[Held Thursday, May 7, 17:00] Spring 2026: Rising Advertising Costs—Free Webinar Reveals New Customer Acquisition Strategy: “Don’t Let It End with a Business Card Exchange” | How to Generate Business Deals Through Networking Events × Communities

KOBUSHI MARKETING LLC (Shibuya, Tokyo; Representative: Yusuke Inoue) is engaged in various initiatives to drive business expansion. The company has announced that Representative Inoue will serve as the speaker for an online seminar on May 7, 2026 (Thursday) at 17:00, focusing on customer acquisition that turns business card exchanges at networking events into sales.

[Thursday, May 7, 17:00-17:30] Don’t let it end with a business card exchange. Customer acquisition techniques that yield results through networking events × communities / Yusuke Inoue (Representative, KOBUSHI MARKETING)

For details and registration, please visit the URL below: https://peatix.com/event/4927597/view

Sustainable Marketing Realized Through Networking Events × Communities Amidst soaring advertising costs and intensifying competition for lead generation, the question of "how to turn personal connections into sales" is receiving renewed attention. For small businesses and solo entrepreneurs in particular, while networking events boast high cost-effectiveness—costing approximately 200 yen per business card—the reality is that the conversion rate to business negotiations remains at only about 5%, with most encounters ending as "forgotten meetings." This webinar will explain the design philosophy for becoming the "first entity remembered" when a need arises, rather than letting networking events end as mere "places to exchange business cards." We will address the psychological hurdles of first meetings, the aversion to blatant sales tactics, and the limitations of advisory models that rely on one-off referrals, presenting a new form of customer acquisition that combines networking support with business accompaniment. This is a practical, timely webinar for business owners and project managers who want to achieve long-term relationship building and sustainable customer acquisition.

Event Details Date and Time: Thursday, May 7, 2026, 17:00–17:30 Participation Fee: Free Format: Online Target Audience: Marketing personnel, aspiring marketers, engineers, project managers, business owners, new business development staff, job seekers. How to Apply: Please register for a participation ticket via Peatix. https://peatix.com/event/4927597/view

Speaker Introduction Yusuke Inoue, Representative of KOBUSHI MARKETING Born in Okayama Prefecture. While attending Chiba University's Faculty of Education, he launched a music label and artist management company. As COO, he grew the company to an annual revenue scale of 120 million yen. Later, he earned an MBA from Aoyama Gakuin University Graduate School. From 2015 to 2018, he worked at digital marketing, media, and system development companies. Since then, he has worked as a freelancer focusing on digital marketing new business consulting and delivery, account management for freelancers and vendors, and event and community business centered around his original brand, KOBUSHI BEER.

About KOBUSHI MARKETING Through the Shibuya-born original craft beer "KOBUSHI BEER," the company engages in initiatives to connect people. It operates a community of 4,000 people, including marketers and entrepreneurs in Shibuya, and hosts over 200 business networking events annually. Additionally, approximately 70 companies, including growing venture firms, participate in "Community Sponsor," a sales support menu that utilizes a network of 10,000 people centered on web/IT and creative industry executives.

Related Sites KOBUSHI MARKETING LLC: https://kobushi.marketing/ KOBUSHI BEER: https://kobushi.beer/ Events/Seminars/Networking: https://kobushi-beer.peatix.com/ KOBUSHI MARKETING Customer Case Studies: https://kobushi.marketing/category/interview/ KOBUSHI BEER Online Store: https://kobushibeer.stores.jp/

About KOBUSHI BEER Community Sponsor KOBUSHI BEER Community Sponsor is a partnership system that leverages the 10,000-person network of executives and marketers held by the Shibuya-born craft beer brand to provide high-quality business negotiation opportunities through "referrals based on trust" at a low cost starting from 30,000 yen (excluding tax) per month. Beyond simple business card exchanges, it grants branding opportunities as an "organizer," such as the right to host events with customer attraction support at the base in Dogenzaka, Shibuya, and the right to post in a closed online community of over 4,000 members. It is characterized by high cost-effectiveness that simultaneously achieves brand awareness expansion and practical sales growth, with past cases achieving an ROI of approximately 15 times.

Community Sponsor Details: https://kobushi.marketing/community_sponsor/ Community Sponsor Implementation Case Studies: https://kobushi.marketing/category/interview/