Texas. In 1988 the company’s name was changed to Dell Computer Corporation. The company is headquartered in Round Rock, Texas and is the world's #3 supplier of Personal Computers (PC) behind HP who ranks as #2 and Lenovo who ranks as #1 (According to IDC worldwide quarterly PC tracker). Dell provides a broad range of technology products for the consumer, education, enterprise, and government sectors. In addition to its line of desktop and notebook PCs, Dell offers network servers, data storage systems
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the record companies to adopt a different approach to the problem of music piracy. With the slogan "Thinnovation" (2008), apple has become the world's most valuable company and one of the world's most valuable brands. Apple has brought three main marketing strategies that help the company to maintain their competitive advantage which can assemble to empathy, focus, and impute (Christine Moorman, 2008). Innovative Competitive strategy is a tool that companies use to achieve competitive advantages
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Apple dates back to 1976, when Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak began building computer circuit boards in the garage of the Jobs household. Over the next few years, Apple computers revolutionized the computer industry as they began to take over the market. By 1980, Apple was able to launch an IPO. Aside from the slump they ran into in the 90’s, Apple has been a consistently strong company, outdoing and surpassing the capabilities of most of its competitors. Over the years, Apple has developed certain
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Originally Apple Computer, the company was renamed Apple Inc. in 2007 to signify its enlarging its pie from merely selling high-end computers to include iPod, iPhone and now iPad. Apple Inc. is by far the largest company in the world by market capitalization. At $565 billion (INR 28.25 trillion!) it pips Exxon Mobil, the largest upstream oil company in the world, worth $408 billion! 2. APPLE: BRIEF HISTORY Founders Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak effectively created Apple Computer on April 1, 1976
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Background (General Facts from Case Study) Dell is a computer corporation recognized for manufacturing computer systems through parts assemble. In 1983, Michael Dell saw an opportunity in using IBM compatible computers for a new assembly line that can be sold to local businesses. The idea as explained by Michael Dell, in an interview with Joan Magretta[1], is that in the early days of computers' manufacturing, companies had to be able to produce every part of the system. As the industry matured,
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Disruptive Marketing is Innovative and Boon to the Consumers - a Conceptual Thought Article by Dr. Maruthi Ram. R. Professor and Head – MBA (BU), DSCMIT, Bengaluru Co-Authors Manjunatha.N. Research Scholar, University of Mysore, And Lecturer, NCET, Bengaluru and Shashikala.R. Asst. Professor, DSCMIT, Bengaluru Submitted to DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT PROGRAM CMR INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES BENGALURU For NATIONAL LEVEL CONFERENCE on “Disruptive Marketing — The Way Forward
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ASSIGNMENT- CASE STUDY INTRODUCTION Michael Dell founded the Dell Computers in 1984 in USA and by 2001 the company became the world’s largest personal computer vendor, continuing to gain market share and post profits in an industry struggling with slumping sales and billions of dollars in losses. Dell sells 90% of its PCs directly to the final customer, largely bypassing the reseller channel that accounts for most of the world’s PC sales. This direct customer relationship is a key to Dell’s business
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planning function of management within Dell Computer Corporation. These factors are rapid change, globalization, technology, e-business, innovation, diversity and ethics. All these factors have an affect on how the management at Dell plans for the future and reaches it’s ever changing goals. Rapid Change Dell was doing very well in sales. Demand for computers was at an all time high. In order for Dell
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Segmentation? Introduction and Definition When it comes to marketing strategies, most people spontaneously think about the 4P (Product, Price, Place, Promotion) – maybe extended by three more Ps for marketing services (People, Processes, Physical Evidence). Market segmentation and the identification of target markets, however, are an important element of each marketing strategy. They are the basis for determining any particular marketing mix. Literature suggests the following steps: Adapted
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core components such as memory chips, along with, A/V equipment, computers, telecommunications devices, home appliances and other products that will offer a total solution for the digital convergence era.[1] This Digital – eCompany focuses on networking devices together, along with streamlining productivity in order to maximize R&D return. Business Areas CTO (Corporate Technology Operations): Leads R&D activities at the corporate level by defining mid to long term range strategies, enhancing
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