Samsung scores PR victory with picture of kangaroo on a unicycle

An ‘epic’ drawing of a dragon inspired this community manager to test his artistic skills. It paid off big time for Samsung.

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Here’s a great example from Samsung Canada.

According to Canada’s Globe and Mail:

“On Wednesday, Samsung customer Shane Bennett, who owns a Galaxy smartphone as well as a laptop and LCD TV made by the company, wrote a private message to Samsung Canada on Facebook. On a whim, he asked whether he could get a free upgrade of his phone to the latest model, the S III, not yet in stores.”

Via Facebook, Bennett also sent Samsung a picture of a dragon he’d drawn.

The Globe continues:

“The crudely scribbled green monster, which sports a beaver-like tail and an amazing ability to breathe fire despite the fact that his mouth appears to be closed, appeared beneath the message. A helpful sound effect, ‘Rawr’ was scrawled above the flames.”

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