Example: Apple Devices Sales Volume Graph

(market share + last years product revenue)

Slide Content

The slide presents a sales volume graph for Apple products over a three-year period (2016-2018), focusing on five product categories: iPhone, iPod, Mac, iPad, and Online Services. Revenue figures in billions of dollars are listed for each product for the respective years, with iPhone sales being the highest. The bar chart for each product shows growth or decline over the years with the iPhone experiencing a high volume of sales, while iPod sales are notably lower.

Graphical Look

• A dominant circular centerpiece with "2018" highlighted in the middle.
• Circular colored tabs around the central circle link to icons representing Apple products.
• Icons signifying iPhone, iPod, Mac, iPad, and Online Services in corresponding tab colors.
• A horizontal bar chart to the right, with bars of different heights representing sales figures for each product across the years 2016, 2017, and 2018.
• Light grey horizontal lines in the chart area help denote the scale of revenue.
• Year labels for the bar chart are directly above the bars, making it easy to correlate between the years and the data.
• A source citation at the bottom right, crediting Statista for the data.

The slide has a clean and modern graphical look, utilizing a mix of vibrant tab colors and simpler grey tones for the chart. The large central circle and surrounding product icons provide a focal point that balances the chart on the right side of the slide.

Use Cases

• To present annual sales results and show the performance of different products within a company's portfolio.
• For comparative market analysis where sales trends over multiple years are important.
• In investor presentations to highlight successful products and revenue growth.
• As part of a marketing strategy meeting to discuss resource allocation based on product sales performance.