Higher-value media services and subscription offerings centered on Jichitai Works

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「In the Jichitai Works business, demand for public-private collaboration is strong, leaving substantial room for market development. Through the consolidated subsidiary 株式会社ジチタイワークス, the Company aims to increase service opportunities by responding to emerging needs in the local-government business. At the same time, it has strengthened the brand of the local-government magazine Jichitai Works, pursuing revenue growth through the expansion of BtoG solutions and other services and expanding high-value-added services through multifaceted initiatives. As a result, revenue for the consolidated fiscal year was ¥1,541.101 million, up 42.8% year on year, and segment profit was ¥447.691 million, up 44.2% year on year.」

「During the interim consolidated accounting period, revenue from BtoG solutions and other services remained firm. As a result, revenue for the interim consolidated accounting period was ¥706.440 million, up 62.4% from the previous interim consolidated accounting period, and segment profit was ¥231.780 million, up 76.7%.」

「Demand for public-sector services is strong in the Jichitai Works business, leaving substantial room for market development. By strengthening the brand of the local-government magazine Jichitai Works, the Company is pursuing revenue growth through the expansion of BtoG solutions and other services, while promoting multifaceted initiatives to expand high-value-added services.」

「As a result, revenue for the consolidated fiscal year was ¥755.787 million, up 20.1% year on year, and segment profit was ¥241.015 million, up 8.7% year on year.」

「Demand for public-private collaboration remains strong in the Jichitai Works business, leaving substantial room for market development. By responding to emerging needs in the local-government business, the Company is working to increase service opportunities and expand revenue, while improving service quality and pursuing steady growth. During the first 3 quarters of the consolidated fiscal year, revenue from BtoG solutions remained firm. As a result, revenue for the first 3 quarters of the consolidated fiscal year was ¥588.024 million, up 20.0% year on year, and segment profit was ¥212.165 million, up 5.9% year on year.」

「Demand for public-private collaboration remains strong in the Jichitai Works business, leaving substantial room for market development. By responding to emerging needs in the local-government business, the Company is working to increase service opportunities and expand revenue, while improving service quality and pursuing steady growth. During the first 2 quarters of the consolidated fiscal year, revenue from BtoG solutions remained firm. As a result, revenue for the first 2 quarters of the consolidated fiscal year was ¥387.001 million, up 10.4% year on year, and segment profit was ¥159.907 million, up 5.6% year on year.」

「To expand our service areas, in April 2023 we accepted a training secondee from a local government, Setagaya Ward, Tokyo, in the first such initiative for our group. We also entered into business alliance agreements with ULURU.CO.,LTD. (head office: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director and President: Hoshi Tomoya (星 知也)) and CHANGE Holdings,Inc. (head office: Minato-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director and Executive Officer President: Fukudome Taishi (福留 大士)) to promote greater efficiency in local-government procurement operations, and are actively working to promote public-private partnerships.」

「Jichitai Works marked its fifth anniversary since its launch in December 2017, and Vol.23, published in December 2022, featured a special fifth-anniversary section.」

「We are also actively expanding B-to-G solutions that connect the needs of local governments and private companies, leveraging the relationships our group has built with local governments. As part of this effort, in July 2022 we began supporting the introduction to local governments of “Oikura,” a reuse platform operated by MarketEnterprise Co.,Ltd., through our collaboration with that company.」

「In addition, on 27 May 2022, the Company published Jichitai CLASS as a special issue of Jichitai Works. Unlike the regular issues, which focus mainly on introducing examples from local governments, Jichitai CLASS primarily features information for individual public servants. It is the second issue focused on individual public servants, following the special public-servant issue published in March 2021. In conjunction with the publication of Jichitai CLASS, the Company also held an online exhibition from May through June 2022.」

「Beginning with the regular issue of Jichitai Works (Vol.18), published on 1 March 2022, the print run was increased from 70,000 to 115,000 copies, and distribution was expanded beyond local-government employees to members of local assemblies.」

「During the second quarter consolidated accounting period, the Company published 2 issues, Vol.16 and Vol.17, of the local-government magazine Jichitai Works. As part of its BtoG solutions, it also launched a service supporting local governments' COVID-19 response operations using SMS, in collaboration with 株式会社メディア４u and CENTRIC株式会社.」

「During the first quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year, we welcomed former Mayor of Nichinan, Miyazaki Prefecture, Kyohei Sakita (﨑田 恭平) as the second Jichitai Works ambassador. Together with the first ambassador, Yuto Yoshida (吉田 雄人), he has been active in a wide range of ambassadorial activities, including advising on our services, speaking at seminars hosted by Jichitai Works, and cooperating with the publication of interview articles in the Jichitai Works municipal-government magazine.」

「This service uses the company’s relationships with local governments to provide BtoG solutions. To date, the company has introduced 6 local governments, primarily in areas with small medical populations, and physician recruitment has been completed in each case as of 21 June 2021, contributing to improved coverage of the physician recruitment network in regional areas.」

「During the third quarter, in February we established the Jichitai Works Ambassador program to strengthen the Jichitai Works brand and appointed former Mayor of Yokosuka Yuto Yoshida (吉田 雄人) as its first ambassador, further intensifying these initiatives. The Jichitai Works “Special Civil Servant Edition,” published on 30 March, focused on content for individual civil servants rather than local-government organizations. To reach more local-government employees, we substantially increased the print run from the usual 70,000 copies to 200,000 copies.」

「In the media business, we view the market for promotion targeting local governments as having substantial potential, with considerable scope for public-private collaboration and greater competition. We are therefore working to establish a position that enables us to capture local-government information at the earliest stage and to bring the market into clearer form by strengthening the value of the Jichitai Works brand through expanded content, stronger information dissemination and improved ability to capture information.」

「Although the company’s Media Business Division operates Jichitai Works HA×SH, the service is classified under “Other” because it is currently in an investment phase.」

「From the current fiscal year, we also launched the “Jichitai Works HA×SH” information-distribution platform specializing in connecting local governments and private-sector companies.」

「In the media business, we have continued to actively develop BtoG marketing that connects the needs of local governments and private-sector companies, drawing on the relationships with local governments we have built, and to publish our original media outlet, the Jichitai Works booklet, which introduces hints, ideas and examples relevant to the work of local-government employees.」

「In the media business, we have continued to actively develop BtoG marketing that connects the needs of local governments and private-sector companies, drawing on the relationships with local governments we have built, and to publish our original media outlet, the Jichitai Works booklet, which introduces hints, ideas and examples relevant to the work of local-government employees.」

「In the media business, we have continued to actively develop BtoG marketing that connects the needs of local governments and private-sector companies, drawing on the relationships with local governments we have built, and to publish our original media outlet, the Jichitai Works booklet, which introduces hints, ideas and examples relevant to the work of local-government employees.」

「In the media business, we plan to expand high-value-added services through a multifaceted rollout, including increasing publication of the print edition of the municipal-government magazine “Jichitai Works,” expanding its web edition, and developing subscription-based offerings using the web and apps.」