Assignment 1: Corporate Responsibility and Marketing Strategies BUS 508 Shantrelle Godfrey April 27, 2014 Dr. Ann Pohira-Vieth Assignment 1: Apple is a innovative company. They always seem to find an easier way to do things when comes to electronics but to understand Apple, you have to get to know Apple. In this paper I will be discussing Apple’s ethical and social responsibilities, the impact that the publication of Apple’s suppliers may have had on Apple’s reputation, two methods that Apple
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Ngoc – Tam Thuy Ngo International innovation Dr. Deli Yang The Two Most Impactful inventions in the world: iPad and World Wide Web Ngoc – Tam Thuy Ngo International innovation Dr. Deli Yang The Two Most Impactful inventions in the world: iPad and World Wide Web 1. Introduction Nowadays, technology has become an irreplaceable part of human society. It is undeniable that tablets, smartphones and the internet has play an important role in recreating our world and making it become a better
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The History, Development & Growth of 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
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deal with Apple to be the exclusive U.S. carrier for the iPhone. Not only did AT&T add new customers, it added more profitable customers. AT&T reports that an iPhone customer’s average revenue per user (ARPU) is $105 per month versus $60 for non-iPhone customers. AT&T’s corporate strategy for securing these profitable customers is to align itself with innovative technology, such as the iPhone, and pay a subsidy of $325 to Apple to make the iPhone more affordable for mainstream America, its target market
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Assignment 2: Apple Computer, Inc.: Maintaining the Music Business while introducing iPhone and Apple TV Background on Apple Inc. Apple was created in Cupertino, California on April 1, 1976 and incorporated January 3, 1977. (Duane Ireland) Within Months of the incorporation the company created the Apple II, a second generation PC (for Apple) that created a stir in the marketplace grossing 10 Million in annual sales. In 1980 Apple decided to go public, and with over 100 million in
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company is usually the Main brand that includes all products which add value to it. We can say that everything under our company brand is Sub-brands. Short example: Company - Apple, Hardware Product - iPhone, Software Product - iOS, distribution (Place) - Apple Store, Pricing differentiate iPhone in specific price range from all the rest of the Smart Mobile Internet Phones, Promotion - communicating the brand in specific way so the company reaches specific target range. 2. Brand Personality
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12 Apple Inc. Strategy Review and Recommendation Group: E2 12 Apple Inc. Strategy Review and Recommendation Group: E2 Content 1. Company Background 4 2. Report Aim and Scope 4 3. Analysis of the Current Environment 5 3.1. PEST Analysis 5 3.2. Porter’s Five Forces 7 3.3. Resource Portfolio Analysis 8 3.4. Current SWOT Analysis 10 4. Analysis of the Future Environment via Scenario Planning 11 4.1. Impact of Scenarios on Apple’s Five Forces 12 4.2.
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Defining Marketing On a typical Sunday morning in homes across the United States, consumers are paging through their local newspapers and logging on to store websites to find the sales and coupons for the week. After what seems to be endless pages of “buy one get one free,” “10 for $10,” and “$1.00 off” deals, consumers flood the stores to take advantage of these limited time offers. With the economy being in the shape that is, everyone is always searching for a good deal. While some consumers
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| Apple Case Study | Group 10 | | | | | What steps should it take to ensure that the iPad becomes a major contributor to the company’s overall performance? Tablet Computers (iPad) has a stylist design and is able to run on multiple applications. Furthermore, it substitutes desktop computers as consumers prefer to work and surf the net on the go. The projected demand for iPad is foreseeable to be 10% more than desktop computers in year 2014. Most importantly, iOS has been
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new features when releasing new versions of any product. * Situational Analysis 1. Political Situation •Taxation is something that governments put and Apple should be study this as country by country case to anticipate profitability, and pricing strategy. •Importing laws in the world with GATT are in favor of trading 2. Economic Situation •Economic growth worldwide is in a big recession which needs careful manipulation •Potentiality of the market is decreasing but it is higher than any
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