Expanding the Revenue Base Through New Service Development and Rollout
First written in FY2017. 16 of 29 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2018-Q2. Latest entry: FY2027-H1.
8 other companies' latest entry also says "Reframed".
- FY2027-H1ReframedAnnual report
「Until the services are discontinued, we will maintain service quality and security for existing customers and proceed with the necessary measures, including data export and migration and the settlement of contracts and fees.」
For Jooto, which had been developed as part of the effort to expand the earnings base through new services, the focus shifted to customer support, data migration, and the settlement of contracts and fees through the end of general availability. - 2026-08-06SoftenedOccurring Fact
「独立した成長事業として投資を継続する合理性は乏しいと判断いたしました。」
新サービス開発・収益基盤拡充のうち、Jootoを独立した成長事業として投資継続する方針が後退した。 - FY2026RaisedAnnual report
「We will also target the domestic PR market in adjacent areas and invest in technologies that support people taking action, including AI and SaaS, to grow existing businesses and develop new services.」
The policy of developing new services and expanding the earnings base was extended to include growing existing businesses and developing new services through investment in AI and SaaS, as well as quantitative targets for Jooto, Tayori, グルコース, and NAVICUS. - FY2025RestatedAnnual report
「We will also take on the challenge of creating businesses that surpass PR TIMES. We intend to steadily grow Jooto and Tayori, which are in the investment phase, so that they can make a significant contribution to improving operational efficiency and productivity in Japan.」
The policy of creating earnings businesses besides PR TIMES and growing Jooto and Tayori was reaffirmed. - FY2025-H1RestatedAnnual report
「During the interim consolidated accounting period (1 March 2024 to 31 August 2024), the Group continued working to raise awareness and acquire new customer segments, focusing on activities to strengthen the foundation of its core press release distribution service PR TIMES and grow the SaaS-based business tools Jooto and Tayori, in order to achieve its mission of “An era where information from people taking action moves people’s hearts.”」
The Company continued activities to strengthen the foundation of PR TIMES, grow Jooto and Tayori, raise awareness, and acquire new customers. - FY2025-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「During the cumulative first quarter of the fiscal year (1 March 2024 to 31 May 2024), the Group continued working to raise awareness and acquire new customer segments, focusing on activities to strengthen the foundation of its core press release distribution service PR TIMES and grow the SaaS-based business tools Jooto and Tayori, in order to achieve its mission of “An era where information from people taking action moves people’s hearts.”」
The Company continued activities to strengthen the foundation of PR TIMES, grow Jooto and Tayori, raise awareness, and acquire new customers. - FY2024AdvancedAnnual report
「We will also pursue the creation of businesses that go beyond PR TIMES. We intend to steadily grow Jooto and Tayori, which are in the investment phase, so that they can make a significant contribution to improving operational efficiency and productivity in Japan. We will also seek to make BRIDGE and isuta leading Japanese media outlets with a significant impact on society, while pursuing the creation of new businesses that do not yet exist.」
The scope of creating and growing earnings businesses besides PR TIMES was specified as including Jooto, Tayori, BRIDGE, isuta, and the creation of new businesses. - FY2024-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「The Group began providing social media marketing support services. Through synergies between the Company and NAVICUS, the Group became able to provide public relations and PR support through social media marketing in addition to press releases, enabling it to support customers’ PR activities in a more comprehensive manner. This led to the execution of a share transfer agreement.」
The Company presented the launch of a social media marketing support business through collaboration with NAVICUS as a concrete development in expanding the earnings base through the development and introduction of new services. - FY2023RestatedAnnual report
「We will also take on the challenge of creating businesses that surpass PR TIMES. We intend to steadily grow Jooto and Tayori, which are in the investment phase, so that they can make a significant contribution to improving operational efficiency and productivity in Japan.」
The policy of creating new earnings businesses besides PR TIMES and growing Jooto and Tayori beyond the investment phase was reaffirmed. - FY2023-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「During the cumulative third quarter of the fiscal year (1 March 2022 to 30 November 2022), the Group continued investing in advertising and promotion to raise awareness and acquire new customer segments, focusing on strengthening the foundation of its core press release distribution service PR TIMES and growing the SaaS-based business tools Jooto and Tayori, in order to achieve its mission of “An era where information from people taking action moves people’s hearts.”」
The Company continued investing in advertising and promotion to strengthen the foundation of PR TIMES and raise awareness and acquire new customers for the growth of Jooto and Tayori. - FY2023-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「The number of companies using Jooto’s paid service was 1,835, up 18.6% year on year, and the number of paid Tayori accounts was 721, up 39.7% year on year. Although both services are growing as planned, their impact on revenue remains limited and the investment phase is still ongoing.」
The paid metrics for Jooto and Tayori increased year on year, but the Company explained that their impact on revenue remained limited and the investment phase continued. - FY2022AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result, the number of companies using Jooto’s paid service was 1,765, up 22.1% year on year, and the number of paid Tayori accounts was 661, up 43.1% year on year. Although both services are growing as planned, their impact on revenue remains limited and the investment phase is still ongoing.」
Full-year results for the paid metrics of Jooto and Tayori were disclosed. The Company explained that both services were growing as planned, while their impact on revenue remained limited and the investment phase continued. - FY2022-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「From the current fiscal year, the key metric for the task and project management tool Jooto was changed from the number of users to the number of companies using the paid service, while the key metric for the cloud-based information organization tool Tayori was changed from the number of accounts to the number of paid accounts. The Company has worked to expand usage and improve the services. As a result, the number of companies using Jooto’s paid service was 1,727, up 4.9% from the previous quarter, and the number of paid Tayori accounts was 624, up 8.0% from the previous quarter.」
The paid metrics for the new businesses were updated. Jooto increased from 1,647 to 1,727 companies, while Tayori increased from 578 to 624 accounts. - FY2022-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「From the current fiscal year, the key metric for the task and project management tool Jooto was changed from the number of users to the number of companies using the paid service, while the key metric for the cloud-based information organization tool Tayori was changed from the number of accounts to the number of paid accounts. The Company has worked to expand usage and improve the services. As a result, the number of companies using Jooto’s paid service was 1,647, up 6.5% from the previous quarter, and the number of paid Tayori accounts was 578, up 12.0% from the previous quarter.」
Results under the paid metrics were updated for the new businesses. Jooto had 1,647 companies and Tayori had 578 accounts, both up from the previous quarter. - FY2022-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「From the current fiscal year, the key metric for the task and project management tool Jooto was changed from the number of users to the number of companies using the paid service, while the key metric for the cloud-based information organization tool Tayori was changed from the number of accounts to the number of paid accounts. The Company has worked to expand usage and improve the services. As a result, the number of companies using Jooto’s paid service was 1,547, up 7.0% from the previous quarter, and the number of paid Tayori accounts was 516, up 11.7% from the previous quarter.」
For the new businesses, the key metrics were changed from user numbers to the number of paying companies and paid accounts, and results based on the paid metrics were disclosed. Jooto had 1,547 companies and Tayori had 516 accounts, both up from the previous quarter. - FY2021RaisedAnnual report
「To achieve sustained growth in corporate value, it is essential to create new businesses that can surpass PR TIMES. Although the number of users and accounts for the task and project management tool Jooto and the cloud-based information organization tool Tayori have remained solid, the paid conversion rate remains extremely low. We will continue disciplined investment and performance management to create and grow second and third earnings businesses.」
The previous policy of developing and introducing new services was presented as the clearer and broader goal of creating and growing second and third earnings businesses that surpass PR TIMES. Disciplined investment and performance management were explicitly identified as the means of achieving this goal. - FY2020-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「The Company established a collaboration with RICOH COMPANY,LTD. on a new press release service using 360° images and entered into a business alliance with Shiga Bank, among other initiatives.」
As concrete progress toward expanding the earnings base through the development and introduction of new services, the Company established a collaboration with RICOH COMPANY,LTD. on a new press release service using 360° images. - FY2019AdvancedAnnual report
「Total capital expenditures for the consolidated fiscal year amounted to ¥159.212 million. Major expenditures included the in-house development of new services, the renewal of existing services, and the installation of office and telecommunications equipment.」
The Company invested ¥159.212 million during the consolidated fiscal year in developing new services and renewing existing services. - FY2019-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「By making this information available on U-NOTE, the Company will provide readers with more of the information they seek while increasing the outlets through which client companies can distribute their news. The expected synergies led to the execution of the business transfer agreement.」
The policy of expanding the earnings base and information distribution through the introduction of new services and media was reaffirmed in the explanation of synergies with U-NOTE. - FY2019-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「At a meeting of the Board of Directors held on 18 September 2018, the Company resolved to enter into a business transfer agreement with 株式会社Ｕ－ＮＯＴＥ for the acquisition of its U-NOTE media business for young business professionals, entered into the agreement on the same date, and acquired the business effective 30 September 2018.」
The acquisition of the U-NOTE business was completed as concrete progress toward expanding the earnings base through the development and introduction of new services. - FY2019-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「The Company acquired the IT startup news media business THE BRIDGE and entered into a business alliance with Nagoya Bank, among other initiatives.」
As part of the goal of expanding the earnings base through the development and introduction of new services, the Company added a specific service by acquiring the business of the IT startup news media outlet THE BRIDGE. - FY2018RestatedAnnual report
「The Group believes it is necessary to respond quickly in light of market trends and continue developing and introducing new services that stay one step ahead of society.」
The challenge of expanding the earnings base through the development and introduction of new services was reiterated. - FY2018-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In September 2017, the Company acquired the cloud-based task management tool Jooto business, based on expected synergies with its existing businesses.」
The acquisition of the Jooto business was mentioned again in connection with expanding the earnings base through the introduction of new services. - FY2018-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「The task management tool Jooto, which is being acquired in this transaction, offers an interface designed for simple, intuitive operation and stress-free task management, with the aim of strengthening connections within teams. This is consistent with PR TIMES' mission. In addition, synergies are expected between task management and existing businesses such as PR TIMES and Tayori, which led to the completion of this business transfer.」
The addition of a specific service through the acquisition of the Jooto business was achieved as part of the goal of expanding the earnings base through the development and introduction of new services. - FY2017First statedAnnual report
「The Group considers the further enhancement of its technological capabilities and service lines to be one of its challenges. The Group also considers it necessary to respond quickly to market trends and continue developing and introducing new services that stay one step ahead of the market.」
The challenge of expanding the earnings base by strengthening technological capabilities and service lines and developing and introducing new services was described.