MARKETING ACTVITIES SEMESTER 1‚ 2012 ASSIGNMENT 1 Company Chosen: McDonald’s Industry: Hospitality Founded: May 15 1940 Founder: Richard & Maurice McDonald Headquarters: Oak Brook‚ Illinois‚ US No. of Locations: 30000+ Worldwide Area Served: Worldwide Products: Fast Food P.E.S.T Analysis Political Factors The individual operations of McDonalds are influenced by the individual state and country policies by each government. E.g. there are certain some states in Europe and the US wont allow fast
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industry leading fast food restaurant dedicated to providing great customer service‚ maximizing PBIA’s rent revenue‚ all while giving back to the community through a number environment and community outreach programs. Upon receiving acceptance of this proposal‚ we can start construction immediately. McDonald’s will be enlisting the help of Southside Construction‚ a local Contractor‚ to build our location. It is estimated to take 3-4 months to construct at a cost of $950‚000-1‚100‚000. McDonald’s
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North and South America‚ Europe‚ Australia and Asia‚ but are only thinly represented in the Middle East and Africa. The primary food products the company serves are hamburgers‚ cheeseburgers‚ chicken meals‚ french fries‚ coffee and milkshakes‚ but McDonald ’s is beginning to offer healthier products like wraps and salads. McDonald’s serves 64 million customers each day. McDonald’s sells its products in 117 countries and operates 32‚737 restaurants as of the end of 2010. Of the restaurants‚ 80% are
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All STRATEGY IS LOCAL True competitive advantages are harder to find and maintain than people realize. The odds are best in tightly drawn markets‚ not big‚ sprawling ones. "STRATEGIC" IS THE MOST OVERUSED WORD in the vocabulary of business. Frequently it’s just another way of saying‚ "This is important" The reality is that there are only a few situations in which companies’ strategies affect outcomes. Such situations are‚ however‚ worth trying to create since the alternative‚ achieving superior
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something for all age groups‚ and everyone. McDonalds recognises customers are not all the same. • A parent with two children visits McDonald’s to give the parent a treat. • The children want to visit as it’s a fun place to eat. • A business customer visits McDonald’s during the working day‚ as the service is quick‚ the food tastes good‚ and it can be eaten in the car‚ without affecting a busy work schedule. • Teenagers visit McDonalds‚ the pound saver menu is affordable‚ and most
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Productivity: The production output by workers has decreased significantly since 2003‚ but the cost of production has increased. Eg: Retrenchment – many businesses will/have retrench/retrenched skilled labourers to cope with costs. Cheap Imports: Local textile manufacturers cannot compete with cheap Asian countries. Eg: China ‚ and this leads to losses and retrenchments of workers. Many south African businesses have closed down. HIV/AIDS: AIDS sufferers are often absent or unemployed.
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Since 1955‚ McDonalds has been a driving force to make history. The restaurant has served some of the world’s favorite foods. From drive-thru restaurants to college credits from Hamburg U the restaurant continues their journey to create more history. On this journey McDonalds has made strides to provide eco-friendly restaurants that reflect the sustainability goals (McDonalds.com‚ n.d.). In this initiative the restaurant has focused its attention on going “green” which will be discussed in this paper
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McDonalds and Wendy’s 1. Think about demographic and sociocultural trends and changes and explain how each organization’s interpretation of these trends and changes has affected its choice of strategy? McDonald’s has recently had to dramatically change their marketing strategy due to social pressures. On Tuesday Nov 14‚ 2006 it‚ along with 9 other companies that make up about 2/3 of child-targeted food and drink marketing agreed to self-regulate’ their advertising in response to health trends
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around it. There are several primary ways McDonalds does this: the Ronald McDonald House Charities‚ Camp Mickey D’s‚ and The All American Basketball Game. These will be further discussed in the memo. Looking at the ways McDonald’s gives back to society‚ one can also see how McDonald’s gives back to its employees as well. Throughout this memo I will examine both the positives and negatives of CSR that McDonald’s has encountered. II. Facts * Ronald McDonald House Charity * Camp Mickey D’s
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Gopal Patel 40955122 Writing 009 V.Albrecht McDonalds beneficial to society Despite all the negative informal attributes and its negative stigma‚ McDonalds has many positives. McDonalds is in fact a very important and helpful food chain in our society as well as the world. McDonalds does more good than harm in the world‚ for instance providing jobs‚ giving back to the community in terms of charity and sponsoring many sports organizations as well as supporting many minors’ pursuits in sports
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