Making Kampo Pharmacies as Accessible as Convenience Stores. I Seriously Want to Create Such a Japan.
Chiaki Matsumoto, a specialist consultant for Kampo pharmacies, announced her 'April Dream' to make traditional Oriental medicine accessible. She offers consulting services to Kampo pharmacy owners who possess great medical skills but lack business and marketing knowledge, aiming to democratize preventative healthcare.
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We support April Dream, an initiative to make April 1st a day to broadcast dreams. This press release is the dream of "Kampo Pharmacy Specialist Consultant Chiaki Matsumoto."
### Dropping by a Kampo Pharmacy
Feeling somehow sluggish.
Having sleepless nights.
At times like these, you can stop by a Kampo pharmacy as casually as you would visit a convenience store.
I seriously want to create a society where such Oriental medicine is commonplace.
This is my dream.
### They have the Kampo knowledge, experience, and skill. All that's left is how to deliver it.
There are people who suffer from physical or mental exhaustion and wish they could do something about it.
To the suffering of such people, Kampo professionals gently stay close and deliver a ray of hope.
However, right now, most people feel that "Kampo pharmacies have a high threshold" or "They seem expensive."
And there is another reality.
There are many Kampo pharmacies across the country that have wonderful knowledge and skills but have not had the opportunity to learn business management.
Without knowing how to convey their value, shops that should be needed by the community quietly close their doors.
This is not a problem of skill. It is a problem of management knowledge.
If a Kampo pharmacy does not survive, the ray of hope will not reach the people who were supposed to be saved.
That is why I am talking about this dream.
### I am here to deliver your Kampo to those who need it.
"I have knowledge of Oriental medicine, but I don't know how to attract customers."
There are many Kampo pharmacy owners across the country who stand in their shops every day with such thoughts.
While staying close to such people, I help them discover and shape the kind of customer attraction that only their shop can do,
For example:
- Circulating referrals from customers
- Generating word-of-mouth
- Disseminating information rooted in the community
And what I value more than anything is the psychological readiness of the managers themselves.
When you become able to convey your thoughts with confidence, a relationship of trust with customers naturally deepens, which consequently leads to sales and business stability.
I have actually walked this path together with many Kampo pharmacy owners.
### Toward a future where Kampo is commonplace.
When you are a little tired, you casually drop by a Kampo pharmacy.
If you say, "I haven't been able to sleep lately," they will recommend a tea that suits your constitution.
From childhood, Kampo is a part of life.
Not Western medicine or Oriental medicine... but,
### Dropping by a Kampo Pharmacy
Feeling somehow sluggish.
Having sleepless nights.
At times like these, you can stop by a Kampo pharmacy as casually as you would visit a convenience store.
I seriously want to create a society where such Oriental medicine is commonplace.
This is my dream.
### They have the Kampo knowledge, experience, and skill. All that's left is how to deliver it.
There are people who suffer from physical or mental exhaustion and wish they could do something about it.
To the suffering of such people, Kampo professionals gently stay close and deliver a ray of hope.
However, right now, most people feel that "Kampo pharmacies have a high threshold" or "They seem expensive."
And there is another reality.
There are many Kampo pharmacies across the country that have wonderful knowledge and skills but have not had the opportunity to learn business management.
Without knowing how to convey their value, shops that should be needed by the community quietly close their doors.
This is not a problem of skill. It is a problem of management knowledge.
If a Kampo pharmacy does not survive, the ray of hope will not reach the people who were supposed to be saved.
That is why I am talking about this dream.
### I am here to deliver your Kampo to those who need it.
"I have knowledge of Oriental medicine, but I don't know how to attract customers."
There are many Kampo pharmacy owners across the country who stand in their shops every day with such thoughts.
While staying close to such people, I help them discover and shape the kind of customer attraction that only their shop can do,
For example:
- Circulating referrals from customers
- Generating word-of-mouth
- Disseminating information rooted in the community
And what I value more than anything is the psychological readiness of the managers themselves.
When you become able to convey your thoughts with confidence, a relationship of trust with customers naturally deepens, which consequently leads to sales and business stability.
I have actually walked this path together with many Kampo pharmacy owners.
### Toward a future where Kampo is commonplace.
When you are a little tired, you casually drop by a Kampo pharmacy.
If you say, "I haven't been able to sleep lately," they will recommend a tea that suits your constitution.
From childhood, Kampo is a part of life.
Not Western medicine or Oriental medicine... but,