'Save the Beaches' is an awareness campaign created by the Surfrider Foundation. The foundation produced a video that takes the viewer on a tour of a museum filled with beach scenes of plastic figurines displayed behind glass windows. This shows that without acting now the only thing left of our beaches will be memories and historical visuals at museums.
The campaign features Barbie-like dolls in groups of friends or surrounded by family members enjoying a bonfire or tossing a beach ball around. By tugging at the heartstrings and recreating general memories the viewer is faced with the realization that because beaches are taken advantage of, they could disappear altogether.
The minimalist campaign is accompanied with brutally honest facts such as 90% of our beaches will disappear by the year 2100 if nothing is done. The ultimate goal to save the beaches is to obtain signatures on a worldwide ambitious climate agreement that will preserve the coastline. The Surfrider Foundation hopes to address and resolve the following issues: climate change, coastline modification and development, excessive concrete port expansion and sand plundering.
Beach Preservation Campaigns
'Save the Beaches' is a Campaign to Raise Awareness of Coastline Loss
Trend Themes
1. Beach Preservation - Opportunity to develop innovative technologies and strategies to preserve beaches and combat coastline loss.
2. Awareness Campaigns - Opportunity to create impactful awareness campaigns using emotional storytelling and visual representations.
3. Climate Agreement - Opportunity to advocate for and participate in worldwide climate agreements focused on preserving coastlines and mitigating climate change.
Industry Implications
1. Environmental Technology - Opportunity for the development and application of innovative technologies aimed at preserving beaches and coastline ecosystems.
2. Marketing and Advertising - Opportunity to leverage emotional storytelling and visual marketing techniques to raise awareness and drive action for beach preservation campaigns.
3. Environmental Advocacy - Opportunity for environmental organizations and advocates to actively participate in the creation and promotion of climate agreements to protect coastlines.