Steven Jobs was one of the founders of Apple Computer. Apple Computer’s initial strategy was to target specific sub-segments of the market that the company’s management believed could be best served by the company. Apple Computer focused on these sub-segments‚ addressed the needs of these users‚ and developed a loyal following for the company’s products (Fortune‚ 2011). The senior executives at Apple Computer‚ led by Jobs‚ reinforced a customer focus within the company. This customer focus was largely
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The two campaigns I will I will be using to describe how they have manipulated the promotional mix are Virgin Media and Tesco‚ looking at how they balance out the 6 aspects to find the correct correlation between them to help push their organisation forward in terms on promoting their products and services‚ nevertheless this does not mean that any of the organisations have to use all 6 of the promotional mix methods to find what’s best for them. The 6 promotional mix methods are: 1. Advertising-
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Compare and contrast the role and function of judges‚ lawyers and lay people in the English legal system. Judges: When judges decide points of law in cases‚ they sometimes have to decide a new point. This also allows them to ‘make law’. Decisions by judges over the years have created the tort of negligence. This is the law that allows you to claim compensation when you have been injured by another person’s negligence. In the criminal law‚ judges have sometimes created new offenses. An important
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Apple and Foxconn Stimulus Material Apple is one of the world’s leading producers of mobile devices with a strong reputation for product innovation and high customer loyalty. In 2009 it was widely reported that Apple’s Chinese-based suppliers were using child labour in several of their large-scale factories. At the largest factory – Foxconn – a growing problem of employee suicide was also reported which was blamed on unethical management approaches. Apple was heavily criticised for its standards
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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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Strategic Plan Part One Conceptualizing a Business Carmen Bryant BUS/475 August 8‚ 2012 Garold Cold Strategic Plan Part One Conceptulizing a Business In this paper it will explain my business‚ the products‚ and services as well as the customers who will be coming into the establishment. By developing a mission statement that will help create a vision statement for my business‚ and‚ it clearly will help the customers and employees understand what it is that I want for my business and what
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Does buying an Apple iPad satisfy a consumer’s functional or psychological need? Apple is one of the best known and widely used brands on the market. Any individual who goes for shopping does not necessarily end up buying products. There are several stages a consumer goes through before he finally picks up things available in the market. Buying an apple iPad can satisfy both psychological and functional need of a customer. For example the person can use it to relax with friends‚ and at same time
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Strategic Plan‚ Part I: Conceptualizing a Business BUS/475 Strategic Plan‚ Part I: Conceptualizing a Business A successful strategic plan must be based on the company ’s mission‚ vision‚ and values. The purpose of this paper is to define a selected business‚ products‚ services‚ and customers by creating a mission statement. In addition‚ this paper contains a vision for the organization that demonstrate the expected future for the business‚ and it will define the company values considering important
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In the past few years Apple and other electronics manufacturers have been in the news for alleged unethical practices carried out by some of their suppliers. The ethical issues were concerning the 2010 suicides in the Chinese Foxconn factories‚ which are the main suppliers for Apple‚ and the IPhone5 strikes that occurred in the beginning of October. All of these events were as a result of the workers’ poor living conditions‚ inadequate health care benefits and a load of overtime hours. Apple’s speedy
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Executive Summary The purpose of this business report is to review the appropriateness of the iPhone for the target segment. A brief explanation of the iPhone‚ in which the market operates‚ is given‚ including the main micro and macro environmental factors that affect the industry. People have different needs based on their demographic‚ economic and physiological backgrounds and they perceive the appropriate mobile phone category accordingly. The mobile phone industry has many competitors‚ and
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