CASE STUDY Steve Jobs is currently CEO of Apple and one of the world’s best-known business leaders. The many biographies of Jobs on the internet agree on the basic details. He was born in 1955 in California. In 1976‚ he and Steve Wozniak founded the Apple Computer Company. The next year saw the launch of the company’s second computer – the Apple II – whose success established Apple as one of the main brands in the fledgling personal computer (PC) industry. Apple went public in 1980 and
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threats). Strengths * Largest market share: 70% of the digital music market. The closest competitor to Apple’s iPod had only 8% of the market share. * Focus on innovation as a competitive advantage. * Product sales of $100 million * Strong sales growth: 35% growth in total net sales by operating segment and 35% growth in total net sales by product. * iPod as the “profit machine” as it tends to produce a 50% profit margin per unit. * Relationships and partnerships: iTunes
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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 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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Organization and Manpower Manual Human Resources Development Organization Structure (Version 10.1) Jeddah 2010 This document is confidential and is intended solely for the use and information of the client to whom it is addressed. Version 10.1 General Authority of Civil Aviation Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Version 10.1 ٠ Table of Contents Target Human Resources Development Organization Manual – Target Human Resources Development Organization Structure – Target Human Resources Development
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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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Apple Computer‚ 2006 Case Apple was started on April 1‚ 1976 by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak. It humble beginnings led to one of the largest and most successful corporations in history. Today‚ Apple is a powerhouse of computer technology‚ putting out some of the most innovative products in the last 15 years. Things weren’t always great for Apple and the company has gone through its share of lows; in 1997‚ Apple’s stock was a mere $7 a share. Apple has finally found a sustainable strategy and‚ I
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UNIT IV Internal Environment: Strength and Weaknesses 1. Marketing Distinctive marketing campaigns have been a strategy of Apple to attract customers and to spread the information among them. Television commercials‚ Print Advertisements‚ Posters in Public areas and wrap advertisement campaigns have been successful ways of outshining the new product. Apple continues to command a market premium for producing a “better mousetrap” throughout its history. Steve Jobs personally unveils all new product
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Apple Inc. 2010 Case Study Case Summary: Steve Jobs and Steve Wazniak started Apple over 30 years ago. Over that time span‚ Steve jobs was fired from Apple and rehired. It was essentially Jobs that save apple with superb vision and creative innovations. The first innovation was like a fashion statement. The iMac was an innovation that put 2 products into one. The desktop was built into the screen. Then‚ Jobs tackled the world of portable music by inventing the iPod. He shortly followed
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Objectives (Stated & Implied) Profit: Mission: Apple ignited the personal computer revolution in the 1970s with the Apple II and reinvented the personal computer in the 1980s with the Macintosh. Apple is 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. http://www.apple.com/investor/ Growth: Citizenship: Survival: “Think
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