As Hawaii reopens to tourists, priority should be placed on leveraging data to stimulate the economy in these difficult times by marketing to individuals with a strong interest in Hawaii. Target markets can range from the 2 million active hula dancers in Japan, to those with second homes and/or businesses in Hawaii. Opportunity also exists in reaching new visitors that will appreciate our culture, heritage, and products by profiling our existing visitor demographic. With data and technology, a data-driven strategy can maximize dollars invested in marketing campaigns and ultimately yield positive results for your business and Hawaii as a whole.

WEBINAR

SEEDATA will provide information to drive digital marketing strategy in the near term:

• Changes in Japanese consumer behavior given changing demographics, and how it will impact Hawaii’s tourism industry

• Changes in consumer behavior in Japan due to the pandemic from stay-at-home, health care and online recreation/education perspectives

• Digital business trends including D2C brands, LINE marketing and other data-driven innovative practices

SEEDATA is a leading digital marketing company in Japan, with many international clients. Join the session to learn how the Japanese landscape has changed and how to adapt to the changing needs. Consider a digital marketing strategy to reach your intended target.

AGENDA

• Panel discussion with Paul Yonamine (Chairman, Central Pacific Bank) and Eric Takahata (Managing Director, Hawaii Tourism Japan)

• SEEDATA Presentation

• Q&A with SEEDATA team

Note: This webinar is a prerequisite for an interactive workshop on November 9 (sold out). See workshop information below.

4-HOUR VIRTUAL WORKSHOP

TRUE is conducting a data mining workshop to focus on increasing Japanese spending and investment in Hawaii. To drive this effort, we have partnered with SEEDATA, a reputable Japanese marketing firm and global innovative leader in the data mining marketing field. SEEDATA is a subsidiary of Hakuhodo; Hakuhodo is a global top 10 integrated marketing solutions company in Japan.

This hands-on virtual workshop will support participating Hawaii companies develop their Japan marketing strategy. The workshop will detail how each company can use data for marketing and business development efforts to specifically target Japanese consumers. We have data and technology at our disposal – let’s leverage it to help local businesses survive and thrive – ultimately, making a positive impact to our local economy.

Participation is limited to those leaders and organizations who will take advantage of the cutting-edge expertise from SEEDATA to lead the way in digital marketing and show how impactful this strategy can be. The ideal participant is a Senior Marketing professional.

This event has been sold out. This session is scheduled on November 9 from 1:00 – 4:00 PM (HST). Please email michellec@hawaiiexecutivecollaborative.org to be added to the waitlist – use subject “Data Workshop: Japan Market”

The SEEDATA workshop fee will be equally divided amongst participants at $250 each.

ABOUT TRUE

TRUE is an initiative of the Hawaii Executive Collaborative, supporting the CHANGE Framework and Movement. Driven by a partnership between the private, public sectors and the State of Hawaii, TRUE aims to create tech-enabled jobs by accelerating the adoption of technology. TRUE accomplishes this through collaboration and sharing of solutions to common business challenges, in turn creating more resilient companies and a thriving Hawaii. www.hec.org/true

Hawaii Technology Development Corporation (HTDC) is a state agency under the State of Hawaii Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism. Our mission is to diversify Hawaii’s economy by developing a flourishing technology industry that provides quality, high-paying jobs for Hawaii residents. www.htdc.org

The Entrepreneurs Sandbox is a co-working facility in Kaka’ako, owned by HTDC and managed by BoxJelly. As the “front door to innovation”, our mission is to bring together change agents in Hawaii to enable transformation for a more dynamic Hawaii through technology and entrepreneurship. www.sandboxhawaii.org

ABOUT SEEDATA

SEEDATA is an innovation consulting firm. We help companies to develop new products and build innovative services with our unique vision of consumer behavior.

We are founded in 2015 as a subsidiary company of Hakuhodo, one of the oldest and most successful advertising agencies in Japan. Since then, we’ve conducted more than 100 successful projects with global clients from various industries. Our strengths come from our unprecedented approach to discover consumer insights.

Our analysts and business designers, using our proprietary Tribe Database, provide one-stop support for your company’s innovation activities, from concept to reality.

ABOUT MAJICONNECTION

MajiConnection was founded after years of working in both Japanese and American business culture. Our goal is to help entrepreneurs turn their own ideas and visions into successful companies with networking guidance to help connect companies and investors to access those new ideas. MajiConnectionn is also the founder of Island Innovation Demo Day, which helps Hawaii startups to connect with Japanese investors and corporations.