Japan’s unique blend of tradition and modernity creates a dynamic yet challenging market for brands looking to succeed in Japanese influencer marketing. To thrive in this environment, businesses must adapt strategies to cultural nuances and audience expectations.
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Influencer marketing is becoming more commonplace as the go-to strategy for content marketing in Japan, and in recent years, Japan’s unique social media landscape has set the stage for a new era of influencer marketing.
Unlike in many Western countries, Japanese consumers tend to prioritize trust, subtlety, and cultural relevance in brand interactions.
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Marketing in Japan could drive even the most reputable entrepreneurs up the wall. The branding, language, and cultural differences are the biggest hurdles for foreign companies to succeed in the country. Moreover, the Japanese consumer values reputation and quality before purchasing anything in the market. So how can a new product or brand become a household name in the country?
The Japanese use social media apps and sites every day. In fact, there are approximately 82.6 million social media users in 2019. Most of them signed up on popular social media platforms like LINE, Twitter, and Instagram to connect with their friends and favorite celebrities. Digital marketers see these frequent engagements as an opportunity to tap into Japan’s online consumers. Every recommendation or endorsement uploaded on celebrity accounts influences their followers’ buying behavior.
Nowadays, the influencer marketing arena is not only limited to celebrities as social media influencers entered the scene. Discover the most relevant lifestyle personalities and growing stars essential in today’s Japan’s digital marketing landscape.
The term “influencer” originates from the word “influence” and indicates someone who makes a large impact on the general public or on specific communities.
Marketing that utilizes influencers is called “influencer marketing.”
In this post, we will discuss various aspects of influencer marketing and provide recommendations on how to do it.
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In our previous post, “Is it Time to Start Thinking about Influencer Marketing?”, we talked about how influencers are often used in marketing campaigns in modern countries like the U.S.
However, in Asia too, bloggers, Youtubers, and other influencers are becoming more and more common.
While nearly every country in Asia is seeing a rise in influencer marketing, in this article we are only looking at the countries of China, Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, and Indonesia.
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We have already covered influencer marketing a few times in our blog.
This time, following up on our previous post about Asia, we will be covering what’s happening in the West.
In recent years, influencer marketing in the West has become quite standardized, meaning marketers have refined their processes of running campaigns.
You could say that there are generally 5 major steps in the way they are executed:
・Planning a marketing campaign.
・Choosing an influencer and sending a request to work together.
・Automating work for efficiency.
・Measuring campaign effects.
・Adjusting according to campaign results and optimizing for the next one.
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