Introduction 1. History of Burger king Burger King was first started in 1954‚ it was found by James McLamore and David Edgerton in Miami‚ Florida. It has become one of the popular fast food chains in the world. They offer variety choice of hamburgers‚ dessert and drinks on the menu. 2.1 Strategic purpose (Sources: Lecture slide week 4) 2.1.1 Vision The vision of Burger King is “Offering reasonably priced quality food‚ served quickly‚ in attractive‚ clean surroundings.” (Burger King home page‚ N.D) In
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History Burger King‚ often abbreviated as BK‚ is a global chain of hamburger fast food restaurants headquartered in unincorporated Miami-Dade County‚ Florida‚ United States. The company began in 1953 as Insta-Burger King‚ a Jacksonville‚ Florida-based restaurant chain. After Insta-Burger King ran into financial difficulties in 1954‚ its two Miami-based franchisees‚ David Edgerton and James McLamore‚ purchased the company and renamed it Burger King. Over the next half century‚ the company would change
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Rev. February 27‚ 1998 Burger King Corporation The first Burger King restaurant in Miami in the mid-1950s featured a walk-up window‚ a limited menu (burgers and shakes for 19¢‚ sodas and fries for 10¢)‚ and "your food ready by the time you ’d paid for it." As one early manager recalled‚ "Our windows faced front so we could see customers driving in. With the limited menu‚ we pretty much knew what they ’d order and we ’d have it ready." In the 1960s and 1970s‚ Burger King developed an assembly-line
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Burger King’s COMPANY PROFILE HISTORICAL BACKGROUND Burger King was founded in 1954 by James McLamore and David Edgerton in Miami‚ Florida. In 1967‚ the founders sold the company to the Pillsbury Company‚ taking it from a small privately held franchised chain to a subsidiary of a large food conglomerate. In December 2002‚ Burger King was acquired by private equity funds controlled by TPG Capital‚ Bain Capital Partners and Goldman Sachs & Co. It completed a successful initial public offering in
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1. What are Burger King’s communication objectives for it’s target audience? Burger King’s target consumers already know about the product‚ and since the franchise is profitable‚ we can assume that the consumers also like it. Burger King’s communications objectives are to move its target consumers into at least the “Preference”‚ but preferably the “Conviction” stages of buying process. 2. With its focus on the "super fan"‚ does BK risk alienating other customers? What are the implications
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W5 ASSIGNMENT 1. What do you think of Burger King’s advertising tactics? Is it OK to attract new customers while alienating others? Is Burger King’s advertising ethical? Explain. The success of advertising is very often based on its ability to surprise or in BK’s case shock the viewer. I think that the goal of each organization is to maximize its profits. BK like all organizations had a particular target market segment which it wanted to cater to. Thus‚ its advertisements
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Running head: DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS RESEARCH Demographic Factors Research University of Phoenix MMPBL 560 Managing in a Cross-Cultural Environment October 19‚ 2009 Organizations around the world are experiencing the effects of cultural and global diversity. Kellogg‚ Starbucks‚ McDonald’s‚ and Arbor are four companies introduced in this paper. They have been researched in order to identify how each company is affected by demographic factors‚ how these factors are managed‚ and what systems
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network of bottlers include the most sophisticated and all-encompassing production and distribution system in the world (Coca Cola‚ 2009). That system is devoted to people working long and hard to sell the products that Coca-Cola creates. The main demographic at work at Coca-Cola Company is that “the company continuously wins in the marketplace because of the pride‚ passion and dedication their employees bring to the business of quenching the world’s thirst” (Coca Cola‚ 2009). The company is often said
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Prin. Of Marketing Burger King Case Study In the fast food world the market for the consumer’s dollars is as cutthroat as in any market out there. So far McDonald’s and its golden arches have reined supreme‚ leaving the leftovers for the likes of Wendy’s and Burger King. After several years of steadily declining profits‚ and upset franchisees‚ Burger King decided it was time for a change‚ both in its approach towards it marketing structure to the way it built and supplied new locations. With
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of Burger King Bahadır Bayar 1483734 Instructor: Prof. Cengiz Yılmaz Contents 1. Marketing Strategy of Burger King……………………………………………………………………………3 2. Environmental Factors on Burger King……………………………………………………………………..3 3. Segmentation Strategy of Burger King………………………………………………………………………4 4. Positioning Strategy of Burger King……………………………………………………….………………….5 5. Brand Equity of Burger King………………………………………………………………….………………….5 6. Communication Strategy of Burger King…………………………………………………………………
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