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  • 01

    Beauty Launch in Japan

    Beauty

    Brand:

    A beauty brand needed Japanese shoppers to understand the product before buying. We built a creator-led launch around routine demos, product texture, common questions, and reusable short-form assets.

    Campaign detail

    • Creator mix: skincare specialists, lifestyle creators, and UGC creators.
    • Content: texture demos, routine videos, Stories, Shorts, and paid ad variants.
    • Measured: saves, comment themes, view quality, landing page clicks, and repeated buyer questions.
    • Beauty influencer marketing
    • Video content direction
    • Paid social
    • Landing page localisation

  • 02

    Food and Beverage Retail Launch

    Food and beverage

    Brand:

    A food brand needed creator proof before scaling retail and e-commerce activity. We used tasting content, product seeding, publisher PR, and search-led landing page improvements.

    Campaign detail

    • Creator mix: food creators, family accounts, lifestyle creators, and review-style micro creators.
    • Content: tasting videos, recipe ideas, unboxing posts, creator photos, and PR angles.
    • Measured: product feedback, saves, profile actions, search demand, and retail or EC readiness.
    • Food influencer marketing
    • Product seeding
    • SEO
    • Digital publisher PR

  • 03

    Gaming Community Campaign in Japan

    Gaming and entertainment

    Brand:

    A gaming brand needed Japanese players to understand the hook quickly. We used streamers, short video, and community content to explain gameplay and test the strongest message angles.

    Campaign detail

    • Creator mix: streamers, YouTubers, short-video creators, and niche community voices.
    • Content: gameplay explainers, first-look videos, live sessions, and community prompts.
    • Measured: watch time, comments, Discord or community actions, and which game features people repeated back.
    • Gaming influencer marketing
    • Streamer outreach
    • Short video strategy
    • Community reporting

  • 04

    Luxury Fashion Awareness Campaign

    Luxury and fashion

    Brand:

    A premium fashion brand needed social content that felt native without losing control of the brand image. We built a selective creator programme around styling, seeding, and editorial-style posts.

    Campaign detail

    • Creator mix: fashion creators, lifestyle tastemakers, stylists, and premium visual accounts.
    • Content: styling posts, product seeding, editorial photos, Stories, and controlled caption routes.
    • Measured: brand fit, content quality, saves, sentiment, and creator audience relevance.
    • Luxury influencer marketing
    • Product seeding
    • Creative briefing
    • Publisher and PR support

  • 05

    Social Media Localisation and Management in Japan

    Public awareness and social impact communications

    Brand:

    A global organisation needed Japanese social media support with fast localisation, clear approvals, and local audience judgement. We supported content planning, community management, and creator coordination.

    Campaign detail

    • Scope: Japanese copywriting, scheduling, moderation, creator support, and approval coordination.
    • Content: localised posts, ambassador content, community replies, reporting, and campaign updates.
    • Measured: approval speed, message consistency, engagement quality, and audience response patterns.
    • Ambassador and creator marketing
    • Social media management
    • Content localisation
    • Community management

  • 06

    Tourism Creator Campaign for Japanese Travellers

    Travel and tourism

    Brand:

    A destination brand needed Japanese travellers to imagine the trip in a practical way. We combined creator travel content, publisher PR, media buying, and competition mechanics.

    Campaign detail

    • Creator mix: travel creators, food creators, photographers, and practical itinerary accounts.
    • Content: destination stories, itinerary ideas, local food angles, publisher content, and paid amplification.
    • Measured: reach, article traffic, competition entries, saves, and traveller question themes.
    • Travel influencer marketing
    • Travel content strategy
    • Digital publisher PR
    • Media buying

  • 07

    Wellness App Launch in Japan

    Health, wellness, and apps

    Brand:

    A wellness app needed Japanese users to understand the benefit quickly. We used fitness creators, lifestyle demos, UGC-style videos, and paid creative testing.

    Campaign detail

    • Creator mix: fitness creators, wellness creators, lifestyle accounts, and UGC video makers.
    • Content: routine demos, app walkthroughs, short videos, creator testimonials, and paid testing assets.
    • Measured: app store actions, creative performance, viewer questions, and which benefit was easiest to understand.
    • Fitness influencer marketing
    • App launch strategy
    • Localisation review

  • 08

    B2B SaaS Market Entry in Japan

    B2B technology

    Brand:

    A software platform needed a clearer Japanese sales story before a full launch. We reviewed buyer language, search terms, competitors, landing page copy, and paid media routes.

    Campaign detail

    • Scope: competitor review, buyer-language research, Japanese landing page notes, and paid copy testing.
    • Content: ad copy routes, LinkedIn audience segments, search keyword groups, and sales objection notes.
    • Measured: click quality, message clarity, search intent, landing page behaviour, and sales-team usefulness.
    • B2B influencer marketing
    • Market research
    • Content localisation
    • Website audit
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