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...Apple (AAPL) founded in 1976 is a leading software and hardware company with over 170 retail stores around the world. It designs, manufactures and markets a wide range of products from personal computers, operating systems, network solutions, and the I-pod digital music player as well as distributing third party digital entertainment products through their I-tunes store. The company sells its products to a wide customer base, from individuals, educational institutions, and creative professionals, to small and mid level business. In addition Apple Incs various products are sold through their online store as well as third party vendors worldwide. Apple, Inc. stands for innovation in personal computing and digital media distribution. The company aims for nothing short of a revolution when designing, developing, and distributing its line of products .Apple's products range from a host of desktop and portable computers geared for the consumer and education markets, digital music players (iPod), online music store (iTunes), and SmartPhone (iPhone). Applications are designed for user convenience and productivity. Competition for market share in any one of Apple's product offerings is fierce and top competitors come from a formidable list which include Dell, Hewlett Packard, Microsoft, and Nokia (to mention a few). Users of Apple's products can be fickle, which causes a revolutionary product like the iPod to give way to newer technologies like the iPhone within the span of five years...
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...The growth in use of Apple App store has been phenomenal, increasing by several billions of downloads in 2010. Meanwhile other handset manufacturers are achieving success with apps, although Apple still has over two thirds of the market by download. See my post about mobile app strategy which summarises the growth and the options of app strategy. Do you have an app strategy? 5 options for reaching and engaging your audience through mobile applications I’m currently updating my books on the latest developments and thinking through the options companies have for their mobile app strategy. This is where I’ve got to. I’d be grateful for your opinions, particularly if you have experience of what works and what doesn’t as a specialist consultant on mobile apps or if you are using apps within your business. The growth in popularity of mobile apps For me, the growth in popularity of apps for the iPhone has been amazing with Apple announcing in January 2010 that 3 billion apps had been downloaded in the 18 months following the launch of the AppStore. Growth has been maintained through 2010: Growth in download from Apple App Store 2010. Source: IphoneDev The figures in the chart above from iPhoneDev are compiled a summary of the growth based on official figures from the Apple App Store and showed these fascinating characteristics of Apps from the App Store in June 2010: * Number of apps downloaded per month = 500M * The number iOS users = 100 Million * Average number...
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...Iphone 4 8G Iphone 4s black&white 16G 20,900 baht 32G 24,900 baht 64g 28,900 baht Distribution Unlike iPods, which are available through many retail channels, the iPhone will only be sold through Apple stores and cellular providers 4. TARGET AUDIENce business professionals Although the iPhone’s functionality would be attractive to business users, its price is considerably higher than that of Blackberries (~40% higher). This makes enterprise purchases unlikely, since businesses are typically price sensitive. However, students are the secondary custumers because it performs many functions withous carrying mutiple gadgets,and the iPhone’s compelling mix of features makes it attractive to a broad set of cell-phone consumers. The iPhone’s market is limited by two factors: 1) the high price and 2)Apple’s exclusive carrier agreement Positioning Iphone is Intended for style-conscious cell phone consumers who would like to browse the Internet and enjoy entertainment to-go, the iPhone is a smart phone that combines a web browser, email, iPod and personal computer into a single, fashionable Using product differentiation, positioning the iPhone as the versatile,convenient, value-added device for personal and professional use. • Focus on the convenience of having one device for communication...
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...Pandora creates a playlist of songs with similar characteristics. Pandora's service, free to its more than 80 million registered users and available only in the US, is supported by local and national advertising. While listening, users are offered the ability to buy the songs or albums at various online retailers. The Pandora media player is based on OpenLaszlo. Pandora can also be accessed through many stand-alone players, such as the Roku DVP (formerly Netflix player) Reciva-based radios (from companies like Grace Digital, Sanyo, and Sangean), Frontier Silicon-based connected audio systems, Slim Devices, and Sonos product(s). On July 11, 2008, Pandora launched a mobile version of their software for the Apple iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch through the iTunes App Store. Pandora is also available for Android phones, BlackBerry platforms, HP webOS (used on the Palm Pre, Palm Pixi, Palm Pre 2, and HP Veer), and Windows Mobile devices. Pandora was the provider for MSN Radio until MSN discontinued their internet radio service on June 18, 2008. A modified version of Pandora has been made available for Sprint Nextel. The service has two subscription plans: a free subscription supported by advertisements, and a fee-based subscription without ads. There are also...
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...Ipad vs. Kindle When you hear the word Ipad vs. Kindle there will always be comparisons but unfortunately, there is only one, that’s better than the other. Some people read a couple of books each on the Kindle, and IPad and take notes to differentiate their experience, reading speed, eye strain and so forth. Most of them were busy with the hard task of watching movies back to back to see how long the iPad’s battery would last. Only one reviewers and critics mentions actually reading a complete book on the iPad. The Ipad and Kindle are similar in many ways. They both are hand held devices that are portable. You can read books on both. Kindle devices can also sync with iPhones as well as ipads. Both ipad and kindle software is compatible with Windows, iPhone OS, BlackBerry, and Mac. Kindle device can be used without a computer and provides free access to the internet. At first kindle devices didn’t have apps to launch but, now you can’t shop for puzzles, games, travel guides and more, just like the ipad. Finally the ipad and kindle are equipped with 3G wireless that allows quick download of books. The Ipad and kindle are different in many ways as well. Kindle has 450,000 books as compared to the iPad’s starting selection of 60,000 titles. Kindle is lighter (10.2 ounces) and you can read with one hand. Ipad is ‘much heavier’ (1.5 pounds) and ‘most people will need two hands to use it’ .Kindle has much better battery life which you can leave 2 weeks with wireless turned...
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...Case Study Summary: Apple Inc is one of the most successful and valuable brand in the world. With their wide range of innovative and user friendly products ranging from iPod to iPhone, MacBook’s etc. Apple surely enjoys a huge market share and a loyal customer base. The huge success can be attributed to its ability to proactively think ahead of the market and leapfrog its competitor’s. But before achieving the huge success it had its own set of failures in the PC industry. Apples complete transformation from Apple computers to Apple Inc makes it a perfect example of successful change story. ABSTRACT: The purpose of this research is study how technology and innovation based firms like Apple Inc. has achieved success by adopting various change initiatives and walking the talk. Apple has always believed in his vision and values of believing in technology. It also aims to understand how Innovative firms like Apple Inc. have been successful by being proactive and what are the drivers of change and the change models that led them to embrace and imbibe the culture of innovativeness to stay ahead of the market. An attempt is made to relate the best model that is reflective of Apple’s change strategy (based on the factual information). Introduction The two most important factors that drive today’s intensely competitive world are technology and obsolescence, being directly proportional to each...
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...Apple iPhone 5s Marketing Communications Campaigns 1.Apple Brand : Background Apple’s ethos • To create things that are a pleasure to use as well as being visually attractive and technologically innovative (hellotank.com) • Steve Jobs as CEO pushed Apple forward by breaking new ground and changing the way we live in the developed world. Apple’s brand • Apple remains a leader in innovation with a loyal customer following. • The brand helped the company to generate $40 in profit in 2012. • According to Forbes, a brand can be rated by its financial value and consumer loyalty putting it in number 1 position. • The brand is worth $87.1 billion- 59% more than its closest rival Microsoft. www.forbes.com/sites/kurtbadenhausen/2012/10/02/apple-tops-list-of-the-worlds-most-powerful-brands/ Key Dates • 1976 Founded by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak with just $1,300, • 1980 Apple was floated onto the stock market • 1982 Apple’s sales reached $1 billion a year • 1991 PowerBook line of notebook computers was released. • 1994 Power Macintosh line was released. • 1997 Steve Jobs was brought back to Apple and named interim chief executive officer. • 1998 iMac was released. • 2000 Steve Jobs, firmly in command as CEO. • 2001 The iPod was launched Apple opened its first retail store in Virginia • 2005 Video iPod, the fifth generation of the device, was released and pushed total iPod...
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...In the last decade no company has been more successful than Apple Inc. The ever growing challenge is where to go next. The company remains indisputable in the sale of tablets, earns massive shares of profits in smartphones and is even still gaining share in personal computers, but there is no guarantee that can be maintained for years to come. In my opinion the hardware market will be increasingly undifferentiated in years to come. This is one area that there is room to grow but the area is slimming. Apple has had much success in creating devices that can be used as Trojan horse for introducing standards. For example when the ipod came out the standard to have a store to buy music was released. The link between apple services and products is one of the greatest strengths of apple and can built upon. I would recommend that Apple continue to develop its service and software markets. Especially the iCloud, Apple’s cloud server, that links all devices together and saves data on a cloud. Apple will continue to update its hardware for example the ipad 3, 4, 5, etc, but I do not foresee a new product to come out in the market in the near future. Apple is consistently updating is product line and this is why sales continue to increase. In some households a single child may have up to 5 different iPods simply because the demand for the updated product is so great. As I mentioned earlier Apple’s trend towards new software may be the key to their continued success. For example Apple...
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...conservative, 39% moderate, and the other 15% would be liberal. I believe that AARP contributed heavily to the democrat party. They came out in support of the health care bill, this was to ensure that they would continue to enroll seniors into their supplemental Medicare insurance. In fact, the health care bill will increase this enrollment because the public insurance sector will be unable to provide it due to the cost increase. In this article AARP talks about how it announced its first foray into mobile content with the debut of four new digital apps. The new AARP app for iPhone and iPod touch enables AARP members to carry a digital version of their membership card, allowing them easier access to member benefits, activities and programs. AARP is also introducing three separate apps for AARP The Magazine, AARP Bulletin and AARP VIVA that will be available for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch users. “We know the 50+ audience is one of the fastest growing segments using mobile devices, and our new apps will allow them to carry the best of AARP with them, no matter how far they travel from their computer,” said Sami Hassanyeh, senior vice president. “Our audience is active well into their 50+ years and beyond, and AARP believes it’s important for them to have...
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...MARKET PLANNING Marketing objectives The objectives of the marketing plan are centered on the following three criteria: 1. Inform companies about features and benefits of the iPad and its competitive advantage, leading to a 20% increase in sales in one year. 2. Penetrate the traditional PC-based enterprise through the iPad, in turn increasing Apple’s sales by 20% in one year. ac 3. Maintain Apple’s position as the leader in market share in the tablet category. Target market Our target market is the large corporation with formal IT structure and purchasing channels. The Facts: • Both U.S. and global spending on IT is expected to increase in 2011, with particular growth on hardware (Banerjee). • Study reports that 78% of respondents plan to have tablets officially deployed in their businesses by the end of 2013, with 83% of these businesses planning to deploy the iPad (Berryhill). • Surveys show up to 86% of Fortune 500 firms and 47% of Global 500 companies are either deploying or at least testing the iPad (Berryhill). Today, Apple’s primary target market is the consumer, with little effort exerted to capture the enterprise market. While the numbers above regarding the iPad in corporations are notable, its success stems primarily because of consumerization (employees introducing personal device, such as the iPad, into the corporate environment) and the fact that the iPad had little competition just a year ago. Recently, a variety of competitors have entered the market...
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...Marketing Situation: Apple Inc. & Google Inc. I choose to review Apple Inc’s marketing situation after recently becoming an Apple user. The entire company and cult like following fascinates me, and in my opinion, Apple has one of the most successful marketing strategies out there. Perhaps the most successful component of their marketing situation is their branding strategy. The Apple brand is not just about customer loyalty, there is a real sense of community among users of its main product lines. Apple’s branding strategy focuses on emotions. “The Apple brand personality is about lifestyle; imagination; liberty regained; innovation; passion; hopes, dreams and aspirations; and power-to-the-people through technology. The Apple brand personality is also about simplicity and the removal of complexity from people's lives; people-driven product design; and about being a really humanistic company with a heartfelt connection with its customers” (Marketing Minds). For several years Apple's product strategy involved creating innovative products and services aligned with a digital hub strategy, where Apple Macintosh computer products function as the digital hub for digital devices, including the Apple iPod, personal digital assistants, cellular phones, digital video and still cameras, and other electronic devices. More recently, the full impact of a very well throughout brand strategy has come into focus - and one in which customer experience is central. Apple...
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...Case Description: This case summarizes the Antennagate problem for the Apple iphone 4, during the year 2011. There is much speculation on this issue and the seriousness of the matter. When the phone is tightly gripped in your hand, depending on how you hold the phone, it eventually loses signal and drops calls. This only occurs when your hand is covering up a certain spot, the spot being the little gap between two external antennas on the outer edge of the new iPhone. The media stirred up a huge storm about the alleged signal-dropping error with the antenna and the press had a field day with the issue. Steps Taken Before the Problem When handling a products defect, one must carefully decide how to handle this situation to limit the negative publicity, and also to limit the number of potential customers lost. One thing that a company does not want to do is ignore the problem, which is exactly what Apple did at first word of the issue. The company was sharply criticized by the media for, not acting quickly enough to recall or aid their customer’s problems (Lane, 2010). Fingers were being pointed at service providers, Apple accused AT&T for having poor service coverage, saying they were the reason their customers were experiencing problems. Then Apple said all the other smart phone manufacturers’ products had similar problems and that this is an issue with all smart phones not just the iphone (Carr, 2010). This is surely true. The antenna reception issue is a physical problem...
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...Abstract In 2007, Apple and Starbucks became partners in the venture of iTunes store. Over time, another entity entered the equation, AT&T. What does this mean to the customer, the dependability of each to provide superior services to their respective products and services? As it is seen within the IT infrastructure, each entity needs to present certain services to keep up the maintenance of the services on each level, to a point to where one, in an ideal world, for logistical reasons, communicate with each other in case of failure. Starbucks As was discussed previously, the partnership between Apple ITunes and Starbucks to develop the ITunes store, has added, in fact, a third entity, AT&T. AT&T provides Wi-Fi to the Starbucks stores that participate in the ITunes store. For six years, T-Mobile handled Starbucks wireless café. Now as the partnership of Apple and Starbucks has occurred, this other side of the partnership has been changed from T-Mobile to AT&T. The reason for this change is because T-Mobile had charged customers for the usage of their Wi-Fi technology. With AT&T customers are able to link to their (AT&T) hotspot for free (up to two hours). This in turn brings customers to Starbucks to spend money at the ITunes Store. Let’s first look at the technologies that each brings to the table. As research was being conducted, the consensus is that Starbucks would not handle any of the technology. In the end, this is not true...
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...Importance of cell phones for sales representatives Name 1 Name 2 Name 3 Name 4 University of North Alabama Executive Summary The nexus one and the android operating system make it a great phone to have. The only downfalls are the short battery life and the service provider it is under. The phone is great otherwise because of its internet capabilities and just being an all around great smartphone. Its screen resolution is really good for a touchscreen and it already comes with a four gigabyte memory. All around this phone has everything that someone needs to stay in the technological era. Blackberry phone is one of the most popular phone in United States, it one of the most useable phone in the business world. The blackberry phone is made for business purposes but it has become very popular in commercial purpose. Today blackberry holds a very high reputation in mobile market. Blackberry has very unique features like being able to go on internet and check your e-mails, download music etc. It has sprint blackberry very good service nationwide. Thus sprint blackberry phone can be very useful phone for the company. The Droid has many useful features to offer its users. The Droid offers voice command capabilities, which allows its users to navigate through traffic while locating directs, read important e-mails and even place phone calls. This smart phone has two different types of keyboards, which is beneficial to those consumers who have difficulty using...
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