Just got this fresh from the wires while recharging my canon camera batteries. Everyone’s liking it. Ha!
Five to six men in black hoods kidnapped a statue of Ronald McDonald from a McDonald’s store and recorded it on video Al-Qaeda style. They threatened to behead the statue if no one from McDonald’s try to answer their questions. While the whole stunt does look cracked up, the Food Liberation Army (FLA) in Finland have valid issues concerning McDonald’s food – raw materials, processes and benefits.
What did McDonald’s say? “McDonald’s is always available to engage in constructive conversations with our customers, stakeholders and the media. This stunt is in very poor taste.”
I was on my 6th grade when I saw this Coke commercial that featured Lilet. The commercial, “People of the World”, was shot in Liverpool, England together with 100 children from across the world. The multi-cultural commercial was such a big hit in the Philippines that most kids looked up to Lilet as their idol and probably drank more Coke. A Filipino version of this Liverpool commercial was shot a few years later with Lilet and a hundred kids singing minus those mini chandeliers and the “museum” look. The Banawe Rice Terraces, being a 7th wonder, provided the perfect spot for the commercial.
I’ve been seeing old TV commercials of McDonalds being aired lately. It was reminiscent of good old years – 5210 cellphones, the first time I ate twister fries, old friends I terribly missed, our old house beside the place where people buy gold coins and jewelries at a discount and a whole lot more. Honestly, I loved those catchy McDo tunes and the creative way they executed their stories in a very limited 15-second time frame. It think these replays have something to do with McDo’s 30 years in the Philippines.
Here’s an example of probably one of the best-loved commercial. I liked the Karen (delos Reyes) here more than the annoying Karen I saw on Survivor. Well, people change.
