Keyword Marketing Certified as 'Select' Partner in 'LINE Yahoo Partner Program' for Fiscal Year 2026

Keyword Marketing Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director and President: Takahiro Takizawa; hereinafter "the Company"), a subsidiary of Vector Inc. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director and President CEO: Hitoshi Nishiie; TSE Prime: 6058), has been certified as a 'Select' partner for fiscal year 2026 in the 'Sales Partner' category of the 'LINE Yahoo Partner Program,' which certifies partners specialized in various areas such as the introduction and support of marketing solutions provided by LINE Yahoo Corporation (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director and President CEO: Takeshi Idezawa). The Company has also acquired the certification badge 'Ads Policy Badge LINE Yahoo Ads Display Ads (Managed).'

About the 'LINE Yahoo Partner Program'

The 'LINE Yahoo Partner Program' is a program introduced with the aim of more actively promoting the resolution of marketing and CX challenges utilizing LINE and Yahoo! JAPAN. It certifies advertising agencies and service developers in various categories such as 'Sales Partner,' 'Technology Partner,' 'Network Partner,' and 'Adtech Partner.'*

*Certification is provided in 'Sales Partner (Certified Partner, Store Promotion Partner, Ads Operation Badge, Ads Policy Badge),' 'Technology Partner,' 'Network Partner (Display Ad Network Partner, Search Ad Network Partner),' 'Adtech Partner,' and 'Industry Solution Partner.'

About 'Sales Partner'

The 'Sales Partner' category, in which the Company has been certified, is a partner category that provides support for the introduction of services and advertising placement offered by LINE Yahoo. Partners are certified as either 'Premier,' 'Select,' or 'Certified' based on their advertising transaction volume from the previous year. Additionally, partners who have achieved excellent results in specific focus areas designated by LINE Yahoo are awarded various certification badges.

The Company will continue to contribute to the marketing solutions provided by LINE Yahoo Corporation and the growth of the market, and contribute to the marketing efforts of many clients.

About Keyword Marketing

Founded in 2004, Keyword Marketing is an advertising agency specializing in performance-based advertising with over 1500 client support achievements. In December 2022, the company joined the Vector Group, a leading PR company in Asia. Through 'Search Creation Marketing (SCM),' which combines PR and performance-based advertising expertise, the company addresses low-budget awareness expansion measures that were difficult with performance-based advertising alone, contributing to the business expansion of its clients.

[Company Overview]

Company Name: Keyword Marketing Co., Ltd.

Representative: Takahiro Takizawa

Location: Akasaka Garden City 13F, 4-15-1 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo

URL: https://www.kwm.co.jp/

Business Activities: Operation agency for performance-based advertising, research and education business for search engine marketing

[Main Services]

・Operation agency for performance-based advertising

We plan, execute, and operate measures using advertising menus suitable for our customers' products and services, with listing ads such as Google Ads and LINE Yahoo Ads as the main pillars, as well as SNS ads, video ads, and data feed ads.

▶Inquiries here: https://www.kwm.co.jp/contact/

・Consulting for performance-based advertising

We provide consulting for ad operations for companies that operate performance-based advertising in-house. We support them with advanced ad strategy design, creative policy settings, LP improvement proposals, analysis, and report creation.

▶Inquiries here: https://www.kwm.co.jp/contact/

・Search Creation Marketing (SCM)

We provide linked measures of advertising and PR that create search behavior and increase branded searches. This is a new marketing method that intentionally creates search behavior (search volume) for the 'latent segment' which tends to hit a ceiling, thereby increasing conversions.

▶Consultation here: https://www.kwm.co.jp/contact/