device that seems to be everywhere you look. For the past years we have seen how APPLE Computers Inc. has not only introduced the Ipod into the market for music players‚ but created the new must have pop icon. The following is a brief analysis of the product life cycle of iPods. iPods were first introduced to in 2001 and has since grown into a recognized cultural symbol. Designed and marketed by Apple Computer‚ iPod is a brand of digital audio/video players that stand apart from the rest due to
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Consumer wants and needs (vs. Products) You can’t develop products and then try to sell them to a mass market. You have to study consumer wants and needs and then attract consumers one by one with something each one wants. Author of the movie Field of Dreams‚ J.P. Cancilla may have exclusive rights to the phrase "build it and they will come". In most cases‚ you have to find out what people want and then "build" it for them‚ their way. Cost to satisfy (vs. Price) You have to realize that
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AN ANALYSIS OF SEGMENTATION‚ TARGETTING AND POSITIONING STRATEGY OF IPOD APPLE Contents Executive Summary_____________________________________________3 Situation Analysis -Market Analysis_______________________________________________3 -Product Analysis_______________________________________________4 -SWOT Analysis_______________________________________________ 4 -Competitor Analysis ___________________________________________ 5 Marketing Objectives____________________________________________6
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APPLE’S IPOD: MARTKETING MIX The iPod is a well-known product line of Apple‚ which target the market of portable digital music. Everybody knows how success the iPod was‚ and how it became the golden egg for Apple. The iPod has revolutionized the music industry and the way we enjoy our favorite music. In addition‚ Steve Jobs’ iPod saved the entire Apple Computer from collapsing and helped Apple (after the name changed in 2007) reborn with high influence on the
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Apple Computers Inc. is an American corporation that designs and constructs computer hardware‚ software and other consumer electronics. The company was established in April 1st‚ 1976‚ created by Steve Jobs‚ Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne (Andrea Major). The company is best recognized for their Macintosh personal computer line‚ Mac OS X‚ iTunes media application‚ and especially the iPod personal MP3 player. The IPod started off as a simple device that held approximately 1000 songs. Throughout the
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The Importance of the 4 Ps in Marketing and the Successes of Major corporations BUSA 300 – Principles of Marketing University of Hawaii-West Oahu Abstract This paper describes the importance of the 4 Ps (product‚ price‚ promotion‚ place) in marketing and how they are each used in a large corporation perspective. This paper offers insight into what tactics are utilized to generate revenue and obtain a loyal consumer base. The Importance of the 4 Ps in Marketing and the Successes of Major
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Nourhan Elbatran 900120593 ELBatran1 Dr.Mark Rhet 102 Debate1 1/7/2013 “Ipods are Antisocial” In an era when technology is the main key to success for any developed or developing country some people believe that means of technology are creating an antisocial society. Antisocial person is a person who possesses personal manners which lack adherence for other members in society (“What is Antisocial Behavior.”) Researchers proved that being antisocial
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Apple from the iPod to the iPad A Case Study in Corporate Strategy Second Edition 2012 Dr John Ashcroft PhD BSc.(Econ) CBIM‚ FRSA Foreword John Ashcroft Contents Apple from the iPod to the iPad This is the case study of Apple in the digital age. The great era of the iPod‚ the development of the digital hub and Apple’s move into the mainstream consumer market with the iPod‚ the iPhone and the iPad. 1 Introduction It has many great examples and lessons for enthusiasts of marketing‚ leadership
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The Impact of the iPod “Creativity is just connecting things. When you ask creative people how they did something‚ they feel a little guilty because they didn’t really do it‚ they just saw something” (Jobs). The iPod is the most well designed mp3 player in the market today. One of the main things consumers like so much about it is originality. The creators of the iPod did not do so by studying others‚ they used their own ideas‚ own imagination and had their own motivation. The iPod impacted the music
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