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The Business and Management of Small and Medium Enterprises Case Study 4: Apple case study Table of content 1) What is Apple’s position in this industry and what are Apple’s competitive advantage? 3 a. SWOT’s analysis 3 b. The TOWS Matrix 5 c. Porter’s Five forces Model 6 d. The strategy clock by Bowman 7 e. Ansoff Matrix 7 f. Product life cycle 8 g. Porter’s value chain analysis 8 h. Conclusion 9 2)

Dear Students, Here it is the learning notes (Apple, page 1 to 7, and Jet Blue, Page 8 to 17). Please, read them carefully and focus on the inherent logics of strategic thinking. See you on next Friday! Appreciatively, Damon Apple’s iTunes: Changing the Face of Online Music Retailing Apple has scored a big hit in online music retailing with iTunes and then a follow up with the iPod. Can Apple sustain its advantage against all of the current and future competitors that are likely to contend for

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ideal for the limitations of the first personal computers, which had extremely restricted memory and processing power” (History of Microsoft, 2008).   On November 26, 1976, Microsoft became a registered trademark; however, it was not until 1980 that Apple computers along with Microsoft software went public.   Throughout the years, Microsoft has made dramatic advancements, with Bill Gates still at the reigns and over 5600 employees, Microsoft has turned the world of technology into a billion dollar giant

which explain the development of the private label, and also to explain the advantages of private labels for the development of retailers? In attempting to achieve the aim stated above, the study will cover a number of objectives: * To define what a brand is and to explain the ins and outs of developing a strong private brand label. * To find out how a private label brand can represent real competitive advantages for retailers against national brand manufacturers. * To identify and

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6 A. Internal Environment……………………………………………………………...6 a. Review of current goals and objectives…………………………………..6 b. Current marketing strategy and performance…………………………….6 c. Current and anticipated organizational resources…………………..……8 d. Current and anticipated cultural and structural issues…………………..8 B. Customer Environment……………………………………………………...…....9 a. Current and potential customers………………………………………….9 b. Where do customers purchase

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over. The process for base management shifts the marketer to: building a relationship, nurturing the links, enhancing the benefits that sold the buyer in the first place and improving the product/service continuously to protect the business from competitive encroachments. Marketing methods are informed by many of the social sciences particularly psychology, sociology, and economics, anthropology is also a small but growing influence. Market research underpins these activities through advertising