determination of the potential for the creation of competitive advantage (Grant 2007). In terms of financial resources‚ the case quotes Apple’s market capitalisation is approximately US $550 billion‚ with sales annually over $100 billion. This makes Apple the most valuable publicly traded company in the world. The share price currently stands at around $600‚ merely 12 years after Steve Jobs’ return to the company‚ where the share price was $5. Apple’s physical resources include 362 retail stores world
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� 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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Strategic Audit Is Apple Products Generic (iPod‚ iPhone‚ iPad)? Group No. 5- Ghanshyam Bheda (104) Kritika Gupta (311) Shikhar Mehra (314) Shivani Saxena (319) Sidharth Aneja (322) Suman Rathi (324) Ritwa Lokhandwala (330) Prabhudha Kushagra (336) Introduction Music Player Category MP3 player or Digital Audio Player is a consumer electronics device that is capable of storing and playing digital media such as audio‚ images‚ video‚ documents‚ etc. the data is typically stored on a hard drive‚ Microdrive
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Apple Ipad’s carefully choreographed PR Campaign: Rumors for close to two years about an Apple tablet device. Little tidbits‚ like filings for obvious Apple-style names like iTablet‚ left sitting for reporters to pick up‚ but with no direct trace back to Apple‚ which increased curiosity and coverage. Rumors about which content companies were partnering with Apple started to arise‚ and such rumors are often a result of Apple’s own planting. The press started finding details about a
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Apple Reports Second Quarter Results Best March Quarter Revenue and Earnings in Apple History CUPERTINO‚ California—April 22‚ 2009—Apple® today announced financial results for its fiscal 2009 second quarter ended March 28‚ 2009. The Company posted revenue of $8.16 billion and a net quarterly profit of $1.21 billion‚ or $1.33 per diluted share. These results compare to revenue of $7.51 billion and net quarterly profit of $1.05 billion‚ or $1.16 per diluted share‚ in the year-ago quarter. Gross
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Introduction Branding has been around for centuries as a means to distinguish the goods of one producer from those of another. According to the American Marketing association ‚ a brand is a “name‚ term‚ sign‚ symbol‚ or design‚ or a combination of them ‚ intended to identify the goods and services of one seller or group of sellers and to differentiate them from those of the competition.” However branding is much more; what distinguishes a brand from its unbranded commodity counterpart and gives
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in which there are a number of giant technology companies in the world. Apple obviously has to consider their firm competitors. Thus‚ the next step of this research is competitor analysis‚ which will identify direct and indirect competitors for Apple’s Macbook. Moreover‚ this analysis will select two direct competitors‚ which are Dell and HP‚ to assess their strengths and weakness relative to the marketing activities of Apple. Finally‚ it will explicitly demonstrate how these two competitors are
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Apple Computer’s 30-year history is full of highs and lows‚ which is what we would expect in a highly innovative company. They evolved throughout the years into an organization that is very much a representation of its leader‚ Steven Jobs. Apple made several hugely successful product introductions over the years. They have also completely fallen on their face on several occasions. They struggled mightily while Jobs was not a part of the organization. Apple reached a point where
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THE ANALYSIS OF APPLE’S BRANDING STRATEGIES by Anna Glenn The Apple brand strategy is all about the experience. According to Wired.com‚ “Apple’s emotional branding‚ a brand that is felt in the heart and mind of the consumer” [2]‚ is the key to its survival. Apple’s brand is reflected through their core beliefs about innovation‚ imagination and design. It is promoted through their products‚ advertisement and customer experience. This paper will give an introduction on understanding what a brand
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SOCIAL MARKETING report Blood Brothers Campaign Mk418 social marketing Australia Red Cross Blood Service Executive Summary This Social Marketing Plan was commissioned by the Australian Red Cross Blood Service (ARCBS). The aim of the plan is to encourage the return of first time blood donors specifically Generation Y‚ males aged 18-25. The lack of returning donors especially young people has prompted the need for strategy to “win-back” one time only donors. Analysis
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