Learn more at www.realbusiness.com Funny Xerox commercial shows that for Ducati, testing bike aerodynamics is a far better use of time than, say, translating manuals into Portuguese, something Xerox easily manages for Ducati technical communications globally.
June 27th, 2011 on 4:30 am
@desidol22 white Americans look at this in a different way.. so look deeper then being a fun commercial, there’s a hidden message behind it. that’s why white kids walk around thinking they are better then dark hair, dark skin people..
June 27th, 2011 on 4:43 am
Its RAJIV!!! (rizwan manji!)
June 27th, 2011 on 4:44 am
@Honeydoole Hi im indian and i don’t think they’re trying to be racist, they are just including other people (non-white folk) into their commercials..
June 27th, 2011 on 5:20 am
1 douche
June 27th, 2011 on 5:29 am
Yeah the guy is the Indian guy who plays the manager in the Outsourced show.
June 27th, 2011 on 5:54 am
@rcred We’ll need to look up that survey and possibly use it for our #FocusFriday series on our blog. Thanks for the lead, and good luck on the quest for that office with a door – the dedicated lab might be a bit tougher ask, just a guess.
June 27th, 2011 on 6:19 am
@XeroxCorp – So is the nature of our work. A study was done by UC Irvine showing that developers were interrupted from a variety of sources at this one corporation an average of every 3 minutes 5 seconds. I guess I don’t have it so bad if that is true. And if my management felt it were necessary, they would give me an office with a door and my own dedicated lab! :^) Outside of that I get my best work done early in the morning or late in the evening where interruptions are fewer! Thanks!
June 27th, 2011 on 6:47 am
@rcred We feel your pain, and the commercial reflects your exact situation – you need to focus on what’s important. Unfortunately, we don’t have a cure for people barging into your cube, but if they’re asking you stuff that’s not core to your job, they should think about hiring us to do that work, so you don’t have to!
June 27th, 2011 on 7:04 am
@farturas81 oh yes.,. these kind of commercial boost up certain peoples self esteem and make them feel superior…….trust me.. it matters..
June 27th, 2011 on 7:58 am
“Are you busy?” I love this commercial. I’m a systems programmer. I get deep into a piece of code and invariably, someone will pop into my cube at the worst time and say “Are you busy?” Crash!!! goes the thought process. Signs don’t work. Face stuck into a screen full of code doesn’t work. AAAARRRGGHHH!!!! But then at least I’ve got a good job, so I’m OK! I just have to count to 10….
June 27th, 2011 on 8:15 am
@Honeydoole really??!?!?!? are you really bringing the racist issue here!? pointless.
It’s a commercial and it’s funny, full stop. even if the guy was white, it will still be funny.
June 27th, 2011 on 8:41 am
@omzig10 it is, his character is the best.
June 27th, 2011 on 8:49 am
INDIAN PEOPLE R THE MOST SMARTEST PEOPLE ON EVER. i see them in hospitals, in research , in computers.. and this commercial makes it seem like the guy from the east iS DUMB. and IT’S VERY RACIST…
IN FACT THE GUY RIDING THE BIKE IS usually the dumb one in real life…
June 27th, 2011 on 9:12 am
@omzig10 Yep your right
June 27th, 2011 on 9:18 am
@snakevids maybe they like challenges. translating a whole manual into portuguese in 1day… that’d be an accomplishment. obviously the pilot had more interesting things to do
June 27th, 2011 on 9:24 am
Just seen on satellite tv again… oh I missed this one!
Fantastic!
I also recommend the VW-Starwars commercial… starring “little Darth Vader”…
GREAT, too!
Greetings from Sicily
June 27th, 2011 on 9:45 am
I don’t know what worse. This commercial or that Heineken commercial.
He just seems to magically let go of the stack of papers. Effective indeed
June 27th, 2011 on 10:42 am
soo…xerox translates stuff to portugese? i dun get it
June 27th, 2011 on 11:23 am
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This commercial is so effective because those kind of absurd situations actually happen
June 27th, 2011 on 12:03 pm
The wind tunnel makes his shirt cling so tight.
He is so SEXY !
I’d love to fuck that dude !
June 27th, 2011 on 12:39 pm
I’m pretty sure that’s Rizwan Manji from Outsourced… Good stuff.
June 27th, 2011 on 1:24 pm
@blinco3068 Unfortunately, this aired only in the US, so there is no version in Portuguese right now.
June 27th, 2011 on 2:21 pm
Tranlete to portuguese!!!!
June 27th, 2011 on 3:04 pm
He’s Stig’s Portugese Moto GP Racing Cousin!
June 27th, 2011 on 3:45 pm
He’s Stig’s Portugese Moto GP Racing Cousin!