CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION II. MARKET ASSASEMENT A. Market Characteristics B. Market Evolution C. Smartphones D. Consumers Analysis III. APPLE IPHONE A. Executive Summary B. Life Cycle Analysis C. PESTEL Analysis D. SWOT Analysis E. Porter Five Forces Completion Theory Model F. McKinsey 7S Framework IV. REFERENCES Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL; formerly Apple Computer, Inc.) is an American multinational corporation that designs and markets consumer electronics, computer
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in 1997 in Taiwan. This company emerged in the smartphone market with big success and broke a lot of industry sales records. This company is a good example of a rapid rise to success because of its high technological expertise and innovative ideas. At the start, HTC was not well known in the smartphone and tablets industry. However, HTC innovative design and state of the art technologies generated big interest. According to some primary research, customers who owned HTC phone did not know a lot
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Overall, the major challenges which HTC encounters can be related to two facts. Firstly: HTC operates in a highly competitive, fast growing market, which is driven by innovation and technology-based developments: In 2011 annual growth of the smartphone market was recorded at 61% (Yoffie, Alcacer, Kim, 2012). Competing in a high-growth market brings various opportunities as well as complications along, some of which will be discussed below. Secondly, the fact that HTC has recently switched
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Dell was once the dominant presence is the computer industry, but their market share is diminishing constantly. My goal in this research is to determine what Dell is doing wrong if anything, and what they can do with their brand and products to regain their lost market share. The first store I stopped out to see their laptop display was Best Buy. Best Buy is one of the leading electronic stores in the nation, and is on the market as one of the top retailers that consumers shop at for electronics.
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1. Recognition After collecting brands of cellular phones, I found 3 brands that I think they are suitable for me A) Apple Iphone 5 S B) Samsung Galaxy Note 4 C) Sony Xperia Z 3 Apple Inc is an American multinational corporation headquartered in Cupertino, California, that designs, develops, and sellsconsumer electronics, computer
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Nexus 7 Tablet Marketing Plan Marketing Management 1.0 Executive Summary There has never been a tablet on the market that can compete with the iPad, let alone take market share away from Apple, until now. The Nexus 7 provides uncanny performance, at a price that will leave consumers asking “how can they do this and still make money?” Leveraging the proven performance of electronics company Asus and the ingenuity of Google, consumers will get the most bang for their buck. The two powerhouse
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Project: Samsung 1. Executive Summary Samsung Group is a South Korean multinational conglomerate company headquartered in Samsung Town, Seoul. It comprises numerous subsidiaries and affiliated businesses, most of them united under the Samsung brand. It was founded by Lee Byung-chul in 1938 as a trading company. Over the next three decades the group diversified into areas including food processing, textiles, insurance, securities and retail. Samsung entered the electronics industry in the late
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which the primary goal is to provide a product or service to consumers and to make a profit. “Entrepreneurship is the willingness to take risks to create and operate a business. An entrepreneur is someone who sees a potentially profitable opportunity and then devises a plan to achieve success in the marketplace and earn those profits.” (Boone & Kurtz, 2011) Being an entrepreneur involves taking risk, stepping out on a limb to take a chance on an idea. That is what Steve Jobs; CEO of Apple, did, he
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Apple Inc. is an American multinational corporation headquartered in Cupertino, California, that designs, develops, and sells consumer electronics, computer software, online services, and personal computers that are popular all over the world. I am also a crazy fan to Apple product. If I have an opportunity, I would like to be a member of Apple Inc. family. What is the objective of Apple Inc.? The objective of Apple is to make constant product innovation (at least two upgrades and one new product
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APPLE INC IN CONSUMER ELECTRONICS (WORLD) December 2011 SCOPE OF THE REPORT Scope This profile of Apple Inc focuses on its operations in consumer electronics as well as its product distribution lines, and examines future opportunities and challenges for the company globally. Disclaimer Much of the information in this briefing is of a statistical nature and, while every attempt has been made to ensure accuracy and reliability, Euromonitor International cannot be held responsible for omissions
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