Sunday, September 25, 2016

Ch. 4 - The Marketing Environment

Apple Inc. has been a leading innovator in the cellphone industry for the past decade. Earlier this year, Apple sold its billionth iPhone. Apple has a vast target market. It includes everyone from teenagers to Generation X, in its target market. Its iMessage emojis to iTunes service to more sophisticated, yet easy to use apps such as GarageBand and iMovie are all example of Apple’s component lifestyles products. Apple has a product for everyone from a teenager to a college student and from a businessman to a musician.
                In the recent years, Apple’s marketing environment focus has been on technological factors. Apple has been heavily investing in Research and Development. This year, so far it has already invested 10 billion dollars in R&D. Apple strive for innovation as its slogan says, “Think Different”. Apple’s recent risk of the removal of headphone jack is another example of its focus on technological innovation. Apple is also slowly trying to drive us away from our traditional laptops to its new iPad pro. Apple’s new ad “What’s a computer?” evident apple’s long-term marketing strategy with its iPad pro tablets

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