Samsung scores marketing home run with Obama selfie


  • TECH
  • Friday, 04 Apr 2014

BIG HIT: Red Sox Designated Hitter David Ortiz (left) taking a selfie with US President Barack Obama after presenting his a jersey during a ceremony on the South Lawn at the White House in Washington, DC.

WASHINGTON: Samsung celebrated a viral marketing coup Wednesday after a Boston Red Sox baseball star used one of its smartphones to snap a selfie at the White House with Barack Obama. 

Obama hosted the World Series champions Tuesday when first baseman and designated hitter David "Big Papi" Ortiz grabbed a cheerful shot of himself with the president, then posted the image on Twitter. 

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