Kodak Goes Riding on Unicorns with Celine Dion

So on a lazy Friday afternoon  (I plan ahead) I came across this clip. Kodak got somewhat caught with their pants down with the coming of the digital camera age. Criticism was leveled at them for always being a step-behind the competition.

So what do you do if you're Kodak? You make a resounding statement of intent. You inspire your men to roll up their sleeves, and to prepare for battle. Think Winston Churchill (We will fight them on the beaches!!!), the Lord of the Rings' Theoden (Spears shall be shaken, shields shall be splintered!!!) and Sylvester Stallone (Ug!).

Ok, so it's somewhat tongue-in-cheek but how about this? It's always great to see a big brand that doesn't take itself too seriously.



Football Can Cure the World's Ills

I'm a huge football fan. Not soccer, football. For me there's no other team sport in the world that can live up to the mesmerising combination of pace, skill, and vision.

Being Portuguese I've experienced the torment of being glued to the television for ninety minutes as our country's Golden Generation were bored into second place in the Euro championships by Greece. Being a life-long Manchester United fan I've seen my fair share of exhilarating matches (despite our recent hiccup).

I'll never forget that game in '99 when Ryan Giggs single-handedly destroyed Arsenal's entire defence and sent United towards one the greatest sporting achievements of all time. I still remember the excitement of seeing the Welsh Wizard flying at the brick wall known as "the fab four". I remember watching in utter disbelief as he scythed through them with the grace of a panther. But most of all I remember screaming with unconfined joy as he hammered the ball past David Seaman into the back of the net.
That said, I can more or less empathise with the one guy in this commercial.


***Note to self, don't watch football with the boss if I'm “sick”.