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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Apple Inc. Apple Inc. formerly Apple Computer, Inc., is an American multinational corporation headquartered in Cupertino, California that creates and retails consumer electronics, computer software, and personal computers. Apple’s mission and vision summarizes its committed efforts in bringing the best user experience to its customers through its advanced hardware, software, peripherals, and services along with a unique ability to design and develop its own operating system, hardware, application
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Running head: STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT REPORT OF APPLE, INC. Strategic management report of Apple, Inc. Xu Ruiqing FTDipFM10 Kaplan Higher Education Academic February 6th 2013 Table of Contents Running head: STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT REPORT OF APPLE, INC. 1 Table of Contents 2 1. Introduction 3 2. SWOT 4 2.1 Strengths 4 2.2 Weakness 4 2.3 Opportunities 4 2.4 Threats 5 3. External analysis (general environment) 5 3.1 Politics/legal 5 3.2 Economic conditions 5 3.3 Social
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This report shows a marketing mix for the Apple iPhone, with the purpose of introducing the iPhone to the Southeast Asia market for the first time. For instance it shows a report on how Apple can carry on with their marketing strategies such as product strategies, Pricing strategies, Promotion strategies and Distribution strategies. And after considering the available strategies the report is concluded with the most appropriate strategies which the Apple can use for its marketing of iPhone to the
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It’s a known fact that the best way to access a company’s performance is by conducting a swot analysis; and by so doing, one can access the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats facing the company. The company I will like to look at is Apple Corporation. Upon researching this company, I came up with the following swot analysis Strengths Apple has a very smart marketing strategy and capitalizes on the shortcomings of other similar software company’s products by offering other hardware
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Analysis of the Strategy of the Apple, Inc. 15 June 2012 List of contents List of contents …..…..…………………….………………………………….….………… 2 List of figures …………….…….……………………………….…………........................ 3 1. Executive Summary ……………………………………..….…………….….…………. 4 2. Historical development ………………….……..………………..…..……..………...… 4 3. Environmental analysis …………………………………………………..…………...... 8 3.1 Company description ………………………………………………..…………….. 8 3.2 The SWOT Analysis of Apple …….………………………………..…………….. 10 3.3
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The Marketing Plan Apple Inc. Brittany James Argosy University July 11,2014 Table of Contents 1. Executive Summary 2. Situational Analysis 3. Marketing Strategy 4. Financials 5. Controls 6. Summary Apple is the leading company in technology today. With the world turning towards technology in every aspect of life, Apple has been able to capitalize on each opportunity. The company products include personal computers, laptops, cellphones, tablets (ipads) and new product
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C1. Apple Inc. in 2012 Q1. Apple’s historical competitive advantage Concept of easy-to-use computer, Its control of software and hardware, marketing, digital asset management, retail strategy, product differentiation, Jobs’ strategical decisions. Elegant hardware design. Q2. The reason Apple fail in PC industry. : More knowledgeable PC consumers Apple attempted to fix market share –Market share numbers are meaningful for companies that directly compete for the same sales. However, overall
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Samsung Galaxy SII- SWOT Analysis The Strengths of the Galaxy S II actually go back to their Marketing Orientation defined by Kotler, Adam, Denise and Armstrong (2009) as the Product Concept where the company will favour quality, performance and innovation features. This orientation is in line with Samsung’s billion dollar research investments and 40000 employees dedicated to develop the world’s greatest technology products (“R&D” Samsung.com 2010). Also their Marketing Concept is in line with
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