How Designers Save Newspaper by Bottled Water?

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The decline of newspapers has been a global issue over the past decade with a number of news outlets forced to either shut down or radically evolve their proposition to maintain relevance in a newly digital society.

In 2013, in order to help newer generations rediscover and understand the value of newspapers,Dentsu turned the packaging of a popular mineral water bought by younger consumers into a newspaper. Each day for a full month, the water would be wrapped in the day’s news, creating a new touchpoint for Mainichi Newspapers for a previously hard to reach audience. The campaign not only encouraged young people to take an interest and engage in current affairs, it also drove sales by providing extra value for the consumer.

– Areas in the Phillippines recently struck by a typhoon

– HIV-infected orphans in Cambodia

– Greening activities for the mountains in Kenya

– Areas affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake

– Environmetal preservation of Mount Fuji

Consumers could choose the bottle with the cause they wished to support (withproceeds from the sale going to that specific cause),andeducate themselves further on the issueby reading the article on the packaging.

The campaign resulted in the sale of 30,000 bottles in a month, and most importantly, the collection of a donation 30x larger than that ofthe previous year.

Source: D&AD