Marketing / Covid-19

To meet in person, face to face, has been and still is very important in Japan. For many years I have been advising…if not to say pushing…my customers to travel to Japan at least once a year and to visit their customers. in 2020 this is most probably not possible because of the very rigid travel restrictions issued by the Japanese government. So, what now? Covid-19 has triggered a massive development in digitalization as well as an hither unthinkable change in working culture. Homeoffice, until very recently reserved to obscure mini companies has made its way to the mainstream. Online meetings, view into the private living/workspace of our Japanese contacts and whining babies in the background included, are nothing special anymore. So: Offer your contacts online meetings on the platform of your choice, and use the momentum of the crisis. And still do not forget to watch the travel restrictions…