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D&AD Annual 2020

Samsung Galaxy A – #danceAwesome
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  • EntertainmentUse of Audience

Country

  • United States

Client

  • Samsung

Senior Connections Planner

  • James Mullally

Strategy Director Influence

  • Hannah Forbes

Executive Content Producer Studios

  • Carol Powley

Director of Content Print Production

  • Erica Jensen

Senior Content Producer of Studios

  • Nick Williams
  • Dena Lenard

Director of Business Affairs

  • Lynda Blaney-Smith

Manager of Business Affairs

  • Joseph Delerme

Senior Strategist of Studios

  • Kayla Sredni

Video Editor

  • Alexandra Redd

Senior Animator

  • Robert Paynter
  • DJ Shon

Senior Sound Designer

  • Pete Karam

Animator

  • Sivanuj Pavarodom
  • Clement Chia
  • Antoni Tudisco
  • Tom Crew

Advertising Agency

  • Cheil
  • Wieden+Kennedy
  • R/GA New York

Color Correction

  • RCO

UGC Curation and Clearances

  • Catch & Release

VP Group Executive Creative Director

  • Nick Pringle

Executive Creative Director

  • David Yankelewitz
  • Aaron Mosher

Associate Creative Director

  • Rene Van Wonderen
  • Augustus Sung
  • David Stevanov

Copywriter

  • Rowan Mansfield

Creative Director

  • Rodrigo Burdman

Senior Designer

  • Bernise Wong

Designer

  • Sung Hoon Rhee

Group Account Director

  • Michael Beverley

Management Supervisor

  • Madeline LaRocca

Group Director Production

  • Hera Huang

Lead Producer

  • Jasmine Arakel

Strategy Director

  • Martin Vogts

The Samsung Galaxy A is a phone targeted at Gen-Z, but Gen-Z was turning their backs on Samsung. This is a generation that’s on their phones 24/7 and is sensitive to advertising bullshit. So to promote the Galaxy A, R/GA New York cut the fluff and turned the three things that matter to them – an awesome screen, awesome camera and long-lasting battery life – into the exact words of a song and a dance, with help from K-pop mega-band BLACKPINK. It was dropped as the #danceAwesome challenge on TikTok, resulting in 4.7M user videos, 16B views, and a significant increase in purchase intent.