This document discusses multicultural marketing and consumer identity. It notes that consumer identity is shaped by many social and cultural factors like age, gender, race, ethnicity, lifestyle and disability. Marketers are changing their strategies to satisfy the needs of different consumer groups in a multicultural society by developing cultural compatibility with target markets and communicating shared brand and social identities. The document provides an example of McDonald's using a matrix marketing strategy to target specific ethnic groups like African Americans and Latinos through tailored advertising and community support.