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    McDonalds

    McDonalds:

    The Healthy Try

    Heather EylarJoanna MathewsRikki Vomenici

    Garrett Bjornsted

    BUSA 308: Principles of Marketing

    Professor Matthaei

    May 5, 2006

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    McDonalds:

    The Healthy Try

    Introduction

    For our project we have decided to analyze McDonalds. We propose to look at how

    McDonalds has attempted to change their image through marketing strategies over the years.

    They have done this in a variety of ways, not just with their products. For example, they

    changed packaging on their products to become more environmentally safe. They have also

    created new menu items in the past 10 years in order to offer some healthy options to those

    watching their waistlines. This is an effort to appeal to customers who might have disregarded

    McDonalds in the past because of traditional stereotypes. They have done this in a variety of

    ways using the four Ps and are attempting to change societys perceptions. Many people today

    are unhappy with McDonalds and their unhealthy food, and we were interested to see if the

    current marketing strategy that McDonalds is using is creating a positive change for the

    company.

    History

    McDonalds, now known world wide as one of the major powerhouses in the fast food

    industry, began in San Bernardino on May 15, 1940. It originated as a barbeque restaurant

    under the ownership of brothers Dick and Mac McDonald, and soon evolved into a teen

    hangout generating 80% of its revenues from hamburgers alone. In 1948, McDonalds

    switched gears and increasingly targeted the young family market, developing its operation

    concepts around speed, lower prices, and higher volume. They ran under the slogan of speedy

    service systems, selling their hamburgers with fries for an astonishing 25 cents. In 1954 Ray

    Kroc, a previous restaurant owner, saw potential for growth in the company and capitalized on

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    it convincing the McDonald brothers to franchise the company with his financial support. In

    1963 McDonalds introduced Ronald, a fun loving clown, to promote their restaurant as a

    family establishment, and he became a huge success. In fact, Ronald is now an icon

    symbolizing the McDonalds firm.

    As the restaurant continued on its upward spiral toward success, they decided to go

    public for the first time in 1965 offering one hundred shares of stock for $2,250 dollars. In

    todays market, that is equivalent to 74,360 shares worth over $1.8 million

    (www.mcdonalds.com). In effort to give help to those who are in need, McDonalds

    collaborated with the Philadelphia Eagles Fred Hill and created the Ronald McDonald House

    in 1974. At the house, families of critically ill children are given a home away from home

    while their kids are treated. Today, McDonalds is the leading foodservice retailer with more

    than 30,000 locations in over 119 countries, and is a symbol of American culture.

    Historical Reputation

    McDonalds was the first fast food restaurant on the scene. There have been many

    imitators over the years, but it has historically been number one. Since its first opening in

    1940, the business has boomed into an international craze. Historically, McDonalds has been

    viewed as the pinnacle and one of the defining features of the American lifestyle. Burger, fries,

    and a Coke were the traditional meal. Once it spread globally, it boomed into popularity

    because other countries wanted to be associated with the successful image of the American

    dream. It was not until recently, within the last 15 years, that people began to question the

    health and safety of the fast food industry, and have been focusing on McDonalds because it is

    an easy target. When a company is that large, it is a natural target forinner directed

    consumers, and those who wish to upset the conformist lifestyle.

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    Reputation Today

    Though all this talk about poor health and risk associated with McDonalds seems

    bad for the business, we set out to see if it was really hindering their success today.

    McDonalds is, after all, still the most prevalent and recognizable fast food establishments in

    the world. The health aspect has actually spread out of the United States and become a global

    issue.

    According to All Headline News, McDonalds saw a profit loss of 14 percent last

    quarter. It was the biggest loss the company has had since 2002. This may seem like an

    indication of their dropping popularity; however it was actually not related to their customers

    satisfaction (or lack thereof). According to the company, their loss reflected a large tax benefit

    it received over a year ago, and that sales have actually been going up over the last 35 months

    due toa series of successful new products, extended hours, restaurant renovations and allowingcustomers to pay with credit and debit cards.

    As stated before, McDonalds is the worlds leading fast food restaurant and is globally

    recognized. With over tens of thousands of stores spread across 119 countries, McDonalds

    serves an astounding 50 million customers daily (www.mcdonalds.com). With such an

    extremely large consumer base, it is crucial that they know and understand how their customers

    feel regarding the overall satisfaction of the McDonalds experience.

    The type of experience McDonalds offers to its loyal consumer is, on the majority,

    rated high in overall satisfaction. The reasons McDonalds consumers are loyal to McDonalds

    and not to its competitors are many. First, McDonalds has recognized the importance of

    diversity and its impact within company strategy. They have done an excellent job in

    implementing a multidomestic strategy to ensure the loyalty of its customers and their changing

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    wants and needs. This is shown through their diverse menu options around the globe. For

    example, McDonalds restaurants in India created a vegetarian sandwich in order to cater to

    their need of not eating beef. By increasing the number of segments they can market to, they

    are able to reach more people. This is only one example of many on how McDonalds has met

    the needs of its customers.

    McDonalds provides a positive and caring attitude towards the community of which it

    serves. McDonalds vision states that "We are not a hamburger company serving people; we

    are a people company serving hamburgers". With a vision so clearly committed to people,

    customers have responded by continuing to keep McDonalds number one.

    Other aspects of the McDonalds dining experience show why their customers continue

    to hold their reputation high. They use things like the dollar menu, playgrounds, endorsements,

    and charities all add to create the overall satisfying experience. These things overshadow the

    health risks that are a large issue in todays American society. Through the information we

    have found, McDonalds is still popular because it is about convenience and fast food. Until

    people are willing to wait longer to eat and pay more for healthier food, it will still be one of

    the leading chains.

    So, does it seem that they are repairing the damage done by the health nuts? On the

    contrary, they may have maintained their customer base through smart advertising and

    marketing but are still not popular with many people. They are such a large and conspicuous

    company that many people find it easy to blame them for problems. Inside the US, they are the

    target for various causes such as anti-globalization groups and environmentalists who believe

    their packaging is creating excess waste. It has also been accused of being heavy-handed in its

    retaliations to these protests, giving it a somewhat bully image. Outside of the US,

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    McDonalds is still widely pervasive in most countries, all of which have local owners. Yet, it

    finds itself a symbol of American domination of economic and natural resources. There are

    also many urban legends about its food and company, and it is a target for unusual lawsuits.

    Customer Base

    This is not to say that all people hate McDonalds. Their website claims to serve over

    50 million people per day. Who are McDonalds customers? Stereotypically they are

    overweight, lazy, and unhealthy people (men, women, and children). This could be adding to

    the social stigma surrounding McDonalds and adding to their unhealthy image. One crucial

    group is what they call the heavy hitters. These are men 18 34 years old, who eat at the

    restaurant three to five times a week. These men actually only make up about 20 percent of the

    customer base, but account for nearly 70 percent of the visits to the chain (Alexander, 2004)!

    However, McDonalds decided to phase out the Supersize Option on its meals in 2004, which

    could be alienating this group. It is important to keep this group because they bring profits way

    up by increasing margins on sales. The change was implemented when McDonalds began to

    focus more attention on attracting moms and health-conscious adults.

    Target Market

    Traditionally, and still today, McDonalds focus in advertising, marketing, and design

    has been children. This is obvious with their PlayPlace, Happy Meals, and character Ronald

    McDonald. They actually introduced Ronald as a way to draw families into the restaurant. In

    recent years, McDonalds has also been increasing their marketing toward mothers. This

    makes sense because they have to also draw the moms into the restaurant, where the kids want

    to go. They are almost a small addition to the child market. They use a variety of marketing

    strategies to attract children, moms, and families in general.

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    Promotions and Current Marketing

    McDonalds is actively working to change their image to a healthier one. Gone are the

    days where hamburgers are the key advertising attraction. People already know McDonalds;

    in fact the golden arches are the single most recognized symbol around the world, even before

    the cross. They have completely saturated the market to the point where you can now even

    order a Big Mac while shopping at Wal-Mart. Their problem, however, is their battle with

    health critics and customers filing lawsuits about their unhealthy products. This negative

    publicity is shaping some stereotypes around the company which they want to change.

    As we know, perception is reality. The American public sees McDonalds as a

    restaurant that is as unhealthy. Americans dont go to McDonalds with visions of healthy food

    dancing in their heads. Some dont even go to McDonalds at all. So how does McDonalds

    get them back? This is an immense project that may also never be a successful one.

    its what i eat and what i doim lovin it

    The most recent way that McDonalds has tried to create a healthy image is their new

    marketing campaign titled its what i eat and what i doim lovin it. The campaign is

    meant to build upon their global marketing campaign, im lovin it, which was launched in

    September 2003. It is designed to tie all our balanced, active lifestyles messages together,

    said McDonalds CEO Jim Skinner (Press Release, 3/08/05). The theme highlights the

    important interplay between eating right and staying active.

    Throughout all of the press releases and media material that we found on McDonalds

    corporate website there was one common phrase: balanced, active lifestyles. It is their new

    platform and it consists of three pillar ideas: increasing menu choice, promoting physical

    activity, and providing more accessible information. In the next few paragraphs we will

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    illustrate just exactly what McDonalds is doing in their marketing campaign to address these

    three pillars.

    The most recent example of the first pillar, increasing menu choice, is the introduction

    of the new Asian Chicken Salad. McDonalds is both expanding their menu and increasing the

    availability of healthy foods. Advertisements for this new salad are everywhere. Signage is

    present outside the restaurants, on street banners, and even on the windows and near the

    registers. One food bag also featured the new Asian Chicken Salad as part of a GoActive!

    Happy Meal. We even saw a couple different versions of advertisements on television for this

    salad as well as an ad in InStyle magazine. It is their newest healthy item. Other recent

    menu additions were also healthier choices such as Premium Chicken sandwiches and other

    premium salads.

    The second pillar of this campaign,promoting physical activity, is also evident on bags,

    cups and signage in each store. The bags that hold food orders no longer have hamburger ads

    on the outside. They now feature images of people leading balanced, active lives. On one

    bag, a woman is doing yoga with a caption saying being good to myself has never been

    easierim lovin it. This lady is sending a message that she thinks it is easy to maintain her

    healthy lifestyle by eating at McDonalds. Physical activity is also promoted through the

    introduction of four different 15 minute workout DVDs that you can get when you buy the

    GoActive! Happy Meal that includes a salad and a Dasani bottled water. During the Winter

    Olympics in Torino, many Olympic athletes were also featured on McDonalds bags with

    motivational messages about their active lives. McDonalds is doing everything they can to

    broadcast images of healthy active people and associating them with McDonalds.

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    The third and final pillar, more accessible information, is evident in McDonalds new

    packaging concept that will provide nutritional information on individual food boxes.

    McDonalds has a 30 year history of providing nutrition information to customers, but as

    recent lawsuits against McDonalds and scenes from the movie Super Size Me suggest, they

    have room for improvement (Press Release, 2/0706). The lawsuits against McDonalds

    claimed that the plaintiffs were obese because they were unaware of the nutritional content of

    the McDonalds food that they were eating. Whether that is believable or not, McDonalds was

    forced to make a move. They were lucky that these lawsuits were thrown out due to the fact

    that the plaintiffs could not prove that McDonalds was at fault, but what if the next plaintiff

    had a better case? McDonalds has to be on the defensive.

    Therefore, McDonalds is moving nutrition facts straight to the box. Not only does

    each box have the nutrition facts table, but McDonalds also chose to highlight the five most

    relevant indicators that customers can understand: calories, protein, fat, carbohydrates, and salt.

    These five indicators are presented in a different color, while the nutrition table is presented in

    plain text. The only packages that will not feature nutritional information will be those used in

    short-term promotions and wrappers and containers that are used for multiple products. In

    those cases, customers will be referred to McDonalds websites and in-restaurant brochures.

    Marketing for Children

    Another part of McDonalds push toward balanced, active lifestyles also includes

    their interaction with children. Kids are a huge market that McDonalds caters to and has done

    so for many years. Parents often take their kids to McDonalds because it is often the only

    indoor play area around, and also provides a quick, convenient, and fairly cheap meal. In a

    country where everyone is busy with work and shuttling kids back and forth to soccer practice,

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    a quick meal is invaluable. The kids are fed and are able to run around and play at the same

    time.

    McDonalds is finally aware of their hold on kids and how this hold is affecting the

    health of American kids. Because of this, McDonalds is now using Ronald McDonald as an

    advocate for balanced, active lifestyles. The goal is to have him inform both kids and families

    around the world about the importance of eating healthy and staying active. In the fall

    McDonalds plans to release the first two in a series of DVDs featuring Ronald McDonald,

    these DVDs are meant to show kids how much fun they can have when they activate their

    bodies, their minds, and their imaginations (Press Release, 2/07/06).

    New Healthy Products

    Over the years, McDonalds has also introduced a variety of new products to combat

    the image of unhealthiness. These have worked to diversify their menu, but have not made

    much of a difference in the perception of the restaurant. Some of the new items include the

    Premium Salads, Premium Chicken Selects and Chicken Sandwiches, bottled water as a

    substitute for soda, Low-Carb options for normal menu items, the Apple Dippers and fruit bags,

    and the Fruit and Yogurt Parfait. Beside reminder ads, McDonalds is currently spending the

    majority of its advertising budget on these new products, and still sell more double

    cheeseburgers than all of them combined (Warner, 2006)! In fact, though they are marketed as

    healthy but a Chicken Caesar Salad with dressing at McDonalds actually has more calories

    from fat (270) and percentage of daily sodium (64%) than a Big Mac (270 calories from fat,

    42% daily sodium) (Nutrition, 2006).

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    The Olympics Partnership

    The Olympics have a long lasting reputation for their presence and involvement with

    sports and collaborations with corporations for sponsorship and advertising opportunities.

    Because the Olympics have such a profound impact worldwide on individuals, it is not

    surprising that the marketing element in the Olympic Games is so prevalent. With the

    Olympics being a globally viewed event (over 2 billion) in over 200 countries, marketing

    throughout the duration of the games can generate mass publicity leading to greater profits for

    the sponsors. Sports also play a role in millions of peoples lives around the world. It is one

    arena of life that the mass media also finds significant; implicating the obvious reason that

    marketing through the Olympics is a golden opportunity.

    Other than being a company who markets their product via commercial or some other

    media outlet, sponsors of the official Olympic Games contribute a great deal in understanding

    the entirety of how corporations are involved with the Olympics. Sponsors show their support

    to the Olympic Games by providing financial and other resources to give their image a positive

    boost. McDonalds has latched onto this sponsorship idea, and began sponsoring the Olympics

    in 1976. It is important to understand how the Olympics affect their sponsors and vise versa,

    which explains the in depth explanation of the Olympics.

    McDonalds was in its rapid growth stage as America was embracing the experience

    that McDonalds offered; inexpensive food and quick, friendly service. As McDonalds was

    becoming a familiar household name throughout the country, so were the Olympics. When

    they became an official sponsor, it was most definitely the merging of two huge forces, and

    became a long lasting relationship. McDonalds today continues to show the Olympic Games

    their committed support, and uses their relationship to promote its new healthy image.

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    McDonalds CEO had this thought on their involvement with the Olympics, Our McDonalds

    restaurant teams have always shared many of the same ideals as the Olympic team. They

    include excellence, teamwork, and being your best. For more than 30 years, we have been a

    proud sponsor of the Olympic movement, a partnership that directly aligns with our ongoing

    commitment to help people live more balanced, active lives. Not only is McDonalds a

    devoted and veteran sponsor, they hold the position of being the top sponsor of the entire

    Olympic movement. Although McDonalds has had a long run as being the top sponsor to

    the games, it will come to an end when the 2012 London games take place, for their

    sponsorship will cease. We havent found the reason behind the decision which is surprising

    because it is a significant one. McDonalds sponsorship with the Olympics has provided many

    positive outcomes for both parties. Having a close affiliation with the Olympics altered the

    way that the public perceives McDonalds, which was what they were hoping for, especially in

    the last decade. The question is, has their sponsorship changed the company or how the public

    perceives it?

    The essence of the Olympics is about fitness and bringing together the best of the best,

    two very important values. As McDonalds became more and more aware of their customers

    increasing interests in a more healthy diet, they began to change their strategy fast.

    McDonalds also realized that the affiliation with the Olympics alone could help make their

    transition to a more health conscious restaurant more visible. So, McDonalds began

    promoting the sponsorship by adding it to their packaging, voicing it in their commercials, and

    in other media outlets. By doing so, people started to view McDonalds in a healthier way,

    through a small halo effect. The affiliation between the two also intertwined the values of

    health between both the Olympics and McDonalds. In other words, some people started to

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    think of McDonalds as being the best in the fast food industry, and also purchasing the

    healthy items. Although this was only the first step McDonalds took toward changing their

    image, it was one that had a lasting impact.

    Recently, McDonalds has become aware of the increasing health conscious public and

    has tried to adapt accordingly. They have incorporated many different campaigns to capture

    and promote the essence of healthy living. As stated before, among these include the

    sponsorship with the Olympics, offering a line of products which are marketed to the health

    conscious customers, endorsements with super-fit celebrities, collaboration with other health-

    oriented products such as bottled water, and also the introduction and promotion of the

    GoActive! Campaign. This campaign is headed by a famous celebrity fitness trainer, Bob

    Greene, and has been named The GoActive! American Challenge.

    GoActive! Campaign

    The GoActive! Campaign is McDonalds most recent attempt to diversify their options

    on the menu, and convince its customers to become more active. This is aimed more toward

    the adult rather than the child market, which is a turn from traditional marketing strategies.

    McDonalds wants parents to be able to order healthful food while still giving the kids what

    they really want: The Happy Meal. This change is successful because the options are given to

    customers, rather than automatically getting fries and a soda with the meal. Instead, customers

    are given the option of things like fruit salad, apple slices with caramel sauce, cut veggies,

    juice, and bottled water. By doing this, McDonalds is taking a proactive, hands-on approach

    which shows customers they care about and realize the significance of a healthy lifestyle. To

    promote this program, McDonalds and celebrity fitness trainer Bob Greene decided to

    challenge America. Their challenge was called McDonalds GoActive! American Challenge

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    and it encouraged others to live a more balanced life by taking steps to reach a goal. To

    promote the new campaign, Bob Greene walked and biked across America for a total of 36

    days. To include people in this journey, McDonalds distributed 10,000 to 15,000 step-o-

    meters along with brochures containing information about fitness and ways to start living a

    more active life.

    It is McDonalds hope that customers will see, from this challenge, that McDonalds is

    a place where they have a choice to consume either healthy or unhealthy food. Also, the

    presence of Bob Greene adds advantage to McDonalds marketing techniques because of his

    status in the fitness world. If he is associated with the company, then it must not be that

    unhealthy. It is critical to analyze what perception is and how it plays a part in McDonalds

    and their marketing strategy.

    Interview with Bob Comisky

    We also wanted to get the opinion and viewpoint of a person inside the McDonalds

    Corporation on this topic of healthy marketing. We talked to a franchise owner, Bob Comisky,

    to see whether or not he thought the current actions and advertisements were really working.

    According to Bob, customers are not coming to McDonalds to eat healthy. He said, Overall

    we have increased a little in healthy product sales but we have found that although there is a

    health craze right now people come to McDonalds for the burgers, not to eat healthy. This

    mimics our research, finding that the dollar menu sells much more than the healthy items. The

    marketing has had little effect on the buying patterns on the restaurant patrons. He also said

    that McDonalds is hoping to increase their market share globally:

    McDonald's as a company has vision to dominate the world-wide foodserviceindustry. In order to do this they will set the performance standard high for customersatisfaction in addition to increasing the market share and profitability by fulfillingMcDonald's mission of value execution strategies and convenience.

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    What is the Point?

    The basic issue for McDonalds regarding perception is that the entire establishment is

    based upon how they are perceived by the public. Are they perceived as a family restaurant by

    families? If so, the family segment will more likely visit the restaurant for family dinners. Is

    McDonalds perceived as a fun, inexpensive place for the high school and college segments to

    eat at? If so, they are also more likely to eat there. Therefore, the perception that consumers

    have about McDonalds is the basis of their decision to eat at the restaurant. Now that

    McDonalds has tried to saturate the market with the healthy, balanced lifestyles campaigns,

    they are trying to change the publics perception of them in terms of the health factor. While

    McDonalds is trying so hard to be the new and improved healthy dining experience, the

    perception of McDonalds in many peoples minds is already set in stone. Trying to change this

    will cost huge amounts of money and there is not any guarantee that McDonalds will achieve

    their goal.

    Overall, we believe that McDonalds is using these healthy products and active

    lifestyle campaigns as a defense mechanism. They are trying to dispel the image they have

    right now, and also prevent future lawsuits. All the lawsuits that have been brought against

    them in regards to obesity have been thrown out, but it is still negative publicity. The company

    had to do some major damage control after movies like Super Size Me! and other negative

    movements. They are less concerned with changing peoples perceptions of the chain, and

    more with the fact they need to be seen as tryingto help the situation. They have already

    saturated the market in the United States, and want to stay at the top and expand globally. It is

    not so much about initially changing the companys image, though over time it may change in

    response to this extensive marketing strategy.

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    Though it may not change their image, we also think that this is a good direction for

    McDonalds to focus toward. They are a mature company, and the only way to bend the arrow

    backward on their product life cycle is to innovate and create new products. This is their

    attempt to return to the rapid growth stage. As stated before, McDonalds is widely known for

    its hamburgers and fries, but it has potential to grow into a new market with healthy options. It

    also has enough money to fund this type of project, and there is no reason they should not

    continue on this road. The worst that could happen is that they revert back to the same market

    and style they have always had, but thepositive side could be expansion into an entirely new

    market and much more revenue for the company.

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