McDonald's and Global Marketing

Posted Feb 26, 2009 by BrenParks / comments 2 comments / Print / Font Size Decrease font size Increase font size

With advertising concepts being developed with the global market place in mind, many corporations are developing products and services geared for international customers. McDonald's is now a global corporation in 119 countries.

With advertising concepts being developed with the global market place in mind, many corporations are developing products and services geared for international customers.  McDonald's is now a global corporation in 119 countries and an example to follow for corporations trying to make the global transition.

Leading the way in this trend is McDonald's.  By accommodating the tastes of the variety of culturally diverse customers, McDonald's has succeeded in stepping into the global marketplace.

Customized Menus & Restaurants

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McDonald's has over 31,000 restaurants worldwide in 119 different countries. With this kind of distribution the demographic variations must be staggering. McDonald's is in the process of streamlining their restaurants to cater to the types of people who most likely to be customers in each individual nation. By tailoring their menus and restaurants to seamlessly integrate them into the social standards within each nation, they have succeeded in globalizing their corporation.

American Pop Culture

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Social trends in America are being catered to as well. A number of restaurants are being remodeled so don’t be surprised if you walk into one and find that it looks completely different. The famous golden arches will become more slanted and have a more muted tone of color. A muted green color will be added to the golden arches as well. Menus are geared around each country's eating habits offering customized menus.

Modernized Interior Design

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The interior will be divided into three distinct areas geared to attract multiple demographic segments of population. WiFi will even be available for the “Starbucks crowd”. Plasma TVs will be in another area geared for families by creating a dining area that is attractive every member. It will also continue to add healthier items to its menu, leaning more to chicken and higher quality ingredients

By adapting to the new global trends, McDonald's has been able to come into the global arena and lead the pack.

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Goodselfme
Goodselfme said... on January 7th, 2009 at 6:53 AM
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Good info on a well deserved Mc Donalds. Pics were a nice touch.  With the absence of the green dots as I viewed your posts I was not able to tell which ones were needing attention. I will read and rate all yours 5* always. You do an excellent job of posting, my friend!

ecsurvey
ecsurvey said... on January 6th, 2009 at 8:33 AM
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Nice articles..



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