The situational analysis of a company’s product is essential to understanding where a product can best succeed and‚ often more importantly‚ where it will fail. To conduct a thorough analysis of a product involves examining the strengths‚ weaknesses‚ opportunities‚ and threats that a product brings to a company. In the case of Apple and the iPhone 5s‚ these four qualities are simple to ascertain. I. Strengths The Apple iPhone 5s‚ has several strengths. For instance‚ Apple has very high consumer
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Steve Jobs‚ the iphone is competitively priced and delivers amazing features and quality. With many different models to choose from‚ you are sure to find one that will suit your needs and exceed your expectations. “Almost every new Apple product is thinner‚ faster‚ and lighter than its predecessor (Jason Snell‚ Iphone5 Takes Next Step In Smartphone Evolution‚ Macworld. December 2012‚ Vol. 29 Issue 12 pg 28-32).” Over the years I have had many different smart phones but the iphone is the only one
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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 through their product life
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market segmentation Market segmentation is a marketing strategy that involves dividing a broad target market into subsets of consumers who have common needs (and/or common desires) as well as common applications for the relevant goods and services. Depending on the specific characteristics of the product‚ these subsets may be divided by criteria such as age and gender‚ or other distinctions‚ such as location or income. Marketing campaigns can then be designed and implemented to target these specific
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Geographic Segmentation Geographic segmentation calls for dividing the market into different geographical units such as nations‚ regions‚ states‚ counties‚ cities‚ or even neighborhoods. A company may decide to operate in one or a few geographical areas‚ or to operate in all areas but pay attention to geo-graphical differences in needs and wants. ACI Logistic Ltd (shwapno) today is localizing their products‚ advertising‚ promotion‚ and sales efforts to fit the needs of individual regions
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The Difference between the IPhone 4 and the IPhone 4s Aelecia Bourland English Composition I / Eng 121 03/05/2012 Cicely Denean-Cobb 1 In this day and age it is so hard to know what kind of cellular phone to purchase. Everyone now is talking about the IPhone 4 and the IPhone 4s‚ although to the eyes‚ they do look identical‚ there are many differences between the two‚ like the price‚ the operating system ‚ and the processor. I hope that the knowledge that I bring
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Outline Industry Analysis Why? Driving Forces Dominant Features Five Forces Strategy Group Map Key Success Factors Company Analysis Overview Value Chain Analysis SWOT Analysis Competencies Business Analysis Competitive Strategy Recommen dations Outline Industry Analysis Why? Driving Forces Smart-phones allow users to: Dominant Features Five Forces Strategy Group Map Key Success Factors Company Analysis Overview Value Chain Analysis SWOT Analysis e-mail‚ internet store
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Professor Best English 099 10/7/13 IPhone 5 In today’s world‚ technology is constantly changing from a new paperclip to an improvement in hospital machinery. Technology lets people improve the way they live so they can gain their own personal energy. Every year it seems like apple comes out with a bigger and better iPhone‚ like the iPhone 5. It is forcing people to be “in with the new and out with the old.” People from all over the world; are saying that the iPhone 5 is a “must have.” Personally I’m
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The purpose of market segmentation is to enable the marketer to adjust marketing mixes (product‚ price‚ promotion‚ place) to meet the needs of one or more specific segments. Basically marketers use the market segmentation process to divide big markets into smaller segments according to characteristics of individuals‚ different groups and locations. Adidas the largest sportswear manufacturer in Europe and the second biggest sportswear manufacturer in the world markets by looking at buying attitudes
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SWOT Analysis • Strengths o Innovative • The iPhone has a touch screen that is not only patented but unmatched by any other mobile product today. It also has many functions of other mobile products all in one device o Compatibility • The phone will work with iTunes and other Apple devices o Ease of Use • The new touch screen interface making operations extremely intuitive. It is extremely different from those of other phones or PDAs that recognizes multi finger gestures‚ just as the human
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