I was just thinking...when McDonalds commercials used "It's a good time, for the great taste, of McDonalds" Those were some of the best commercials McD's ever came out with. Today's McD's commercials are garbage, what happened to the creativity of McD's Advertising department?
Your thoughts....

Example: my favorite McD's commercal, from the 80's of course, is when the kids in the classroom have a tough teacher (hardnose Mrs.something?) they end up loving her by the end of the commercial and to honor her, present her with a meal at McD's, along with a "We'll never forget ya".
Classic

Hey now, if they didn't update their slogan every few years, how could they attract the hip young black crowd they'd get no business from otherwise?

They used to have some great commercials/slogans back in the day. I remember the "Do You Believe in Magic" ad campaign they had in the early-mid '90s. They just don't make them like those anymore, that's for sure.

True, they are always evolving with the times,
I just don't see the creativity in recent times. I guess they don't have to, when the money is rolling in. :roll:

I hope you caught the sarcasm.

I could list a few of their slogans...


"Have you had your break today?..At McDonalds, at McDonalds" ..used in late 70's? to about 1982


"McDonalds and you!" 1982 -early 1985

"It's a good time for the great taste of McDonalds" ..my most favorite fav slogan of them all ..used from 1985-1988

"Good time, breat taste of McDonalds"..shortened vers. of the prev. slogan used from 1988-1989

"Food Folks and Fun"..used from 1990- maybe 1991 or 92?

After that..I lost track. They had "McWorld" and "Do you believe in Magic"..in the early to mid 90's

I really, really hate "I'm lovin it"

They had "Put a Smile On" for awhile there, before their current slogan, "I'm Lovin It," which thankfully, they have stopped making awful songs about in their commercials. I can handle just seeing the slogan, but having someone rap or sing about it was just dumb. It worked in the '80s, because, well, let's face it, the '80s were just awesome.

From Wikipedia, here's a list of all the McD's slogans used in the U.S.:

* McDonald's is your kind of place (1967)
* You deserve a break today (1971)
* Enjoy the best food at McDonald's (1973)
* We do it all for you (also known as You, you're the one) (1975)
* Nobody can do it like McDonald's can (1979)
* You deserve a break today (1980)
* Nobody makes your day like McDonald's can (1981)
* We cook it all for you at McDonald's (1982)
* McDonald's and you (1983)
* It's a good time for the great taste of McDonald's (1984)
* It's Mac Tonight (1985)
* McDonald's is your place to be (1986)
* Good time, great taste (that's why this is our place) (1988 )
* There's nothing quite like a McDonald's (1980s)
* Food, folks, and fun (1990)
* McDonald's today (1991)
* What you want is what you get (1992)
* Do you believe in magic? (1993)
* Have you had your break today? (1995)
* My McDonald's (1997)
* Did somebody say McDonald's? (1997)
* McDonald's - It can happen (1999)
* We love to see/make you smile (2000)
* Put a smile on (2000)
* Make every time a good time (2002)
* Smile (2002)
* I'm lovin' it (2003- )
* It's what I eat and what I do (2005, combined with 2003 slogan to make It's what I eat and what I do...I'm lovin' it.)
* What we're made of (2008- )

commercial running times are way, way shorter too...some say if a writer is creative enough they can cram everything into a 15 to 20 second time frame but the art of advertising went by the way-side a long while ago, i think. the way i see it, the longer a McDonald's commercial the better it becomes embedded into a viewer or radio listener's mind. well, not too incredibly long...but not super short as is the case with various McDonald's commercials of late.

My favourite McDonald's slogan is Lan-Lan-Luuuuuu http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=OiwxMxzCPNg

I do too

I remember the My McDonalds slogan.

Hell, I found some drawings of mine from around then. On McD's sign I had, it said My McDonalds.

gitoku looks kinda cultish

I think it's about time to retire the "I'm Lovin' It" slogan. They've been using it for 5 years now, according to that list from Wikipedia.

Wasn't one of the slogans for a while "We love to see you smile"??

They don't even say I'm lovin it in the jingle. Just the ba-dup-ba-ba-bah.

I hate Im lovin' it too..I hate the ba da ba ba ba part.

"Did somebody say McDonalds?"

Still waiting for that Big Mac/King Kong commercial...