Understanding Apple – SWOT Analysis By Malcolm Manness - November 27‚ 2012| Tickers: AAPL‚ XOM‚ GOOG| 4 Comments Share on emailEmail Share on google_plusonePrint Malcolm is a member of The Motley Fool Blog Network -- entries represent the personal opinions of our bloggers and are not formally edited. Understanding Apple – SWOT Analysis Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) now has the largest market cap of any company. It zoomed past Exxon Mobil (NYSE: XOM) and never looked back. It
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7.1.SWOT analysis Gathering information from the previous analysis and using the SWOT analysis model from Svend Hollensen’s Marketing Management – A Relationship Approach (2003)‚ we were able to find the strengths‚ weaknesses‚ opportunities and threats of LEGOLAND® Billund. For the strengths and weaknesses we used the internal analysis which was presented previously in the project‚ because they reflect the internal situation of LEGOLAND® and for the opportunities and threats we used the external
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Feed R&D or Farm it Out SWOT Analysis Strengths * RLK’s excellent brand equity * Reputation for high-end audio-video design‚ domestic U.S. production and unique creative culture * Innovation as a core competence * Employs the best mechanical and electrical engineers and designers in the business Despite competition (Psycosonics especially)‚ RLK has a unique product development expertise located under one roof‚ a prototype that’s proof of concept‚ and an audio technology that
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SWOT Analysis LEGO GROUP Strenght: 1. LEGO Group in terms of sales is the world’s sixth-largest toy manufacturer[1]. 2. The Lego Group company today provides toys‚ experiences and teaching materials for children in more than 130 countries; 3. LEGO.com is the official website of the LEGO Group. The website is made on 16 languages; 4. The Lego group has built up the brand‚ it developed the larger Duplo series[2]. LEGO DUPLO - fun to the youngest; 5. Legoland theme
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Example of a Small Business Performing a SWOT Analysis By Gina Abudi‚ on August 4th‚ 2011 Learn more about performing a SWOT analysis before reading the case study. Background The three members of the leadership team at a small marketing consulting firm were interested in expanding their offerings to their clients. Currently the firm has 20 employees (including the three members of the leadership team) many of whom are consultants with the balance being administrative and marketing staff. The
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Business Industry Protection is being the number one reason on why gadget accessories have been growing in a fast phase. Both small size gadget to big size gadget need protection from the harsh outside environment‚ and therefore many companies have been trying to solve the problem by making a suit or body protector for the gadget lover to keep their devices functional even with severe impact to the ground or other hard objects. The mobile phone accessories itself accounts for 36 billion dollar
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SWOT analysis is a strategic planning method used to evaluate the Strengths‚ Weaknesses‚ Opportunities‚ and Threats involved in a project or in a business venture. It involves specifying the objective of the business venture or project and identifying the internal and external factors that are favorable and unfavorable to achieve that objective. The technique is credited to Albert Humphrey‚ who led a convention at Stanford University in the 1960s and 1970s using data from Fortune 500 companies.
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Relative to market needs and competitors’ characteristics‚ the marketing manager must begin to think in terms of what the firm can do well and where it may have deficiencies. Strengths and weaknesses exist either because of resources possessed (or not possessed) by the firm‚ or in the nature of the relationships between the firm and its customers‚ its employees‚ or outside organizations (e.g.‚ supply chain partners‚ suppliers‚ lending institutions‚ government agencies‚ etc.). Given that SWOT analysis
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SWOT Analysis Wal-Mart Strengths Wal-Mart is a powerful retail brand. It has a reputation for value for money‚ convenience and a wide range of products all in one store. Wal-Mart has grown substantially over recent years‚ and has experienced global expansion (for example its purchase of the United Kingdom based retailer ASDA). The company has a core competence involving its use of information technology to support its international logistics system. For example‚ it can see how individual
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SWOT Analysis of San Miguel Corporation * Corporate Profile San Miguel Corporation (San Miguel) is one of the leading beverage‚ food and packaging companies in Philippines. The company offers more than 400 products such as beer‚ hard liquor‚ juices‚ basic and processed meats‚ poultry‚ dairy products‚ condiments‚ coffee‚ flour‚ animal feeds and various packaging products. It is also engages in heavy industries including power and other utilities‚ mining‚ energy‚ toll ways and airports. The company’s
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