How Apple learnt from other industries and changed the brand forever.

#Learning from #book - The Four by Scott Galloway.

An interesting insight that Scott brings in his book while talking about Apple is about what made Apple this much successful in terms of a company generating huge profits.

While the entire history about path-breaking innovative simple consumer friendly products  - ipods, iphone etc is well known.

👉 The masterstroke by Jobs was to move away from 'nerdy' domain to luxury! From the likes of IBM, HP to another domain of Luxury and Opulence.

👉 The revealation that one cant charge premium in making better technology products but selling objects of desire and status.

🥇 Thus came the move of dropping 'computers' from 'Apple computers' to just 'Apple' dis-associating from the less pricey computers category.

🥈And creating temples of luxury (Apple Stores) in same neighbourhoods where you buy Prada, LV, etc; selling tech products the way luxury is sold - great lights, abundance of space, pampering service and what not.

And this made it into a brand that you gift others - Ipod, Ipad, Iphone, Smart watch and so on. You rarely gift a computer. You gift perfumes. Social Proof. Not Nerdy IQ thing.

Takeaway - "Learn from disparate categories also!"

Thoughts?

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