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But, thanks to genius marketing campaigns, it turned into a necessity for many people. Apple should exploit the internal strength that it possesses when referring to innovation. As an illustration, products like the iPod, the iPad, the iPhone, and iTunes are products that have generated a great level of success for the company. In addition, Apple needs to increase or improve the current pace of innovation in order to sustain its competitive advantage in…

Screen of Death, Soul of Emptiness I hunch my shoulders. My face is bright red and sweat beads across my forehead. My mom stands in front of me. She is brandishing a brand new iPod Touch. The device belongs to me, but I look at it, my face contorted with lines of silent rage. My mother scolds me and yells at me, her face twisted in disapproval. I do not even hear her words. All I can think about is how incredibly stupid I am. The flashes of hideously inappropriate pictures and videos I had been…

joined AT&T and created the one and only iPhone, one of the most “sophisticated” smartphones out there. The iPhone 3G allowed you to play music, which could be purchased from iTunes. This smartphone also included GPS capability, a camera, a 3.5 inch touch screen, and internet applications. People waited hours in line, while others camped out at their local AT&T stores. Apple Inc. sold 270,000 smart phones for around $399-$499…

Concurrently the iTunes store has the largest downloadable content on the internet . It provides a catalogue of eight million tracks, two thousand films (total downloads daily average are in excess of fifty thousand) and twenty thousand TV episodes (Anonymous, 2010c). Prime Facie analysis reveals that the popularity of iTunes cannot be solely attributed to the product delivery; but a concurrent innovation and integration…

As defined by Perrault, Cannon, and McCarthy (2014), the product of life cycle is a four step process that discusses the stages a product experiences from the beginning to the end (p. 235). A product first begins with the market introduction. This is where the new product is introduced to the market, therefore sales tend to be low considering consumers are unaware of what product is being offered. During this stage it is essential to develop and invest in the marketing mix, however this results…

different countries, distribution partner) iPod-related • Product features (outstanding quality and ease of use, low weight, cutting-edge design, compatibility with Windows format) • Iconic status • Accepted Pricing (Premium) by loyal customers • iTunes on-line music exchange…

The first company I looked into in depth was iTunes and its corresponding Apple Music. Through iTunes, artists receive less than 10% of the price of the sale of their song. For a $9.99 download, the artist receives 94 CENTS, the record company receives $5.35, and iTunes receives $3.70. For every song downloaded, the artist gets NINE CENTS. They put in so much work only to earn nine cents. As the average minimum wage in the United States is currently $1,071.20 a month, the average artist needs to…

A Case Study of Apple Inc. Using the SWOT and PESTEL Analysis SWOT Analysis The acronym SWOT stands for strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. The SWOT Analysis is used to evaluate a company’s “current situation and future prospects by simultaneously considering internal and external factors” (Rothaermel, pg. 130). Companies use the SWOT analysis because it allows them to company to utilize its internal strengths to take advantage of its external opportunities, while lessoning…

innovation strategies involve terrific new products and innovative business models in the management. Most consumers satisfy with presents and great software in fabulous hardware in beautiful packaging. It has created game-changing innovations like iPod, iTunes, and iPad. Apple’s leaders often consider the concepts of innovation. Most competitors cannot compete with Apple's latest offering since the company always invents innovative products. Thus, Apple hires the best innovators who want to…

that its access structure is so simple. Another essential aspect of the iPod Shuffle is that it is never designed to be used alone. Instead, the iTunes music manager provides a function called “autofill” that can automatically put your favorite songs into a playlist. Therefore, the responsibilities are shared between iTunes and the iPod Shuffle: iTunes is used to select…