What do overseas buyers demand now that the yen is weak? A trade and overseas expansion expert reveals the latest market trends and conditions for success.

 

STANDAGE Co., Ltd. (Minato-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Akinori Adachi; hereinafter referred to as STANDAGE), which provides comprehensive support for companies expanding overseas, and COUXU Co., Ltd. (Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Akihiko Omura; hereinafter referred to as COUXU), which has helped approximately 400 companies expand overseas, will co-host a free seminar on October 12th to explain market trends and conditions for success for companies looking to expand overseas. Due to the shrinking domestic demand and the rapidly depreciating yen, the importance of developing overseas sales channels for companies is increasing day by day. This seminar is highly recommended for business owners and managers who are unsure what to do to expand overseas, or who have tried but failed.

 

※※For seminar details and registration, please see below.Here※※

 

Up until now, many Japanese companies have based their operations on the premise of having "products" first in order to distribute their goods.

At trade shows and cross-border e-commerce events, a wide variety of products are displayed, and buyers select these products; if they are satisfactory, they proceed with the transaction. This process is commonplace.

However, in today's world, where the value of a product is judged not by its "things" but by its "experiences and stories," it would be reckless to expand into overseas markets without understanding the many differences in local business practices, consumer behavior, tastes, and preferences.

Therefore, Standage, which supports expansion into Africa, and COUXU, which supports expansion into East Asia and Southeast Asia,

 

"Why is that market so hot right now?"

"What should we do in the Asian region?"

"What is needed in the markets of each country?"

 

By presenting this information in a panel format, we aim to address your concerns and challenges.

We will also have a Q&A session, so please take this opportunity to participate.

 

■Recommended for these people

• I want to know what products are in demand from overseas buyers (local companies).
• I understand the importance of developing overseas sales channels due to the shrinking domestic demand, but I don't know what to do specifically.
• I've been participating in cross-border e-commerce, overseas trade shows, and business meetings, but the results haven't been as good as I'd hoped.
• We want to further enhance the value of our business.

 

■What you will learn in this seminar

• Latest overseas market information essential for business and marketing.
• Conditions for companies to succeed in overseas expansion
• How to seize opportunities to develop overseas sales channels

 

■Seminar Overview

schedule :Wednesday, October 12, 2022 15:00-16:45

How to hold the event:online

*Details on how to participate will be sent via email at a later date.

Participation fee:free

Organizer:COUXU Co., Ltd.

Co-sponsored by:STANDAGE Co., Ltd.

Application method:Here (https://peraichi.com/landing_pages/view/webinar20221012Please apply using the form at the bottom of the page.

inquiry:info@couxu.jp

 

■Speaker Profile

Kenta Omori (Vice President, STANDAGE Co., Ltd.)

After graduating from the University of Tokyo, I joined Itochu Corporation, a general trading company, prioritizing frequent overseas business trips due to my love of traveling abroad. I was mainly involved in the trade of pharmaceuticals and healthcare products, as well as M&A with overseas companies.

Having previously engaged in reselling businesses on Amazon and eBay as a hobby, I keenly felt the slow pace of digital transformation in B2B trade and became strongly convinced of the potential of DX in this field. As a result, in 2017, I co-founded STANDAGE Co., Ltd. with Akinori Adachi (current CEO of STANDAGE).

Currently, as the head of sales/marketing, he is working daily to develop users and collaborative partners and promote business development.

 

Akihiko Omura (CEO, COUXU Co., Ltd.)

Since March 2011, I have been working at Alibaba Marketing Co., Ltd., where I am responsible for marketing in Japan for Alibaba.com, which has the world's largest number of registered B2B (business-to-business) companies. I have been involved in supporting the overseas expansion of approximately 30 Japanese companies.

In 2013, I became independent and established COUXU Co., Ltd. We operate Sekai Connect, a commerce sourcing business that introduces overseas companies to procurement routes from Japanese companies. To date, we have helped approximately 400 companies expand overseas.

 

■About Standage

STANDAGE Co., Ltd. is a company that simplifies complex trade operations through the power of technology. Targeting the rapidly growing African market, we work in collaboration with the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry to provide comprehensive support for Japanese companies entering the African market, from customer acquisition and settlement to last-mile logistics.

https://standage.co.jp/

 

■ About COUXU

We receive 100 to 200 specific "procurement requests" per month from overseas companies that we have actually visited and developed relationships with, requesting that they purchase products from Japan. We then publish this information on "Sekai Connect," a platform operated by our company.

Based on these "procurement requests," we have helped over 400 Japanese companies develop overseas sales channels. In the midst of this COVID-19 pandemic, we are proposing a method that enables sales channel development even for those with "zero overseas business experience."

http://couxu.jp/