide accessible banking services to underserved populations. Their innovative 'bank in a box' concept, requiring only an ID, a mobile phone, and €20, was distributed through local tobacco stores in France, which are an integral part of French daily life.

Published 30 Nov 2023

Reference 6854

Topic Strategy

Industry Financial Services Banking

Region Europe

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This highly engaging exercise is designed to give participants a keen understanding of Blue Ocean Leadership and how to achieve high impact at low cost while saving time as leaders. Participants are introduced to a scenario-based exercise focusing on the fictional company Dunamis, an American video game company, and its recently appointed Director of Development, John Kedge. Kedge’s first challeng

Published 13 Dec 2022

Reference 6764

Topic Leadership & Organisations

Region North America

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In 2011 Katrina Lake launched a new type of online retailing, Stitch Fix, a personal styling service based on a mix of human creativity and artificial intelligence, and grew it into a $3.6B company. Like many other successful retail businesses, it rapidly caught Jeff Bezos’s eye. And nothing good comes when Jeff Bezos notices you and decides to compete.

Published 04 Apr 2022

Reference 6720

Topic Strategy

Region North America

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Retail had always fascinated Katrina Lake, the youngest woman CEO to ever lead a US initial public offering. But she couldn’t help noticing that the age-old industry never changed. Brick-and-mortar retailers still competed on variety and touch-and-feel, while online competitors sought to differentiate through low prices and fast shipping.

Published 17 Dec 2019

Reference 6540

Topic Strategy

Industry Retail Building Materials

Region North America

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When Comic Relief’s Red Nose Day started in the UK, the charity industry was a deep red ocean. Competition was intense and growing, costs were up, and donations were down. Yet Red Nose Day rapidly achieved 96% national brand awareness.

Published 30 Nov 2018

Reference 6431

Topic Strategy

Industry Philanthropy Fund-Raising Non-Profit Organization Management

Region Europe

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