McDONALD’S HISTORY LISTING 1948 In December‚ Dick and Mac McDonald open the first McDonald’s in San Bernardino‚ California. A little hamburger man called "Speedee" becomes the company logo. 1954 Ray A. Kroc‚ a Multimixer salesman from Oak Park‚ lIIinois‚ visits Dick and Mac’s San Bernardino McDonald’s‚ his curiosity initially aroused by the large number of Multimixers they were buying. Ray Kroc becomes the exclusive national franchise agent for the McDonald’s brothers. 1955 On April 15‚ Ray Kroc
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Distribution Channel The marketing mix is composed of all the elements of a successful marketing process including price‚ packaging‚ product and place. And while everything is important‚ it is the distribution channel that finally makes the product available to the customer and hence makes an integral part of the marketing mix. The distribution channel refers to the ways the product reaches the shelves. And this may include retailers and wholesalers and sometimes the manufacturers themselves (Lamb
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Reese’s Distribution channels Introduction Any product or service in the marketplace utilizes distribution channels to reach its customers. Although the manufacturers and services providers can and do provide their goods and services directly‚ utilizing distribution channels multiplies the number of goods and services that reach the marketplace (Advameg‚ Inc‚ 2011). Therefore‚ distribution channels can increase market share and profit margins since these distribution channels help the company’s
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1.1 GENERAL INTRODUCTION Diabetes mellitus‚ often simply referred to as diabetes‚ is a group of metabolic diseases in which a person has high blood sugar‚ either because the body does not produce enough insulin‚ or because cells do not respond to the insulin that is produced. It is a serious‚ lifelong condition. The three main types of diabetes are: Type 1 diabetes results from the body’s failure to produce insulin‚ and presently requires the person to inject insulin. Type 2 diabetes
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RETAIL HEARTBEAT Pulse Report: Channel blurring In a fiercely competitive environment‚ retailers can win market share by better addressing shoppers’ and consumers’ evolving needs. Faced with budget constraints and higher food and fuel prices‚ many shoppers are trimming basket size to save money while making more frequent trips to nearby drug‚ dollar and grocery stores‚ according to new analysis from SymphonyIRI Group. In turn‚ drug and dollar retailers have boosted their food and beverage offerings
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Contemporary World Culture Globalization of McDonalds Globalization has affected almost every aspect of life in most all countries around the world from economic to culture with the exchange of goods‚ services and ideas influencing cultural changes around the world. Food is an important element in defining culture and the globalization of McDonald’s is huge. Most people when they hear the name McDonald’s immediately think of America. Equating McDonald’s with America is sensible since they opened
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Study: The Fashion Channel Case Study: The Fashion Channel Table of Contents Executive Summary 1 Problem Statement 3 Proposed Scenarios & Analysis 4 Scenario #1 4 Scenario #2 5 Scenario #3 6 Proposed Solution 7 Implementation Plan 9 Conclusion 10 Exhibits 11 Exhibit 1: GFE Associates: National Consumer Survey (excerpts) 11 Exhibit 2: GFE Associates: Analysis of Attitudinal Clusters in U.S. Television Households for The Fashion Channel 12 Exhibit 3: Ad
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ID 310973 Contact Details: Contact Person Address Telephone No. Fax No. Email Mr. Tan Hwa Seong 3 Jalan Datuk Sulaiman 2‚ TTDI‚ 6000 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia +60 122862816 +60 377107300 roysten.tan@gmail.com STRATEGIC BUSINESS ANALYSIS MCDONALD ’S CASE STUDY Table of Contents EXECUTIVE OVERVIEW............................................................................................. I-4 TASK I. 2003 SWOT ANALYSIS....................................................................
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that comes to mind when you hear the words “golden arches?” McDonalds should be your answer and it is very clear why people get this question right. Not only is McDonalds everywhere‚ but is also an Americanized icon that has become known all across the world. This fast food empire has been growing rapidly ever since the first franchise was opened on April 15‚ 1955 in Des Plaines‚ Illinois. Ray Kroc‚ a local salesman who helped the McDonald brothers open up the first franchise‚ became interested in
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The Fashion Channel: Case Write-Up Decision to Be Made The management team for The Fashion Channel (TFC) must decide which customer segment(s) or “cluster” they should target in their new marketing strategy and how they should position TFC to ultimately increase company revenue. When deciding their marketing strategy‚ TFC must consider how they can increase their share of the market (ratings) versus the increasingly competitive fashion programming on CNN and Lifetime‚ and if they can maintain
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