Joint webinar with SmartDrive decided

"What is Digital Shift in the Mobility Industry Utilizing 'Movement' and 'Experience' Data?"

UPWARD, Inc. (Headquarters: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Takayuki Kaneki; URL: http://upward.jp, hereinafter referred to as "the Company"), which provides next-generation mobile CRM with the mission of "Making mobile workers smarter," has decided to present at the "What is Digital Shift in the Mobility Industry Utilizing 'Movement' and 'Experience' Data?" webinar hosted by SmartDrive Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: Retsu Kitagawa; hereinafter referred to as "SmartDrive"), which provides mobility services utilizing driving data collected from IoT devices, on July 2, 2020 (Thursday).

"What is Digital Shift in the Mobility Industry Utilizing 'Movement' and 'Experience' Data?" Webinar

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https://www.mobility-transformation.com/workshops

- About this webinar

About "What is Digital Shift in the Mobility Industry Utilizing 'Movement' and 'Experience' Data?"

With the COVID-19 pandemic, working styles have greatly changed, and there is a greater demand for productivity. SmartDrive, which comprehensively supports everything from data collection, analysis, and utilization of mobile data, and UPWARD, which provides CRM that thoroughly streamlines the task of "making visits" represented by route sales, will discuss how each company perceives "productivity improvement" and how they can support it. The two companies, which share the common ground of "movement" and "experience," will share insights on working styles in the post-COVID-19 era using data utilization.

- Speaker Information

SmartDrive Co., Ltd. CRO Takeyoshi Hironaka

Started his career at a Japanese consulting firm. As the branch manager of the Hokkaido branch, he was in charge of launching the branch. After that, at Salesforce.com, Inc., he was responsible for launching regions and building new models.
Subsequently, as the first employee of the marketing team at 株式会社マルケト, he was in charge of launching inside sales, sales, and customer success. After that, he was involved in organizational expansion as the person in charge of the commercial business department.
Joined SmartDrive in 2019 and became CRO (Chief Revenue Officer). He is responsible for maximizing revenue by统括 marketing, customer success, and business development.

UPWARD, Inc. Executive Officer Yuka Matsumoto

After graduating from Osaka University of Foreign Studies (now Osaka University) in 2007, she worked as a planning director at an event company before moving abroad. She was involved in web marketing at a language solutions company. After returning to Japan, she worked as a senior consultant at a marketing consulting firm, supporting global marketing operations.

Joined UPWARD in May 2018. After launching marketing and managing customer success, she is currently in charge of sales management.

- Webinar Overview

Title: What is Digital Shift in the Mobility Industry Utilizing "Movement" and "Experience" Data?
Organizer: SmartDrive Co., Ltd.
Date: July 2, 2020 (Thursday) 11:00-11:45
Participation Fee: Free (Limited to 100 participants)
Venue: Online (Zoom will be used for distribution on the day)
Registration: https://www.mobility-transformation.com/workshops

- SmartDrive Services

SmartDrive Fleet　　　    ： https://smartdrive-fleet.jp/
SmartDrive Cars　　　　 ： https://www.smartdrive-cars.jp/
SmartDrive Families　　  ： https://smartdrive-families.jp/
SmartDrive Magazine　　： https://smartdrivemagazine.jp/
Mobility Transformation   ： https://www.mobility-transformation.com/

・About SmartDrive

We collect and analyze traffic and mobility data from around the world to create a society free of accidents and a society where mobility is more efficient and comfortable. We utilize big data collected and analyzed through various sensor devices related to mobility to create new mobility-related services for the IoT era.