Cannes Lions
DENTSU, Tokyo / WORLD VISION JAPAN / 2010
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Description
World Vision Japan (WVJ) is an international NGO that helps support children in developing nations.WVJ needed to:- Lower mental hurdles to making social contributions among the general public.- Make them aware of the meaning of social contributions.There have been many charity campaigns before. But the mental hurdles to participate may have been too high.
Execution
A Christmas cake with a piece missing.- It is a Christmas Cake Shared with Children in Developing Nations.- A cake that allows you to support needy children and lets you see how you are contributing.
Outcome
-Media value of $3 million (about 100 times the budget).
-410 million media impressions.
-Over 165 media exposures.
-Over 5000 people signed up for 'Child Sponsorship' (in the few weeks of the project)-All limited cakes were sold out. About $1000 in donations.-We succeeded in communicating the meaning of contributions in a simple manner through the cake visual.-We were able to make the act of social contribution a familiar one and thus lowered mental hurdles.
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