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External Secondary Research
Conducting external secondary research can help support the need for a study when addressing a management problem identified for a marketing research proposal. In this Assignment, you will demonstrate your ability to conduct secondary research to inform a proposal for a new product idea.
In this Assignment, you will engage in the development of the following professional competencies:
Scenario:
As a marketing researcher working for the McDonalds© Corporation, you are tasked with performing secondary marketing research to inform a brief proposal that introduces a new product concept that can be added to the menu. Preparation for executing this task will mean that you conduct secondary marketing research to learn the types of food that McDonald’s does and does not carry.
Do some brainstorming. Given your knowledge of what McDonald’s currently offers and your knowledge of other foods that they could be carrying, think up two or three possible products that you believe would be a possible good addition to the McDonald’s menu. Yes, this may mean you have to go to a McDonald’s and do some on-site research- possibly even sampling the menu items. See- not all exploratory research is drudgery!
Instructions for completing this Assignment
Write a 2-3 page persuasive essay using APA style. Be sure to use complete sentences, and provide specific examples when applicable. As with all material you submit, check for correct spelling, grammar, punctuation, mechanics, and language usage.
In your essay, include the following information:
A. Provide two or three initial ideas for new products that McDonald’s can include on the menu.
B. Find two articles or other references in the library or the Internet from credible sources that provide some information on whether the product might be successful. For instance, if you decide that McDonald’s should offer French cuisine on their menu, you would try to find an article that provides information on how US consumers have increased their consumption of French cuisine over the past three years.
C. For each article: Provide a brief explanation of how each supports one or all of the possible products you have selected for candidates to be placed on McDonald’s current menu.
D. Provide a very brief analysis of the two articles you found. The summary should be
approximately one paragraph for each article.
E. Provide a reference list for the articles you have found in APA format.
In the past, many students have selected popular products that McDonald’s does not offer, but other restaurants successfully provide. This is an opportunity to use your creativity, so think critically on what products may positively impact the McDonald’s menu of products to increase revenues and profitability. The secondary research used in this Assignment should support your new product idea. Remember you are in the process of finding data that will convince a hardened senior executive that your addition to the menu will be good for McDonald’s and their bottom line.
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When McDonalds opened for the first time as a barbeque restaurant in California in 1940,
nobody would have expected how far it would have gone within just a few years. However, its
continue drive to succeed has pushed them further than any other company in the food retail
industry. In this sense, McDonalds has invested a lot of effort and money in increasing brand
awareness between their customers. Hence, some examples include the fact that they will be the
top sponsors of the 2020 Olympic games, or the sponsorship of the major teams in the basketball,
soccer or baseball leagues year after year.
McDonalds core mission is to provide its customers with one of their favorite places to
eat fast food and drink. Furthermore, the management has set up the Plan to Win, which is a
worldwide operations system that is aligned to the global strategy of the company. The major
aim of this strategy is to offer McDonalds customers with an exceptional customer experience,
which is achieved by paying attention to the staff, the products, the environment, the price and
the promotion of staff within the company’s hierarchy. Hence, McDonalds is probably among
the companies that are more committed to enhance their customers’ experience.
For an example, we should consider the case when McDonalds wanted to test the
marketing of different Spam products in Ha...