Gone is 60 seconds II vin says:"never believe in time"

time : 11:27 am
place: Bed no. 3, A-412, Symbiosis Infotech campus
Season : Holiday season

What next ????

yippppieeeeee, absolutely free & nothing to do!!!! thats why writing this page :P

I wana kill Ayon for this topic, gone is 60 sec???

i don't know what can be done in this lil span of time, absolutely nothing!

chalo, let me think about it and write something....

hmmmm....what can i think of in next 60 sec...time starts now...
mummy, bhai , tanu, allahabad, pune, chandigarh, kamlesh, manish, ayaon,
binu......phew...!!!(i could write this much in 60 sec, sad)

anyways, i will keep 6 mins in my kitty & feel it as 60 sec...

"it all started yesterday, with Manish Raghuvanshi...he has a basic problem of
something or everything stopping in his esophagus that is the food pipe, while gulping.
so we went to Aditya Birla Hospital for check up and endoscopy!

so all set for a hospital ride? yeah!

" Manish was given a small robe to wear before the process and then i was told that
its a matter of mints and it will finish off in 5-6 mins..i said OKK!

then the wait started, 5 mins, 15 mins, 25 mins............45 mins & phew, then after i lost counts............finally i asked the ward boy the whereabouts of Manish.
he replied in marathi, "aato re baba, 5 mins aur!!!
Finally, manish arrived,
almost unconscious, with oxygen pipe in nose & blood on the bed-sheet!!!!

i was amazed to see this and certainly worried about him,i was expecting him in better condition than this, he eyes were scantily open with loads of weary stretches over face as if he is in much pain......

i asked how are you,?

with little smile he answered,
"Buss Jaaan le hi lee thi, kisi terah se bachh gaya"

hmmmm, then there was a big laugh in the room!!!

you know, if you can smile in pain, you are the conquerer of the world..!
i mean it, alexander dint had this quality so he lost!!!!

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finally we were done with all......returned back to base ie, Hostel and i came back with some teachings, lessons:

"Never believe in time"
when it says, 6o sec, it may be 60 mins !
so, keep in mind, if you allow time to dive you, you are gone...so try to bend time according to your wish!!

Learn to stand tall, when it is difficult to stand!

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finally will take another 60 sec to finish up things,

pakka i will write something good and will be prepared for the next topic!

ha ha ha !!!!!!!!!

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Gone in 60 Seconds - The Commercial Story || Ion

For me, the earliest memory of television commercials dates back to the mid-nineties of the last century. The Cricket World Cup had come down to the Indian subcontinent for the first time and I remember very short films with good looking people endorsing colas and cooking oils, being aired after every couple of overs bowled during those matches. A six-foot Ian Bishop coolly holding up the classic bottle of Coke or a much smaller Sanjay Manjrekar roughing it up on a whitewater raft endorsing Four Square Cigarettes are some of the very vivid images that come to my mind when I look back at the TV Advertisement scenario of the 90’s.


More than a decade has passed and the advertising scenario has only become far more complex. With the number of brands with footprints in “cross-media” advertising growing exponentially, the TV commercials segment has only grown to become fiercely competitive. A direct consequence being the exorbitant increase in the amount of money charged by some of the leading TV channels for the slots available for commercials.Prime time slots are now way out of reach of small or medium sized businesses. Only the major players can afford to air their commercials in these overtly coveted slots these days. With the pay-TV subscribers’ count crossing 70 million Indian homes, coupled with their ever increasing market dominance (both in terms of their Top lines as well as Bottom lines), these major MNCs hardly seem bothered by the sky rocketing advertisement charges charged by some of the TV channels.


In fact, the alarming thing is the fact that if you did the Math right, the “exorbitant fees” charged for these TV commercial slots would only seem justified. For example, a prime time 10 second slot during an India-Pakistan Cricket match is likely to cost anything near 5 Lacs. Now, even if the number of viewers is only 150 million, the net charge per run of the commercial per thousand viewers comes to a meager 3 Rupees and 30 Paise only. A win-win for both the company and the TV channel.


Historically, the NFL’s Super Bowl in the US has been home to the most high profile TV commercials. In fact, a 30 second slot in this year’s Super Bowl is expected to cost around 2.6 Million US Dollars. CRAZY! But what drives Companies to shell out 2.6 Million USD for a 30 second advertisement slot? Simply put, it is the sheer aura created around the finals of arguably the favourite sport in the US. Being one of the most widely watched events, the Super Bowl is watched by not less than 90 Million US viewers. In fact, such is the stage created that these particular Super Bowl commercials are created to be a spectacle in themselves. Created on humongous budgets and often directed by Hollywood veterans, these specially made commercials belong to a class of their own.


One such Commercial was the one aired during the ’84 Super Bowl finals by Apple, introducing the Macintosh to the world. This particular commercial is considered to be the most renowned and successful Super Bowl Ad ever. And hence, it obviously has the most fascinating story attached to it. Created on a budget of 800000 USD in 1983, this one had been directed by none other than Ridley Scott. Although this ad was all set to become a show- stealer at the ’84 Super Bowls, only a single 60 second slot was booked for it for a price of 800000 USD. And even though being made at such a huge budget, the executives on Apple’s Board were dismayed when it was shown to them. In fact, they advised the management NOT to air it at all. But, finally when the time came, the decision to air the ad was left to the VP of Marketing William V. Campbell and Executive VP of Marketing and Sales E. Floyd Kvamme. Luckily, they decided to go ahead with it. The Mac Ad was aired during the first commercial break after the second half kick-offs and the rest, as the cliché goes, is history.


But, the most fascinating thing about this particular Ad is the fact that it was aired nationally only ONCE!


And the Deal: A crunch situation in the Super Bowl finals, with 90 Million viewers watching, Apple introduces The Mac in style, and only 60 seconds of fame, all yours for only 1600000 USD……I’m sold! Gone in Sixty Seconds flat!



check out the original ad here :

Cheers,
Ion

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