McDonald’s has finally showed off new outfits for its British workers. It was announced last year that designer Wayne Hemingway would create a totally new uniform before the London 2012 Olympics begins.
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Effie Worldwide and Warc, the global online provider of ideas and evidence to marketing people, unveiled the list of the most effective marketers of the 2011, derived from almost 2,000 finalists and winning entries to 39 Effie Award competitions worldwide, which unveiled leaders in the field for the past 12 months. The Effie Effectiveness Index, which was launched in 2011, “recognizes the architects of the most effective marketing communications ideas from around the world.” The Index shows winners both by the business type category (Most Effective Marketers, Most Effective Brands, Most Effective Agency Networks, etc.) and by region.
McDonald’s continues the total revamp of its restaurants globally. In the UK, the company has already transformed its venues and menu options and has just launched a web site to demonstrate consumers ‘behind the scenes’ at the chain, including information on food-sourcing, its environmental contribution and charitable activities.
McDonald’s, which is often blamed for promoting unhealthy meal choices, is doing its best clearing its image by improving food standards and adopting greener choices in its business. The biggest fast-food chain in the world has issued the 2012 Global Best of Green report, which highlights 90 examples of its environmental best-practice innovations. The 46-page illustrated report is spanning across eight categories—energy, packaging, anti-littering, recycling, logistics, communications, green building, and greening the workplace—and tells about the company’s achievements in each of them.
McDonald’s, the official restaurant of the Olympic Games, is celebrating 100-days-out from the Games with a roll out of its Champions of Play program announced in the beginning of 2012. Created for 6—14 years old kids, the program is aimed to provide them with more information on healthy nutrition in a fun way.
McDonald’s kicked off a new Twitter initiative, #Shamrocking right before St. Patrick’s Day. The fast food company has recently failed its #McDStories campaign which was aimed to encourage users to share their favorite memories of the McDonald’s but instead faced mostly bad stories of awful food and service.