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Essay on Amozon Kindle Fire Marketing

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Introduction
In this paper, we are 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 product, price, place and promotion.

Classification of products
Amazon Kindle Fire belongs to the Shopping product category.
• Purchase behavior of Consumers: Consumers will only buy Kindle Fire …show more content…

It is easily seen that Amazon brand has a remarkable fascination. In addition, Amazon has applied for its own patents, copyrights and trademark to protect its products, brands as well as its company.

• Brand Loyalty of consumers: Some consumers are very loyal to brands, but some don’t. The loyal customers will only buy the products from the company they stick to. Amazon loyal consumers will definitely prefer Amazon Kindle Fire rather than any other company. However, consumers can also accept substitute products, such as Apple iPad, HP Touchpad and Samsung Galaxy Tab.

Distribution strategy
When Amazon Kindle Fire was released, it was only available within United States and there were even no schedules for international shipments. In America, consumers can buy Kindle Fire at Best-Buy, Wal-mart and other electronic stores as well as online buying.
The intermediaries Amazon use to sell Kindle Fire are straight-buy and retailer
Straight-buy: some consumers are easy. They don’t want to shop. They prefer sitting in front of the computer and make their order. This kind of consumers will do the online shopping. When consumers order products online, they are actually negotiating directly with the company. Consumers pay for what they order in Amazon’s website and Amazon will mail the products straight to consumers. There are no

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