Apple iPhone Business Strategy MBA 648 Prepared by: Dima Hage Hassan 111300363 Nisrin Naamo 111300394 Tasneem AlMajidi 112300103 Table of Contents Executive Summary ………………………………………………………………….. 3 Introduction ……………………………………………………………………….….. 4 SWOT Analysis ……………………………………………………………………… 5 Michael Porter’s five forces model …………………………………………………... 8 Differentiation ………………………………………………………………………..11 Conclusion and Recommendations…..………………………………………………14 References ……………………………………………………………………………15
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General Purpose: to inform Specific Purpose: to explain the newer features of the iPhone 5 Central Idea: The iPhone 5 comes equipped with new physical features‚ the iOS 6‚ the A6 chip‚ LTE networking‚ etc. I. Introduction: Number of iPhones sold and predicted to sell to grab attention with the outlandish numbers. ( USA Today) a. Take a poll of the class to see how many people are infatuated by the iPhone b. Introduce the idea of the new features to inform the class of what this phone
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1. TOPIC OF REPORT A Report on Why Most People Prefer iPhone? 1.1 Introduction iPhone is a line of smart phones designed and marketed by Apple Inc. The key person of the invention is Steve Jobs (Chairman‚ 1976-1985‚ 2011; CEO‚ 1997–2011). iPhone was released on 29 of June‚ 2007. There are 5 generation of iPhone and the latest model that release on 4 of October‚ 2011 is known as iPhone 4s. 1.2 Problem/Issues that called for investigation Nowadays‚ people had spend more time on their phone
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main pricing decisions for its range of iPhones. The first one is a skimming price decision and the second one is a penetration pricing decision. 1. Skimming price decision When Apple first launched the new iPhone 3GS‚ it made a skimming price decision which means it aims to sell to the top of the market and focuses on maximizing profits in short term so it could recover the research and development costs. 2. Penetration pricing decision As the iPhones have moved through their product life
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iPhone 6 Apple working on 4.7-and-5.7-inch iPhones for 2014 Reuters cites ‘four people with knowledge of the matter’ and as well as claiming the larger display models under consideration they also point to cheaper variants being considered too. Again‚ we have heard whispers of a budget iPhone for a very long time. Apple is said to be considering such products for the usually cited reason: Samsung. The report suggests Apple is starting to think it needs a broader product portfolio to compete
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The company was located in Cupertino‚ California. It was the first company that has released a graphical user interface (GUI) for the operating system. Apple was preparing a lot of surprises for people all the time. From the first GUI to the last iPhone‚ Apple has always been a symbol of the start signal of new developments in the their industry. Until the nineties‚ Apple released one of the most anticipated and best personal computers. But after the products went on sale Apple has failed‚ because
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Marketing the iPhone Introduction to Marketing Table of Content Introduction ……………………………………………………………………………………….3 About the iPhone ...………………………………………………………………………………..3 Marketing Concept ...……………………………………………………………………………...4 Social Responsibility ..…………………………………………………….………………….......5 Target Market ……………………………………………………………………………………..6 Marketing Environment …...………………………………………………………………….......7 Competition …………………………………………………………………………………….....8 Market Segmentation ……………………………………………………………………………
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possibilities curve for the iPhone 5c and the iPhone 5s‚ I expected the cost benefit analysis would favor towards the iPhone 5c. However‚ I underestimated the utility of iPhone manufacturing and how much it actually cost to build‚ sell and profit from the iPhone 5c. Apple Inc. also has to consider their marketing as well‚ to insure their product sells across the globe to receive marginal benefit. According to the information on the production possibilities curve‚ the iPhone 5s marginal cost is about
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Target Marketing 1. State of Being (Demographics)- three main areas we want to address in this stage is geography‚ age and income. Geography: We want to target people throughout the entire world. In order to achieve our goal‚ we can set up online surveys questions regarding to our sneakers and reasons to support our product. Furthermore‚ we will also distribute product flyers and conduct on-the-spot surveys for people passing by the streets in order to gain more opinion and expectations regarding
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Daniela Ayala 24709 iPhone 4s vs. iPhone 5 “The biggest thing to happen to iPhone since iPhone.” The new iPhone 5 has more and superior features than the iPhone 4s. The new features that Apple offers through the iPhone 5 gives the owner of the phone more advantage than those with a iPhone 4s. The iPhone 4s most noticeable features are the Internet 3G‚ the size of the phone and the quality of camera. The 3G Internet is a fast and high quality connection. Not all phones are capable of using
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