International Marketing of a US Company: Apple, Inc. Nick Gildea, Susie Kim, Courtney Kurkemelis, Lexie LaSala 12 February 2015 Professor Min Lu Monmouth University Table of Contents Executive Summary………………………………….…………………………………...……… 3 Apple, Inc. Goes International…………..…………………………………………………...……4 Advertisement & Promotion………..……………………………………………………..………5 Distribution………………………………………………………………………………………. Pricing………..…………………………………………………...…………..………………… Success………..…………………………………………………...…………..………………… Conclusion………..…………………………………………………...…………..……………… References………..…………………………………………………...…………..…………… Executive Summary This analysis of this project has been established by its 4 group members researching tactics used for international marketing for Apple, Inc., and to secure funding for the additional growth in marketing status of the company. The purpose of the research was to explore international marketing strategies such as distribution, pricing methods, and promotion and advertising strategies. The collection of data was done through the web by looking at news articles, Apple, Inc.’s website, and analyzing data from previous years of the company. Some findings included the products that are distributed around the world including iPhones, iPads, iPods, and Macintosh computers. The distribution process of Apple, Inc. begins with a China based product setting, then moving to Apple’s logistic center across numerous regions, then to different service
Marketing strategies are an extremely important factor in determining the overall success of large global businesses (LGB). Marketing strategies are plans of action intended to promote and sell goods or services. There are a number of marketing strategies available, however, this report focuses specifically on pricing, promotion and global marketing. These determine how a business sells its goods and services, subsequently affecting market share, profitability, and cash flow. This is demonstrated when looking at the global businesses of Qantas Pty Ltd and Apple Pty Ltd. Qantas is an Australian based airline, which has grown from an airmail company to the largest airline in Australia,
A firm 's international marketing program must generally be modified and adapted to foreign markets. This international marketing program uses strategies to accomplish its marketing goals. Within each foreign nation, the firm is likely to find a combination of marketing environment and target markets that are different from those of its own home country and other foreign countries. It is important that in international marketing, product, pricing, distribution and promotional strategies be adapted accordingly. In order for an international firm to function properly, cultural, social, economic, and legal forces within the country must be clearly understood.
This course reviews the organization for international marketing, foreign demand analysis, product development and policies, trade channels, promotion policies, pricing, and legal aspects. Emphasis is on development of effective international marketing strategy addressing the major global market areas (Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Americas).
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Apple is a multibillion-dollar company that we thought would be very useful to analyze since they have had so much success with their products and marketing techniques, specifically the Mac computers. We saw the opportunity to learn a lot from their different marketing approaches and strategies with their computers against the competitors.
Founded in 1977 Apple Inc. has provided an extended range of products and services to meet the increasing demands of consumers worldwide. Apple has multiple lines of consumer goods including. Computer software and cell phones along with consumer electronic products globally Apple values their shareholders and consistently creates new goods and ideas is a way of life for Apple. Apple has over 300 locations across ten different countries giving them a significant presence in the market. Apple has become a prime example of a prosperous business organization that is thriving globally. Apple is known for their high levels of customer satisfaction and retention and is one of the most well known global organizations (Graziano,2013).
This research portfolio is about Apple Inc., a multinational company that has many operating locations in the world, such as China, Taiwan, Japan, Ireland, Europe, Australia and so on. This paper will focus on Apple 's background information, its global operations and lastly, its employees and suppliers that help with the success of its daily operations.
This paper comprehensively describes the marketing plan of a charismatic organization Apple Inc. The main focus of the paper is to describe the most important marketing strategies which Apple has espoused from the date of its emergence and different challenges which it has faced from time to time. The paper begins with an introduction to the organization. Apple Inc. is an American MNC; engaged in the business of developing and marketing of IT products. Apple has expanded its business operations all over the world. Every product which Apple introduces has its own target market; it develops marketing plan and strategies for each of its products separately (Apple, 2012). Apple's strengths include strong brand image, financial strength, product and process design, and highly efficient operations management while high prices and inability of up gradation of some products are its main weaknesses. Apple has threats from its competitors, increasing costs, and economic situations but has greater opportunities in entering new markets, making strategic alliances, and bringing innovations through efficient R&D. Before entering new markets, Apple has to analyze the business environment through sensitivity analysis, and then decide a framework for the future strategies.
As the market growth shifts to emerging markets, Apple 's price positioning will impact competitiveness. Throught the integration model, both horizontally and vertically, the company was able to build non replicable and sustainable competitive advantages .Is engaged in design, development and marketing of personal computers,media devices, and portable digital musical players.
Apple Inc. is a technologically-based electronics company which sells various innovative products and services to the international community. Apple has experienced a wide array of successes and failures throughout its history until eventually becoming the number one brand name on the international market as a result of product innovation. This case study provides a brief analysis of the company outlining its history, growth and development, structure, strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats; also to include, author recommendations and a simplistic SWOT analysis.
Apple Computers, Inc. was founded by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak in 1976 and started as a small computer manufacturing company in California, USA (Richardson, 2015). Over the years, Apple have applied numerous global strategies in order to sustain competition with competitors in the same market sector. This has seen them become more innovative, creating a range of smartphones, tablets, laptops and smart watches to meet worldwide demand. Because of this, Apple is now regarded as one of the biggest multinational organisations in the world with a total revenue of 233 billion dollars in 2015 (MarketWatch, 2015). Using relevant theories, frameworks and models, I will aim to explain how Apple have successfully achieved global competitive advantage whilst incorporating the importance of their home country, partner country, supplier country and customer country from the Star Analysis framework (Spulber, 2007).
The original formula for Red Bull was developed in 1964; however, the Red Bull company was not founded until 1984 after a merger between Dietrich Mateschitz, marketing guru, and Chaleo Yoovidhya, the owner of the Red Bull formula. Categorized as an energy drink, Red Bull was initially designed to “treat jet lag and boost energy for truck drivers” (Hollensen, 2012). In today's era, Red Bull is commonly used as an energy drink; like coffee, and as a mixer in alcoholic drinks, like Red Bull Wings and the Jägerbomb. This aligns with the company's focus on the younger generations of partygoers and post-secondary students.
International marketing is the application of marketing principles to more than one country. The intersection is the result of the process of internationalization. Many American and European authors see international marketing as a simple extension of exporting, whereby the marketing mix is simply adapted in some way to take into account differences in consumers and segments. It then follows that global marketing takes a more standardized approach to world markets and focuses upon sameness, in other words the similarities in consumers and segments.
Apple Inc. is the most revered corporation of the USA, both in terms of brand equity and market capitalization. The company’s international competitive strategy is focused on the innovative product development, which Apple controls through its eight business segments: Portables, Desktops, iPads, iPhones, Music related products and services, peripherals and hardware (Lam et al. 2005).