As the comes to a close here’s a run down of the top 20 most popular Instagram accounts and Japanese influencers in Japan! You can now read our updated list for 2019 here Top 20 Japanese Influencers on Instagram 2019 Naomi Watanabe A famous Japanese comedian with 8.4 million followers https://www.instagram.com/watanabenaomi703 Rola A famous model…
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Influencer Marketing in Japan can be as much as 9 times more effective than traditional advertising. However often measuring success is more difficult than traditional marketing. Businesses are often spending large budgets on campaigns, so understanding a return on investment is good to know. Here are 4 easy ways to track ROI for Influencer Marketing.…
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We mentioned a little bit about TikTok in a previous post. To recap, TikTok is a video sharing platform enjoyed by over 500 million monthly active users in over 150 countries since the launch in 2016 (WOW!). In Japan, some say that more than 70% of teens know or have used the app. It’s predominantly…
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Time flies so fast – we’re already entering into the final quarter of 2018! Now is a great time to review major social media platform trends in Japan including one of the biggest marketing trends, Influencer Marketing. Looking ahead will allow us to plan for 2019, so let’s look at progress and prediction by social…
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You might think #PR is only an English word, but in Japanese it very common and it’s pronounced ピーアール (piーaーru) and is understood by Japanese Social Media users as an indication of promotional activity. It’s often thought in other countries that the hashtag #PR gives negative sentiment to sponsored posts, making them seem “too sponsored”…
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Social Media Marketing or “SNS Marketing” as it’s known in Japan constantly changing, just like other parts of the world. Updating relevant and useful information on your brand’s Social Media channels is useful, but it’s a good idea to couple it with influencer marketing. This is because many of your audience prefer to hear from…
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Today we’re going to be talking about the power of User Generated Content (UGC) for the Japanese Market. At JapanBuzz we love collaborating with influencers, generating engaging content and often dedicate a portion of an influencer campaign towards asking influencers to create posts geared towards organic UGC posts. The idea here is to get their…
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Alcohol brand marketing in Japan has traditionally utilised ads with eye catching prints and TV ads. However, recently there’s a trend that the younger Japanese generation no longer owns TVs. Instead, they watch online TV programmes on their portable devices such as smartphones, tablets, and PCs. Therefore, brands are required to be more active on…
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With the right content, food campaigns can influence people’s purchase decisions. Furthermore, collaborating with influencers on social media in Japan can certainly get the message across with relatable and a visually attractive representation of the brand. In this article, let’s take a look at 3 food brands in Japan that have successfully used influencer campaigns…
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In Japan many companies are already using social media such as Facebook, Twitter, LINE and Instagram for marketing purposes. In 2018 using influencer marketing is a strategy more and more Japanese companies are implementing alongside their social media strategy. Consumers are exposed to over 10,000 messages from brands every day according to IE School of…
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