137 m

Impressions

9,6 m

Media Network Reach

< 4h

first child found

Overview

Deutschland fehlte lange ein wirksamer, lokal präziser Alarm für vermisste Kinder. Screen2Save schließt diese Lücke, indem es Vermisstenmeldungen per Geo‑Targeting in Echtzeit auf Free2move‑Screens, Supermarkt‑Displays und Social Media genau in der jeweiligen Region ausspielt. Der multipartnergestützte Ansatz kommt ohne Paid Media aus und erzielt durch PR und Social starke deutschlandweite Sichtbarkeit.

Overview

Deutschland fehlte lange ein wirksamer, lokal präziser Alarm für vermisste Kinder. Screen2Save schließt diese Lücke, indem es Vermisstenmeldungen per Geo‑Targeting in Echtzeit auf Free2move‑Screens, Supermarkt‑Displays und Social Media genau in der jeweiligen Region ausspielt. Der multipartnergestützte Ansatz kommt ohne Paid Media aus und erzielt durch PR und Social starke deutschlandweite Sichtbarkeit.

Agency
Mediaplus

Client
Initiative Vermisste Kinder

Year
2025

 

Overview

Germany long lacked an effective, locally targeted alert system for missing children. Screen2Save closes this gap by using geo‑targeting to deliver real‑time missing‑child alerts on Free2move screens, supermarket displays, and social media exactly in the area where the child was last seen. The multi‑partner approach works without paid media and generates strong nationwide visibility through PR and social activation.

Challenges

Every minute counts

Despite over 18,000 cases in 2024 alone, Germany lacked a nationwide alert system for missing. Government solutions failed due to data protection regulations and federal structures. The challenge: to develop a fast-acting, local alert system – with no budget, but maximum impact.

Solution

A network that can save children´s lives

With Screen2Save, we developed an innovative, automated media network based on geo-targeting. It distributes missing child alerts in real time across multiple platforms to support search efforts. Alerts appear on Free2move vehicle screens, supermarket displays, and social media – precisely in the area where the child was last seen. This multi-partner alert network operates without traditional paid media.

Additionally, social media, influencer engagement, and PR activities were used to raise awareness of each case. Starting January 2025, the system was fully integrated into the Free2move fleet, enabling the entire process – from police approval to media broadcast – to run automatically and in real time.

A dedicated online reporting form was also launched and promoted via social media and influencers to make submitting alerts even faster and easier. In March, the nationwide communications campaign began, utilizing all available channels: DOOH (Digital Out of Home), CTV (such as Netflix and Disney+), television, print, podcasts, and retail media. During the scale and retail phase, all media placements were provided free of charge by partners, including high-profile in-store locations to ensure maximum visibility.

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"Screen2Save is our approach to closing the media gap in missing person cases in Germany."

Lars Bruhns

Co-Founder

Initiative Vermisste Kinder

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