McDonald’s announced today that the company will increase adspend with black-owned properties from 2% to 5% of national advertising spend from 2021 to 2024. Even more, in the next four years, the company and Owner\/Operators are accelerating the allocation of advertising dollars to diverse-owned media companies, production houses and content creators. McDonald\u2019s total investment in diverse-owned partners (including black, hispanic, asian pacific american, women and LGBTQ-owned platforms) will more than double, moving from 4% to 10% of national advertising spend between 2021 and 2024.
\u201cWe\u2019ve been making serious commitments that are guided by our values, and with this latest move, we\u2019re taking action to advance diverse-owned companies across the marketing supply chain,\u201d said Morgan Flatley, Chief Marketing and Digital Customer Experience Officer, McDonald\u2019s USA. \u201cWe\u2019re using our resources to support these platforms and businesses, which keep the brand at the center of culture while creating deeper relationships with our diverse customers, crew and employees.\u201d
\u201cAs a Black female entrepreneur, I am proud to be a part of McDonald\u2019s continued effort to meet Women and diverse-owned businesses where they are by providing much-needed resources to do business in an ever-evolving marketplace,\u201d said Vicki Chancellor, Chair, McDonald\u2019s USA Franchisee Marketing Committee. \u201cIt\u2019s who we are as a leading brand that is doing our part to help underserved communities thrive.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Leaving asid the increase of diverse adspend, McDonald’s will forge multi-year partnerships with diverse-owned media and production companies, content-creators and influencers to support their businesses for sustainable, long-term growth; strengthen the marketing supply chain; enable deeper, more inclusive storytelling; and foster conduits for cultural connectivity.
The fast food chain will also form an advisory board of external marketing and advertising subject matter experts dedicated to identifying the biggest barriers to economic opportunity facing diverse partners and putting collective resources behind new programs and initiatives to eliminate them. The group\u2019s focus will be to drive change and impact across the industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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This plan builds upon the company\u2019s longstanding relationships with diverse-owned marketing and communications companies including The Boden Agency, Lopez Negrete, IW Group and Burrell Communications Group, a full-service agency and McDonald\u2019s partner of 50 years. It also follows the inaugural Media Partner Summit that McDonald\u2019s hosted in November 2020, which convened diverse-owned media companies to identify mutually beneficial partnership opportunities that align with McDonald\u2019s overall marketing strategy and goals. This Summit will be held annually to create and strengthen connections with both new and existing partners across diverse segments.
In addition to marketing partners, McDonald\u2019s has a long history of purchasing goods and services from other businesses and suppliers that represent the diverse communities it serves. New commitments to reduce barriers and increase spend with diverse suppliers were shared in the company\u2019s broader Global Diversity, Equity and Inclusion aspiration announced last July.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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