UPWARD DATA" started to be linked with Zenrin's maps

UPWARD Ltd.(Head Office: Minato-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Ryusuke Kaneki; hereinafter "UPWARD"), whose mission is to "Innovate the Last Mile on the Job Site," announces that on February 28, 2023, it will start selling an optional service that enables the use of Zenrin residential maps and Blue Map provided by Zenrin Co.

BY LINKING WITH "ZENRIN RESIDENTIAL MAPS" AND "BLUE MAP," FIELD SALES AND FIELD WORKERS USING "UPWARD" WILL BE ABLE TO VISIT CUSTOMERS AND PROVIDE SERVICES WHILE CHECKING NAMEPLATE AND LOT NUMBER INFORMATION ON THEIR SMARTPHONES, MAKING THE WORKING EXPERIENCE AND DATA ACCUMULATION MORE SEAMLESS. THIS WILL MAKE THE WORKING EXPERIENCE AND DATA ACCUMULATION MORE SEAMLESS.

Background

UPWARD PROVIDES "UPWARD" AS A SALES ENGAGEMENT SERVICE THAT TRANSFORMS CRM INTO ON-SITE SALES FORCE, AND HAS SUPPORTED THE DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION APPROXIMATELY 400 SALES COMPANIES, MAINLY MAJOR CORPORATIONS. BY USING "UPWARD," SALES REPRESENTATIVES CAN REPORT THEIR ACTIVITIES THROUGH SMARTPHONES AND TABLET TERMINALS WITHOUT ANY BURDEN BY USING UPWARD'S UNIQUE TECHNOLOGY OF "AUTOMATIC STAY LOG DETECTION" (PATENTED *1), AND CUSTOMER TOUCHPOINT INFORMATION IS STORED IN THE CRM PLATFORM, MAKING IT POSSIBLE TO VISUALIZE AND UTILIZE THE INFORMATION ON A MAP. IN ADDITION, CUSTOMER TOUCHPOINT INFORMATION IS STORED IN THE CRM PLATFORM AND CAN BE VISUALIZED AND UTILIZED ON A MAP, ENABLING OPTIMAL NEXT ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN. IN NOVEMBER 2021, THE OPTIONAL SERVICE "UPWARD DATA" WAS RELEASED, COVERING MORE THAN 100 MILLION COMMERCIAL FACILITY INFORMATION IN 200 COUNTRIES AND REGIONS WORLDWIDE AND APPROXIMATELY 8 MILLION IN JAPAN, THE LINKAGE WITH ZENRIN'S MAPS WILL FURTHER EVOLVE THIS EXPERIENCE.

THIS RELEASE FIRST ADDS "ZENRIN RESIDENTIAL MAPS" AND "BLUE MAPS" TO THE UPWARD DATA LINKAGE TARGET, THEREBY INCREASING CONVENIENCE FOR USERS IN THE FIELD SALES AND FIELD SERVICE INDUSTRIES FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO REQUIRE NAMEPLATE INFORMATION, AS WELL AS USERS IN THE REAL ESTATE AND FINANCIAL INDUSTRIES WHO USE PUBLIC MAP NUMBER AND LOT NUMBER INFORMATION. THE ADDITION OF "BLUE MAP" WILL ENHANCE THE CONVENIENCE OF USERS IN THE REAL ESTATE AND FINANCIAL INDUSTRIES WHO USE PUBLIC MAP NUMBERS AND LOT NUMBERS. UPWARD EXPECTS THAT THESE LINKAGES HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BE INTRODUCED BY UP TO APPROXIMATELY 5,000 COMPANIES, AND WILL CONTINUE TO EXPAND LINKAGES AND ENHANCE FUNCTIONS.

Service Overview and Commemorative Campaign

BY SELECTING AND APPLYING FOR "ZENRIN RESIDENTIAL MAPS" AND "BLUE MAPS" AS THE LINKAGE TARGETS FOR THE OPTIONAL "UPWARD DATA" SERVICE, IT IS POSSIBLE TO USE THESE MAP DATA ON "UPWARD". IN ADDITION TO DISPLAYING RESIDENTIAL MAPS ON SMARTPHONES, BLUE MAP, WHICH PROVIDES INFORMATION ON OFFICIAL MAP NUMBERS AND LOT NUMBERS, CAN ALSO BE USED WITH AN ADDITIONAL APPLICATION. TO COMMEMORATE THE START OF SALES, THE FOLLOWING CAMPAIGN WILL BE OFFERED TO CUSTOMERS WHO NEWLY INSTALL BOTH "UPWARD" AND THIS OPTIONAL SERVICE AT THE SAME TIME.

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CAMPAIGN DETAILS 10% OFF THE TOTAL MONTHLY FEE FOR "UPWARD", "UPWARD DATA" AND ZENRIN LINKAGE OPTION

TERMS AND CONDITIONS: 1) CUSTOMERS (COMPANIES OR DIVISIONS) WHO HAVE NOT YET IMPLEMENTED "UPWARD". 1) CUSTOMERS (COMPANIES OR DEPARTMENTS) WHO HAVE NOT YET INTRODUCED "UPWARD". 2) SIMULTANEOUS SUBSCRIPTION TO "UPWARD", "UPWARD DATA" AND ZENRIN LINKAGE OPTION 3) APPLICATION DEADLINE: JUNE 30, 2023 4) START DATE OF USE: JULY 15, 2023

The maximum discount is 10% of the fee for IDs that use the "UPWARD" and "UPWARD DATA" Zenrin Linkage Option at the same time. For details on fees and functions of "UPWARD" and "UPWARD DATA", please refer to the following page. https://www.upward.jp/price

Assumed Usage Scenes

Utilization of nameplate information, etc. in door-to-door sales

On a residential map, the system displays the customers registered in CRM and the places to visit where there have been complaints or problems in the past, allowing the user to visit while checking the nameplate information. This system enables efficient B-to-C visits to new customers and reduces visitation errors.

Utilization of land number information

When a vacant lot or house is found outside the house, it can be registered in CRM and the lot number can be obtained at the same time. The acquired information can be used to approach the owner after confirming the registration information, and can be useful for site procurement and credit-related operations in the real estate and financial industries.

About "Zenrin Residential Maps" and "Blue Maps

Zenrin Residential Maps" is map data provided by Zenrin that includes information such as building names, resident names and street numbers for each house, apartment tenant names, and building tenant names. Blue Map" is a map data that further superimposes the land number information on the residential map and enables reference to the public map boundary, public map name, parent number boundary, and land number. Zenrin Residential Maps Product detail site: https://www.zenrin.co.jp/product/category/residentialmap/j-map/index.html

Blue Map Product detail website:. https://www.zenrin.co.jp/product/category/residentialmap/bluemap/index.html

TAKUYA KENMOCHI, EXECUTIVE OFFICER, CPO, TECHNOLOGY GROUP GENERAL MANAGER AND CCO, CUSTOMER SUCCESS DIVISION, UPWARD CO.

We are very pleased to announce that UPWARD can now be linked with Zenrin's maps. We have been receiving requests from many of our customers to link residential maps and blue maps with UPWARD, so this is a long-awaited new feature. We will continue to promote the digitization and efficiency of sales operations by expanding the functions of UPWARD.

Note 1: UPWARD received a patent for "automatic detection of stay log " (announced on October 29, 2021) *Company names, product names, and other proper nouns are trademarks or registered trademarks of the respective companies.