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Apple's Innovation Strategy - Learn How Apple Innovates

Business Innovation eBook and Report
Deployed by 1,000+ innovators worldwide!

How did Apple, the #1 innovative company in the world, innovate and create game-changing innovations such as the iPod, iTunes, iPhone, iPad and more? What is Apple's secret recipe for innovation success?

What is Apple's Innovation Strategy and Innovation Process? Download these Apple Innovation insights, case study and report, and innovate like Apple... and think like Steve Jobs, the top innovator and CEO of Apple (until 2011).

"There's an old Wayne Gretzky quote that I love. 'I skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been.' And we've always tried to do that at Apple. Since the very very beginning. And we always will." —
Steve Jobs, Apple CEO, Co-Founder and Chairman (1955-2011)

Apple innovates through:

• Creativity and Innovation

• Innovation Process

• Innovation in Products

• Innovation in Business Model

• Innovation in Customer Experience

• Innovation and Leadership

• Steve Jobs Vision

This Apple Innovation Strategy ebook provides insights, strategy, best practices, process, facts and much more...

Apple's Innovation Strategy was revised in April 2011 with latest information on the iPad, iPhone 4, Steve Jobs interview and much more!

Apple built an Innovation Factory – one that harnesses unbridled creativity from its people, stimulating bold & enterprising new ideas, and launching successful, profitable new innovations... time and again! Apple leverages its diverse ecosystem of employees, customers, suppliers, partners & global networks, proven innovation process, and a winning culture that doesn't accept second place - to seize the new opportunities in the marketplace and grow its business... exponentially…

How did Apple do it?

• Increase revenue more than 1,200% since 2000

• Increase net profit more than 3,000% since 2000

• Increase market cap more than thirty five times to over $300 billion and counting…

Apple Innovation Strategy eBook details invaluable tools to unlock:

Creativity => Ideas => Innovations => Success => Profits

Who should download?

If you are a product manager, marketer, product marketer, sales operations manager, sales director, sales consultant, business consultant, product designer, brand manager, marketing manager, VP of products, VP of marketing, VP of technology, research & development director, product director, marketing manager, marketing consultant, brand consultant, innovation consultant, chief innovation officer, design engineer, business school professor, business school student, consultant, trainer, management consultant or entrepreneur - this definitive guide is for you! If you are one of the key executives of the company or the CEO, buy this guide for your company!

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Apple's Innovation Strategy is authored by Sanjay Dalal, founder / CEO of oGoing, nation's leading small business social network. Connect with Sanjay

Apple Innovation Strategy - Learn How Apple Innovates

Apple's Innovation Strategy - Learn How Apple Innovates
Business Innovation eBook and Report
Deployed by 1,000+ innovators worldwide!

How does Apple, the #1 innovative company in the world, innovate and create game-changing innovations such as the iPod, iTunes, iPhone, iPad and more? What is Apple's secret recipe for innovation success?

What is Apple's Innovation Strategy and Innovation Process? Download these Apple Innovation insights, case study and report, and innovate like Apple... and think like Steve Jobs, the top innovator and CEO of Apple.

"There's an old Wayne Gretzky quote
that I love. 'I skate to where the puck
is going to be, not where it has been.'
And we've always tried to do that at
Apple. Since the very very beginning.
And we always will." 
- Steve Jobs, Apple CEO, Co-Founder and Chairman (1955-2011)

Download Apple's Innovation Strategy today

11 Apple Innovation Ideas for Change

11 Innovation Ideas To Change Apple

"The most important thing to Apple is to make the best products in the world that enrich customers’ lives. That’s our high-order bid. That means that we aren’t interested in revenue for revenue’s sake. We could put the Apple brand on a lot of things and sell a lot more stuff, but that’s not what we’re here for. We want to make only the best products." Apple CEO Tim Cook (during the Apple earnings call on January 23, 2013)

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is one of the top 20 innovators of the Innovation Index. 

Apple stock got hammered after the earnings, and many analysts are predicting rough seas in the quarter ahead. Some are even questioning CEO Tim Cook's vision and strategy. ( Check my earlier article: Why is Apple getting killed? )

Here are my 11 Innovation Ideas that could Change Apple:

1. Real new innovations - Apple needs to go back to the drawing board and create breakthrough products. Not just basic product refreshes, and adding couple of minor features here and there. Something original. Something Big like the original Macintosh, the iMac, iPod, iPhone and iPad! Something that is an industry first! Real new innovations will drive new business for Apple.

2. One new product each quarter - this is key to getting the excitement going and get people going back to Apple stores. This is also important to keep the competition in check. Apple has to shorten the product refresh cycles and provide new products in consumers hands every quarter. These could be a new iPad, a new iPhone, a new iMac, a new MacBook .... something new which is substantial. Today's consumers want new technology every quarter, and don't want to wait a whole year for a refresh.

3. Smartphones for all - all meaning for all hands and of all sizes... 3.5, 4, 4.5, 5, 5.5 inch - both length and width! Apple needs to do this fast. Take a look at Samsung. One of the key reasons it is winning is because they introduced cool smartphones of all sizes. Every month that Apple doesn't provide bigger smartphones is lost opportunity, lost revenue, and perhaps lost customer for life. It's quite simple! Make bigger smartphones, and stop the bleeding. Apple did this with the iPod already when it made different types of iPods. Why can't they do this with the iPhone?

4. Pre-Announcements - Apple needs to begin pre-announcing products or at least begin sharing what's coming up in the pipeline openly. Not all consumers want the latest products, and hence pre-announcements won't stall the sales. Pre-announcements only keep the buzz going, and get people flocking back to the stores.

5. Apple TV ads - Why stop showing the ads? Only ad we recently see is the iPhone ad. What happened to the Mac vs PC ads and the Mac guy? Apple needs more ads and should take its marketing into overdrive mode. Samsung has been killing Apple with an advertising juggernaut. Apple used to do the same to the PC. Apple needs to build a new ad machine and really go after the competition.

6. China market - enough said! China mobile partnership will be a great start. Sooner Apple sets base in China and begins expanding R&D and operations, better the market share growth in China! China market can and will open up new opportunities for the next five years. Further, the knowledge gained from marketing and selling to the Chinese consumer will be instrumental for all emerging markets.

7. Teenagers market - Is Apple losing a grip on this market? More teenagers are walking around nowadays with Androids. They used to die by Apple products earlier. Now, Apple seems to have lost the edge here, thanks in large part to the Samsung marketing machine. This is Apple's market to lose. Can they afford to?

8. Corporate market - Where is Apple's corporate channel strategy? There is so much money to be made by selling to big companies all the Macbooks, iPads, iMacs, support subscriptions, and much more. When will Apple embrace the corporations with open arms, and really go after them? 

9. Colleges market - Just like teenagers, college students, teachers and administrators have been in awe with Apple for many years. However, is there an opening made by Google with the Chromebooks and Android tablets, and Microsoft with Windows 8 and Surface? Apple needs to become more aggressive here.

10. Smart TV anyone - Is 2013 the year that Apple finally rolls out the much anticipated Smart TV? What would Apple call this new TV? The name "iTV" is taken already. How about just "Next TV" or "TV Plus"? This is the blockbuster innovation everyone is looking out for. Will this change the way we watch TV?

11. X-Factor - Apple users. How can Apple woo and wow them again and again? Is Apple reaching out to their users? What stories is Apple sharing about them? Can Apple promote their customers more so? Can Apple create and participate in local community events, and really get involved with their customers?  

These are just my thoughts and ideas on changing Apple. What are yours? 

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iPad for Small Business - Ten Benefits

How can your small business benefit from the Apple iPad, iPad 2 and the newly launched iPad? Can you use the Apple iPad for doing real business? Is the iPad the best thing to happen to small business since sliced bread?

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is the top innovator of the Innovation Index!

Apple iPad is a serious device for small business owners, entrepreneurs and startups, owing to the built-in tools and services available on the latest iOS, the iCloud, available small business applications, and real mobility.

I am a small business owner myself, working on my latest startup Ogoing, the fastest growing small business social network (which you can access from your iPad browser). I have been using the iPad since 2010 for both my small business and personal needs. Here are the ten benefits of using the iPad for my small business:

1. Communicating. I have connected both my company emails, and also my personal email through the iPad. iPad allows you to choose several default email providers such as Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail, AOL, Exchange, etc. If you have a company email like me, you can setup by going to Other email. It just takes five minutes to setup your email. Once setup, using emails on the iPad is an absolute delight! It is very easy to send and receive emails, copy and paste images from your iPad, documents or web, and communicate with your contacts just about anywhere! I use emails for my business needs by sending product bug reports using the snapshot feature (just hold down the Power switch and Home button at the same time), getting status on the latest release, sharing important tasks and follow up action items, non-profit business board meetings, marketing my small business, answering support questions from customers, and staying in touch with my family and friends (on my personal email)! It is as easy as 1-2-3 to take a photograph on your iPad 2 or the New iPad, and email that photo to your friends and family directly from the Photo app. You can also share that photo as an iMessage or attach it to your Twitter or social networks update (including Ogoing). iPad email is a critical communication tool for every small business owner!

2. Note taking. Thanks to the iPad, I see myself taking more notes at meetings and conferences, adding more interesting information to review and follow up, jotting down inspiring ideas as they happen, copying and sharing quotes of famous people, writing down past experiences, and even noting things that I may otherwise forget. I love the built-in iPad Notes notes taker which allows you to type notes using the virtual keyboard, and I use it quite frequently. You can write notes in both portrait or landscape mode (I prefer the landscape mode since it allows you to have the keyboard spread out across the whole screen). I also use the small business apps Notability and Penultimate where you can write notes in your own handwriting, and even add photos and cool things to your notes. For instance, I have used Notability to take a screen shot of a product feature, and added my comments to that. And all I have to do next is email that as a PDF doc to my team. It is that easy to take notes, annotate, and share notes with your team or family. Sometimes, I have taken notes while in a meeting about a personal matter that I suddenly thought of. Has the iPad made me smarter and more organized? Definitely (to the more organized part) :) And the new iCloud allows me to share my notes with all my linked iOS devices! No more forgetting where you made that note... It's everywhere!

3. Reading. The iPad contains the addictive iBooks reader for browsing eBooks, articles, PDFs. The latest iBooks reader is interactive! Not only can you read static books, but also experience books that are engaging and interactive with multi-touch! Some of the latest eBooks have immersing simulations, beautiful videos, detailed photos, and even built-in quizzes and tests (for those using eBooks for education). Am I reading more due to my iPad? Absolutely. I have pretty much stopped reading regular newspapers, books and periodicals (except when I am visiting doctors' offices). The readability of the text on the iBooks reader is visually appealing (retina display), and perhaps creates more memory retention. The next time you get an email attachment that is a PDF file, just open it with the iBooks reader (instead of reading it within your email). You will see the difference. Another benefit: By opening this email document in the iBooks reader, you automatically add it to your collection of PDFs. And you can quickly build a selection of PDF documents that you can read later, anytime. When you read eBooks that you buy or download from the iTunes iBookstore (over 700,000 eBooks), you get more features such as highlighting, note taking, sharing, bookmarking, search, dictionary and even voiceover (have the iPad read that book to you). Did you know that the iCloud allows you to share all your eBooks to all your linked iOS devices such as iPhone, iPod touch, and the Macs? So if you buy your new eBook on the iPad, you can read it later on your iPhone as well!

4. Browsing. Whether you have the iPad with 3G or 4G LTE, or just Wi-Fi, you can browse the Internet everywhere using the built-in Safari browser. You can browse any website. One thing I noticed that on the latest iPad, the websites appear visually striking and amazing! Everything appears so clear and concise! It's like you are practically there at the website! Thanks to the retina display, the websites with photos and videos appear dramatically better! What that means is that you enjoy browsing various websites for your work, research and education. Searching and finding that useful nugget of information online is no longer a chore, rather a delight on your new iPad. There is a Reader icon that allows you to simply read the article as is without anything else! The browser is fast, has multiple tabs, remembers your seven day history, and makes pages built for the regular website appear great! Safari browser allows you add bookmarks, add websites to your reading list, add shortcuts to websites on your home screen, email a link to the current page you are browsing, and even Tweet and Print your web page (through AirPrint). What I do often though is copy and paste something I love from a website to my iPad Notes, and then review this later! If you like a photo on a website, you can simply press it down a bit longer, and the iPad allows you to save this photo to your Photos album or copy it! The iCloud allows you to share your Reading list and bookmarks to your linked iOS devices. No more fumbling around and thinking hard about that site that you saw earlier in the day.

5. Writing. The iPad is not just for reading. It is fast becoming a useful tool for writing and creating new documents. There are many apps available for writing and editing documents, presentations, spreadsheets and more! Apple provides its own suite of applications for these called Pages, Keynote and Numbers respectively (which you can purchase from the App store). I have been using Pages on my iPad. First thing I noticed is how easy it is to use Pages! It has the essential features of a word processor, but removes the complexities that you don't need. And Pages launches super fast! Using Pages, I can create great looking documents with visuals, media, tables, charts, shapes and more, open and edit Microsoft Office Word documents, and email my documents in Pages format, Word format or PDF format. I can also print my Pages documents using AirPrint, share documents using iWork.com, iTunes, iDisk and WebDAV. If you have the iCloud enabled, all the documents are automatically backed up on the cloud, and available for use anytime, and any linked iOS device! If you are planning to write serious documents, I recommend buying an external wireless keyboard for your iPad. In essence, the iPad can become your document writer! I bought the keyboard which puts the iPad in Portrait mode for typing, on the built-in stand. So do you really need a separate laptop or desktop for your small business? Perhaps not!

6. Seeing. Video is everywhere! Websites, YouTube, Hulu, Facebook, and even eBooks! But that is the video you watch on your iPad. This works great on the iPad! However, the iPad 2 and the New iPad have built-in FaceTime Video calling. Now you can show yourself to your co-workers, friends, and family, and talk to them live in real-time. Not only can they hear what you are saying, but also see how you are doing! Using FaceTime, you can also share what you see... perhaps you are showing a new office, a potential home for a new buyer, an outdoors shopping center, or the beautiful nature! FaceTime does require a fast WiFi connection, and both you and the participant need to have an Apple ID. So the next time you are communicating with your co-worker, go FaceTime! And see the difference! You might be surprised how much more effective a video call is versus just a phone call. Video calling for your small business can be a serious business tool. The person receiving the video does not need to have an iPad. They can be on an iPhone, iPod touch with Video, or a Mac. Video calling is great for family use also. Share you and your family with your parents, grand parents, relatives who are far away, or friends! iPad with FaceTime Video makes this possible in a heartbeat.

7. Essentials. No small business is complete without essential tools such as Calendar, Reminders, Contacts, and Messages. You know where I am going here. The iPad includes all these tools for your increased productivity. Calendar to keep up and on time with your meetings, appointments, anniversaries, birthdays, conferences: What I particularly like is the alerts that I can setup multiple alerts to help remind me of upcoming appointments. And since I use the iCloud, if I setup a meeting on my iPad, it is automatically available on my iPhone. Same thing with alerts! iPad Reminders ensures that you don't miss out on your To-Dos, Deadlines, Goals and Tasks! It is a very handy tool. I use it remind me of what's important! Contacts is great since on the one hand all my contacts are synchronized across all my iOS devices; on the other hand, Contacts allows me to add vital info to my contacts such as birthdays, websites, nicknames, etc. It is quite easy to search for your Contacts, and when you are emailing someone, you can simply type in a few characters of your contact's name, and it brings up their complete name instantly! But what about messages? The latest iPad on the latest iOS includes free iMessage. Which means, you can fire away your text messages to anyone who owns an iOS 5 product including an iPad, iPhone and iPod touch. Isn't that cool? No more spending money on your texts. I don't text! But now I use iMessage with my family members and with contacts who use iOS products. Can the iMessage be used for groups? Absolutely! You can send messages to multiple contacts at once! Can the iMessage include photos, videos, contacts, locations? Yes! You can attach them with your iMessage. iMessage is really a multimedia messaging tool which can be essential for your small business!

8. Doing. Is there more? If you are a small business in a particular industry, there are many business apps available to help you do business! For instance, Roambi turns your data into secure mobile dashboards and views up-to-the-minute company information. WebEx for iPad takes mobile web conferencing to the next level. It includes real-time two-way group video on iPad. Thus whoever is speaking takes center stage, and everyone stays on the same page! Meetings and Videos, all in one! Do you like to draw floorplans with your fingers? Check out TOTAL. It is a fully customizable field app for appraisers, and makes data gathering and onsite inspections simple. You can map your subject and sync QuickLists to your computer to eliminate redundant note-taking. Need an app for brainstorming and sharing? How about a whiteboarding app that allows you to share ideas with your co-workers by creating diagrams, process charts, website wireframes using easy multi-touch gestures. Check out OmniGraffle! The truth is that for any industry, there is an iPad app available today! Simply go to the App store, and do a search by category or vertical. There are apps available for education (have you heard of this amazing app, Star Walk? If you just point your iPad skyward, it identifies every star, constellation, planet, and satellite you see!),entertainment (I use Netflix, and it works great! On the latest iPad, the movies look incredible), games (I love Temple Run, Need for Speed, Angry Birds), lifestyle, finance, music (check out the GarageBand which is now available on the iPad. I use Pandora to listen to music while I work), networking, news, productivity, sports, travel, and more! If you are a retail business, there are many apps available to take payments from your customers via your iPad.

9. Learning. No, you don't need a university education to use your iPad. However, on your iPad, you can bring the university and professional education to you! iTunes University allows you, the small business owner and entrepreneur, to review and check out specific business classes, lectures, videos and tutorials to help you build and grow your business. If you lack a particular skill, say on "how to be a great boss", there is a whole video series available on the iTunes U. If you want to be a better businessman, there are videos and workshops for free! There is a lot of free, high quality education available for you on contracting, consulting, economics, entrepreneurship, e-commerce, finance, leadership, management, marketing, and much more to access anytime, anywhere, on your schedule! Using the iTunes University, you can become a smarter small business owner today!

10. Portability. The biggest reason I use the iPad though could be its portability. How easy it is to move it around and move around with it, how much lightweight it is, and and how you can carry it practically everywhere! My iPad can be found on my living room sofa, on the dining table, next to the TV, on the bed, on the side table, on the office desk, on the office chair, in my office bag, in the back seat of the car, in the front passenger seat of the car, in my hands, at my customer's office, in the lobby, at the conference, in my customer's hands, in the plane, on the train, you get the picture! The iPad is so portable, it can be found just about anywhere!

Still not convinced that the iPad can become the must-have Small Business device? Give me a shout, and I would be to happy to show you how you can use your new iPad! Best of all, the iPad is very easy to use!


Connect with me on oGoing here using your iPad!

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Sanjay Dalal
Small Business Entrepreneur
CEO & Founder, oGoing

Apple iPad 3 - The Most Amazing iPad

Apple is getting ready to launch the third generation iPad, the iPad 3. Apple is firing on all cylinders: Apple had the biggest quarter in its storied history, Tim Cook stepped in as the new CEO since Steve Jobs' passing, and Apple stock just shot past $500. Apple iPad 3 is still Steve Jobs' baby (he must have been totally involved in designing it) , and it will be the most amazing iPad yet.

What will make the iPad 3 insanely great?
1. Awesome Performance: Expect iPad 3 to include a quad-core processor that will blow your socks off. It will make the iPad 3 the fastest iPad yet. How fast? It will be insanely fast, at least four to six times faster than the current tablets, and may require the owners to well, put on the brakes!

2. Beautiful Display: The latest iPad may have the most beautiful retina display which will make a pixel feel really small! The display resolution would be so great that the pixel comparisons will become meaningless for this form factor. Expect the most vivid colors from an ultra high definition display.

3. High Definition Camera: Why should the iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S have high definition cameras, and not the iPad? This is about to change. The iPad 3 may be equipped with the latest HD camera with flash which will make it possible to point, shoot, click and record, even in low-light conditions. How about air play and direct HDMI playback?

4. 4G Connectivity: Wouldn't it be great if iPad owners could get the same performance even when there is no WiFi available? The latest iPad 3 may provide super fast 4G connectivity that utilizes the latest mobile technology and performance.

5. Siri & Beyond: The latest iPad 3 will come with Siri, the intelligent butler, I mean, personal assistant that will help get things done! You have a question, Siri has an answer! So ask away all you want, and oh, be pleasantly surprised to hear Siri answer back in full stereo sound!

6. Apps, Apps, Apps: Expect Apple to promote new productivity, entertainment and education apps that will capitalize on the iPad 3's performance, display, camera, interactivity and connectivity. Which app will make the new iPad 3 shine and bring out the true colors?

About the only thing missing from the new iPad 3 launch will be Steve Jobs' legendary presentation, and "there's one more thing!" We will miss you Steve!!

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"Creativity is just connecting things. When you ask creative people how they did something, they feel a little guilty because they didn’t really do it, they just saw something. It seemed obvious to them after a while. That’s because they were able to connect experiences they’ve had and synthesize new things. And the reason they were able to do that was that they’ve had more experiences or they have thought more about their experiences than other people."- Steve Jobs

Why Apple is a BUY at these levels

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has corrected 8% from the 52 week high of $364.90 set on Feb 16, 2011.





Apple is set to announce record quarterly earnings this month on the heels of the hot launch of the iPad 2 and iPhone 4 on Verizon. The average quarterly estimate is $5.33 EPS on $23.18 billion of quarterly sales - a spectacular growth of 60.10% in earnings, and 71.70% in sales. Compare this to the quarterly earnings growth of 20.80% for the average S&P 500 company. Thus, Apple earnings growth is poised to be more than three times that of the average S&P 500 company.

Apple Muddied Picture

Apple's current P/E is 18.69, while the forward P/E is only 12.56 - a significant undervaluation of Apple's future potential. What's wrong with this picture? Here are possible explanations: 1. Retail investor is holding out until after the earnings are announced 2. Current NASDAQ-100 rebalancing that reduces Apple's 20% stake to around 12%, and surrounding liquidation by funds 3. Steve Jobs medical leave, and speculation about his health 4. Downgrade by JMP Securities analyst.

Apple Quarterly Milestones

Apple has made significant announcements during the last quarter, which should translate to real growth in quarterly sales. Key Apple milestones include:

1. iPad 2 launch in U.S.A on March 11

2. iPad 2 launch in 25 countries on March 25

3. Revved up MacBook Pro launch on February 24

4. iPhone 4 launch on Verizon Wireless on February 2

5. App Store growth juggernaut on January 22

What will be Apple's earnings this quarter?

Three earnings scenarios are plausible:
1. Apple beats the average earnings estimates of $5.33 by at least 50 cents, and announces in the vicinity of $5.83 (40% probability).

2. Apple makes the average earnings estimate of $5.33 (50% probability).

3. Apple misses the average earnings estimate by 10 cents and announces $5.23 earnings (least likely, 10% probability).

Accounting for all probabilities, Apple's mean earnings will be around $5.52 for this quarter; this will increase its prior 12 months earnings to $20.10. If Apple's current P/E were to remain the same at 18.69, Apple stock price should appreciate to $375.57.

There you have it: If Apple delivers reasonable quarterly earnings of $5.52, and current P/E of 18.69 remains constant, Apple's stock price should jump to $375.57.

What's the upside?

Some analysts estimate Apple's earnings to be as high as $5.98.  If Apple were to kill its quarterly earnings, and make this high estimate, watch out from above! This will increase Apple's prior 12 months earnings further to $20.56, or fetch an Apple stock price of $384.27! (at the current P/E of 18.69)

On an average, Apple has beaten the average earnings estimate by 20.3% during the previous four quarters. If Apple were to match this average, Apple could deliver whopping surprise earnings of $6.42. Imagine that! This will increase Apple's prior 12 months earnings to $21, or fetch an even higher Apple stock price of $392.49! (at the current P/E of 18.69)

Thus, we have three possibilities of where the Apple stock price could be post earnings:

1. $375.57 (for mean earnings of $5.52)

2. $384.27 (for analyst high earnings of $5.98)

3. $392.49 (for an Apple high earnings of $6.42)

Analysts are even more bullish

The mean target for Apple's 12 month price as per 46 analysts is $424.80, which is higher than all three possibilities above. The median is $440.00. The high target is $550.00, and the low target is $200.00. The high-low 12 month average target price is also $375.
Apple Price Target Summary

Mean Target:	424.80
Median Target:	440.00
High Target:	550.00
Low Target:	200.00
No. of Brokers:	46

Data provided by Thomson/First Call

Caveat: Stock Price Drops after earnings

Apple stock has not done well immediately after earnings announcement. On an average, Apple stock has actually dropped 4.48% post earnings during the previous four quarters, before it begins appreciating. This could mean that further downside to Apple stock is entirely possible after the earnings are announced this quarter. However, one can argue that Apple stock has already corrected significantly this quarter, and is priced for perfection post earnings to go up. 

Where will Apple stock price end up after quarterly earnings call is anybody's guess... For instance, if Steve Jobs participates in the earnings call, the investors will welcome him and get excited about Apple's future. All eyes will be on the iPad 2 quarterly sales, Mac shipments, iPod sales, iPhone 4 growth and importantly, margins. If Apple were to hit a home run on all of these, Apple stock has nowhere to go, but up! We do know one thing for sure: At current price point of $335.06 as of Friday's close, Apple is quite undervalued! Even if the Apple stock remains undervalued and the P/E of 18.69 stays constant, it is reasonable to expect at least a 12% upside in the near term post earnings. $375 could be just round the corner!
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• Innovation in Products
• Innovation in Business Model
• Innovation in Customer Experience
• Innovation and Leadership
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Apple hits Home Run with latest quarterly earnings

Apple hit major milestones today in the latest quarterly earnings:

1. Highest Quarterly Sales of $20.3 billion, rising 67% from previous year
2. Highest Quarterly Profits of $4.3 billion, rising 70% from previous year
3. Highest Unit Sales of Mac, iPhone and iPad

“We are blown away to report over $20 billion in revenue and over $4 billion in after-tax earnings—both all-time records for Apple,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. “iPhone sales of 14.1 million were up 91 percent year-over-year, handily beating the 12.1 million phones RIM sold in their most recent quarter. We still have a few surprises left for the remainder of this calendar year.”

Apple raised the outlook for the holiday quarter, and as Steve Jobs indicated, is planning to launch something exciting this year... Apple TV sold 250,000 units for the quarter.

In the conference call, Steve Jobs was elated, talked about winning, catching "tiger by the tail", and even joked about loving "Flash" ( memory). Mr. Jobs talked about creating the best products for the markets and customers Apple serves, and maintaining higher margins by providing the better Apple experience out of the box. Mr. Jobs quipped that he would like to learn from Nokia on how to create Smart phones for less than $50. Apple had a phenomenal quarter for the new iPad, and importantly, the businesses and education are finding new applications for the iPad.

“7-inch tablets are tweeners: too big to compete with a smartphone and too small to compete with the iPad,” said Jobs, adding that competing manufacturers were struggling to meet the price point of the iPad, which starts at $500. Both Samsung and RIM have not announced pricing on their tablets.

“These are among the reasons that the current crop of 7-inch tablets are going to be DOA — dead on arrival,” Jobs said during the earnings call!

After hitting another record daily high, Apple stock was down more than 6% in after hours, perhaps reacting to lower gross margins and pent up expectations.

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• Creativity and Innovation
• Innovation in Products
• Innovation in Business Model
• Innovation in Customer Experience
• Innovation and Leadership
• Steve Jobs Visionary Leadership

Revised in 2011! Steve Jobs interview

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Apple Stock Explodes - On Fire - Before Earnings

Apple is all set to announce the quarterly earnings on Oct 18 after market close!

Apple hit an all-time high (again) today, closing the regular session at $314.74, a surge of $12.43 in one day, or 4.11%. Apple's market cap is now at $287.53 billion.

Apple is poised to announce quarterly revenue of at least $18.86 billion, earnings of at least $4.06 a share, and provide an uplifting outlook for the last holiday quarter, traditionally Apple's best quarter. This could mean Apple's stock has more upside going into the holiday season... An Apple analyst raised the Apple stock price estimate to $500 today.

Apple could report sales of 4.5 million iPads (not a typo), 9 million iPhones, 9 million iPods, and 4 million Macs... for a dizzying total sales of at least $18.86 billion. This is going to be a Monster quarter for Apple by all measures.

Important side note: This will mark the first quarter in Apple's storied history when it's quarterly revenue will exceed that of Microsoft's! Amazing indeed!

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"There's an old Wayne Gretzky quote
that I love. 'I skate to where the puck
is going to be, not where it has been.'
And we've always tried to do that at
Apple. Since the very very beginning.
And we always will." -Steve Jobs

Apple innovates through:
• Creativity and Innovation
• Innovation in Products
• Innovation in Business Model
• Innovation in Customer Experience
• Innovation and Leadership
• Steve Jobs

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How did Apple do it?
• Increase revenue more than 400% in 8 years…
• Increase net profit more than 650% in 8 years…
• Increase market cap more than thirty times to over $250 billion and
counting…

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Apple - Magic Number $340 for Most Valuable Company

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is poised to become the most valuable company in the world. The magic number is Apple stock price at $340, with Apple Market Cap of over $310 Billion.

It's a matter of when... i.e. in 2011.

Bravo Apple & Steve Jobs!!

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"There's an old Wayne Gretzky quote
that I love. 'I skate to where the puck
is going to be, not where it has been.'
And we've always tried to do that at
Apple. Since the very very beginning.
And we always will." —Steve Jobs, Apple CEO

Apple innovates through:
• Creativity and Innovation• Innovation Process
• Innovation in Products
• Innovation in Business Model
• Innovation in Customer Experience
• Innovation and Leadership
• Steve Jobs Visionary Leadership

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Apple has built an Innovation Factory – one that harnesses unbridled creativity from its people, stimulating bold & enterprising new ideas, and launching successful, profitable new innovations... time and again! Apple leverages its diverse ecosystem of employees, customers, suppliers, partners & global networks, proven innovation process, and a winning culture that doesn't accept second place - to seize the new opportunities in the marketplace and grow its business... exponentially…

How did Apple do it?
• Increase revenue more than 400% in 8 years…
• Increase net profit more than 650% in 8 years…
• Increase market cap more than twenty times to over $250 billion and counting…


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Apple’s Big Event: Buzz Reaches Fever Pitch

After a couple of uncharacteristic missteps and mishaps, will Apple be getting the magic back with its next big announcement?

Its last product unveiling, for the iPhone 4, proved to be anticlimactic after tech blog Gizmodo released photos of a prototype phone. Then came the infamous Antennagate press conference, in which CEO Steve Jobs moved to quiet criticism of reception on the iPhone 4 by announcing that Apple would give free cases to owners of the phone.

Associated Press
But now Apple seems to be back in the swing of things, at least as far as creating that patented Apple buzz around product announcements. The speculation about its latest event is at normal Apple levels — by which we mean that it’s completely insane.

Read more on Wall Street Journal

Bottomline:

It doesn't really matter what big announcement Apple makes tomorrow... What matters is how Apple will WOW the consumer, yet again with new innovations!! Could it be the new iPad with multi-processing (oh, how I wish I can listen to Pandora while browsing, and writing some notes), or a new iPod touch (with everything someone can ask for including videoconferencing & a larger form factor than the current iPod touch, but smaller than the iPad, including an eBook reader - watch out Amazon), or a new iTunes business model with partnerships with TV & Movie studios (Offering 99 cents TV show rentals and even 99 cents movie downloads! It's about time Apple does video right...), or a new Apple device altogether... (how about a new iRadio or something?).

Be enthralled...

Apple Innovation and Creativity in Business Case Studies

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is one of the Top 20 Innovators of The Innovation Index.

• iPod - Apple's Best Innovation
• iPod driving Apple to Number One Innovative Company
• Apple iPad will ignite the Ebook readers market
• Apple is poised to sell at least 4 million iPads in 2010
• HP Slate challenges Apple iPad
• Ease-of-use, fun to use, coolness & intuitive design - Who wins?
• How can Apple turnaround iPod Sales Growth?
• Five steps Apple must take to create a turnaround for iPod Sales
• Nike and Apple working out at a Gym near you
• More customers to use Nike + iPod as they work out in the Gym
• Apple iPhone Rising - Top Ten Innovations
• Top Ten innovations introduced in iPhone by Apple
• Apple launches iPhone 3G S - Speediest, Smartest, Sexiest Smartphone
• iPhone 3G S ushers in new world of creativity and smartphone innovations
• Apple iPhone Goes Global - Super Fast iPhone 3G
• iPhone 3G: half price, twice as fast and in over 70 countries
• Innovator Apple grows strong on surging iPhone demand
• iPhone revs total $4.6B, making Apple the third-largest handset maker
• iPhone 2.0 scores a Trifecta with developers, customers & partners
• iPhone 2.0 innovations have created new opportunities and possibilities
• Apple Kicks Off 2008 with Bold New Innovations
• Apple introduces new innovations for 2008
• Apple introduces new iPhone and new iPod Touch
• Apple doubles up on new iPhone and iPod Touch
• Apple iPhone Post Launch Innovations
• Apple iPhone projections in 2007 and beyond
• Apple in 2007 - Stupendous Growth
• Apple is firing on all four cylinders - iPod, iPhone, iMac, Leopard
• Apple trading off Leopard for iPhone
• Why Apple chose to postpone Leopard and launch iPhone on time?
• Apple - Google Juggernaut - Besting Microsoft?
• If Apple and Google merged, can they beat Microsoft?
• What drives Apple's Innovation and Growth?
• Creativity and Innovation driven by inner conviction about outside world

Apple Innovation eBook - Apple's Innovation Strategy, Innovation Process & Innovation Model

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― "There's an old Wayne Gretzky quote
that I love. 'I skate to where the puck
is going to be, not where it has been.'
And we've always tried to do that at
Apple. Since the very very beginning.
And we always will." —Steve Jobs

Apple innovates through:
• Creativity and Innovation
• Innovation in Products
• Innovation in Business Model
• Innovation in Customer Experience
• Innovation and Leadership
• Steve Jobs

This Apple Innovation Strategy ebook provides insights, strategy, best practices, facts and much more...

Apple has built an Innovation Factory – one that harnesses creativity in its people, stimulating new ideas, and launching successful, profitable new innovations... Apple leverages its diverse culture, innovation processes, partners and networks to seize the new opportunities in the marketplace and grow its business...exponentially…

How did Apple do it?
• Increase revenue more than 400% in 8 years…
• Increase net profit more than 650% in 8 years…
• Increase market cap more than twenty times to over $200 billion and
counting…

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The Innovation Secrets of Steve Jobs : Insanely Different Principles for Breakthrough Success

A "THINK DIFFERENT" APPROACH TO INNOVATION-- Based on the Seven Guiding Principles of Apple CEO Steve Jobs

In his acclaimed bestseller The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs author Carmine Gallo laid out a simple step-by-step program of powerful tools and proven techniques inspired by Steve Jobs's legendary presentations. Now, he shares the Apple CEO's most famous, most original, and most effective strategies for sparking true creativity--and real innovation--in any workplace.
THE INNOVATION SECRETS OF STEVE JOBS
"Steve Jobs has reinvented music distribution, the mobile telephone, and book publishing. You might want to take a look at how someone creates multi-billion dollar ideas, and turns them into multi-billion dollar products that everyone loves and admires. This book is not an option. Buy it now, bank it tomorrow." -- Jeffrey Gitomer, author of The Little Red Book of Selling
“In The Innovation Secrets of Steve Jobs, Carmine Gallo captures the true mindset of Jobs and Apple. This book is not just for the techie and marketing crowd, although they will gain valuable insight that can be applied to their worlds. It is also for anyone who loves technology and wants to understand how to createsimple devices that are easy to use and can impact our lives.” -- Tim Bajarin, president, Creative Strategies, Inc.
Learn how to RETHINK your business, REINVENT your products, and REVITALIZE your vision of success--the Steve Jobs way.
When it comes to innovation, Apple CEO Steve Jobs is legendary. His company slogan "Think Different" is more than a marketing tool. It's a way of life--a powerful, positive, game-changing approach to innovation that anyone can apply to any field of endeavor.
These are the Seven Principles of Innovation, inspired by the master himself:

1. Do What You Love.
   Think differently about your career.
2. Put a Dent in the Universe.
   Think differently about your vision.
3. Kick Start Your Brain.
   Think differently about how you think.
4. Sell Dreams, Not Products.
   Think differently about your customers.
5. Say No to 1,000 Things.
   Think differently about design.
6. Create Insanely Great Experiences.
   Think differently about your brand experience.
7. Master the Message.
   Think differently about your story.

By following Steve Jobs's visionary example, you'll discover exciting new ways to unlock your creative potential and to foster an environment that encourages innovation and allows it to flourish. You'll learn how to match—and beat—the most powerful competitors, develop the most revolutionary products, attract the most loyal customers, and thrive in the most challenging times. Bestselling business journalist Carmine Gallo has interviewed hundreds of successful professionals--from CEOs, managers, and entrepreneurs to teachers, consultants, and stay-at-home moms—to get to the core of Steve Jobs's innovative philosophies. These are the simple, meaningful, and attainable principles that drive us all to "Think Different." These are The Innovation Secrets of Steve Jobs.
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Download Apple's Innovation Strategy, and learn how Apple became the #1 innovator through:

• Creativity and Innovation
• Innovation in Products
• Innovation in Business Model
• Innovation in Customer Experience
• Innovation and Leadership
• Steve Jobs Visionary Leadership

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Apple Earnings Blowout - It's Going To Be Huge!

Congratulations to Apple & Steve Jobs for providing a good solution yesterday to the iPhone 4 antenna problem... Every iPhone 4 user will get a free case! This is a good response from Apple, and will hopefully allow users to fully appreciate their new iPhone 4, and be very happy about their purchase!!

Did you catch the iPhone 4 Antenna song that Apple played in their news conference yesterday... very funny!


Expect Apple to deliver another blowout quarter when it announces earnings this week...

According to Yahoo Finance, the average earnings estimate by 40 analysts is for Apple to earn $3.10 a share this quarter, with a low estimate of $2.65 and a high estimate of $3.47. I wouldn't be surprised if Apple breaks free and announces earnings well over $3.47 a share...

The average revenue estimate by the same 40 analysts is for Apple to make $14.74 billion this quarter, with a low estimate of $13.82 billion and a high estimate of $15.74 billion... Again, it's very likely that Apple will report revenue on the very high end of the estimate, perhaps even surpass the $15.74 billion mark!

What's going for Apple to have a huge earnings blowout?

1. iPad - more than 3 million iPads were sold in the quarter, accounting for at least $1.5 billion in new business.
2. iPhone 4 - at least 1.5 million new iPhone 4 sales happened in June. This one is tricky though... Did the launch of iPhone 4 stall the sales of iPhone 3GS? Let's hope that it did not; total sales of iPhones for the quarter could end up above the 9 million mark...
3. MACs - Intel just announced that they had the best quarter in history on the sales of the microprocessors that power the majority of computers worldwide! Apple is becoming a leading player in contributing to the sales of Intel processors, and it's plausible that Apple had a huge quarter for MAC sales...

All eyes will be on Apple as it announces perhaps the biggest & baddest earnings quarter in Apple history!!

How does Apple, the #1 innovative company in the world, innovate and create game-changing innovations such as the iPod, iTunes, iPhone, iPad and more? What is Apple's secret recipe for innovation success?

What is Apple's Innovation Strategy? Download these Apple Innovation eBook insights and learn to be like Apple... like Steve Jobs, the innovator and CEO of Apple.

"There's an old Wayne Gretzky quote
that I love. 'I skate to where the puck
is going to be, not where it has been.'
And we've always tried to do that at
Apple. Since the very very beginning.
And we always will." -Steve Jobs

Apple innovates through:
• Creativity and Innovation
• Innovation in Products
• Innovation in Business Model
• Innovation in Customer Experience
• Innovation and Leadership
• Steve Jobs Visionary Leadership

This Apple Innovation Strategy ebook provides insights, strategy, best practices, facts and much more...

Apple has built an Innovation Factory – one that harnesses creativity in its people, stimulating new ideas, and launching successful, profitable new innovations... Apple leverages its diverse culture, innovation processes, partners and networks to seize the new opportunities in the marketplace and grow its business...exponentially…

How did Apple do it?
• Increase revenue more than 400% in 8 years…
• Increase net profit more than 650% in 8 years…
• Increase market cap more than twenty times to over $200 billion and
counting…

Download Apple's Innovation Strategy and Learn how Steve Jobs made Apple the #1 Innovative company in the world.

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References:
Yahoo Finance
Apple.com

Apple Must Offer iPhone 4 Customers Worthy Solution for Antenna Problem

Consumer Reports, the leading authority on independent testing & recommendations, has spoken:

Lab tests: Why Consumer Reports can't recommend the iPhone 4

Lab test: Apple iPhone 4 design defect confirmed

It's official. Consumer Reports' engineers have just completed testing the iPhone 4, and have confirmed that there is a problem with its reception. When your finger or hand touches a spot on the phone's lower left side—an easy thing, especially for lefties—the signal can significantly degrade enough to cause you to lose your connection altogether if you're in an area with a weak signal. Due to this problem, we can't recommend the iPhone 4.

Apple & Steve Jobs : This is a wakeup call!! Either you ignore the problem, provide a temporary solution or create a real solution that befits the most innovative company and your reputation!

In the absence of a real solution offered by Apple, should customers accept the temporary duct tape solution offered by Consumer Reports:

We did, however, find an affordable solution for suffering iPhone 4 users: Cover the antenna gap with a piece of duct tape or another thick, non-conductive material. It may not be pretty, but it works. We also expect that using a case would remedy the problem. We'll test a few cases this week and report back.

Come on Apple! It's about time you offer a meaningful solution that customers would appreciate... and have come to know Apple for! Apple iPhone 4 has amazing design innovations, and is possibly the best smartphone in the marketplace today... Why not cement your position for good, and offer something that customers will respect Apple for?

Apple Must Offer iPhone 4 Customers A Worthy Solution for Antenna Problem! NOW!!

How does Apple, the #1 innovative company in the world, innovate and create game-changing innovations such as the iPod, iTunes, iPhone, iPad and more? What is Apple's secret recipe for innovation success?

What is Apple's Innovation Strategy? Download these Apple Innovation eBook insights and learn to be like Apple... like Steve Jobs, the innovator and CEO of Apple.

"There's an old Wayne Gretzky quote
that I love. 'I skate to where the puck
is going to be, not where it has been.'
And we've always tried to do that at
Apple. Since the very very beginning.
And we always will." -Steve Jobs

Apple innovates through:
• Creativity and Innovation
• Innovation in Products
• Innovation in Business Model
• Innovation in Customer Experience
• Innovation and Leadership
• Steve Jobs Visionary Leadership

This Apple Innovation Strategy ebook provides insights, strategy, best practices, facts and much more...

Apple has built an Innovation Factory – one that harnesses creativity in its people, stimulating new ideas, and launching successful, profitable new innovations... Apple leverages its diverse culture, innovation processes, partners and networks to seize the new opportunities in the marketplace and grow its business...exponentially…

How did Apple do it?
• Increase revenue more than 400% in 8 years…
• Increase net profit more than 650% in 8 years…
• Increase market cap more than twenty times to over $200 billion and
counting…

Download Apple's Innovation Strategy and Learn how Steve Jobs made Apple the #1 Innovative company in the world.

Download Now

References:
Consumer Reports
Letter from Apple Regarding iPhone 4

iPod and iPhone - Successful Business Innovations

Apple introduced Apple iPod in 2001. Apple iPod business generated total revenue of $537 million in Q4, 2004 (three years from launch), and was already 22.8% of Apple's total revenue of $2.35 billion in Q4, 2004 (easily eclipsing the 5% mark - although electronics and computer segments do show higher average percent revenue from new products - check Figure 1 below). Apple iPod business generated total revenue of $1.82 billion in Q2, 2008, (within seven years from launch), about 24.2 % of Apple's total revenue of $7.5 billion in Q2, 2008 (well ahead of the 15% threshold). Apple iPod business has consistent or better margins than Apple's hardware businesses. As a matter of fact, iPod saved Apple and made Apple successful again. iPod delivered 5.5% of total Apple revenue in 2003, within the first three years of launch, and delivered 34.6% of total Apple revenue in 2007, within the first seven years of launch.

What about the newly launched iPhone from Apple? Is iPhone equally successful as iPod, or better? iPhone is off to a fast start. In the latest quarter, iPhone innovation produced net revenue of $419 million, or 5.61% of Apple’s total revenue of $7.4 billion. This is staggering, since iPhone was only introduced one year ago. It took iPod more than two years to achieve the 5% mark; iPhone achieved this mark in just one year. If iPhone continues the momentum, it could achieve the 15% mark before end of 2009.

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