Samsung Electronics has officially announced the comprehensive details of its “Our Games, Our Pride” support campaign for the 17th Asian Games in Incheon. As a long-term Prestige Sponsor of the Games, Samsung will operate several innovative marketing initiatives designed to replicate the inspirational success of its past campaigns and bring the Asian Games experience to audiences across Asia. The initiatives include Team Samsung, Samsung Social Caster and the Samsung MVP Award program.
The Team Samsung Program brings together 26 top athletes from the national teams of China, Thailand, Malaysia and India. The two members of the team from Malaysia were announced today at the media event in Kuala Lumpur : Dato’ Lee Chong Wei, the world’s No. 1 badminton player and Pandelela Rinong, the bronze medalist in diving at the London 2012 Olympic Games.
More members of the team will be announced later this month at subsequent launch events in their respective countries. Team Samsung athletes will play a key role before and during the Games by participating in a variety of activities across several media, including TV and digital, sharing their touching stories to inspire fans.
Samsung has also assembled the “Samsung Social Casters” to help bring the team’s stories closer to fans. The group comprises bloggers from China, Thailand and Malaysia. They will capture their live experiences in Incheon and share these moments on a variety of social media channels, engaging audiences across Asia with live content using Samsung’s smart technology. Samsung Social Casters will also attend the Opening and Closing Ceremonies as they follow Team Samsung athletes throughout the Games.
In addition, to honour distinguished athletes with notable performances during the Asian Games, Samsung has been presenting the Samsung MVP Award since the 1998 Bangkok Asian Games. The Samsung MVP Award is jointly organised by the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA), the Incheon Asian Games Organising Committee (IAGOC) and Samsung and is selected by votes from accredited journalists and broadcasters during the Games. The selected athlete will be presented with the Samsung MVP Award trophy at the Closing Ceremonies.
Samsung will also operate the Samsung Asian Games Pavilion near the Incheon Asiad Stadium for the public, serving as a central hub for all of Samsung’s activities during the Games. The pavilion will include experience zones where visitors can enjoy the Games with the latest Samsung mobile devices. There will also be a Samsung Lounge at both the Main Press Center and the Athletes’ Village.
