Samsung Hope Relay

The Samsung Hope Relay app was designed to engage users with Samsung, the consumer electronics brand, during the UK-wide torch relay that ran prior to the London 2012 Olympic Games.

Samsung Hope Relay

Acxiom Ltd

The team

Kyonghee Han, Andrew Garrihy, Tom Jefferies, Luke Mansfield, Rachel Plumb, David Balko.

Other contributor:

Velti – Mobile App Development Partner.

How did the campaign make a difference?

The Samsung Hope Relay app was designed to engage users with Samsung in the build-up to the London 2012 Olympics. It's been downloaded 369,454 times since launch and $1,272,153 has been raised to date.

What details of the strategy make this a winning entry?

Samsung was a sponsor of the 2012 Summer Olympics torch relay, which toured the length and breadth of the UK in the...

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