Corporate News
Landscape, Inc. (Headquarters: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Katsuhito Nagatake; hereinafter "Landscape"), which supports corporate marketing through Japan's largest corporate database, announced on the 17th that it has entered into a business alliance with VisasQ Inc. (Headquarters: Meguro-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Eiko Hashiba; listed on the Mothers market; hereinafter "VisasQ"), which supports corporate innovation through its knowledge platform. As a first step, we have integrated Landscape's "SideSonar" with the "VisasQ interview" site. Through this partnership, both companies will provide the corporate world with services that resolve research challenges more efficiently.
■ Background of the Business Alliance
Generally, when companies conduct marketing research on a specific industry, they often face the challenge of wanting to consult with industry experts but lacking the necessary connections. To address this, VisasQ utilizes a database of over 400,000 advisors with diverse industry and professional experience, providing services that allow clients to quickly gain insights from knowledgeable experts for any research challenge. Meanwhile, Landscape possesses "LBC," a proprietary corporate database covering domestic business locations, and supports sales and marketing activities—such as lead list creation—by providing corporate information to contracted companies through its cloud-based services, "uSonar" and "SideSonar." By combining our respective strengths in "knowledge databases" and "corporate databases," we believe it is possible to provide more powerful and efficient marketing research solutions.
Overview of Business Alliance and Expected Customer Benefits
As the first phase of this business alliance, we have added a button to Landscape's flagship service, sideSonar, that links directly to the Visasq interview page. sideSonar users can now immediately apply for advisor consultations on the Visasq platform when needed.
As the second phase of this alliance, we will host a joint seminar titled "Success in New Business Development in 30 Minutes" on Thursday, February 10, 2022. We invite you to register.
Registration URL: https://usonar.co.jp/seminar/20220210_5575.html
About sideSonar
sideSonar is a lead generation enhancement tool that integrates LBC, Japan's largest corporate database, with CRM/SFA systems. It enhances CRM/SFA functionality by providing corporate information search and display, tracking approach status, supporting data registration and consolidation, and displaying real-time web access data, thereby dramatically increasing the efficiency of sales activities.
https://usonar.co.jp/service/usonar/#sidesonar
About Visasq interview
Visasq interview is a spot consulting service that allows you to speak directly with advisors who possess the specific expertise you require. By leveraging a knowledge database of over 400,000 registered experts in Japan and overseas, and by managing the advisor selection and verification process, we ensure the collection of reliable primary information.
https://visasq.co.jp/service/interview
Moving forward, both companies will continue to promote collaborations that enhance convenience for our client companies.
About Visasq
With a mission to "Connect Knowledge and Challenges," Visasq operates a knowledge platform that supports innovation worldwide. By utilizing a database of over 400,000 experts globally, we use technology and advanced operations to pinpoint and match individual expertise to solve various challenges, such as industry research for new business development, needs assessment, human resource development, and global expansion. Visasq received the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award (Female Entrepreneur Award) at the 4th Japan Venture Awards and was selected as a "J-Startup" company by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. The company was listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Mothers market on March 10, 2020, and acquired the U.S.-based Coleman Research Group, Inc. in November 2021.
| Company Name | : Visasq, Inc. |
| Address | : Sumitomo Fudosan Aobadai Hills 9F, 4-7-7 Aobadai, Meguro-ku, Tokyo |
| Representative | : Representative Director and CEO Eiko Hashiba |
| Establishment | : March 2012 |
| Business Description | : Operation of a global knowledge platform specialized in the business domain, and support for new business creation and organizational development |
| URL | ：https://visasq.co.jp/ |
* Company names and product names mentioned are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.
* New subscriptions for SideSonar ended in February 2025. Analysis and list creation functions have been integrated into PLANSonar, and CRM/SFA enhancement functions have been integrated into GuideSonar.
