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.

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Volkswagen: Keep Your Way – Escher

Volkswagen Print Ad - Keep Your Way - Escher

Volkswagen: Keep Your Way – Kandinsky

Volkswagen Print Ad - Keep Your Way - Kandinsky

Watch the newest ads on TV from Wingstop, Cottonelle, Burger King and more


Every weekday we bring you the Ad Age/iSpot Hot Spots, new TV commercials tracked by iSpot.tv, the TV ad measurement and attribution company. The ads here ran on national TV for the first time yesterday.

A few highlights: Wingstop, the restaurant chain, says that it’s “where flavor gets its wings.” Cottonelle serves up another in a series of spots that address “down there care”this one focusing on Cottonelle Flushable Wipes. And in a Boost Mobile ad, a family of four keeps “glitching” because of their current inadequate cellular data plan (i.e., it’s time for them to switch to Boost Mobile).

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Volkswagen: Keep Your Way – Picasso

Volkswagen Print Ad - Keep Your Way - Picasso

Parla Pasta: Filled With Goodness

Video of Parla – Filled With Goodness

Land Rover: Adventurous Love

Land Rover Print Ad - Adventurous Love

Everywhere you look in mid-February, there are Valentine’s Day cards proclaiming love for boyfriends, girlfriends, wives and husbands. So we thought we’d send out a message celebrating the love of adventure, in our own unique Land Rover way.

Cairo Festival City Mall: Let's Talk About Love, 1

Cairo Festival City Mall Print Ad - Let's Talk About Love, 1

Inspired by the world-renowned artist René Magritte & infused with the modernity of the emojis, this valentine’s campaign is a perfect blend between functionality and art. infused with the 70’s era, this campaign celebrates couples in a new way, instead of portraying their love for one another, we attach the three pillars ( shopping, entertainment, and dining into the equation.

Cairo Festival City Mall: Let's Talk About Love, 2

Cairo Festival City Mall Print Ad - Let's Talk About Love, 2

Inspired by the world-renowned artist René Magritte & infused with the modernity of the emojis, this valentine’s campaign is a perfect blend between functionality and art. infused with the 70’s era, this campaign celebrates couples in a new way, instead of portraying their love for one another, we attach the three pillars ( shopping, entertainment, and dining into the equation.

Cairo Festival City Mall: Let's Talk About Love, 3

Cairo Festival City Mall Print Ad - Let's Talk About Love, 3

Inspired by the world-renowned artist René Magritte & infused with the modernity of the emojis, this valentine’s campaign is a perfect blend between functionality and art. infused with the 70’s era, this campaign celebrates couples in a new way, instead of portraying their love for one another, we attach the three pillars ( shopping, entertainment, and dining into the equation.

Cairo Festival City Mall: Let's Talk About Love, 4

Cairo Festival City Mall Print Ad - Let's Talk About Love, 4

Inspired by the world-renowned artist René Magritte & infused with the modernity of the emojis, this valentine’s campaign is a perfect blend between functionality and art. infused with the 70’s era, this campaign celebrates couples in a new way, instead of portraying their love for one another, we attach the three pillars ( shopping, entertainment, and dining into the equation.

Visa: Money is Changing: The Cost

Video of Money is Changing: The Cost

Visa: Money is Changing: Pay equality in Hollywood

Video of Money is Changing: Pay equality in Hollywood

IBM: Watson The Superfan: How AI Is Changing The Game

IBM has been the official technology partner of the US Open since 1990, providing scores, stats and insight to tennis fans across the world. In 2018, we wanted to raise awareness for how integral the brand’s technology is to tournament operations and for enhancing fan enjoyment of the game – and ultimately, how the same technology is being used to change the world.

Combining abstract tennis iconography, artful data visualizations and interactive games, the 2018 IBM Fan Experience showed fans how IBM uses artificial intelligence (Watson) to see, hear and understand emotion – capturing and delivering exciting moments and in-depth match insight, and ultimately improving the game experience.

Fans could test Watson’s abilities through a 3-part interactive challenge, and learn how this same technology is being used to address complex world issues, from identifying problems with cars and trains to diagnosing and treating cancer.

Results:
Total visitors: 7,113
1000+ hours of engagement

Video of IBM US Open 2018 case study

Apple: Apple Watch Series 4 — Flight — Apple

Video of Apple Watch Series 4 — Flight — Apple

Land Rover: New Range Rover Evoque – Warning Signs

Video of New Range Rover Evoque – Warning Signs

World Food Day: The Diet Odyssey – Burger

World Food Day Print Ad - The Diet Odyssey - Burger

The temptations in the daily diet of many people around the world are many, so they experience a healthy diet as an ?dyssey.

World Food Day: The Diet Odyssey – Donut

World Food Day Print Ad - The Diet Odyssey - Donut

The temptations in the daily diet of many people around the world are many, so they experience a healthy diet as an ?dyssey.

Telenet: Freestyler 2019

Video of Freestyler 2019 – Bomfunk MC’s – YUGO Telenet

Vauxhall: LESS RAH. GET REAL BY.

Video of Vauxhall Crossland X | LESS RAH. GET REAL.