Apple Computers Inc. is an American corporation that designs and constructs computer hardware‚ software and other consumer electronics. The company was established in April 1st‚ 1976‚ created by Steve Jobs‚ Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne (Andrea Major). The company is best recognized for their Macintosh personal computer line‚ Mac OS X‚ iTunes media application‚ and especially the iPod personal MP3 player. The IPod started off as a simple device that held approximately 1000 songs. Throughout the
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The Product Life Cycle (PLC) and Strategies at different stages Posted by Drypen on September 20‚ 2008 Advertising strategies change with the change in stages of a product life. i.e. PLC This article focuses on changes in way of advertising when PLC stages changes. Every product goes through a series of stages‚ namely the introduction‚ growth‚ maturity‚ decline. After a period of development it is introduced or launched into the market; it gains more and more customers as it grows; eventually
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Intenational Marketing Plan Table of Contents Executive Summary Situation Analysis Description of product and or service Geographic description of the target market Environmental analysis Cultural analysis Economic analysis Legal environment Political factors and risk analysis Evaluate the market potential of a targeted buyer/ consumer segments Identify factors that influence their purchasing decisions Financial conditions (GDP‚ discretionary income‚ debt‚ credit)
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The iPod‚ Apple Computer’s new breakthrough music player that can store and play up to 2‚000 songs from a handheld computer no bigger than a cigarette pack (Technology)‚ provides a striking illustration of what global marketing is all about. When Steve Jobs‚ CEO of Apple Computer‚ first introduced the iPod in October 2001‚ it was received with scepticism. The digital music player was considered only marketable to a small‚ tech-savvy group of individuals‚ and the high price (starting at US$399)
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INDUSTRY THROUGH INNOVATION: APPLE S IPHONE STRATEGY Joel West San José State University joel.west@sjsu.edu *Michael Mace Rubicon Consulting mike@rubiconconsulting.com Abstract: Innovation competencies are valuable in emergent and high-growth phases of the lifetime of a product or industry segment. For mature industries‚ researchers have emphasized strengths in operations and execution‚ with the implication that innovation-oriented companies must enter early in the product lifecycle or not at all
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All product categories have a specific life span called the product life cycle. Many factors‚ such as competition and technology‚ affect brands and their product life cycle. Nevertheless‚ brands or products typically go through five stages of growth: development‚ introduction‚ growth‚ maturity and decline. Characteristics for each stage differ and in response to the different needs of the product as it moves through its life cycle‚ the market mix used during these stages differ as well. Understanding
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and resolve the crisis before moving on the next stage. Apple was established on April 1‚ 1976‚ by Steve Jobs‚ Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne to sell the hand-built Apple I personal computer kit. During the first five years of operations‚ its revenues doubled every four months recording an extraordinary growth. A new CEO‚ John Sculley was hired in 1983 and there was a power struggle between the board members and Jobs resigned from Apple in 1985. The rapid growth led to crisis of autonomy. Job
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Learning Outcome 6 Identify and assess the relevance of the ‘product life cycle’ to the notion of employee engagement. Employee engagement can be viewed through the four stages of the product life-cycle Step one is the introduction of the concept of employee engagement‚ its principles‚ strategy for enhancing engagement and involving employees‚ process of change to ensure engagement is fully embedded into the organisation. Step two is growth and growing the concept of engagement through a
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The Impact of the iPod “Creativity is just connecting things. When you ask creative people how they did something‚ they feel a little guilty because they didn’t really do it‚ they just saw something” (Jobs). The iPod is the most well designed mp3 player in the market today. One of the main things consumers like so much about it is originality. The creators of the iPod did not do so by studying others‚ they used their own ideas‚ own imagination and had their own motivation. The iPod impacted the music
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Nourhan Elbatran 900120593 ELBatran1 Dr.Mark Rhet 102 Debate1 1/7/2013 “Ipods are Antisocial” In an era when technology is the main key to success for any developed or developing country some people believe that means of technology are creating an antisocial society. Antisocial person is a person who possesses personal manners which lack adherence for other members in society (“What is Antisocial Behavior.”) Researchers proved that being antisocial
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