TABLE OF CONTENTS 3 Apple – An Introduction 3 Macroeconomic Trends 4 Technical Analysis 5 Fundamental Analysis 8 Analysis of Financing Activities 8 Investments and Capital Budgeting Decisions 10 Industry Analysis 11 Performance Analysis APPLE INTRODUCTION Established in 1976‚ Apple ignited the personal computer revolution with the Apple II and the Macintosh. Today‚ Apple designs‚ manufactures and markets personal computers‚ portable digital music players and mobile communication devices
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was founded in 1916 as an aircraft-engine manufac- turer and produced engines during World War I and World War II. It evolved into a motorcycle and automobile maker by the mid-20th century‚ and today it is an internationally respected company and brand with €53 billion (about $76 billion) in revenues in 2008. BMW’s logo is one of the most distinct and globally recognized ever created. The signature BMW roundel looks like a spinning propeller blade set against a blue sky background—originally thought
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original formula. While licensing agreements also aimed to specify how the Heineken brand should be marketed‚ Heineken could not influence how a licensee marketed its own brands. At the end of 1993‚ Heineken‚ being the market leader in Netherlands‚ was viewed as a mainstream brand. Outside the Netherlands‚ however‚ Heineken had consistently been marketed as a premium brand. Sales volume was declining and the brand image needed some revitalization. In January 1994‚ senior managers at Heineken headquarters
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Brand Analysis 1. What product/brand have you selected? - I have selected Maybelline Volum’ Express mascara for my product to analyze. Purchase Decisions 2. What is the thought process that you go through when you purchase that brand? - When I purchase this particular mascara‚ I begin to look at all of the different types of mascara that they have… I think to myself‚ do I want the length‚ waterproof or not waterproof. Then I begin to look at the prices. 3. Is this a high involvement decision
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creativity. What approaches has Apple relied upon? What alternative have others firms in the industry pursued? What other stoves could Apple implement? Apple is taking the following creativity approaches: imagination and investment. 1) Imagination: Apple is primarily focusing on innovation and flexibility; therefore‚ they are consider to be relying on the "imagination" approach‚ where the key is gear towards the transformation of ideas and experimentation. For example‚ Apple has innovated the iPod music
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UNDERSTANDING BRAND EQUITY ANSWERS TO TEN COMMON BRANDING QUESTIONS Kevin Lane Keller Tuck School of Business Dartmouth College UNDERSTANDING BRAND EQUITY ANSWERS TO TEN COMMON BRANDING QUESTIONS One of the most popular and potentially important marketing topics to arise in the 1980 ’s was the concept of brand equity. The emergence of brand equity‚ however‚ has meant both "good news" and "bad news." The good news is that it has raised the importance of the brand in marketing strategy --
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Brand Personality ► Brand personality is what distinguishes one brand from another or a particular brand from a product. is easier to intuitively understand brand personality rather than define it ► It Brand personality of DABUR ► Strong heritage ► Herbal or ayurvedic benefit ► Healthy ► Nurturing ► Consumers find it easy to deal with brands that have strong personality because it is easier to remember them. ► Ex : Parle G the largest selling biscuit in the low price segment
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Beliefs of Brands Many universities students and high school students keep pursuing famous brands. From clothes to mobile phones‚ even study articles like electronic dictionaries and pens‚ they are inclined to buy famous as well. This phenomenon has aroused wide attention. One of reasons or the main reason is that brands provide us with beliefs‚ provide people good trust‚ and provide the good feeling. A brand indeed provides us with beliefs‚ usually a good brand gives people a good trust‚ and
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Subject: Apple and Foxconn controversy from the eye of the consumer Over the last couple years‚ Apple and Foxconn have been partaking in poor business methods thus causing them a great deal of deserved criticism. The consumer‚ must decide whether or not to continue buying from Apple because the consumer is what causes Apple to continue to make new products which results in the poor conditions at Foxconn. Foxconn and Apple violate many ethical‚ moral and basic human principles. The Situation
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BOOK REVIEW OF POSITIONING: The Battle of your Mind BY: Jack Trout and Al Ries Positioning: The Battle for Your Mind is a book that shows one how to use powerful and innovative techniques to capture the biggest market share and become a household name‚ build one’s strategy around the competitor’s weaknesses‚ use the present position to its best advantage‚ choose the best name for the product‚ determine when and why less is more‚ and analyze trends that can affect one’s positioning. The book provides
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