Kodak moment

English Etymology sentimental moment Slogan of an Kodak Eastman Kodak Company advertising campaign, 1980s. business In reference to the Eastman Kodak Company's decline when film photography was overtaken by digital photography, 2010s. Noun Kodak moment en informal A sentimental or charming moment worthy of capturing in a photograph. en Hallmark moment en Laramie Dunaway Women on Top 1994 Hodder & Stoughton 104 https://archive.org/details/womenontop0000duna/page/104/mode/1up 978-0-450-60635-9 ‘Don’t you ever stop? This is not going to be a Kodak moment, I promise you. It’s not going to be hugs and tears. There’s no place for a swelling violins sound track.’ en 2003 Marissa Marchan A Marriage Made in Heaven and Hell Instead she held his hand and they walked together. I looked at both of them and I knew that it was a Kodak moment. I was so proud of my daughter. en 2005 Michael Savage Liberalism is a mental disorder: Savage solutions These Islamic headcutters in headscarves are so warped, they consider beheadings nothing more than a Kodak moment to share with friends, followers, and foes alike. en business informal The situation in which a business fails to foresee changes within its industry and drops from a market-dominant position to being a minor player or declares bankruptcy. en May 25, 2014 Patrick Connor This is the Kodak Moment for the Auto Industry Cars With Cords http://www.carswithcords.net/2014/05/plug-in-drivers-not-missin-piston.html THIS is your Kodak moment. Kodak moment, in this case, does not mean a moment to capture on film; rather, it means the time in history when an upstart technology changed the game; e.g., digital photography emerged and Kodak chose to ignore it until it was too late. https://web.archive.org/web/20260517121716/https://www.carswithcords.net/2014/05/plug-in-drivers-not-missin-piston.html 17 May 2026 en May 29, 2015 Clara Denina; Silvia Antonioli Reuters Platinum sector faces its Kodak moment in fuel cell technology http://af.reuters.com/article/investingNews/idAFKBN0OE1SC20150529 31 December 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20150601040240/http://af.reuters.com/article/investingNews/idAFKBN0OE1SC20150529 1 June 2015 Platinum sector faces its Kodak moment in fuel cell technology [title] en 2015 David Butler Design to Grow: How Coca-Cola Learned to Combine Scale and Agility (and How You Can Too) Every large company or brand or product must adapt to be relevant. Every company is right now afraid of having a Kodak Moment. en April 30, 2015 Jerry Ross The Wrong Kind of “Kodak Moment” Will Big Banks Become the Next Victims of Tech Disruption? https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/wrong-kind-kodak-moment-big-banks-become-next-victims-jerry-ross LinkedIn A “Kodak moment” might better refer to the failure of a once-dominant business to respond to a disruptive new technology—in Kodak’s case: digital photography. https://web.archive.org/web/20251009220156/https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/wrong-kind-kodak-moment-big-banks-become-next-victims-jerry-ross 9 October 2025 Related terms en Kodachrome