@book{fea1bdb5a5744334a35bddae2ec90b94,
title = "Messenger Package: Integrating Technology, Design and Marketing for Future Package Communication: Final report",
abstract = "The Messenger Package (VIP – Viestiv{\"a} pakkaus) research project was carried out during the years 2008–2011 by three research partners: VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, the Aalto University IDBM Programme and the Association of Packaging Technology and Research (PTR). The results and highlights of the project are presented in this report.Messenger Package aimed to provide solutions and guidelines for more efficient and intensive package communication, improving the functioning of packaging as a messenger. The project considered package communication from multiple angles, focusing on integration technology, marketing and design know-how. Due to the multidimensional character of packages and package communication, cooperation between different fields plays an increasingly important role in the development of packaging as a messenger to better serve the needs of both consumers and companies.The principal goal of a package as a messenger is to support the product: draw attention to the product, make the product desirable, inform about the product and build a brand relationship. Packaging communication is not only text and images on packages; it refers to all the messages packaging sends to consumers. These messages are the result of combinations of different packaging elements and factors influencing the communication. All the factors need to be considered in order to achieve a holistic understanding of package communication and successfully fulfil the goals of package communication. ",
keywords = "packaging communication, packaging design, packaging development, digital printing, inkjet, customize, consumer value, brand expression, strategic design",
author = "Elina Rusko and Sanna Heini{\"o} and Virpi Korhonen and Jali Heilmann and Toni-Matti Karjalainen and Panu Lahtinen and Marja Pitk{\"a}nen",
note = "Project code: 24817",
year = "2011",
language = "English",
isbn = "978-951-38-7715-6",
series = "VTT Tiedotteita - Research Notes",
publisher = "VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland",
number = "2586",
address = "Finland",
}