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1 MKT301 Case 4 John C. Schmidt Trident University International MKT301 Principles of Marketing January 2, 2023
MKT301 Case 4 MKT301 Case 4 Brand Research Apple Incorporated is the largest technology producer and the world's most valuable brand (Ponciano, 2022). Apple is known for its innovations and breakthroughs in the consumer electronics industry, recognized and awarded for its marketing strategies. Apple has won the CMO Survey Award for Marketing Excellence for ten consecutive years (Vyshnavi, 2021). Apple Inc bases its marketing strategy on the idea of one of its founders, Steve Jobs; "customers don't always know what they want" (Vyshnavi, 2021). Apple does extensive market research to determine the consumer's wants and needs and then installs features making the consumer want to buy Apple products again and again instead of other brands (Dudovskiy, 2021). Apple keeps its products simple, like they keep its marketing simple, allowing its products to speak for themselves, focusing on simplicity and lifestyle. They market through commercials and print ads and selling through official stores and websites, targeting high-end product users and ensuring unmatched customer service. Samsung, the fourth-largest electronic technology producer in the world (Ponciano, 2022), focuses its marketing on social media presence with a mix of products, pricing, promotions, and product placement (Simplilearn, 2022). Apple and Samsung both sell consumer electronics, similar in their marketing strategies to sell innovation and meet consumer needs; the delivery of the marketing has some differences. Apple uses a marketing strategy of simplicity and meeting the needs you didn't know you had, and Samsung delivers on price, promotions, and consumer wants. 2
MKT301 Case 4 Brand Message Analysis 1 Apple focuses on creating products for their target audience and loyal customers that instills the belief that their products make the consumer's life better. Their marketing from the beginning focused on functionality and simplicity. The first advertisement for the iPhone showed functions and the simplicity of switching from one application to the next (Latest Tech HD, 2019). Apple's marketing commercial currently focuses on simplicity, but with the addition of diversity and inclusion ( The Greatest | Apple , n.d.). The latest commercial focus on a diverse group of individuals using Apple products, making their lives better and more fulfilling. Apple communicates with its target audience and potential customers through storytelling in video and viral marketing, product placement, and product media reviews. Apple produces inspirational videos that relate to and inspire the target audience (Dudovskiy, 2021). They market and encourage users to share inspirational stories on media outlets that other users and potential consumers can view, resonate with, and share. Product placement is another important way that Apple markets its products, and they place its products in movies and television. They focus on shows and films that are popular with the demographics of their target market (Dudovskiy, 2021). Media Reviews generate interest in products released by Apple. Positive reviews in traditional and social media drive the demand for new and emerging technology introduced by Apple. They send products to mainstream media to test, review and publish reviews before release to generate interest and excitement for the new products (Dudovskiy, 2021). Apple also actively engages in reviews and content concerning its products, both old and new. Apple uses media, product placement, and storytelling for marketing its products. They don't focus on paid advertising as much as a user and media-generated content to highlight their 3
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