UPWARD releases "UPWARD AI Scan" AI image analysis service.

(Location: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Ryusuke Kaneki; hereinafter "UPWARD") will start offering the AI image analysis service "UPWARD AI Scan" as an optional product for its sales engagement service "UPWARD.

Accurate data that can be effectively utilized for sales is accumulated with minimal burden.

Photos taken by sales representatives on UPWARD's mobile app are analyzed by AI, and the results can be registered in CRM such as Salesforce. Using UPWARD's proprietary stay detection technology, analysis results are automatically linked to customers, eliminating the need for troublesome linking operations.
Registered data is immediately reflected in sales target lists and maps, improving the accuracy of visit targets. Compared to manual data entry, this system greatly reduces workload and ensures accuracy, thereby maximizing the efficiency of sales activities.
For example, a company that rents and sells construction equipment can automatically generate a target map based on construction start date and construction area simply by photographing a "Notice of Construction Plan" sign with scheduled construction information. The system can also be used in a variety of ways to suit different industries and sales methods, such as proposing the latest models, related products, and parts replacement based on the label information of equipment installed at the facility, or making approaches based on lease contracts to coincide with contract expiration dates.

TAKUYA KENMOCHI, EXECUTIVE OFFICER, CPO (HEAD OF PRODUCT) COMMENTS

UPWARD is developing products to realize its purpose "Inspiring upward creativity - drawing out the creativity of fieldworkers to accelerate the growth of companies and society. We hope that "UPWARD AI Scan" will free sales representatives from cumbersome data entry and at the same time enable them to derive the most appropriate destination, helping them to focus on the customer contact in front of them and maximize their creativity.