Inspired by a true photo, Samsung's latest ad spot tells the quirky love story of two rival servers as they quietly fall for one another. The ad is part of the phone brand's "True Photo" campaign, which encourages users to tag their Samsung-taken photos for the chance to be used as inspiration for a later ad. This particular ad, was inspired by multiple sacks of onions.
The 90-second ad spot follows a young man and women working at rival onion-themed restaurants across the street from one another. After longingly gazing into the windows of the others' storefront, the pair unexpectedly meet while shopping for onions. The ad begs the question "what will your photo inspire?"
Onion-Inspired Love Stories
Samsung's Latest Ad Was Inspired by a Photo of Onions
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