Q1. Assess the SWOT of McDonald entering the hotel market in Switzerland? Strengths: 1. Golden Arch association with McDonald’s brand. 2. CEO Urs Hammer came from a hospitality background. 3. The hotel restaurant was open 24 hours a day. 4. Self Check-in and Check-out of hotel at the airport. 5. Unique room layout with patented “curved wall” design. 6. Golden Arch was only 1 km away from AutoBahn. 7. Internet access via TV and wireless keyboard. Weaknesses: 1. Segments like Airline
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Samantha Lawson March 20‚ 2013 BUSN 420 OL McDonald ’s: Customer Driven What does it mean to be customer driven? One Fortune 500 Company that lives to please and satisfy their customers is‚ McDonald ’s. According to the article The Ray Kroc Story (2012)‚ McDonald ’s passion for quality and customer service all began with a man named Ray Kroc (p.1). In 1954‚ Ray came across a restaurant in San Bernardino‚ California run by brothers Dick and Mac McDonald. He was immediately captivated by how effective
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Peter Neal Marketing Principles 10/05/2013 When McDoland’s venture’s out globally they have to use important standards of marketing. The two most important things that I have noticed that got changed with McDoalds strategy is their product presentation and their advertising strategies. In some countries they sold the same product as in the USA. Countries that did this was Bulgaria‚ Denmark‚ and Oman. The reason why they had similar products is due to the similar taste that the USA and these other
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[pic] Mc Donald’s [pic] [pic] Marketing Mix (i.e.) 7 P’s [pic] Product [pic] A Product is any article‚ which a manufacturer can sell in open market. A Product has the capacity to satisfy human Wants. This creates Demand and facilitates marketing. The Product Mix includes the following variables: Product line and Range The various product line and range are as follow: • Style‚ Shape‚ Design‚ color
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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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Introduction Loyalty Scheme Case Study - McDonald’s Posted by on Wednesday‚ May 30‚ 2012 Under: Case Studies McDonald’s uses a combination of marketing strategies to build loyalty and promote their products. They offer coffee loyalty cards and student discounts. The student offers are divided into two; those that use NUS Extra Card and those that present valid student ID. Many companies also use the NUS Extra card to offer discounts to fulltime‚ part-time and distance learning students. Coffee
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Aims & Objectives Why are Aims & Objectives important in a business? In a business when a number of brains are working together‚ there are always different views on a certain aspect‚ therefore aims and objectives are used to help them focus on one view on the aspect which either seems right or is right. Aims and Objectives help an organisation grow; it is used as a guideline‚ a plan and a goal. What the organisation is heading for and how it is heading there and where it is heading? All the answers
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Restaurant Management 11 Compensation and Benefits 12 Compensation: 12 Employee Benefits: 12 People Promise: 13 Benefit Categories: 13 HR Policy at McDonald’s At McDonald ’s‚ their people are their most important asset. They provide the best employment experience for their employees in order for McDonald ’s to achieve their goal of providing their valued customers with the world ’s best quick-service restaurant experience. They strive to recruit the best‚ hire the best‚ and provide
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Mcdonalds In China Introduction: McDonald’s in China McDonald’s is considered as the most successful and largest restaurant chain in the world. In 1990 McDonald’s opened its first store in Shenzhen China. In 1992‚ McDonald’s Beijing outlet was opened. There are more than 800 McDonald’s outlets in China today. This paper aims to analyze the importance and the extent to which culture affects the operations of McDonald’s in China. The impacts of the Chinese culture on the operations
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Analysis: Political Factor: Generally‚ McDonalds are affected by government policy on the regulations of Fast Food Company such as health and hygiene policy. Government realized health problem have been a big concern for everyone‚ people are having diseases such as cardiovascular and cholesterol because they are eating too much fast food. Furthermore‚ hygiene policy also is a big concern for a fast food company. Good relationship with government will bring McDonald on a better position to service in
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