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IMC Campaign of Apple Executive Summary Steve Jobs established the Apple Company in 1971. Since then it has delivered and produced the best products and have become a brand to reckon with. It is one of the most well-known electronics companies of the world and Ap ple consumers are brand loyal as well as they tend to associate themselves with the brand. The 1984 advertisement of Apple which was shown only once in the Super Bowl revolutionized the advertising industry and helped Apple in creating a
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1 Apple Inc. Strategic Paper Management 4842 Section 2 11/19/2012 Alex Morrison Zach Teachey Marquis Graham 2 Table of Contents Part 1 Executive Summary ………………………………………………………………………3 Mission and Vision Statement ……………………………………………………………4 Financial Objectives ………………………………………………………………………4 Strategic Objectives ………………………………………………………………………5 Driving Forces ……………………………………………………………………………7 Key Success Factors …………………………………………………………………….10 Competitive Analysis ……………………………………………………………………11
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on StudyNet and in Coursework Hand-In point Weighting: 30% Title: Marketing Audit Format: Report Type: Group (approx 4-5 members) Select one of the following organisations and familiarise yourself with the relevant organisation website * Apple Inc www.apple.com CONSUMER ELECTRONICS * Tiffany’s & Co www.tiffanys.co.uk LUXURY RETAIL 1. Write a brief overview of the organization Access the relevant industry Mintel /Keynote report and other relevant research from information databases
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1.0 Executive Summary Formally known as Apple Computer Inc., this company was founded April 1, 1976. In January of 2007, the word “Computer” was removed from its name to reflect on its shifted focus towards consumer electronics. Being the World’s Most Valuable Brand today Apple manufacturers a host of hardware products such as the iPhone, iPod, Mac, and as if that isn’t enough they offer quite a bit on the software side as well such as their iOS6 and services such as iTunes. The purpose
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Business 200W – Business Research and Communication Individual Case Analysis Apple Inc. SWOT Analysis Company Overview Apple Inc. is an American multinational corporation which focuses on designing and manufacturing technology products such as consumer electronics, personal computers and software. Apple Computer, Inc. was established in Cupertino, California on April 1, 1976 and incorporated on January 3, 1977 by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak
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Steve Jobs was featured on the cover of Time magazine when the personal computer was named “Machine of the Year.” His co-founder, Steve Wozniak, was quoted as saying, “Steve didn’t do one circuit, design, or piece of code.”1 The two had launched Apple Computer seven years before. The Two Steves Steve Wozniak grew up in suburban Santa Clara, California. At an early age, under his father’s influence, he developed a strong view of ethics and an interest in technology. Extreme honesty, extreme ethics
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for both goods and an example of a change that will cause the slope of the PPC to change Season change would cause both apple and orange trees to produce more fruit, thus expanding the PPC outwards for both goods. A fungus that infects apple trees and cause them to produce will cause a change in the slope of the PPC. In particular, it will cause the opportunity cost of apples to increase. Review Questions – Chapter 2 Question 1 – Should
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1. Assessment of Dell’s performance. Looking over Dell’s financial statements many things are evident. Revenues have shown a steady increase over the past 5 years, with a most recent increase of 6.5% in 2008. Gross profit margins have steadily increased at about 18% over the past 5 years with net profit margins steadily increasing around 5%. This concludes that Dell is efficiently operating enough to recover not only the cost of the product but the cost of operating expenses and the cost of debt
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Consumers Take a Shine to Apple Inc. Summary This case describes Apple Inc. from humble beginnings in 1976, early success followed by near bankruptcy in the early 1980’s due to product flops, to the firing of Steve Jobs in 1985 as a result of internal conflicts and his return that led the company to extraordinary success over the past 10-15 years. The key component to Apple’s success has been their ability to determine customers’ current and future needs even before the customers themselves
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