Apple iPhone: How it has gained popularity in the mass market. INTRODUCTION This case study examines Apple Inc and aims to deconstruct how Apple has employed a variety of marketing techniques to understand its customers and deliver the iPhone to the global mass market. The iPhone has revolutionised the smartphone market through savvy customer driven product design and effective marketing. Bajarin (2011‚ p.1) suggests that with the global smartphone category projected to grow at 49.2% over the
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In the USA today article published on September 25‚ 2012‚ the effect of the iPhone 5 on the economy is discussed. As everyone already knows‚ we are still in a great economic recession. It is estimated‚ however‚ that the selling of the iPhone to consumers will add approximately 3 billion dollars to the US economy by the end of this year. Within this article‚ the concept of economic growth is prevalent. With the expected 3 billion dollars expected to be added to the US economy‚ this would add approximately
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Report: Compare Apple Iphone 5 and Samsung Galaxy S3 Samsung and Apple are two major competitors in mobile phone market. Their latest products in the market are Iphone 5 and Galaxy S3. A lot of mobile phone users think and try to decide which one is the best: Apple Iphone 5 or Samsung Galaxy S3? Here is a short comparison about them. The Samsung Galaxy S3 screen size is 4.8 inches. It has AMOLED HD display with a resolution ratio of 1280X720 pixel and features 306ppi pixel density. Galaxy S3
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Apple iPhone 5s Vs. Samsung Galaxy S4 Smartphones are commonly used in people of all ages. The iphone 5s and Samsung Galaxy S4 are two very different phones they are both high quality tech phones you can get on today’s market. Samsung and Apple are the two biggest smartphone companies with a combined market share of more than half the global smartphone market. Samsung and Apple did everything to be superior than the other in the marketplace and to get the most profit. The decision in choosing between
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The iPhone 4S is a touchscreen smartphone developed by Apple Inc. It is the fifth generation of the iPhone‚ a device that combines the 3.5-inch iPod Touch with mobile phone capability. It retains the exterior design of its predecessor‚ the iPhone 4‚ but is host to a range of improved hardware specifications and software updates. The iPhone 4S comes in two colors‚ black and white. It is a combination of a hand-held computer‚ cell-phone‚ GPS‚ digital/video camera‚ and music player and Siri into one
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Course: Planning Marketing Programs Group Project: iPhone 5s‚ September 2014 Table of Contents: 1. Executive Summary ……………………………………………… 2 2. Situational Analysis ……………………………………………… 3 3. SWOT Analysis …………………………………………………...7 4. Objectives ……………………………………………… ………...8 5. Strategy (segmentation‚ targeting and positioning) ……………… 9 6. Action Program (the operational marketing plan itself for the period
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Product/Service Analysis for iPhone Brief description of market I selected iPhone for this individual assignment. The iPhone falls under smartphone category and Apple manufactures iPhone. A smartphone is a high-end mobile phone that offers multiple innovative and convenient features than a traditional phone. Apart from making calls‚ consumers want to access internet‚ watch video‚ take pictures‚ listen to music and want PDA features in one device and smartphone is the right product for
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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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possibilities curve for the iPhone 5c and the iPhone 5s‚ I expected the cost benefit analysis would favor towards the iPhone 5c. However‚ I underestimated the utility of iPhone manufacturing and how much it actually cost to build‚ sell and profit from the iPhone 5c. Apple Inc. also has to consider their marketing as well‚ to insure their product sells across the globe to receive marginal benefit. According to the information on the production possibilities curve‚ the iPhone 5s marginal cost is about
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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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