Walton Isaacson creates "Solid Black" for Doritos

W+K spoofs teen horror movies for Samsung Galaxy | Walton Isaacson creates "Solid Black" for Doritos | Omelet touts Google Play Games with Caitlin Reilly Created for {EMAIL} | [Web Version]( July 10, 2023 CONNECT WITH 4A's  [LinkedIn]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [4A's SmartBrief]( News for the advertising, media, and marcom industries [SIGN UP]( ⋅ [SHARE]( ADVERTISEMENT Top Story [] [W+K spoofs teen horror movies for Samsung Galaxy]( [W+K spoofs teen horror movies for Samsung Galaxy]( (Samsung/YouTube) Wieden+Kennedy Amsterdam created a global "Join the Flip Side -- Season 2" spot touting the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip4, which is running across TV, cinema, digital and social. The humorous ad parodies teen horror movies, showing teenagers at a summer camp trying to escape the curse of switching smartphones. 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