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listed as one of the greatest inventions of the 21 st Century (such as iPod, iPhone,
iPad…). For many years, our customers have always addressed us as a first-rate
customer-oriented designs.
The 2010 Macbook Air is the latest product that we have introduced recently. It’s
one of the most incredible products we have ever built: the world thinnest, most
hi-tech notebooks. The product is being sold like a hot cake at the moment in the
U.S since the grand introduction on 20 October this year in the U.S. Now we are
1. Strengths:
world.
2. Weaknesses:
- High price.
3. Opportunities:
- Big success of iPhone & iPod may help Apple attract new users who
4. Threats:
Segmentation
people with high financial ability who demand a powerful notebook with
brilliant design, extremely thin and light body, and excellent performance: the
Targeting
For this segment of the market, price is not the critical requirement to decide on
performance with less weight. MacBook Air 2010 satisfies all their needs better
To target this segment, Apple tried to use its experience to make their notebooks
even thinner, remove unnecessary parts and minimize the size of the hardwares
in order to make a smaller, lighter but faster notebook. Not just that, we bring in
the multitouch track pad and a full keyboard, plus a powerful video card for HD
Positioning
We understand that customer perception is the key factor affecting our product’s
success. For a very long time we have already built in the mind of customers
around the world a perception of a well-established brand with highly innovative
products. When talking about Apple products, we all think of fancy, fashionable,
price. We have done quite many promotional activities through many channels
campaign…Our exceptional growth shows that we are going the right way.
Product
to them. We understand that our target customers nowadays do not only need a
basic notebook, they want something that satisfy not just the basic needs, but
For the first time we remove the traditional hard-drive, replace it with a solid
state drive in a special design to give for space for battery. Also Apple ordered
Intel to build a special CPU for their Macbook Air (which is still powerful, but
smaller and consumes less battery). Moreover, the DVD-drive does not exist on
customers.
Price
makes the difference. The customers do not receive only the products. They are
Place
We have our products available in almost every city in Korea. Apart from that,
one of our main target segments is student. We have had 18 campus stores in
some major universities of Korea, giving students the best products with
discounted price.
Promotion
catchy slogans:
campaign in all the universities that we have the campus store located in.
Students participating in this campaign can receive discounts as usual plus some
We believe that with this Marketing Strategy, the Macbook Air 2010 will be