Berkeley Haas Case Series
The Berkeley Haas Case Series is a collection of business case studies created by UC Berkeley faculty
by David Robinson
After decades of international success, by 1997, McDonald's faced slowing sales growth and stiff competition in the United States. Price promotion seemed like a good way to rekindle sales growth. However, in June 1997, McDonald's corporate management abruptly announced that it was canceling its price promotion, 'Campaign 55,' which had been planned to last all year. The attention-getting pricing plan was to feature a different hamburger-sandwich each month at the bargain price of just $0.55 (in honor of the 1955 founding of the fast food chain). The promotion began with the company's flagship product, the Big Mac®. Since the regular price of a Big Mac was close to $2, it was surprising that the company's loyal customers joined restaurant owners and howled in complaint about the 'C-55' promotion.
Pub Date: Nov 30, 1993
Revision Date: Dec 1, 2011
Discipline: Marketing
Subjects: Marketing, Market positioning, Pricing
Product #: B5658-PDF-ENG
Industry: Fast food,Restaurants
Geography: United States
Length: 8 page(s)
