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El Confidencial is an example of how a young company can become the leader in an industry undergoing a transformation. The case describes the changes in technology and consumer habits that occurred with the digitalization of the newspaper industry. This has resulted in financial hardship for traditional newspapers as their model based on print newspapers fades away. 

First, the case explores the industry by describing what success traditionally looked like and how it has evolved with the digitalization of the industry.

Second, it explores the emergence of new digital “native” competitors and how they have managed to gain a high level of readership and influence over public opinion in a short period of time. This has redesigned the map of mass media establishing new positions of leadership, such as that of El Confidencial.

Told in chronological order, the case explains the evolution of El Confidential starting with its foundation in 2001. The reader tracks how it faced its main challenges and achieved success.

El Confidencial is an example of how a young company can become the leader in an industry undergoing a transformation. The case describes the changes in technology and consumer habits that occurred with the digitalization of the newspaper industry. This has resulted in financial hardship for traditional newspapers as their model based on print newspapers fades away. 

First, the case explores the industry by describing what success traditionally looked like and how it has evolved with the digitalization of the industry.

Second, it explores the emergence of new digital “native” competitors and how they have managed to gain a high level of readership and influence over public opinion in a short period of time. This has redesigned the map of mass media establishing new positions of leadership, such as that of El Confidencial.

Told in chronological order, the case explains the evolution of El Confidential starting with its foundation in 2001. The reader tracks how it faced its main challenges and achieved success.

This case digs into the social sustainability model followed by Inditex, its relationship with unions and the agreements it has signed. It also goes through historical facts around this relationship. The case closes with the challenges of the future, especially regarding the company's public figure which is affected by periodic attacks about the working conditions within emerging economies.

This case digs into the social sustainability model followed by Inditex, its relationship with unions and the agreements it has signed. It also goes through historical facts around this relationship. The case closes with the challenges of the future, especially regarding the company's public figure which is affected by periodic attacks about the working conditions within emerging economies.

The case describes how one of the companies responsible for the construction of the third phase of the Panama Canal had difficulties dealing with local authorities. The dilemmas are centered around the strategic alternatives that they had for communications and public relations, and how these affect their relationships with stakeholders.

The case describes how one of the companies responsible for the construction of the third phase of the Panama Canal had difficulties dealing with local authorities. The dilemmas are centered around the strategic alternatives that they had for communications and public relations, and how these affect their relationships with stakeholders.

This case describes how Modelez Iberia launched a corporate social responsibility project called the Harmony Commitment program after good sales results were obtained when it was carried out in France. The essence of the initiative was very closely related to the basis of its competitive advantage: the purchase of local raw materials (they had to be traceable); proven quality; and an emphasis on how the product is associated with sustainability and with maintaining balance in local biodiversity. It obligated farmers to sow a certain variety of wheat under specific conditions.

Although a campaign that was carried out showed that the initiative had a strong impact and was widely known, the brand manager was not satisfied with the results since it was complicated to measure the program’s commercial impact. He wondered if the concept of "better wheat, better biscuits" was enough as a basis for his sales campaign, thinking perhaps that it was better not to insist on the Harmony Commitment, seeing how complex it was to communicate. On the other hand, the project had had a very favorable acceptance among suppliers and company employees. With the program ceasing to be a novelty and with competitive pressure continuing to grow, the director of communications, corporate responsibility and public affairs must analyze the project’s evolution and decide what the next step should be.

During 25 years of life, DIRCOM has been a model of Associative Government, of uninterrupted growth and promoter and witness of the evolution of a profession that has passed from advertising to information, from opacity to transparency, from social action to social responsibility, from the Press Office to the Communications Office, from creating images to supporting the construction of reputations, from being a technician to being a strategist, from being close to the influential to being the influential, from manufacturers of press releases to managers of intangibles.

The success of this survival, both of the profession and of the Association, must be sought in the unwritten pact between the political and business leaders, on one hand, the communicators and businessmen, on the other hand: businessmen who believed in Communication and professionals who did pedagogy and who convinced these businessmen with actions and not just words.

The case follows the implementation of ABB´s decision to restructure its operations in Spain and close the manufacturing line at its Galindo factory in the Basque Country. ABB was required to enter into formal negotiations with its workers towards a Labor Force Reduction Procedure (ERE).  The workers at Galindo strongly objected to ABB´s restructuring proposals and were not placated by the company´s generous offers of compensation and employee retraining. The workers employed a number of strategies to derail the ERE including appealing to local politicians and engaging in public protests. After negotiations failed, a final decision was made to approve the ERE by the Ministry of Labor in Madrid.