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Christmas, Danielle
Transformational Gaming: Zynga's Social Strategy (B)
Werhane, Patricia H.; Mead, Jenny; Hartman, Laura P.; Christmas, Danielle
E-0361 | Published May 17, 2012 | 21 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
The B case of this three-case series outlines how Mark Pincus, with help from his sister Laura Hartman, began to implement his new brand of social strategy. Initial steps included two partnerships: (1... Read More
Transformational Gaming: Zynga's Social Strategy (C)
Werhane, Patricia H.; Mead, Jenny; Hartman, Laura P.; Christmas, Danielle
E-0362 | Published May 17, 2012 | 13 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
Following the May 2010 Sweet Seeds campaign, Zynga announced that it would expand its FATEM partnership to build a school for children in Haiti who had been affected by the devastating earthquake in J... Read More
Transformational Gaming: Zynga's Social Strategy (A)
Werhane, Patricia H.; Mead, Jenny; Hartman, Laura P.; Christmas, Danielle
E-0360 | Published May 11, 2012 | 3 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
In January 2009, Mark Pincus, founder and CEO of the immensely popular and successful Zynga Game Network met with his sister Laura Hartman, DePaul University business ethics professor, to discuss buil... Read More