The latest report on information gathering in Japan shows that Internet plays a big part in people’s information gathering and decision making process. 95% of 500 survey participants said that they use Internet to gather information prior to purchasing products and services. 89.6% of them use “search engines” and 59% of them use “products/services comparison sites”. What’s interesting is that more men use “comparison sites” and more women use “samples and trial products” before they make purchases.
If you have products or services targeting Japanese men, add comparison information on your website, and if your products or services are targeting Japanese women, try free sample offering to see if the RIO improves.
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Motoko Hunt
President & Search Marketing Strategist at AJPR
Motoko Hunt manages the SEO for all of Adobe's properties in Japan and the
APAC region. Prior to joining Adobe, Motoko established AJPR in 1998; she
has been providing search marketing consulting services targeting Japan and
Asia to companies around the world. Her services have made a big impact on
the search marketing campaigns of some of the world's most popular
multi-national brands. A number of her articles have been published on industry
websites and printed media including MultiLingual Computing and the International
Journal of Localisation. She also writes about the Japanese online market on her
blog at AJPR and contributes to several online magazines in Japan and Asia.
She served as a member of the board of directors of SEMPO in 2010-2012, and
is a chairperson of the SEMPO Asia-Pacific Committee.
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Hi Emi,
Thanks for finding typo. It’s ROI, return of investment.
Hello Motokoo,
Can you please confirm what does RIO standard for in your article?
Hi Pavel,
There are many comparison sites in Japan, and one of the most popular ones is Kakaku.com.
Hello Motoko,
would you have any examples of the services used in Japan for comparison shopping?, would really love to see them.
PM
Dear Motoko,
You provided a very good statistics, could I use your statistics on my website? If so, please confirm.
Thank you for your time.
regards
Emal Haidari
Absolute.