Account-based marketing in Japan
Reach the accounts that matter in Japan.
We run account-based advertising aimed at your target accounts and their buying committees in Japan, across programmatic, Yahoo! JAPAN and Google search, LINE and YouTube, connected to your CRM so every result is measured in pipeline.
LINE
Yahoo! JAPAN
Google
YouTube
TikTok
Instagram
Facebook
X
LinkedIn
Trusted by global brands
In Japan, B2B buyersdecide as a group.
Japanese companies buy by consensus. A decision moves through many people across departments, and each one researches carefully in Japanese before anything is signed.
LinkedIn has a much smaller audience in Japan than in other markets, so account-based advertising here relies on programmatic account targeting, Yahoo! JAPAN and Google search, LINE, YouTube and detailed Japanese content.
We understand B2B buying in Japan, and we plug straight into your existing CRM to sync account lists and track the pipeline our ads create.
- +150%sales-qualified leads for monday.com in Japan
- 1target account list, synced from your CRM
- 97Mpeople in Japan use LINE every month
- NativeJapanese ad copy and landing pages
Kindred client results and Japan market facts.
What we offer
Account-based advertising, built for Japan
Everything needed to reach your target accounts in Japan and prove the pipeline it creates.
Target account strategy
We build or refine your Japan target account list with sales, then group accounts into tiers by industry, size and value.
Programmatic account targeting
Display, video and native ads served to the companies on your list, using company and intent data across Japanese business sites.
Yahoo! JAPAN & Google search
Capture in-market accounts when they search, on both of Japan’s major search engines, with native Japanese keywords and ads.
LINE & YouTube
Retarget engaged accounts on the platforms buying-committee members use every day, with video and LINE Ads.
Personalised creative & pages
Japanese ads, whitepapers and landing pages tailored by industry and role, with the detail Japanese buyers expect.
Connected to your CRM
We sync account lists, audiences and offline conversions with HubSpot, Salesforce or your CRM, so you see engagement and pipeline by account.
Talk to us about your setup →Built for growth in Japan, designed for global brands.
Japan is one of the most rewarding markets in Asia Pacific, and one of the least forgiving. Our Japanese team knows its platforms, consumers and business culture first-hand, and builds paid media that works locally while fitting your global strategy.
Precision
Japanese consumers expect a very high standard of quality. We sweat the details, from flawless ad copy to the subtle, high-context way brands communicate in Japan.
Platform-native
Japan has its own digital rules. We build for the platforms Japanese people actually use, from Yahoo! JAPAN and LINE to X and Instagram, so your brand shows up where they search and scroll.
Trust
Japanese buyers rely on collective trust. Detailed reviews, credible proof and local voices turn early caution into long-term loyalty.
Culture-led
We don't just translate, we transcreate. Your campaigns follow Japan's seasons and cultural moments, from cherry blossom to Golden Week, so the message lands the way it should.
Hyper-local
From Tokyo and Osaka to regional prefectures, Japan is more segmented than it looks. We tailor targeting by region and audience, so your budget goes where demand is highest.
Because we know
In Japan, the person who clicks your ad is rarely the only one who decides.
Select the accounts. Then target them.
Account-based advertising in Japan works when every person in the buying group sees a consistent, credible message in Japanese.
Our four-step process aligns the account list, connects your CRM, launches targeted campaigns and optimises towards engaged accounts and pipeline, not clicks.
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Align
Target accounts with sales.
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Connect
Sync lists and tracking with your CRM.
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Engage
Ads to each buying committee.
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Measure
Engagement and pipeline by account.
B2BSuccess stories
monday.com: Quality demand generation in Japan
Brought in after three previous agencies, we rebuilt monday.com’s Japanese search and landing pages around quality leads, lifting sales-qualified leads by 150%.
Lenovo: Turning fragmented content into one global narrative
We developed Lenovo’s global thought leadership series, which outperformed LinkedIn benchmarks across Asia Pacific and beyond.
Medpace: Optimising lead conversion
Native strategists audited search, social, website and landing pages in each market, then rebuilt the journey for local buyers, delivering a measurable uplift in lead conversion.
TeamViewer: Reaching Japanese enterprise decision makers
Positioning and performance marketing that reaches Japanese enterprise buyers through programmatic, Yahoo! JAPAN and search.
Book your Japan discovery call
A 30-minute discovery call with our Japan team. Tell us about your goals, your target accounts in Japan and what’s holding you back. We’ll share a few high-level thoughts on where to focus, then follow up with a tailored proposal.
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Account-based marketing in Japan,answered
What B2B marketing and sales teams ask us about account-based advertising in Japan.
What is account-based marketing?
Account-based marketing (ABM) focuses your marketing on a defined list of high-value companies, reaching the buying committee inside each one with tailored advertising and content, rather than targeting a broad audience.
Do you use LinkedIn for ABM in Japan?
Only where your buyers are active. LinkedIn’s audience in Japan is much smaller than in other markets, so most Japan programmes rely on programmatic account targeting, Yahoo! JAPAN and Google search, LINE, YouTube and Japanese-language content.
Do we need to change our CRM?
No. We connect to the CRM you already use, such as HubSpot or Salesforce, to sync account lists and audiences and track engagement and pipeline. We don’t run CRM implementations.
How do you measure success?
By account, not just clicks: how many target accounts we reach and engage, how many people in each buying committee interact, and the meetings, opportunities and pipeline that follow.
How do we get started?
Book a 30-minute discovery call with our Japan team. We’ll talk through your goals and challenges, share a few high-level thoughts, then follow up with a tailored proposal.