[Presentation Confirmed] "Even if you try hard on Instagram, zero store visits"—90% of that is due to "unlinked Google Maps." U-AND representative who supported over 100 stores to speak | Free seminar in Fukuoka on May 27
U-AND Co., Ltd. analyzed that 90% of the reason for declining store visits despite Instagram efforts is the lack of Google Maps integration, and will hold a free seminar in Fukuoka on May 27. Based on their track record of supporting over 100 stores, they will explain effective customer visit journey design methods with concrete examples, aiming to solve customer attraction challenges for local businesses.
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## The 13th "Kaiketsu Market" Seminar
U-AND Co., Ltd. (Head office: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture; Representative Director: Sayaka Ando), which operates the store customer attraction support service "Store Customer Attraction Pro" (a monthly subscription service integrating Instagram, MEO, and LINE Official Account for store customer attraction), analyzed operation data from over 100 stores it supported and extracted structural factors hindering customer attraction for local stores. It was common among the majority of stores that did not see an increase in customer visits despite focusing on Instagram operations that the design linking with Google Maps (Google Business Profile) was lacking, rather than the quality of their posts. The company will speak at the 13th "Kaiketsu Market" seminar for store managers, to be held on Wednesday, May 27, 2026, at "Elgala Hall" in Tenjin, Chuo Ward, Fukuoka City. They will explain these analysis results and methods for designing customer visit flows linked with Google Maps, using concrete examples gained from their track record of over 130,000 total SNS followers and supporting over 100 stores.
▼From the application form at the bottom of the page
Participate for free
## Background of the Presentation
There has been an increasing number of consultations from local store managers saying, "Even though I operate Instagram, it doesn't lead to customer visits." U-AND's analysis of over 100 stores it supported revealed that the main cause of stagnant customer visits was often not the content of Instagram posts themselves, but rather the lack of sufficient decision-making information such as reviews, photos, and business hours when potential customers interested via Instagram checked store information on Google Maps.
The final decision-making stage for customer visits takes place on Google Maps, not Instagram, and the presence or absence of a linked customer flow design between both platforms significantly impacts the visit rate.
In this seminar, specific design methods based on this structure will be unveiled, along with case studies categorized by industry.
## 5 Key Points You Can Learn at This Seminar
① The "90% Cause" of not being able to attract customers to stores with Instagram
② Customer flow design to change customer visit numbers by linking Instagram × Google Maps
③ Communication design that conveys the store's uniqueness
④ Practical tips for Instagram utilization (profile design, post design)
⑤ How to properly start MEO (Google Maps) measures
## Main Support Achievements
・Restaurant (Omelet Rice specialty store / Fukuoka City): 800 customer visits in the first month of opening without paid gourmet site listings.
・Pilates Studio (Fukuoka Prefecture): Achieved #1 in Google Maps local category within 2 weeks of opening, expanding monthly sales from 3 million yen in the first month to 4 million yen in the second month.
・Acai Studio (Fukuoka City): 1.77 million yen in sales and 1,026 customer visits in the first month of opening.
*All cases are achievements within the first few months of opening.
## Representative's Comment
Representative Director Sayaka Ando commented as follows:
"Even if awareness is spread through Instagram, if reviews, photos, and business hours are not properly arranged on Google Maps, customers lack sufficient decision-making information at the moment they think 'I want to go,' and they flow to other stores. What we have seen repeatedly in the field is that customer visits change simply by organizing Google Maps before improving the quality of posts. Genuine stores, both in taste and personality, close down just because they can't convey their appeal. We want local business owners to take home concrete steps to change that reality."
## Speaker Profile
Sayaka Ando, Representative Director, U-AND Co., Ltd.
Born in Bungotakada City, Oita Prefecture. After graduating from university, she engaged in employment support for people with disabilities as a social worker, then acquired practical digital marketing skills at a marketing support company specializing in food e-commerce. She took on the role of SNS influencer herself for a Fukuoka tourism media, and then founded U-AND Co., Ltd. While operating SNS accounts with a total of approximately 130,000 followers based in Fukuoka, she has supported over 100 stores in the food and beverage, accommodation, beauty, and leisure industries in attracting customers. From the on-site challenge that "customer attraction ends transiently with only PR measures," she developed the fixed-rate service "Store Customer Attraction Pro" starting from 30,000 yen per month. She provides a customer visit flow design integrating Instagram, MEO, LINE Official Account, inbound, and LLMO measures in the form of operational outsourcing. With the mission of "eliminating stores that close due to lack of customer attraction," her support approach, cultivated in the welfare field and focused on accompanying each individual, forms the foundation of her business.
## Event Outline
Date: Wednesday, May 27, 2026, 15:30-16:20
Venue: Elgala Hall 8F (1-4-1 Tenjin, Chuo Ward, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture)
Organizer: The 13th "Kaiketsu Market"
Participation Fee: Free
Target Audience: Managers and SNS managers of community-based stores
Application: https://kaiketsumarket2026.hp.peraichi.com/u-and
## About U-AND Co., Ltd.
Company Name: U-AND Co., Ltd.
Keywords:
U-AND Co., Ltd. (Head office: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture; Representative Director: Sayaka Ando), which operates the store customer attraction support service "Store Customer Attraction Pro" (a monthly subscription service integrating Instagram, MEO, and LINE Official Account for store customer attraction), analyzed operation data from over 100 stores it supported and extracted structural factors hindering customer attraction for local stores. It was common among the majority of stores that did not see an increase in customer visits despite focusing on Instagram operations that the design linking with Google Maps (Google Business Profile) was lacking, rather than the quality of their posts. The company will speak at the 13th "Kaiketsu Market" seminar for store managers, to be held on Wednesday, May 27, 2026, at "Elgala Hall" in Tenjin, Chuo Ward, Fukuoka City. They will explain these analysis results and methods for designing customer visit flows linked with Google Maps, using concrete examples gained from their track record of over 130,000 total SNS followers and supporting over 100 stores.
▼From the application form at the bottom of the page
Participate for free
## Background of the Presentation
There has been an increasing number of consultations from local store managers saying, "Even though I operate Instagram, it doesn't lead to customer visits." U-AND's analysis of over 100 stores it supported revealed that the main cause of stagnant customer visits was often not the content of Instagram posts themselves, but rather the lack of sufficient decision-making information such as reviews, photos, and business hours when potential customers interested via Instagram checked store information on Google Maps.
The final decision-making stage for customer visits takes place on Google Maps, not Instagram, and the presence or absence of a linked customer flow design between both platforms significantly impacts the visit rate.
In this seminar, specific design methods based on this structure will be unveiled, along with case studies categorized by industry.
## 5 Key Points You Can Learn at This Seminar
① The "90% Cause" of not being able to attract customers to stores with Instagram
② Customer flow design to change customer visit numbers by linking Instagram × Google Maps
③ Communication design that conveys the store's uniqueness
④ Practical tips for Instagram utilization (profile design, post design)
⑤ How to properly start MEO (Google Maps) measures
## Main Support Achievements
・Restaurant (Omelet Rice specialty store / Fukuoka City): 800 customer visits in the first month of opening without paid gourmet site listings.
・Pilates Studio (Fukuoka Prefecture): Achieved #1 in Google Maps local category within 2 weeks of opening, expanding monthly sales from 3 million yen in the first month to 4 million yen in the second month.
・Acai Studio (Fukuoka City): 1.77 million yen in sales and 1,026 customer visits in the first month of opening.
*All cases are achievements within the first few months of opening.
## Representative's Comment
Representative Director Sayaka Ando commented as follows:
"Even if awareness is spread through Instagram, if reviews, photos, and business hours are not properly arranged on Google Maps, customers lack sufficient decision-making information at the moment they think 'I want to go,' and they flow to other stores. What we have seen repeatedly in the field is that customer visits change simply by organizing Google Maps before improving the quality of posts. Genuine stores, both in taste and personality, close down just because they can't convey their appeal. We want local business owners to take home concrete steps to change that reality."
## Speaker Profile
Sayaka Ando, Representative Director, U-AND Co., Ltd.
Born in Bungotakada City, Oita Prefecture. After graduating from university, she engaged in employment support for people with disabilities as a social worker, then acquired practical digital marketing skills at a marketing support company specializing in food e-commerce. She took on the role of SNS influencer herself for a Fukuoka tourism media, and then founded U-AND Co., Ltd. While operating SNS accounts with a total of approximately 130,000 followers based in Fukuoka, she has supported over 100 stores in the food and beverage, accommodation, beauty, and leisure industries in attracting customers. From the on-site challenge that "customer attraction ends transiently with only PR measures," she developed the fixed-rate service "Store Customer Attraction Pro" starting from 30,000 yen per month. She provides a customer visit flow design integrating Instagram, MEO, LINE Official Account, inbound, and LLMO measures in the form of operational outsourcing. With the mission of "eliminating stores that close due to lack of customer attraction," her support approach, cultivated in the welfare field and focused on accompanying each individual, forms the foundation of her business.
## Event Outline
Date: Wednesday, May 27, 2026, 15:30-16:20
Venue: Elgala Hall 8F (1-4-1 Tenjin, Chuo Ward, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture)
Organizer: The 13th "Kaiketsu Market"
Participation Fee: Free
Target Audience: Managers and SNS managers of community-based stores
Application: https://kaiketsumarket2026.hp.peraichi.com/u-and
## About U-AND Co., Ltd.
Company Name: U-AND Co., Ltd.
Keywords: