APPLE DIFFERENTIATION STRATEGY Post Published: 17 January 2011 Author: Nellie Amirah Lim Found in section: MWS Articles We can describe Apple’s strategy in terms of product differentiation and strategic alliances Product Differentiation. Apple prides itself on its innovation. When reviewing the history of Apple‚ it is evident that this attitude permeated the company during its peaks of success. For instance‚ Apple pioneered the PDA market by introducing the Newton in 1993. Later‚ Apple introduced
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Leadership & Differentiation strategies A/ My perspective on the issue As far as I’m concerned‚ cost leadership and differentiation are the most popular strategies applied in business battlefield. Each has its own pros & cons‚ aims and sticks firmly to companies’ different long-term goals. And here are my brief comparison tables between them : Cost leadership Differentiation Staples Provide customers with standardized products at the lowest prices Provide customers with products having unique
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Differentiation strategies are not about pursuing uniqueness for the sake of being different. Differentiation is about understanding customers and how GM ’s product can meet their needs. To this extent‚ the quest for differentiation advantage takes us to the heart of business strategy. The fundamental issues of differentiation are also the fundamental issues of business strategy: Who are GM ’s customers? How does GM create value for them? And how does GM do it more effectively and efficiently
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* New traffic for budget conscious customers * More sales volume Cons * More needed space to hold product * Less product available because selling product faster * More labor required for replenishment of inventory and store front * More disgruntled employees from sheer volume of customers * High employee turnover from stress Alternative of differentiation Pros * Highlights company strengths and niches * Attract target customers * Higher revenue per transaction
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Broad Differentiation Some important tactics necessary to gain and maintain perceived uniqueness: 1. Developing innovative products/services for broad range of customers Zara creates a “fast fashion” concept which getting designs to customers quickly. It has more style than Gap‚ faster growth than Target‚ and logistical expertise rivaling Wal-Mart. 2. Significant investments in Marketing‚ Technology Development‚ Procurement & Customer Service ZARA takes just two weeks to get a new design
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Positioning and Differentiation Strategies Differentiation is the act of designing a set of meaningful differences to distinguish the company’s offering from competitor’s offerings (Rao‚ 2010). With Voice to Text/Text to Voice‚ Toyota designed itself above the rest. After researching the needs of its consumer‚ Toyota focused its plans on the safety and needs of today’s driver. With the human need to stay connected to our loved ones‚ friends‚ and business contacts at the touch of a button‚ Toyota
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How Dell.com uses Information technology and Information systems to support its Operation efficiency and Differentiation strategies? Dell.com is an American multinational computer technology company and one of the largest technological corporations in the world. The company is well known for its innovations in supply chain management‚ particularly its approach of delivering individual computers configured to customer wants and specifications‚ and by selling directly to the customers without going
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DIFFERENTIATION – WHAT and HOW? A few decades ago the world of education was very exercised by the forerunner of differentiation which was called ‘mixed ability teaching’. Then people began to realise it was not just ability that could be “mixed’’ and that teachers had to cope with a plethora of differences: learning style‚ age‚ motivation‚ prior learning and experience‚ gender‚ specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia‚ and so on. Consequently the term ‘mixed ability’ began to be replaced
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CASE 3 – SINGAPORE AIRLINES GROUP IDENTIFY ISSUES 1. Global financial crisis (mid 2007 onwards) - further burdened by the collapse of some of the largest financial institutions in the world. b. As demand for air travel is significantly impacted by income levels‚ customers tend to be more price sensitive during crisis time and will usually opt for budget travel or in some cases will not travel at all. c. Led to reduced demand for travel d. Airline reduced the passenger and cargo capacity
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2012 1. Download the Gross Domestic Product table from the Bureau of Economic Analysis’ site and paste it into your answer. (5 points) Table 1.1.5. Gross Domestic Product [Billions of dollars] Seasonally adjusted at annual rates Last Revised on: July 27‚ 2012 - Next Release Date August 29‚ 2012 Line||2010||||2011||||2012|| ||I|II|III|IV|I|II|III|IV|I|II| 1|Gross domestic product|14‚270.3|14‚413.5|14‚576.0|14‚735.9|14‚814.9|15‚003.6|15‚163.2|15‚321.0|15
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