2010 Ninth International Conference on Mobile Business / 2010 Ninth Global Mobility Roundtable What factors contributed to the success of Apple’s iPhone? John Laugesen Yufei Yuan McMaster University‚ DeGroote School of Business Hamilton‚ Ontario CANADA laugesjd@mcmaster.ca McMaster University‚ DeGroote School of Business Hamilton‚ Ontario CANADA yuanyuf@mcmaster.ca Abstract — Unknown to most North American consumers‚ a mobile data and Internet service in Japan called i-mode has been highly successful
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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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Shan Gao Bus 10 One thing that I own and I love it is my Iphone. I love my Iphone because it is not just a phone it is a mini computer that I can carry and use it everywhere I go. The phone can check my emails‚ go to the webs‚ check the weathers and everything that you do with your regular computer. The quality of my phone is awesome‚ since I dropped my phone few times and it still works like new. I had a 3G before and now I have a 4G‚ I used the 3G one for two years and it still works
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environment for the iPhone Executive Summary This report will analyze and discuss the most important elements of the marketing environment for the launch of the iPhone‚ that is to say the main three levels of the marketing environment: the micro-environment through the customers‚ competitors and distributors‚ the macro-environment through technological‚ economical‚ social‚ political and environmental forces and finally the internal environment through the relation of Apple with its employees
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committed to action in five key areas: under-age drinking‚ marketing codes of practice‚ consumer information and product innovation‚ drink-driving and retailer support. These collective commitments are in support of the World Health Organization’s Global Strategy to Reduce the Harmful Use of Alcohol. Corecompetitive value ) Heineken® was the first and remains the only truly global beer brand‚ enjoyed in 178 countries around the world ) We have a unique‚ worldwide footprint
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Apple Marketing Strategies. Product is the most important thing about Apple’s marketing mix. Its products quickly help it gains market share‚ brand awareness as well as brand loyalty. In the 5 years between 2003 to 2008 the Apple share value increased 25 times‚ from $7.5 to $180 per share. At july 2008 prices‚ before the US Financial Crisis‚ Apple stock market capitalization was $160 billion. In January 2010 Apple shares topped the $210 mark. Apple always lead the trend of the world of communication
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iPhone 6 Apple working on 4.7-and-5.7-inch iPhones for 2014 Reuters cites ‘four people with knowledge of the matter’ and as well as claiming the larger display models under consideration they also point to cheaper variants being considered too. Again‚ we have heard whispers of a budget iPhone for a very long time. Apple is said to be considering such products for the usually cited reason: Samsung. The report suggests Apple is starting to think it needs a broader product portfolio to compete
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Q1: Apple faced with two main pricing decisions for its range of iPhones. The first one is a skimming price decision and the second one is a penetration pricing decision. 1. Skimming price decision When Apple first launched the new iPhone 3GS‚ it made a skimming price decision which means it aims to sell to the top of the market and focuses on maximizing profits in short term so it could recover the research and development costs. 2. Penetration pricing decision As the iPhones have moved
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Apple Mini Case SWOT Strength: 1. Strong brand name and customer loyalty. Weakness: 1. Limitation on customer segmentation because Apple has limitation on its price and product varieties. Opportunity: 1. Chinese economy is still booming right even though the economy is kind of slow down right now‚ it still has a lot of room to grow. If Apple could catch the chance‚ for sure it has a lot of business opportunities. 2. Largest population in China so there is a lot of potential customers
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