3. Apple Inc. multinational technology company
headquartered in Cupertino, California.
Sells consumer electronics, computer software, and online
services.
founded by Steve Jobs,
Steve Wozniak,
Ronald Wayne in April 1976.
498 retail stores in 22 countries as of July 2017.
14. Innovative activity
Extensive research and Development
Advertising and Differentiation
Well recognized Brand Name
Retail Distribution Network
Width Of Product Line
15.
16. Competitors
Samsung and HTC cellular Industry Competitors
Sony music competitor;
I-tunes has revolutionized the music industry.
Risk of other companies COPYING technologies,
BUT apple managed to lead the industry with new inventions.
17. Apple’s product launches over the past decade
have been monumental. What makes the
company so good at innovation ? Is any one
comparable to apple in this respect ?
1.Reliable to customers
2.Customer needs and wants, made many things accessible to
customers.
3.Than came to making customer adapting its product with Weather
reports,Facebook, News updates, Blogs, which made their customers
adapt apple products
18. By 2010 more than 250 million had been sold worldwide.
iPod sales had topped $8 billion
iPod improved Product line of Apple
iPod is apart from computing still exemplified the
innovation of Apple and its accessibility to internet (iTunes
as platform)
A halo effect helped increase Apple’s market share in its
other products
How important was the iPod to apple’s current
success?
19. What’s next for Apple? Should it continue to
move away from computers and towards
more new handheld devices?
Apple unique new invention to market.
Needs to look for new products.
AR & VR
Apple watches they have got good sales,
12 million Watches were sold in year one.
suggested to improve more handheld device and also
continue smartphones.
20. SUMMARY:-
• Introduction to Apple Inc
Brand Mantra
Brand Position
Evolution of Products
New Product Development
Adoption of a New Product
Challenges and Critical thinking