Research In Motion Case Study Report MKTG 1102 – Set K Anne Marie Webb-Hughes The Zen Group (Group B) Allysa Bikowski Sam Bryant Sarah Crossin Jeron Dillon Kevin Giles Theresa Lawson David McConville October 22, 2009 0 Problem Identification Research in Motion (RIM) will face considerable challenges moving forward. The most relevant questions at hand for the company are, “How can RIM successfully gain a more significant market share of the consumer market?” and, “How will RIM maintain
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marketing strategy capable of depicting the significance of the product in the customers’ life. For this purpose, iPhone 5 has been selected as the product for analysis. 1.1 Background of 4P’s principal 4P’s stands for four basic elements involved in the marketing of a commodity. These elements include Product, Price, Promotion and Place. This classification was first proposed by E. Jerome McCarthy in 1960s and ever since it has become an important part of the marketing strategies of organizations
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the Company over time Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak founded Apple on April 1, 1976. The two Steves, Jobs and Woz (as he is commonly referred to – see woz.org), have personalities that persist throughout Apple’s products, even today. Jobs was the consummate salesperson and visionary while Woz was the inquisitive technical genius. Woz developed his own homemade computer and Jobs saw its commercial potential. After selling 50 Apple I computer kits to Paul Terrell’s Byte Shop in Mountain View,
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share and growth rates, average revenue per user (ARPU) and churn rates and content/services, as well as consumer satisfaction and mobile usage. A. Market Size, Share and Growth Rates In the 30 months from its launch in July 2007 to December 2009, Apple sold over 42 million iPhone units [2]. This
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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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This article talks of rice gouging as a pricing strategy followed by US companies vis-a-vis Australian consumers. We start with the concept of the strategy and the conditions required for its effectiveness. Next it is applied on the current situation that is the focus of the article. Lastly we try and assess the benefits and costs of this strategy. Price gouging is a form of price discrimination, where the producer/seller is able to discriminate between different consumers on the basis of his selling
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Student Name-Tin Thet Thet Han Matrix Number -132015090022 MSU/MBA “Apple Case Assignment” Questions (1)Do you agree or disagree that Apple’s iTunes, iPhone apps, iPad apps give the company a competitive advantage? Be sure to justify your answer. Yes, I agree that Apple’s iTunes, iPhone apps, iPad apps give the company a competitive advantage. Apple let outsiders offer software for the iPhone and in less than 6 months, more than 10,000 applications had been created. Also, more than 15,000 applications
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Blue Ocean Strategy Paper Blue Ocean Strategy is a book written in 2005 to provides readers the ability to no fight against their competitors brands but rather develop ones brand in what some would call a neglected or unusual market place. The book was recognized by the Wall Street Journal as a best seller, along with numerous other recommendations and acknowledgments from industry giants. Blue Oceans was written by two authors with the intent to show that companies can succeed not by battling
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230 September 6, 2009 Life Cycle Management – Page 2 The Apple iPod allows consumers to download music, videos, and various other entertainment items. The iPod can be seen everywhere from the gym to the local coffee shops. Even automakers have started to install iPod outlets in newer vehicles to draw a new kind of consumers to their autos. This report will provide some insight into Apple’s product objectives, marketing strategies, introduction phase, product growth, maturity stage, and decline
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Apple Inc. in 2012 case study Executive Summary According to the case “Apple Inc. in 2012”, it was clearly illustrate that Apple Inc. is one the largest computer manufacturer in the world. The Apple company has a perfect concept and operating systems of manufacturing new products in which launch to the customers. Also, there are some other companies try to imitate the Apple Inc., but some of them were failed. The main purpose of this report is to seek the problems of the Apple Inc. and give
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