Development of brand equity: evaluation of four alternative models Hong-Youl Haaà ‚ Swinder Jandab and Siva Muthalyc College of Business Administration‚ Kangwon National University‚ Chuncheon‚ Kangwon-do‚ South Korea; bDepartment of Marketing‚ Kansas State University‚ Manhattan‚ USA; cDepartment of International Business Studies‚ Swinburne University of Technology‚ Hawthorn‚ Australia (Received 20 February 2008; final version received 24 June 2008) This study examines the development of brand equity by evaluating
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and competitive pricing. 1. Threat of new entrant: The barriers to entry are high due to the existence of patents‚ high fixed costs and economies of scale‚ regulation‚ and brand loyalty. The individual market participants engage in attempts at product differentiation‚ some being more successful than others. The standout is Apple‚ which has successfully
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chain of the new Apple iPhone and‚ at some point‚ the supply chain of the Apple TV‚ hoping that this might help to demonstrate the complexity involved in manufacturing the Apple iPhone — a feature-rich product I wish I could have‚ if I could afford it (update: I’ve had several iPhones now). I conducted some research and found some interesting information on the suppliers of the Apple iPhone. My data comes from The Wall Street Journal‚ January 14‚ 2007; Supplier Code of Conduct‚ Apple Corporation; and
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1) Define and compare the business models and areas of strength of Apple‚ Google‚ and Microsoft. A) Microsoft’s business model is operating systems which 95%of all computers use worldwide. The strengths for Microsoft are that they are still the leader in PC operating systems and desktop productivity software. But has failed miserably with regards towards smartphone hardware and software‚ mobile computing‚ cloud-based software apps; its internet portal B) Apple’s business model mainly focuses
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Creation of Apple Corporation Technology is the world’s leading industry today because of the fact that it has changed society in every field. Well‚ why has computer technology prospered through recent years? The answer is very simple‚ Apple Inc. Apple products have a significant impact on our society due to their stellar design and unique shape‚ their durability‚ and their many creative applications. Apple computer was founded on April 1st‚ 1976 by Steven Jobs‚ and Steven Wozniak. Apple ’s revolutionary
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the top of the global brands with an estimate value of &78 billion. IBM has closely behind with 71$ billion. Despite those two businesses have totally different of business nature‚ these two firms have a significant common characteristic which is the value of their brand is extremely high. However‚ the value of branding isn’t only reveal in those two firms but the entire market has the common factors which are the most successful firm always has a high value of their brand. Branding is one of the
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G S C I E N C E I N S T I T U T E Building Customer-Based Brand Equity: A Blueprint for Creating Strong Brands Kevin Lane Keller WORKING W O R K I N PAPER G • REPORT P A NO. P E 01-107 R • 2001 S E R I E S M A R K E T I N G S C I E N C E I N S T I T U T E Building Customer-Based Brand Equity:
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Customer equity is a result of customer relationship management. Customer equity is the total of discounted lifetime values of all of the firms customers. In layman terms‚ the more loyal a customer‚ the more is the customer equity. Firms like McDonalds‚ Apple and Facebook have very high customer equity and that is why they have an amazing and sustainable competitive advantage. Customer Equity is made up of three components. Value Equity‚ Brand Equity and Relationship Equity. Value Equity
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1080/10496480903022253 Customer-Based Brand Equity for Global Brands: A Multinational Approach Eda Atilgan Serkan Akinci Safak Aksoy Erdener Kaynak ABSTRACT. Focusing on the dimensions and measurement‚ this study is based on the concept of brand equity for global brands with empirical evidence from three economically and culturally dissimilar countries—USA‚ Turkey‚ and Russia. The brand equity for global brands can be measured under four basic dimensions: perceived quality‚ brand loyalty‚ brand associations
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1. Should Apple’s board of directors be expecting Jobs to push transformational change or incremental change‚ or both‚ at this point in time? Why? What Is Transformational Leadership? Transformational leadership improves the performance‚ morale‚ motivation‚ and dedication of both leaders and their teams or supporters. Successful transformational leadership : makes an incredibly strong case for why change should happen‚ promotes a common vision‚ leads change in an organized manner‚
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