MARKET AUDIT AND COMPETITIVE MARKET ANALYSIS Geographical region Estonia is the smallest of the three Baltic states‚ the main geographical landscape of plains‚ agricultural land‚ forests and swamps. All position low and flat‚ with an average elevation of less than 50 meters. Mild climate‚ influenced by the North Atlantic Drift‚ warm in winter and cool in summer. Average annual rainfall of 480-580 mm. Form of transportation and communication available in that region Estonia is an open economy
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III. Market Audit and Competitive Market Analysis Guideline I. Introduction The marketing audit is a fundamental part of the marketing planning process. It is conducted not only at the beginning of the process‚ but also at a series of points during the implementation of the plan. The marketing audit considers both internal and external influences on marketing planning‚ as well as a review of the plan itself. II. The product Collection Topshop is all about refusing to be pigeonholed
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strategy to capture market share in the personal computer industry focus on the right aspects? This paper will venture to say no and suggest the following alternative strategy: Apple should build a new business in "Wintel" PCs‚ while continuing to sell Macs to the design and publishing segment of the market. In order to support this conclusion‚ Apple’s competitive advantages and industry forces must be analyzed. Apple has been in business since 1976‚ and has built a number of competitive advantages along
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Apple changed its company name from Apple Computer to Apple Inc in 2007. And with this name change‚ the chief element of Apple strategy is to let consumer know‚ it is not just a computer company‚ but a company provide other products‚ such as iPod‚ iTunes‚ and iPhone. In Sculley Years‚ Apple’s chief element was to be versatile compare to IBM‚ and it will be the complete desktop solution with desktop publishing. Also‚ Mac wants to have a closer relationship with its customers‚ which is called love
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Chapter Nine: Competitive Markets 9.1 Market Structure and Firm Behaviour Market structure: all features of a market that affect the behaviour and performance of firms in that market‚ such as the number and size of sellers‚ the extent of knowledge about one another’s actions‚ the degree of freedom of entry‚ and the degree of product differentiation. Competitive Market Structure Market power: the ability of a firm to influence the price of a product or the terms under which it is sold. The
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Chapter 22: Competitive markets Getting Started… (a) Thames Water does not have any competition‚ as they are the sole supplier of water for London‚ however‚ Maze has a lot of competition as there are about 5‚500 restaurants‚ and Maze is only one of 5‚500. (b) Because of the competition‚ consumers will benefit from restaurants lowering prices and increasing the quality of food however‚ for Thames Water there is no competition so they do not have to worry about price or quality because they
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Market Analysis of the Apple iPod The market studied here is that of the iPod: ‘a brand of portable digital media player de-signed and marketed by Apple Computer.’ Apple have cleverly created a mp3 player that has outsold all competition by using the advantage of brand loyalty. The iPod family has evolved since the original launch in October 2001 when the 5GB iPod was released‚ fol-lowed in 2002 with the launch of the 10GB and 20GB versions. By 2004 Apple had re-leased the iPod mini‚ iPod shuffle
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Module 1 Revision Notes – Competitive Markets and How They Work What is a ‘Competitive Market’? • In the previous chapter‚ the market economy was one of the three main types of economic system • The market economy tries to resolve the economic problem via demand and supply‚ through the price mechanism • But how do markets work? And how does it allocate scarce resources in relation to our infinite wants • There are many examples of markets‚ but each has the same basic
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Table of contents Apple competitive advantage ……………………………………………………………… p 3 The personal computer industry ………………………………………………………….. p 6 Apple’s competitive advantage in PCs …………………………………………………... p 9 The introduction of IPhone as a blue ocean strategy ……………………………………. p 13 Apple’s competitive position in smartphones …………………………………………… p 19 How does the death of Steve Jobs affect Apple’s overall strategy for the next 5 years …. P References list ……………………………………………………………………………
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Competitive Strategy: Apple’s competitive strategy is differentiation across the industry. Apple prides itself on innovation more than any other company‚ and is known for their unique top of the line products. Using differentiation as their main source of competitive advantage‚ they have succeeded to the top of their industry‚ while retaining higher than industry average profit margins. This innovative attitude is the source of long-term success throughout the history of Apple. For example
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