� MARKETING AND SALES STRATEGIES OF APPLE INC. INTRODUCTION Over Apple ’s thirty-five year history‚ Apple has become the worldwide model for what a successful company should look like. Apple ’s annual revenue climbed to $108.25 billion dollars and their shares rose 75% during the fiscal year of 2011. After winning the _Fortune_ "Most Admired Company" award for the fifth year in a row and having their value top the $600 billion dollar mark‚ Apple is asserting its position as the most valuable US
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INTRODUCTION OF APPLE Apple Inc‚ is an American multinational corporation with a focus on designing and manufacturing consumer electronics and closely-related software products. Headquartered in Cupertino‚ California‚ Apple develops‚ sells‚ and supports a series of personal computers‚ portable media players‚ computer software‚ and computer hardware accessories; Apple is also currently involved in the creation of new technology concepts‚ such as the iPhone‚ Apple TV‚ and many features of its
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icrosoftChapter 7 Telecommunications‚ the Internet‚ and Wireless Technology 315 Google‚ Apple‚ and Microsoft Struggle for Your Internet Experience CASE STUDY r w ’ I I are in an epic struggle to dominate your ‚ n what looks like a college food fight‚ the three Internet titans-Google‚ Microsoft and Apple- can listen to music and watch videos 24/7? It’s no surprise‚ then‚ that today s tech titans are so aggressively battling for control of this brave new ’ Internet experience
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Company Overview 1976 - Apple was founded by college dropouts Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak 1980 - Apple went public 1985 - Jobs left after tumultuous struggles with then CEO Sculley‚ and founded NeXT 2000 - Jobs became the CEO 2001 - Introduced a digital music player‚ the iPod 2007 - Apple Computers Inc. became Apple Inc. ‚ unveiled the iPhone. Apple has 4 main divisions: Laptop and personal computer division
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STRATEGIC AUDIT WORKSHEET FOR APPLE INC. Prepared by: MGMT 4480 FALL 2009 I. CURRENT SITUATION A. Current Performance: Apple announced financial results for its fiscal 2009 fourth quarter ended September 26‚ 2009. The Company posted revenue of $9.87 billion and a net quarterly profit of $1.67 billion. These results compare to revenue of $7.9 billion and net quarterly profit of $1.14 billion‚ in the year-ago quarter. Gross margin was 36.6 percent‚ up from 34.7 percent in the year-ago
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Property Rights: Copyright and Patent Copyrights and patents hold a major importance for business owners‚ and companies. I will discuss in detail what a copyright and patent are and the importance the two of them hold. What is Intellectual Property Rights; it refers to creations of the mind: inventions‚ literary and artistic works‚ and symbols‚ names‚ images‚ and designs used in commerce which leads to patents. What is a patent? A patent is an exclusive right granted
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notes Adobe® Creative Suite® 5.5 Master Collection Read Me Welcome to Master Collection. This document contains late-breaking product information‚ updates‚ and troubleshooting tips not covered in the Master Collection documentation. Creative Suite 5.5 Master Collection components Minimum system requirements Install your software Uninstall your software Trial software Electronic licensing Registration information Font installation Known issues Customer care Other resources Creative Suite 5.5 Master
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AP 1.0 Introduction Apple started in April 1976 as a computer company by Steve Wozniak at 26 years old and Steve Jobs at 21. Then‚ McKenna had designed the Apple logo in 1977. After putting in much effort‚ the annual sales reached $1 million selling the first microcomputer to use color graphics. In September 1997‚ Apple’s board of directors named Jobs as a temporary chief executive officer. Because of Jobs’s restorative efforts‚ by the decade’s end‚ the title of "temporary" was dropped
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Apple Brand Audit 1. Brand Inventory A. Brand Elements Apple Inc. has been committed to bringing the best personal computing experience to students‚ educators‚ creative professionals and consumers around the world through its innovative hardware‚ software and Internet offerings. Apple Inc. designs‚ manufactures‚ and sells computers‚ music players‚ and now mobile communication devices. Apple Inc. has always been known by its users as a revolutionary and innovative company that never
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Discussion 1: “Success and Failure of Firms around the Globe.” Based on your analysis of the first core perspective‚ “an institution-based view‚” and the second core perspective‚ “a resource-based view‚” Please respond to the following: • Describe what an institution-based view comprises and give examples of at least two countries and specify the changes they have made to enable foreign firms to succeed within their borders. • Explain what the second core perspective‚ “a resource-based view‚” contains
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