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Apple brand audit final
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2. OBJECTIVE, SCOPE AND METHODOLOGY
Objectives
• To find out the perception of people toward
Apple after Steve Job died
– Brand image
– Brand awareness
– Positioning
– Threat
• To find out how people response to iPhone 5
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3. Scope
The report will cover among MUIC students that are using smart phone
of any brand and have experience using iPhone of any model
Methodology
The secondary data will be carried out by using the website article that
relate to Apple brand before and after the death of Steve job.
For primary data, our group used questionnaire method
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4. INDUSTRY BACKGROUND
• Firstly invented by Ericson in 1997
• The term smart phone is still vague
• Allowing the third party applications to run
• Window, IOS and Android
5. INDUSTRY BACKGROUND
• The common one is Symbian from Nokia
• In year 2000, the market was ruled by Nokia
• In 2006, this is the turning point
• Internet was provided almost entire areas
• Smartphone allows to perform various tasks
• In 2007, Apple launched iPhone
7. APPLE BACKGROUND
- 1976, as computer company
- To achieve stellar products and services
- Be the main market leader in music players
- Joined the phone industry with the iPhone
- Market cap larger than Google & Microsoft combined
- Steven P. Jobs >> the Apple's CEO
- Current CEO >> Tim Cook
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8. CONSUMER ANALYSIS
Trends
• The high-end models >> selling well
• Many significant online stores
• The gateway to ecosystem
• Women >> white iPhone more
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9. CONSUMER ANALYSIS
Motivation
• To listen the music
• To communicate through social network
• To use high-end technology
• Feel trendy and technological wisdom
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10. CONSUMER ANALYSIS
Perception
• Circle button below the screen is innovative
• Large screen and have simple design
• High quality >> smooth to touch
• Primary „i‟ >> sound smooth and attractive
• Sensation of being young and trendy
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11. CONSUMER ANALYSIS
Segmentation
• One product for a particular purpose
• Middle to high class and in the business of media and design
• Lifestyles of the youth and middle age who living at the locations
• Using the internet and computers
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12. CONSUMER ANALYSIS
Behavior
• To improve the image of customers
• One part of their daily lifestyle
• Take them wherever they go
• Most men >> purchase iPod is a necessity
more than most women believes
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13. BRAND ELEMENTS
Original logo 1976-1998 1998-2000 2000-2007 Currently
Logo
• Easy to recognize
• Quality and innovative
• One of the most valuable symbol
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15. BRAND ELEMENTS
Slogans
iPod classic
“10,000 songs in your pocket."
iPhone 5
“The biggest thing to happen to iPhone since iPhone
MacBook
"MacBook Air. The world's thinnest notebook."
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16. BRAND ELEMENTS
POPs
Technology:
Produce in the same manufacturer
(FoxconnCo.Ltd)
Use Samsung touchscreen technology
Price:
Brand Price
iPhone 5 23,000
Samsung s3 22,000
Nokia Lumia 21,500
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17. PODs
Retail store: Have its own retail store
(Applestore/iStudio)
ZEN concept
Friendly expert staff
CEO: Steve Job
Tim cook
Recognizable
Operation system:
Perfectly suit with all Apple’s product
iCloud
Reliable
BRAND ELEMENTS
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18. BRAND ELEMENTS
Marketing program
• Steve Job show
• Rumor through social media
www.macrumors.com
• Restriction in software update
Forcing the customer to buy new model
• Commercial showing the attribute of theproduct
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19. APPLE BRAND PORTFOLIO
Laptop/ Desktop
MacBook Air
MacBook Pro
Mac Mini
iMac
Mac Pro
iPod
• iPod shuffle
• iPod Nano
• iPod Touch
• iPod Classic
• Apple TV
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20. APPLE BRAND PORTFOLIO
iPhone
• iPhone 2G
• iPhone 3G
• iPhone 3Gs
• iPhone 4
• iPhone 4s
• iPhone5
iPad
• iPad 1
• iPad 2
• The new iPad
• iPad mini
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21. BRAND PORTFOLIO ANALYSIS
MacBook White
Launch to gain the market share of low-end market that
customers who have a low income can purchase this
products
iPhone S type; iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4S
Apple Inc. launch these product type to gain more revenue from
customers because the past product is in the maturity period
To extend the time period of products while other brands do not
launch products
iPod Touch
To capture the market in portable music player
and movie player, which function is similar to
iPhone
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22. BRANDING STRATEGIES
Apple Inc. keep creating innovative product
Product features
Product Design
Product Uniqueness
Opening retail store in high-end district
Emotional Connect
Apple aims for loyal customers
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23. BRANDING STRATEGIES
Apple training manual
- Approach customers with a personalized warm welcome
- Probe politely to understand all the customer‟s needs
- Present a solution for the customer to take home today
- Listen for and resolve any issues or concerns
- End with a fond farewell and an invitation to return
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24. SAMSUNG BRAND ELEMENT
• Meaning “three stars” (powerful, everlasting)
• Memorable, transferable, unique, and easy to protect
• Able to extension the product categories
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26. SAMSUNG BRAND ELEMENT
SLOGAN
“inspire the world create the
future”
Vision and mission
“Smart thinking. Simple living”
“The phone that does it all”
“Designed for Humans (Inspired by Nature)”
“Camera reborn”
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27. SAMSUNG BRAND ELEMENT
PACKAGING
Plain and classic
Sense of elegant , high end product
Modern and attractive design
Feel excited and feel of value
Similarities
Strong competitive
Very similar theme and look
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29. POPS/PODS OF SAMSUNG
POPs
Try to launch new product
Try to cover the gap in the market
Try to gain competitive advantages (brandreputation)
PODs
Ultramodern product
Humanizing the product
Better user experience
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30. CURRENT MARKETING PROGRAMS
Superstars (representative) to increase brand
Media
Advertisement
Billboard
Poster (corner of many roads)
*gain lots of attention from targeted consumers*
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32. Point-of-Difference
Sustainable competitive advantage is its global reach accompanied with a
locally tailored presence
It is going to be hard for the competitors to enter a market like INDIA where
Nokia has established a strong presence
Durability and Battery endorsement
Point-of-Parity
With the new operating system, Window phone 8, Nokia shared the same
technology with HTC, Samsung, and Huawei
Pricing (Nokia Lumia) is slightly different with competitors like iPhone 5 and
Galaxy S3
NOKIA BRAND ELEMENTS
PODS & POPS
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33. NOKIA BRAND ELEMENTS
MARKETING PROGRAM
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• Advertising – Through TVC, Bill boards, Outdoor Ads, Radio
and display stands
• Personal selling – By product training to Distributor
• Event marketing
• Premiums for loyal customers
• Below-the-Line promotion
39. To what extend do you feel the following product
characteristics are descriptive of Apple iPhone5?
0
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
3.5
4
4.5
Descriptive
Descriptive
40. How good or bad it is for Apple iPhone5 to have the
following product characteristics?
3.45
3.5
3.55
3.6
3.65
3.7
3.75
3.8
3.85
3.9
3.95
Favourability
Favourability
41. How unique it is for Apple iPhone5 in
term of following product characteristics?
3
3.1
3.2
3.3
3.4
3.5
3.6
3.7
3.8
3.9
4
Uniqueness
Uniqueness
43. Similar
Not fimilar
Do you think iPhone 5 is similar or
different to existing competitors?
Similar in term of same
function/application with other
brands.
Not Similar in term of : iOS
Design
Application
Brand Image
Uniqueness
Innovation
IOS
Design
Application
Brand image
Uniqueness
Innovation
Similar = 36.67%
Not Similar = 63.33%
44. If you are considering buying new smartphone, assume
all the brand have the same price, how likely would you
buy the following brand
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Brand response
Brand response
46. If you are considering buying smartphones in 3
months, which brand are you interested?
0
5
10
15
20
25
Brand relationship
Brand
relationship
23 out of 30 of
the applicants
choose iPhone
47. Yes
No
Q15 Would you continue buying the next generation of
iPhone?
76.67 %
23.33%
49. WHEN YOU THINK OF IPHONE 5, WHAT CAM
UP TO YOUR MIND?
3%
10%
10%
10%
25%
15%
15%
13%
“Steve Jobs”
“Function/Design
s”
“Same as iPhone4”
“Innovation”
“Tim Cook”
“Short Battery”
“Fast”
“Expensive”
51. Q12 IF IPHONE5 IS A PERSON, TO WHAT
EXTENT DO YOU THINK IPHONE5 WOULD HAVE
THE FOLLOWING PERSONALITIES
4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.9 5 5.1 5.2 5.3
Up to date
Imaginative
Young
Unique
Up to date Imaginative Young Unique
Series1 5.24 5.09 4.9 4.76
Excitement
Total 19.99
52. Q12 IF IPHONE5 IS A PERSON, TO WHAT
EXTENT DO YOU THINK IPHONE5 WOULD HAVE
THE FOLLOWING PERSONALITIES
4.7 4.8 4.9 5 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4
Upper class
Charming
Good looking
Upper class Charming Good looking
Series1 5.3 4.94 5.3
Sophistication
Total 15.54
53. Q12 IF IPHONE5 IS A PERSON, TO WHAT
EXTENT DO YOU THINK IPHONE5 WOULD HAVE
THE FOLLOWING PERSONALITIES
4.4 4.6 4.8 5 5.2 5.4 5.6
Reliable
Intellegence
Technical
Leader
Reliable Intellegence Technical Leader
Series1 4.86 5.47 5.37 5.24
Competence/Capability
The result from this question is that the competence of an iPhone 5 is
the most rated from respondents , which the Total is 20.94
54. COMPETITOR ANALYSIS
• Compete with many brands.
• Technology, smart phones and computer industry
• Differentiate, modern design and products
• 3 main competitors in market; Blackberry, Nokia, Samsung and
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55. BLACKBERRY
• Research in motion (RIM) firm
• Focus on B2B industry
• Emphasize on usage within a company
Eg. Big keyboard buttons
• Sales increase in small portion until year 2005-2011
(1,350 million – 19,907 million)
• Due to the change to B2C
• Start to decline after “Hamburger crisis” in year 2009
• Apple launch iPhone 4 in 2010, create impact to RIM
• Takes the sales and market share from Blackberry
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56. NOKIA
• Use to be the world’s leader in mobile phones
• Enjoy the highest market share for more than 10 years
• “Symbian”
• In year 2008, Nokia suffer from declining market share
New competitors ( iPhone, Blackberry, etc)
New technological advance ( Android and IOS)
• Stock price drop from $40 (2007) – $2 (2012)
• Join with Microsoft, end of “Symbian Era” beginning of “Window
Phone”
Develop “Nokia Lumia”
• Did not success in market
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57. SAMSUNG
• Major competitor of Apple in mobile phone industry
• Highest sales and market share in 2012
• Serve every types of consumers
Low cost mobile phones – High technology smart phones
• First smart phone…Galaxy S1
• Small gap of sales and market share between Samsung and Apple
Sales volume Market share
Samsung 42.2% 29.1%
Apple 35.1% 25.2%
• Apple generate more sales in terms of margin
Still have potential to compete and gain back market share
• Not only smart phone industry, computer industry as well
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