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UPWARD President Kaneki to speak at Sales Tech Forum 2019 Autumn hosted by Nikkei Inc.

=Representative Kaneki to speak at "Sales Tech Forum 2019 Autumn" in Otemachi on Oct. 23 (Wed.)

(Location: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; CEO & President: Ryusuke Kaneki; URL : https://upward.jp ), will give a presentation on "Customer Contact Point Reform for Field Sales" using location information at "Sales Tech Forum 2019 Autumn" hosted by Nikkei Inc. in Otemachi, Tokyo on October 23 (Wednesday). The company will be giving a presentation on "Reforming Customer Contact Points for Field Sales" using location information to revolutionize the way field salespeople work, with specific examples at the Sales Tech Forum 2019 Autumn to be held in Otemachi, Tokyo on Wednesday, October 23.

Field Sales Support Cloud Service "UPWARD": https://upward.jp

■ Representative Kaneki to speak at Sales Tech Forum 2019 on Wednesday, October 23

Even though digital communication has become commonplace with the spread of various cloud services, the customer contact work of visiting customers is an indispensable part of corporate sales. With the current shortage of human resources in various fields, there is a need to reform the way of working for higher productivity in the field of field sales as well.

WE ARE DEVELOPING "UPWARD," AN ACTIVITY MANAGEMENT SERVICE FOR FIELD SALES THAT SEAMLESSLY LINKS CRM AND LOCATION INFORMATION. BY PROVIDING THIS SERVICE, WE SUPPORT "CUSTOMER CONTACT POINT REFORM" THAT DRAMATICALLY IMPROVES PRODUCTIVITY IN THE SALES FIELD.

AT THIS FORUM, MR. KANEKI, PRESIDENT AND CEO OF UPWARD, WILL PRESENT CONCRETE EXAMPLES OF HOW COMPANIES THAT HAVE INTRODUCED UPWARD HAVE DRAMATICALLY IMPROVED PRODUCTIVITY IN THE FIELD SALES (OUTSIDE SALES) AREA, OUR MAIN BUSINESS DOMAIN, AND HOW THIS HAS LED TO "CUSTOMER CONTACT POINT REFORM. WE WILL INTRODUCE SPECIFIC EXAMPLES OF HOW COMPANIES THAT HAVE INTRODUCED UPWARD HAVE DRAMATICALLY IMPROVED PRODUCTIVITY IN THE AREA OF "FIELD SALES (EXTERNAL SALES).

■ "Sales Tech Forum 2019 Autumn" Overview

Name : Nikkei Digital BizGate Seminar "Sales Tech Forum 2019 Autumn"
Sponsor : Media Business Unit, Digital Business, Nikkei Inc.
Dates : October 23 (Wed.) 12:30~17:10
Venue : Otemachi Financial City Conference Center (9-7, Otemachi 1-chiyoda-ku, Tokyo) Otemachi Financial City Conference Center (1-9-7 Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo)
Capacity: 250 people


Title: Customer Contact Point Reform in Field Sales Achieved by UPWARD
Speaker: Ryusuke Kaneki, President and CEO, UPWARD Corporation
Time : Wednesday, October 23, 14:40-15:20 (40 minutes)

Application : Pre-registration required
Applications to: https://events.nikkei.co.jp/19062/

RYUSUKE KANEKI, PRESIDENT AND CEO PROFILE

Born in Tokyo in 1973, he joined Orkney Corporation (now UPWARD Corporation) in 2006. As a sales consultant, he was in charge of more than 200 domestic and international WebGIS (geographic information system) development projects for government agencies, national research institutes, and major think tanks, utilizing the Web and open source-based location and spatial information technology. In April 2016, he was appointed as President and CEO (Chief Executive Officer). 2017 Salesforce gold ISV partner and Salesforce Innovation Award winner.

ABOUT UPWARD

UPWARD IS A SALES ENGAGEMENT SERVICE THAT UTILIZES ADVANCED LOCATION-BASED TECHNOLOGY TO AUTOMATICALLY DETECT AND RECORD SALES ACTIVITY DATA IN CRM TO OPTIMIZE THE SALES ACTIVITIES OF SALES REPRESENTATIVES IN THE FIELD. BY AUTOMATICALLY OVERLAYING ACCUMULATED SALES ACTIVITY DATA AND CRM DATA ON A MAP AND AUTOMATICALLY NOTIFYING OPTIMAL APPROACH DESTINATIONS, UPWARD SUPPORTS THE FORMULATION OF STRATEGIC SALES PLANS UTILIZING CRM DATA.

About Us

name of company

UPWARD, Inc.

Location

26F Marunouchi Eiraku Building, 1-4-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo

representative

RYUSUKE KANEKI, REPRESENTATIVE DIRECTOR AND CEO

Establishment

March 2002

capital stock

100 million yen

Business

DEVELOPMENT AND PROVISION OF UPWARD SALES ENGAGEMENT SERVICE

Press Contact

PR TEAM, CORPORATE GROUP HEADQUARTERS, UPWARD CO.

Tel.

03-6897-3683

Mail

pr@upward.jp

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