Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Christine Bond
Ben Cawley
SPED 6402
April 12, 2010
Marketing is a philosophy focused on making a product desirable to consumers.
Marketing is also based upon consumers' needs, wants and requirements as well as the
anticipation of consumer's future requirements. Within the corporate sector, there is also a focus
upon profitability. Modern marketing can also be defined as recognizing the impact that
Early marketing fell into the overall category of economics where early students of
marketing were educated as economists. During the early 1900's there was an overall
impression that having a middleman would only add cost instead of value to a company's
product. However, soon the consideration of the consumer as well as the rise of the Industrial
Revolution produced a need for marketing as the economy changed from being strongly agrarian
to industrial. What was once a buyers' market was quickly being replaced by a seller's market as
more products became available for purchase. The period between 1950 and 1960 can be called
the Period of Rcconccption as there was an increased emphasis upon managerial decision
making, the societal aspects of marketing and the quantitative marketing analysis (Bartels, 1976).
within these facets of the analysis, marketing campaigns can move forward in the area of
planning. Planning requires marketing campaigns to analyze or audit their current campaign to
determine their goals. Next the campaign must set forth objectives on where the campaign needs
to be going. Strategies determine the best way for a marketing campaign to achieve its goals,
while tactics help determine how a company reaches its goals. Lastly, the marketing campaign
must implement the strategies and tactics and put into place controls to be sure that the campaign
analysis of buyers' patterns, current trends, local and national economic trends. When a
campaign is in the planning stages it relies on research in order to drive solutions to marketing
goods and services. When gathering data upon a topic, the research must first have a set of
objectives and a set problem. Then a research proposal is created in which a data method will be
specified as well as the technique in measuring the data collected. A sample of the population in
a target market is collected, whether it is regional, a certain age group or type of customer.
Lastly there is an analysis of the results collected and presented in a final report. There are also a
variety of ways in which data is collected in a survey. There may be telephone or postal
the Likert scale-strongly agree, agree etc. The American Marketing Association also employs the
Marketing Information System which is "a set of procedures and methods for the regular,
planned collection, analysis and presentation of information for use in marketing decisions"
Marketing employs a variety of strategies to sel I products and services. Companies can
have a comer on a market by having what's known as 'core competences'. This is when a
company has a specific skill or production technique that can provide a benefit to consumers.
Marketing campaigns can influence the perceived need of a product by buyers by focusing on the
company's core competences. Another strategy is called benchmarking. This strategy compares
one company's product or service with that of another. This type of marketing strategy often
leads to more innovative ways of production, thus improving the overall product.
Advertising is a part of the way marketing campaigns communicate with consumers. The
use of newspapers was the first major influence upon society for advertising. Classified ads and
sales ads increased as newspapers saw their as profitable ways to gain more circulation and
readers. the increase in literacy rates also lead to higher circulation and therefore more
commerce. In America, the Philadelphia Gazette and Poor Richard's Almanac, both written by
Benjamin Franklin. were among the first printed means for advertising. James Gordon Bennett.
editor of the New York Herald from 1835-1867 can be given credit for many newspaper
advertising techniques still used today. He came up with the strategy to bring costs for buying
newspapers down, while charging businesses more to run their advertisements (O'Barr. 2005).
sales. These salesmen offered a personal touch to advertising campaigns. Advertising agencies
began to gain more prosperity after the Civil War. Soon, they began to oiler to write the copy
that would be placed in the newspaper ads. This marked a shift in advertising history as mass
media began to take shape at the turn of the century. Newspaper was the king of advertising
until World War I brought the revolution of radio. The United States was unique in that there
was very little government regulation of the advertisements streaming across the airwaves.
Branding of certain products had already taken hold in newspaper and magazine print, and the
radio offered a new way to brand j ingles and slogans into the homes of Americans. World \Var
lI brought the United States out of the Great Depression and the advertising industry, therefore,
jumped onto the notion of patriotism and support of the war effort. The 1950's was the dawn of
television advertising. As televisions became more and more prevalent in homes across the
As time has gone on, advertising has become an increasingly global operation.
Advertising companies have crossed the barriers of language and culture to have their products
recognizable across the world. With the age of the internet, advertising has become more
instantaneous as information is easier to access. As technology advances, advertising will
continue to change and come up with original ways to draw consumers to their product (O'Barr,
2005).
McDonald's has a reputation for aggressively marketing to kids. From the playgrounds
to the toys to the Happy Meal tie-ins with popular animated movies, McDonald's has
consistently found its way into the lives of America's children for decades now. It is estimated
that about 40% of McDonald's total advertising budget is directed at children (Meleo-Erwin,
n.d.). Ronald McDonald is by far the world's most famous and well-loved clown. McDonald's
maintains several websites for kids, one of which contains 'adver-games' in which kids are
subjected to advertisements while playing. McDonald's operates more playgrounds than any
municipality or any other private American corporation- more than 8,000 (Meleo-Erwin, n.d.)
The fast food giant doesn't simply appeal to kids through the toys in Happy Meals, although it is
one of America's largest toy distributors, but also through cartoon characters, catchy jingles, and
Subway has yet to really put together a strong marketing campaign for kids younger than
teens. In 2005, Subway Restaurants has hired Alloy Marketing and Promotions (AMP) to
develop a new promotional campaign to boost sales and brand affinity among the teen
population. The fast food chain's website states, "Kids' meals were developed to fit into the
American Heart Association's approach to a healthy lifestyle. In addition, 100% of Subway kids'
meals meet nutritional criteria that are consistent with USDA Dietary Guidelines for Americans.
Kids' meals compliment an active lifestyle and are shown in advertising with a mini low-fat
sandwich, apple slices and low fat milk." The current kids' promotion has fresh fit kids' meals
America's kids, some basic nutritional values will have to be studied. The daily amount of
recommended calories and nutrients varies for boys and girls and different age groups. Exact
amounts also vary depending on the growth and activity level of the child. For ages 4-8, boys
require between 1,400 to 2,000 calories, 39 to 54 grains of fat, 1,200 milligrams of sodium, 25
grams of fiber, and 800 milligrams of calcium each day. Girls of the stone age group need
between 1,200 to 1,800 calories, 33 to 47 grams of fat, 1,200 milligrams of sodium, 25 grams of
fiber, and 800 milligrams of calcium in a day (Mayo Clinic Staff, n.d. ).
Marketing is a multifaceted and complicated part of the fast food industry in America.
Giant fast food chains McDonald's and Subway are constantly looking for new ways to
manipulate consumers through various marketing schemes in hopes of bringing new customers
through their doors. A large potential client base exists in the form on America's kids, and
marketing departments spend enormous amounts of money in an attempt to tap into this
resource. They do so, it sometimes seems, with very little consideration to kids' nutritional
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Meleo-Frwin, Z. (n.d.) McDonald's and children's health: The production of new customers.
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Our Particular Attitude Toward `Perspective'
the position from which a person peers in on a topic and sees a point between right and
wrong or good and bad. Spectrums like politics, morality, and personal tastes. Topics
that range from titillating to trivial. Profound to mundane. Equalizers like emotion,
disposition, faith, and time bend the angles of perspective. Perspective is how a person
feels about anything there is to feel anything about. Where perspective originates is
every bit as vague and variable. A person's perspective is born from an amalgam of
factors which include, but are in no way limited to, culture, age, family history, personal
experience, race, sex, socioeconomic status, height, weather, and time of day.
Our unit is about fast food companies and marketing strategies geared at offering
healthy options. It questions what degree certain fast food chains and their marketing
departments influence consumers' perspective on what healthy is. From the perspective
of the companies who are possibly manipulating kids' attitudes toward healthy eating. are
The theme of `perspective' weaves through our lessons. Our first lesson will help
kids to shape their perspective on whether fast food companies have a moral obligation to
offer healthier options. Next, we work to discover how marketing works to manipulate
the perspective of the consumer to the company's advantage. Taking on the perspective
of a fast food giant in the third lesson will help the students to make big decisions about
what to offer the public by focusing on the bottom line. The students will put it all
together by developing a proposal for a marketing rnix geared at kids. Their ideas will be
persuading the company to use its marketing power to draw more kids to the healthy
1. Students will have a better understanding of how marketing campaigns can alter consumer's
perspectives.
2. Students will debate whether or not fast food companies have an obligation to provide healthier
food options for their customers and analyze marketing campaigns to determine ways to target
children to be consumers of healthier fast food.
"Know" Objectives
1. how marketing campaigns are used to influence consumers' needs and perceived needs.
2. strategies used by companies to target certain markets.
3. that psychology plays an important role in marketing and advertising.
4. how to Father and analyze data and present findings in an Excel document.
5. McDonald's has spent billions of dollars marketing its product to children.
6. marketing involves all aspects of shaping the product and delivering it to the customer.
7. Subway is America's fastest growing fast food chain, in large part due to its healthy
menu options.
8. Subway spends a fraction of what McDonald's does marketing to kids.
9. breakfast is a major influence on kids' health.
10. what nutrients kids need daily and what constitutes a healthy breakfast.
11, the general cost of marketing breakfast items and ideas on how to determine profit.
"Understand" Objectives
• Fast food companies have an obligation to offer healthier food choices to their customers.
• Customers must he made keenly aware of the nutritional facts of the food they are
purchasing for consumption.
• The marketing of one company can influence millions of people to make poor decisions
concerning their health.
Outline for "Fast Food Diet-Buy It?"
I. Marketing
a. Definition
i. Defining marketing is a difficult task as there are many varied definitions.
ii. "Marketing is the management process that identifies, anticipates and
satisfies customer requirements profitably." (The Chartered Institute of
Marketing)
iii. "Marketing is a social and managerial process by which individual and
groups obtain what they want and need through creating, offering and
exchanging products of value with others." (Kotler 1991)
iv. Marketing may be seen as a philosophy where concept is embedded in
management thought, or marketing may be seen as a function within a
business meaning is a department of that business.
b. History
i. Marketing can be divided into three stages:
1. Emergence of the mass market ca 1850.
2. Articulation of the modern marketing concept ca 1960.
3. Emphasis upon the transaction to the relationship ca 1990.
c. The Four "P's"
i. Product
1. Three levels
a. Core product is the benefit the product offers you, it is
often not tangible.
b. Actual product is the tangible, physical product.
c. Augmented product is the non-physical part of the product,
consisting of added value.
2. Product Life Cycle
a. A product is introduced, gains more consumers as it grows,
stabilizes as the product matures, then it is overtaken by
competition and is withdrawn.
ii. Place-This is the way that a product is moved from the manufacturer or
service provider to the customer. Examples include wholesalers or
retailers.
iii. Pricing-There are a variety of ways to price a product. For example, value
pricing is affected by increased competition which forces companies to
provide `value' products to keep profits stable.
iv. Promotion-Includes the entire possible medium for communication which
creates a unique campaign. For example, public relations, advertising and
sponsorship.
d. SWOT
L SWOT is an an technique used first by marketing companies to determine
the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats to a company.
e. Research
I. Marketing campaigns rely heavily upon research to obtain information
about their target in order to make decisions regarding their campaign
strategies.
f. Strategies
i. Core compctences- when a company has a specific skill or production
technique that can provide a benefit to consumers.
ii. Benchmarking- compares one company's product or serv ice with that of
another.
g. Advertising
i. Advertising is one way in which marketing campaigns communicate with
customers.
ii. Advertising campaigns use a variety of media such as radio, television,
magazine, cinema, newspapers, outdoor posters or transport, mobile
devices and/or internet communications.
iii. Planning for advertising requires campaigns to target an audience,
determine the information that want to convey, as well as determine media
and timing.
II. Fast Food Industry
a. Business
i. The fast food industry generates about $120 billion dollars per year.
ii. The average income of a fast food industry worker is $40,000.
iii. The titst food market producers require the uniform production of crops
and easy to process livestock which leads to the uniformity of farms.
b. Marketing
i. Local marketing's goal is to drive favorable customer behavior as a result
of more locally targeted communication.
ii. Based on segmentation or who the advertising message is designed to
reach, one selects the media or how one will send the message or what one
is communicating.
iii. Many fast food restaurants oiler healthier options such as fruit, yogurt,
soups and milk as side items.
c. Regulations
i. According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) advertisements must
be truthful and non-deceptive; advertisers must have evidence to back up
their claims; and advertisements cannot be unfair.
ii. According to the FTC, food advertising must give the absolute nutrient
content for food products.
iii. According to the FTC, there are standards for the substantiation of health
claims as well as a minimal nutritional value for foods bearing health
claims.
iv. Directly soliciting children for personal information is now prohibited without
parental approval thanks to the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 2000.
III. McDonald's
a. Kid's Menu
I. Mighty Meals are made to please older kids and contain a little more food.
There are 2 meal choice; Double Cheeseburger and 6-piece Chicken
McNuggets meal.
ii. Happy Meals' Nutrition Values: Low to high
1. Calories: 380 to 700
2. Fat(g): 12 to 27
3. Protein(g): 10 to 24
4. Calciurn(mg): 20 to 570
iii. Mighty Meals' Nutritional Values: Low to high
1. Calories: 380 to 700
2. Fat(g): 12 to 27
3. Protein(g): 10 to 24
4. Calciurn(rng): 20 to 570
b. General marketing
i. McDonalds dominates the fast food hamburger industry's market shares at
90%; followed by Burger King at 4% and Wendy's at 4%.
ii. Impact on economy
1. McDonald's employs about 447,000 people in 118 countries in
their more than 31,000 restaurant locations.
2. McDonald's is one of 30 corporations that the Dow Jones uses as a
measurement as to the strength or weakness of the United States'
economy.
iii. McDonald's menu of nutritional value is available in stores in the form of
brochures as well as being able to be accessed online.
iv. McDonald's current marketing campaign focuses on their Dollar Menu to
appeal to consumers in these euinurnic times.
c. Marketing to kids
i. About 40% of McDonald's total advertising budget is directed at children.
ii. The only fictional character with a higher degree of name recognition than
Ronald McDonald by children is Santa Claus.
iii. On one of the McDonald's current websites aimed at children, children interact
with "adver-games" which are designed to engage children with both the game
and an advertisement.
iv. McDonald's operates more than 8.000 playgrounds around the United States,
more than any other private American corporation and far more than any
municipality.
v. In addition to toys, McDonald's appeals directly to children through cartoon
characters, catchy jingles, and food shaped and colored to appeal to children.
vi. By 2003, 20% of McDonald's meals solri were Happy Meals and they accounted
for $3.5 billion in revenues.
I V. Subway
a. Subway Fresh Fit for Kids Meals' Nutrition Values
i. Less than 500 calories
ii. Low Fat/ X30% calories from fat
iii. Low Saturated Fat <10% calories from saturated fat
iv. Low Cholesterol
v. Trans Fat Free, meals contain absolutely no partially hydrogenated oil
vi. Contain at least 1 serving of fruit
b. General Marketing
i. Subway's arumual revenue in 2006 was about 9 billion dollars.
ii. Subway employs approximately 272,000 people in 33,000 restaurants in
over 100 countries.
iii. Mainly a sandwich shop, Subway provides its menu's nutritional
information on its cups and napkins as well as online.
iv. Subway's sales have increased 15% annually and can attribute its growth
to its most recent advertising campaigns "Fat Fresh" and "Five Dollar
Footlongs."
c. Marketing to kids h ttp:!hvww.suhway.com'subwayroot,'menunutritioniindex.aspx
i. Kids' meals were developed to fit into the American Heart Association's
approach to a healthy lifestyle. In addition, 100% of Subway kids' meals
meet nutritional criteria that are consistent with USDA Dietary Guidelines
for Americans.
ii. Kids' meals compliment an active lifestyle and are shown in advertising
with a mini low-fat sandwich, apple slices and low fat milk.
iii. The current kids' promotion has fresh fit kids' meals curnirig in reusable
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History bags.
http:/'www.subwaykids.com/grownups/frcshfitlKidsPromo.aspx
V. Nutrition and Health
a. Healthy and nutritious diet for kids
i. Offer five servings of fruits and vegetables a day
ii. Choose healthy sources of protein, such as lean mean, nuts and eggs
iii. Serve whole-grain breads and cereals because they are high in fiber
iv. Broil, grill or steam goods instead of frying them
v. Limit fast food and junk food
vi. Offer water and milk instead of sugary fruit drinks and sodas
b. Nutritional needs: Ages 4-8
I. Boys
1. Calories- 1,400 to 2,000, depending on growth and activity level
2. Total fat- 25% to 35% of daily calories (3 to 54 grams for 1,400 daily
calories)
3. Sodium- 1,200 milligrams a day
4. Fiber- 25 grams a day
5. Calcium-800 milligrams a day
ii. (u rls
1. Calories- 1,200 to 1,800, depending on growth and activity level
2. Total tat- 25% to 35% of daily calories (33 to 47 grams for 1,400 daily
calories)
3. Sodium- 1,200 milligrams a day
4. Fiber- 25 grams a day
5. Calcium- 800 milligrams a day
c. Nutritional needs: Ages 9-13
i. Boys
1. Calories- 1,800 to 2,600, depending on growth and activity level
2. Total fat- 25% to 25% of daily calories (50 to 70 grams for 1,400 daily
calories)
3. Sodium- 1,500 milligrams a day
4. Fiber- 31 grams a day
5. Calcium- 1,300 milligrams a day
ii. Girls
I. Calories- 1,600 to 2,200, depending on growth and activity level
2. Total fat- 25% to 35% of daily calories (44 to 62 grams for 1,400 daily
calories)
3. Sodium- 1,500 milligrams a day
4. Fiber- 26 grams a day
5. Calcium-1,300 milligrams a day
Technology-Infused Authentic Product
For their technology-infused authentic product, the students will become Subway's
marketing team and propose a four point plan to attract more kids to the healthy
options offered on the menu. The proposal will be laid out on a website using
Google Sites. The website will also include research of McDonald's marketing plan
directed at kids. The site will he used to pitch their proposal to actual marketing
executives at Subway.
Using VoiceThread, the students will stage a debate on the responsibility of the
quick-service restaurants in the fight against obesity in our country. They will
determine whether fast food giants should be obligated by regulations to join the
The students will also create a spreadsheet using Excel that will display nutrition
facts of popular choices at the largest fast food chains. This information will be used
to help better inform kids and parents of just how healthy some of the menu items
are at these restaurants. The spreadsheet will also include information on basic
nutrition needs for various age groups. It will be used as a visual aid on the website.
PowerPoint will be utilized to present marketing points and information needed for
Lesson 3 and Lesson 4. (7)
EQ: Does the fast food industry have an obligation to provide healthier meal alternatives?
C. WHAT ARE THE STUDENTS WILL HAVE GAINED THE ENDURING UNDERSTANDING THAT PEOPLE
ENDURING HAVE DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES OF WHAT IS HEALTHY AND WHETHER OR NOT
UNDERSTANDINGS THAT COMPANIES HAVE OBLIGATIONS TO THEIR CUSTOMERS TO PROVIDE HEALTHY
STUDENTS SHOULD TAKE OPTIONS.
AWAY FROM THE LESSON?
III. PLANNING
EQ: DO FAST FOOD COMPANIES HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO PROVIDE
HEALTHIER OPTIONS TO THEIR CUSTOMERS? IF SO, WHY, IF NOT,
B. ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS:
WHY NOT?
(ONE OVERARCHING AND
EQ: IN WHAT WAYS DOES A DEBATE DEVELOP MY PERSPECTIVE ON A
ONE OR MORE TOPICAL
GIVEN TOPIC?
A. McDonalds
B. VoiceThread
To START OFF OUR UNIT OF STUDY, I WILL POSE TO THE GROUP THE
ESSENTIAL QUESTION/PROBLEM OF OUR UNIT:"DO FAST FOOD
COMPANIES HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO OFFER HEALTHIER OPTIONS TO
THEIR CUSTOMERS?" STUDENTS WILL ORGANIZE THEIR THOUGHTS
ON THE PRO OR CON SIDE OF THE GIVEN GRAPHIC ORGANIZER. PRO
WOULD TRANSLATE TO "YES" COMPANIES DO HAVE AN OBLIGATION,
AND CON WOULD TRANSLATE TO "NO" COMPANIES DO NOT HAVE AN
OBLIGATION TO OFFER HEALTHIER OPTIONS. AFTER BEING GIVEN
ENOUGH TIME TO FORMULATE TWO OR THREE ELABORATIVF POINTS,
STUDENTS WILL BE GROUPED ACCORDING TO THEIR POSITION ON
THE TOPIC (HOMOGENEOUS GROUPS). (10 MINUTES)
LESSON OBJECTIVE: STUDENTS WILL GAIN KNOWLEDGE OF THE FOUR "P'S" OF MARKETING -
PRODUCT, PLACE, PRICING AND PROMOTION. STUDENTS WILL BEGIN TO RECOGNIZE HOW FAST
FOOD COMPANIES USE THE FOUR P'S IN THEIR MARKETING CAMPAIGNS AS WELL AS RECOGNIZE
STRATEGIES USED IN COMMERCIALS.
C. WHAT ARE THE STUDENTS WILL UNDERSTAND THAT MARKETING REQUIRES STRATEGY TO
ENDURING ALTER PEOPLE'S NEEDS AND PERCEIVED NEEDS. STUDENTS WILL
UNDERSTANDINGS THAT UNDERSTAND THAT PEOPLE CAN RECOGNIZE MARKETING STRATEGIES BY
STUDENTS SHOULD TAKE REFLECTING UPON THE PURPOSE OF THE MARKETING CAMPAIGN.
AWAY FROM THE LESSON?
III. PLANNING
B. ESSENTIAL EQ: Do FAST FOOD COMPANIES HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO PROVIDE
QUESTIONS: HEALTHIER OPTIONS TO THEIR CUSTOMERS?
(ONE OVERARCHING AND EQ: WI IAT ARC THE FOUR "P'S" OF MARKETING AND IIOW ARC THEY
ONE OR MORE TOPICAL) USED BY FAST FOOD COMPANIES?
i. Product
D. CONTENT:
(OUTLINE THE CONTENT Three levels
YOU WILL TEACH)
a. Core product is the benefit the product
offers you, it is often not tangible.
b. Actual product is the tangible, physical
product.
II. PREPLANNING
• BREAKFAST IS A MAJOR INFLUENCE ON KIDS' HFAITH.
A. WHAT IS WORTH • WHICH NUTRIENTS KIDS NEED DAILY AND WHAT CONSTITUTES A
KNOWING? HEALTHY BREAKFAST.
• THE GENERAL COST OF MARKETING BREAKFAST ITEMS AND IDEAS ON
HOW TO DETERMINE PROFIT.
• JUSTIFY MARKETING HEALTHY BREAKFAST ITEMS BY PLOTTING AND
ORGANIZING AN EXCEL SPREADSHEET USING SELECTED RESEARCH
AND DATA.
• SYNTHESIZE INFORMATION TO GLEAN WHETHER MARKETING
HLALTHIER MENU ITEMS COULD POTENTIALLY TURN A PROFIT FOR
B. STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE SUBWAY.
TO... • CALCULATE AND COMPARE THE COST A FEW INVENTED MENU ITEMS
AND THE PROFIT GAINED FROM EACH.
• JUSTIFY PRODUCING A FEW NEW MENU ITEMS BY APPRAISING THE
POTENTIAL PROFIT GAIN.
• CREATE NEW MENU ITEMS WITH THE GOAL OF BRINGING YOUGER AGE
GROUPS INTO THE RESTAURANTS.
• MARKETING A MENU ITEM INVOLVES A NUMBER OF FACTORS.
• HEALTHY BREAKFAST ITEMS AT SUBWAY ARE POSSIBLE, IF NOT
C. STUDENTS WILL
POTENTIALLY PROFITABLE.
UNDERSTAND THAT...
• A COMPANY MUST COMPILE A VARIETY OF DATA BEFORE DECIDING TO
MOVE AHEAD WITH A NEW IDFA.
III. PLANNING
• How DOES A MARKETING CAMPAIGN FOR HEALTHIER FASTFOOD
BENEFIT CUSTOMERS? HOW DOES IT BENEFIT THE FAST FOOD
B. ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS: COMPANY?
( ONE OVERARCHING AND ONE • How CAN SUBWAY TURN A PROFIT WHILE OFFERING HEALTHIER
OR MORE TOPICAL) i BREAKFAST OPTIONS TO CUSTOMERS?
• HOW CAN SUBWAY CREATE A BREAKFAST THAT WILL BE WORTH
BUYING AND EATING FROM A KIDS PFRSPECTIVF?
HE MARKET RESEARCHERS WILL COMPLETE THE AUTHENTIC TASK OF
ATHERING PRELIMINARY DATA TO DECIDE IF SUBWAY'S MARKETING
FPARTMENT SHOULD MOVE AHEAD WITH 11S PLAN 10 OFFER HEALTHIER
C. ASSESSMENT:
REAKI AST ITEMS PARTICULARLY GEARED TOWARD KIDS.
(PERFORMANCE TASK)
;TUDENTS WILL BRAINSTORM IDEAS FOR NEW BREAKFAST IILMS Al SUBWAY
HAT TARGET KIDS THAT ARE 4-8 YEARS OLD AND KIDS THAT ARE 9- 13.
CLASS WILL DECIDE ON THE FOUR BEST IDEAS TO MOVF AHEAD WITH.
STUDENTS WILL DIVIDE INTO PAIRS, EACH WORKING WITII ONE OF THE
PROPOSED BREAKFAST MENU ITEMS. EACH PAIR WILL USE WEGMANS.COM TO
RESEARCH NUTRITIONAL VALUES AND POTENTIAL COSTS OF THEIR ITEM. ON
THIS GROCERY CHAIN'S WEBSITE THE STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO SEARCH FOR
ft HE INGREDIENTS THAT MAKE UP EACH ITEM. THEY WILL HAVE TO CALCULATE
THE COST OF EACH INDIVIDUAL INGREDIENT NECESSARY IN PRODUCING A
SING LE BREAKFAST ITEM. FOR IN STANCE, IF THEY DECIDE TO INCORPORATE
_Y BACON AND A PACKAGE COSTS $3.00 FOR 22 PIECES OF BACON,
ONE PIECE WILL COST ROUGHLY 14 CENTS.
-
UDENTS WILL BE GIVEN A SPREADSHEET (SEE ATTATCHED 'BREAKFAST
EMS- NUTRIENTS AND COST)) TO PLACE COST AND NUTRITIONAL
FORMATION FOR EACH INGREDIENT CALORIES, FAT, SODIUM, FIBER, AND
OTEIN). THE SPREADSHEET WILL ALSO ALLOW FOR THEM TO TOTAL FACH
LUE TO PRFSFNT NUMBFRS FOR THE ENTIRE ITEM.
THE PAIRS WILL MEET TO COMBINE THEIR DATA ONTO ONE SPREADSHEET AND
CREATE A BROCHURE TO ILLUSTRATE THE FINER POINTS OF THEIR PROPOSED
MENU ITEMS (SEE ATTATCHED 'NAPKIN TEMPLATE'). THE BROCHURE WILL
REQUIRE THE PAIRS TO NAME EACH ITEM AND SHARE NUTRITIONAL VALUES
AND ESTIMATED COST AND PROFIT, THE BROCHURE WILL DOUBLE AS A
NAPKIN ADVERTISEMENT.
LESSON OBJECTIVE: STUDENTS WILL DETERMINE HOW SUBWAY CAN BETTER MARKET ITS HEALTHY
OPTIONS TO YOUNGER AGE GROUPS.
B. STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE • EVALUATE SOME OF THE WAYS MCDONALD'S HAS MARKETED TO KIDS
IN THE PAST AND IS MARKETING TO KIDS CURRENTLY IN ORDER TO
TO...
DISTINGUISH SUCCESSFUL TACTICS.
• DESIGN A WAY FOR SUBWAY TO USE MCDONALD'S MARKETING
STRATEGIES AS ATEMPLATE IN ORDER TO BETTER REACH KIDS.
• ISSUES FACING THE FAST FOOD INDUSTRY TAKE ON A DIFFERENT
SHAPE FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE MARKLIING EXECUTIVES OF A
GIANT FAST FOOD COMPANY.
• MARKETING A MENU ITEM INVOLVES A NUMBER OF FACTORS,
C. STUDENTS WILL INCLUDING UNDERSTANDING AND MANIPULATING THE PERSPECTIVES
UNDERSTAND THAT... OF CUSTOMERS.
• MARKETING A PRODUCT AT A SPECIFIC AGE GROUP IS A
COMPLICATED, MULTILAYERED PROCEDURE.
• A COMPANY MUST COMPILE A VARIETY OF DATA BEFORE DECIDING TO
MOVE AHEAD WITH A NEW IDEA.
III. PLANNING
• HOW DOES A MARKETING CAMPAIGN FOR HEALTHIER FAST FOOD
BENEFIT CUSTOMERS? HOW DOES IT BENEFIT THE FAST FOOD
COMPANY?
• FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF A FAST FOOD OWNER OR EXECUTIVE,
WHAT STEPS CAN BE TAKEN TO BETTER MARKET ITS HEALTHY OPTIO
B. ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS: TO KIDS?
(ONE OVERARCHING AND ONE • IN WHAT WAYS DOES A MARKETING CAMPAIGN MANIPULATE THE
OR MORE TOPICAL) PERSPECTIVES OF ITS CUSTOMERS IN ORDER TO ATTRACT THEM TO
ITS PRODUCT?
• How HAS MCDONALD'S SUCCESSFULLY UNDERSTOOD AND
MANIPULATED THE PERSPECTIVES OF ITS YOUNGER CUSTOMERS
THROUGH PAST AND CURRENT MARKETING STRATEGIES?
STIIDFNTS WTI I CRFATF A WEBSITE IN ORDER TO PITCH A PROPOSAL TO
SUBWAY'S MARKETING EXECUTIVES OF THEIR IDEAS ON HOW TO BETTER
MARKET TO KIDS AGES 4-13. THE WEBSITE WILL INCLUDE A PROPOSED
MARKETING MIX THAT WILL ALLOW SUBWAY TO ATTRACT MORE KIDS TO
HEIR HEALTHY OPTIONS. THEY WILL ALSO DETAIL SOME OF MCDONALD'S
SUCCESSFUL STRATFC,IFS IN ORDFR TO FOLLOW THE UNDISPUTED LEADER IN
MARKETING TO CHILDREN.
C. ASSESSMENT:
(PERFORMANCE TASK)
STUDENTS WILL PRESENT THEIR WEBSITE AND IDEAS TO A LOCAL SUBWAY
OWNER AS WELL AS THE TEACHERS.
Marketing to kids
a) McDonald's
i) About 40% of McDonald's total advertising budget is
directed at children.
ii) On one of the McDonald's current websites aimed at
children, children interact with "adver-games" which
are designed to engage children with both the game
and an advertisement.
iii) McDonald's operates more than 8.000 playgrounds
around the United States, more than any other private
American corporation and far more than any
municipality.
iv) In addition to toys, McDonald's appeals directly to
children through cartoon characters, catchy jingles,
and food shaped and colored to appeal to children.
v) By 2003, 20% of McDonald's meals sold were Happy
Meals and they accounted for $3.5 billion in revenues.
b) Subway
D. CONTENT:
i) Kids' meals were developed to fit into the American
(OUTLINE THE CONTENT YOU
Heart Association's approach to a healthy lifestyle. In
WILL TEACH)
addition, 100% of Subway kids' meals meet nutritional
criteria that are consistent with USDA Dietary
Guidelines for Americans.
ii) Kids' meals compliment an active lifestyle and are
shown in advertising with a mini low-fat sandwich,
apple slices and low fat milk.
iii) The current kids' promotion has fresh fit kids' meals
coming in reusable Smithsonian National Museum of
Natural History bags.
Website Creation
a) Goggle Sites
i) Single click page creation
ii) No HTML required
iii) Upload files and attachments
iv) Publish sites to the world
MCDONALD'S MARKETING EXECUTIVES (THF TEACHERS) WILL PRESENT THE
ROUP WITH SOME FACTS ON MCDONALD'S OUTRAGEOUS SUCCESS IN
MARKETING TO KIDS. A POWERPOINT PRESENTATION (SEE ATTACHED
LESSON 4- HOOK') WILL BE SHOWN THAT OUTLINES SOME OF MCDONALD'S
E. HOOK:
URRE14T MARKETING MIX AND GIVES A DEFINITION OF 'BENCHMARKING'.
HE PAIR WORKING ON PRICE WILL WORK CLOSELY WITH THE PAIR WORKING
N PRODUCT IN GENERATING IDEAS FOR CREATING ORIGINAL, HEALTHY
EALS FOR KIDS, AS WFI L AS PRICING AND PACKAGING OF THE MEALS. THEY
II L HAVE TO PRIMARILY USE CURRENT SUBWAY MENU INGREDIENTS,
LTIIOUGII THEY WILL BE ALLOWED TO MAKE MINOR ADDITIONS OR
LTERATIONS IF THEY SEE FIT. (FOR EXAMPLE, IF THEY WOULD LIKE TO
ICORPORATE A DIFFERENT SIZED OR SHAPED ROLL, OR ADD PEANUT BUTTER
THE MENU THAT WOULD BE ACCEPTABLE.)
HE PRICING PAIR WILL COME UP WITH WAYS TO COMBINE MENU ITEMS INTO
F. INSTRUCTION' VALUE MEALS OR PRICING PROMOTIONS THAT WILL BE ATTRACTIVE TO KIDS OF
•
TH E AGE GROUPS MENTIONED. PACKAGING IDEAS SHOULD BE DECIDED UPON
FOR EACH, AS WELL. STUDENTS IN THESE PAIRS WILL BE INSTRUCTED THAT
PACKAGING IDLAS SHOULD BE VERSITILE TO VARIOUS PROMOTIONAL IDEAS,
BUT NOT TIED TO ANYTHING AT THIS POINT. (THEY WILL BE TOLD TO THINK
OF A BLANK HAPPY MEAL BOX, NOT ONE WITH DISNEY CHARACTERS ON IT.)
Protein (grams) 50 1. 1 34 46 52
I ro n (mg) 1E 7 10 8 15
Calcium (mg) 1.000 -500 800 r 13 r 1300 1300
Vitamin C (mg) 60 15 25 I 45 65 75
Fiber(g)
23 14-19 19-23 23- 28 (girls) 23 31-34
25- 31 (boys)
Fium (mg) 2400 1000 1500 1200 1900 1500-2200 1500-2300 1500-2300
(30 -35% of (25 - 35% of (25- 35°Y (25 - 35% (25 - 35% of calo ri es)
calo ri es) calories) calori es) calo ries)
(<10% calories)
Cabers'*"
2000 1000 - 1400 1400-1600 girls: 2000 2200- 2400
(2-3 years) 1600-2000
boys:
1800-2200
Source:
1999 2002 Dietary Rcfercnoe Intakes. Insvtutes of Medicine and 2005 Dieta ry Guidelines
Nu tr iti on Research Center at Baylor College of Medicine Last modified March 4 , 2005
Sources: http://kidshealth.org/parent/food/weight/breakfast.html#
http://www.bcm.edu/cnrc/consumer/archives/percentDV.htm
Wh y Bother With Breakfast?
Breakfast is a great way to give the body the refueling it needs. Kids who eat breakfast tend to
eat healthier overall and are more likely to participate in physical activities — two great ways to
help maintain it healthy weight.
Skipping breakfast can make kids feel tired, restless, or irritable. In the morning, their bodies
need to refuel for the day ahead after going without food for 8 to 12 hours during sleep. Their
mood and energy can drop by midmorning if they don't eat at least a small morning meal.
Breakfast also can help keep kids' weight in check. Breakfast kick-starts the body's metabolism,
the process by which the body converts the fuel in food to energy. And when the metabolism
gels moving, the body starts burning calories.
Also, people who don't eat breakfast often consume more calories throughout the day and are
more likely to be overweight. That's because someone who skips breakfast is likely to get
famished before lunchtime and snack on high-calorie foods or overeat at lunch.
It's important for kids to have breakfast every day, but what they eat in the morning is crucial
too. Choosing breakfast foods that are rich in whole grains, fiber, and protein while low in added
sugar may boost kids' attention span, concentration, and memory — which they need to learn in
school.
Research also has shown that kids who eat breakfast get fiber, calcium, and other important
nutrients. They also tend to keep their weight under control, have lower blood cholesterol levels
and fewer absences from school, and make fewer trips to the school nurse with stomach
complaints related to hunger.
The morning meal doesn't have to be all about traditional breakfast items. You can mix it up to
include different foods, even the leftovers from last night's dinner, and still provide the nutrients
and energy kids need for the day.
l'ry to serve a balanced breakfast that includes some carbohydrates, protein, and fiber. Curbs are
a good source of immediate energy for the body. Energy from protein tends to kick in after the
carbs are used up. Fiber helps provide a feeling of fullness and, therefore, discourages
overeating. And when combined with adequate liquid consumption, fiber helps move food
through the digestive system, preventing constipation and lowering cholesterol.
• carbohydrates: whole-grain cereals, brown rice, whole-grain breads and muffins, fruits,
vegetables
• protein: low-fat or nonfat dairy products, lean meats, eggs, nuts (including nut butters),
seeds. and cooked dried beans
• fiber: whole-grain breads, waffles. and cereals; brown rice, bran, and other grains; fruits,
vegetables, beans, and nuts
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