Updated
Updated · Adweek · Sep 16
Samsung Launches Switchers Campaign With 3 Celebrity Pairs to Ease Phone-Switching Fears
Updated
Updated · Adweek · Sep 16

Samsung Launches Switchers Campaign With 3 Celebrity Pairs to Ease Phone-Switching Fears

3 articles · Updated · Adweek · Sep 16

Summary

  • Samsung’s new “Switchers” campaign puts Couples Therapy’s Dr. Orna Guralnik on screen with three celebrity pairs to tackle consumers’ anxiety about changing phone brands.
  • The ads frame switching as an emotional hurdle—fear of change and brand loyalty—rather than a technical one, with Guralnik counseling participants through those concerns.
  • The push supports Samsung’s Galaxy Z and S series, using branded spots and social content to make moving to a new device feel less daunting.
  • The broader goal is to win users from rival ecosystems, especially Apple’s, by normalizing the idea that leaving a familiar phone brand can be a relationship-style decision.

Insights

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