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What Japanese companies must do to become global brands.

Talk of the need to “go global” is everywhere in Japan these days. But what does it actually mean? Japan has produced many famous brands, but even these are struggling to achieve the growth they want overseas. For smaller companies looking to expand internationally for the first time, it’s difficult to know where to start. At the same time, they have some advantage in that they have more flexibility than giant corporations.

This session will suggest that Japanese companies, which are known for producing high quality products, need to put more focus on both branding and marketing as an overall discipline. It will examine the difference between how marketing is typically conducted in Japan, and what is needed overseas. It will look at things from two main points of view: a structural one (how marketing departments are typically structured and how this can improve) and from a creative/branding one (the approach companies tend to take to communicating their brand to people overseas and again, how this can develop).

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Speakers

David Blecken Executive Editor - Japan Campaign Asia-Pacific
Rahul Kadavakolu Executive Director of Global Branding Rakuten
Rob Sherlock CEO ADK Global
Marc Wesseling Director Ultra Super New
John Woodward Chief Strategy Officer McCann Erickson Japan Inc.

Event Details

Event Type Seminar

Track  Innovation