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Aggressive Marketing

CONFLICT AGGRESSIVE MARKETING

I often wonder about the increasing number of conflicts in the modern and sometimes aggressive marketing and who benefits from it. As you can see in my name, I'm not from the U.S., and from this country is the leader in almost everything (only a name) to be good or bad I decide to use this example to illustrate my opinion about a serious conflict of interest: McDonald's against the U.S. health care system. I chose McDonald's as a representative for the whole fast food industry as this company is the world's largest within the industry.

The comprehensive study of the field of marketing is broad, since it involves the economy in connection with the private firms as well as the implementation of public policies. Marketing is integrated into our lives used by our communities as well as companies producing or selling goods or services they need. In return for pay today for products with money and social services to pay money or otherwise contribute to the development of social structure.

Role Models

The models are easy to identify: McDonald's is a company with the main objective in most of dividends to its shareholders, The American Health System (in general) should focus on helping the citizens of the States to live as long and healthy as possible. So here then is the conflict. To ensure good wages and bonuses to top management and acceptable to pay a dividend for shareholders of McDonald's will sell like hamburgers and many related products as possible. Focused marketing campaigns to convince U.S. citizens the burgers are a necessity and we all know the result of a High intake of hamburgers:

Obesity and of course the U.S. winning burgers has the highest rate of obesity in the world. Obesity means have excess body fat. It is different from being overweight, which means weighing too much. The weight may come from muscle, bone, fat and / or body water. Both terms mean that a person's weight is greater than is considered healthy for their height.

Obesity occurs over time when you eat more calories from which you use. The balance between calories in and calories out differently for each person. Factors that could tip the balance to include your membership genetics, overeating, eating high fat foods and not being physically active. Being obese increases your risk of diabetes, heart disease, stroke, arthritis and certain cancers. If you are obese, losing even 5 to 10 percent of your weight can delay or prevent some diseases. Source: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney

The list of possible diseases is long:

• Coronary disease
• Type 2 diabetes
• Cancers (endometrial, breast and colon)
• Hypertension (high blood pressure)
• Dyslipidemia (for example, high total cholesterol or high triglycerides)
• Stroke
• The liver and gallbladder
• Sleep apnea and respiratory problems
• Osteoarthritis (a degeneration of cartilage and underlying bone within a joint)
• Gynecological problems (menstruation abnormal, infertility)

Source: Department of Health and Human Services.

McDonald's

Let a look at McDonald's Corporation and obtain the figures as correct as possible from the U.S. a capitalist society is 100%, with a narrow focus on the human aspects. The Corporation is very wide and is the largest chain of fast food restaurants in the world. From what I've been able to access the figure for operating profit this amounted to around 4.0 million USD in 2007. Total-operated restaurants (either franchised or owned by the Corporation) is about 31,000 serving some 47 million hamburgers every day. Number of people working is about 1.5 million which makes the Corporation of one of the most in the world. Regardless of the ownership of the (restaurant Corporation owns only about 20% of total) all have to work very business models and strict standards set by the Corporation. In order to complete this item only McDonald's financial implications are widespread and may vary from country to country, one law seems to apply to all outlets is that the supply and logistics of all raw materials are controlled 100% by the Corporación.

We all know McDonald's that we've all been there. Maybe love or not love fast food products, but the fact is that from a business and marketing the point of view of the McDonald's Corporation has done a great job. Almost everyone knows what the Big Mac represents.

In Denmark we had a well-known writer and storyteller by the name of HC Andersen. In one of his famous tales are told that if you succeed you are the target of envy and calumny. McDonald's have had their part. The criticisms have come from all parties about the handling of aggressive marketing methods, on working conditions and environment for staff, health and registration of labor, business practices and gentleness culinary.

The top management of the Corporation has reacted quickly to many of the above issues, including the introduction of food from the "happy" the product, other healthier products and change in the personnel policy of replacing low-paid workers (called Generation X) with more motivated staff where possible and changes in the chain Supply has also taken place.

The downside of success is that all fast food products contribute to obesity unless we take some steps appropriate, such as reducing fat intake, exercise regularly, avoid drinks with sugar but more importantly, eat less. In Denmark, the obesity rate is much smaller than in the States for the reasons just mentioned. I agree however that many other factors play an important role when we talk about obesity.

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

The extent of any marketing campaign (regardless of the shape) this important department should draw attention to the negative effects of obesity and related diseases. I have not been able to establish the exact number of funds for this purpose, but the reality is published by the Department:

• Unhealthy diets and physical inactivity may contribute to or aggravate many chronic diseases and conditions, including type 2 diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, stroke and some cancers.
• Over the past 20 years, obesity rates among adults have increased significantly in the United States. In 2005-2006, data from the National Center for Statistics of Health show that 34% of U.S. adults 20 years of age and older-over 72 million people-are obese.
• In 2005, few adults gathered the Healthy People 2010 objectives for fruit and vegetable consumption, only 33% consumed fruit two or more times a day and even fewer (27%) plants consumed three or more times per day.
• Despite the proven benefits of physical activity, less than half of U.S. adults in 2007 with a sufficient physical activity to provide health benefits.
• More than a quarter of children born in 2004 were never breastfed.
• The percentage of youth who are obese has roughly tripled since 1980. In 2003-2006, 16.3% of children and adolescents 2-19 years had a body mass index greater than or equal to the 95th percentile for age and sex on the CDC growth charts.
• Over a third (34%) of adolescents in grades 9-12 had a drink (not diet), at least once a day for the past 7 days.
• In 2007, 65% of young people in grades 9-12 do not get the recommended amount physical activity, 35% watched television for 3 hours or more in the middle school day.

The Cost of obesity and chronic disease

• Among children and adolescents, annual hospital costs related to obesity were over 127 million U.S. dollars 1997-1999, up $ 35 million during 1979-1981.
• In 2000, the total cost of obesity in the United States was estimated at 117 billion U.S. dollars-$ $ 61 million for direct medical costs and 56 billion U.S. dollars for indirect costs.
• In 1996, 31 billion U.S. dollars of expenditure treatment (in 2000 dollars) for cardiovascular disease in adults is associated with overweight and obesity.

Source: Department Health and Human Services

Be a marketing oriented figures that I like, but realize they need a solid bottom. My question really is: What is the price of any company for the repair of people suffering from obesity and related diseases? If you use the total of all expenditures paid by the Society for Health Services and calculate the percentage of those employed, caused by obesity and diseases associated with the U.S. is compared to 6%, the figure Denmark is 3% only. (Figures are for 2002). Okay I know that one needs more solid statistics to produce the financial effects of all impacts related how to get the information?

Conclusion:

IF U.S. Department of Health and Human Services could improve their marketing budget and reduce the total cost of the above treatments from 6% to 3% who will benefit from the Society of most U.S. effects (all relevant and those cost money) or McDonald's? Or should I rephrase my question: If President Obama now imposed a cut in total marketing costs U.S. for all fast food restaurants – that benefit society? Or it would be very useful now that the U.S. is no accident in a democratic state to hand over cuts in marketing costs as mentioned companies selling health food or for example, fitness centers?

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