Case 4: Amazon: One E-Store to Rule Them All 1) The CEO of Amazon.com‚ Jeff Bezos‚ effectively employed both intuitive and systematic thinking when he developed the Kindle for sale. Through Bezos’s creative idea in the Kindle‚ one can see that he makes decisions that seem to be based off of intuitive thinking. With this approach‚ people make decisions according to their past experiences and gut feelings‚ as opposed to analyzing all of the facts. Bezos took a risk in the creation of the Kindle
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evolved into a marketplace for the world. Jeff Bezos who is the founder and CEO of Amazon.com wanted a name for his company that began with "A" so that it would appear early in alphabetic order. He began looking through the dictionary and settled on "Amazon" because it was a place that was "exotic and different" and it was the river he considered the biggest in the world‚ as he hoped his company would be. Since 2000‚ Amazon’s logotype is an arrow leading from A to Z‚ representing customer satisfaction
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Rhonda Griffin Due:February 6‚2013 CIS110 Notebook computer Kindle Fire HD From my experience the Kindle Fire HD Android tablet‚ and views‚ the Kindle Fire HD is said to be the most advanced in the world. This mini-tablet computer version of Amazon.com was announced on September 28‚2011. I have had good experience from this tablet. I received one for my Christmas present last year. This is a light weight tablet that weighs approximately 6 ounces compared to lugging a laptop around .The
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that you can imagine. Amazon.com started as an online bookstore‚ than soon after became very diversified selling DVD’s‚ CD’s‚ Toys‚ jewelry‚ electronics‚ food and so on. Amazon.com has also produce the kindle e-book reader and the kindle fire tablet computer. Founder Jeff Bezos started Amazon in 1994 which became a multi-billion dollar company. Jeff wanted to provide service to people all over the world with books‚ but end up meeting the needs of much more. People doesn’t have to go out their home
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References: “Amazon sales top $61 billion in 2012”‚ by Mark Brohan in Internet Retailer (available in: http://www.internetretailer.com/2013/01/29/amazonsales-top-61-billion-2012) 5 27 “Amazon sales top $61 billion in 2012”‚ by Mark Brohan in Internet Retailer (available in: http://www.internetretailer.com/2013/01/29/amazonsales-top-61-billion-2012) 31
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case study focuses on how Amazon has utilized digital technology to reach out to more customers as it realises the importance of convenience for its readers. Its product the Kindle is an e-reader that offers an alternative to hard copy books. The Kindle offers readers the mobility and efficiency when purchasing and reading books. Amazon has also furthered its opportunities by partnering with certain companies namely Apple‚ Penguin and Lonely Planet. Although the Kindle is the market leader in the
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furniture‚ food‚ toys and jewelry. In 2002 Amazon launched a new business model for web services platform‚ identifying a new area of potential growth and new customer‚ which grew into the seventh largest in the world within five years. In late 2007‚ it set up Lab125‚ whose first product the Kindle e-book reader disrupted the entire publishing industry. Since then‚ the company also produces consumer electronics – notably‚ Amazon Kindle e-book readers‚ Kindle Fire tablets‚ Fire TV and Fire Phone – along
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Kindle Vs. Books When two objects‚ such as the Kindle and a book‚ are compared there is a lot of room for the consumer’s personal opinion. On one side‚ the argument is the enjoyment of holding and reading a real book‚ and on the other‚ the argument is the conservation of materials. The real comparison lies within the cost‚ the ease of access‚ and aesthetics. When shopping for a Kindle‚ there are five versions to choose from: the original Kindle‚ the Kindle Touch‚ the Kindle Touch 3G
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market almost every month. However‚ Amazon’s Kindle Fire has declared war upon its competitors especially Apple’s iPad. It has become popular because of its affordable price in a market that is mainly dominated by the iPad. But the question remains: can it take on the market leader for tablets? Although the advertising and marketing campaigns have made the Kindle Fire’s unveiling successful‚ many shortcoming compared to the iPad cannot be ignored. The Amazon tablet does not carry an onboard camera.
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going to continue investigating Amazon Kindle Fire‚ the newest tablet in the market. It is interesting to analyze this to the strongest competitor‚ Apple iPad. We will discuss what kind of category Kindle Fire belongs to‚ how is its product life cycle and its branding strategy. And we will take a look at what distribution strategy it applies‚ what the pricing strategy is as well as its promotion strategy. Finally‚ we will make some recommendations to Amazon Kindle Fire’s marketing mix‚ which are
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