How Samsung is marketing its $1,980 foldable phone. Plus, an update on Oscars ads: Thursday Wake-Up Call
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Samsung finally unveiled its new new phone/tablet with a foldable screen, the Galaxy Fold. It starts at $1,980. So how do you market a gadget that runs the risk of looking like a very expensive gimmick? Samsung released a video that shows the phone dancing and whirling in outer space. The soundtrack is Willy Wonka’s trippy anthem “Pure Imagination,” sung by Joanna Wang. The tagline: “We didn’t just change the shape of the phone. We changed the shape of tomorrow.” It’s far-out.