KOBUSHI BEER to Host Shibuya Marketer Meetup on June 17, Featuring Next-Generation SEO Practices Combining AI and Business Growth

KOBUSHI MARKETING LLC, operated by representative Yusuke Inoue in Shibuya, Tokyo, announced that its KOBUSHI BEER LOUNGE & BAR in Shibuya Dogenzaka will host a networking event on June 17, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. for business professionals involved in digital marketing, new business development, and digital transformation. The event, titled “Are SEO Consultants No Longer Necessary? SEO, AI, and Business Growth / Shibuya Marketer Meetup 48,” will feature Masao Tanaka, representative of Abi Inc., as guest speaker. The event will introduce a new method that turns the know-how behind media operations at the scale of 100 million monthly page views into AI-enabled practices. As generative AI spreads, web content is rapidly increasing, while AI-mass-produced articles are often difficult to evaluate highly, creating a social issue described as the hollowing out of content. At the same time, professional SEO consulting remains expensive, placing a significant cost burden on startups and small to midsize companies. At this Shibuya marketer meetup, Tanaka will share practical methods for “next-generation SEO,” showing how AI tools can reproduce media operation expertise at the 100-million-monthly-PV scale, reduce outsourcing costs, and maximize results. The event aims to address urgent challenges such as improving operational efficiency amid a shrinking labor force and strengthening corporate marketing capabilities. It will provide a venue for marketers and business leaders seeking results in a rapidly changing market to discuss measures directly tied to real business growth and create new co-creation opportunities. The venue, KOBUSHI BEER LOUNGE & BAR, is a new type of space combining coworking and a bar. Both those who have visited before and those who have long been interested but had not yet found the opportunity are invited to experience the KOBUSHI BEER community and its business matching. Staff will also help facilitate matching among participants. The event will be held on Wednesday, June 17, 2026, from 7:00 p.m. at KOBUSHI BEER LOUNGE & BAR, 2F Top Bian, 2-17-2 Dogenzaka, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo. The participation fee, including one drink, is 2,200 yen with advance payment or 3,000 yen when paid on the day. Registration is available at https://peatix.com/eve t/4993828/view . Participants are asked to bring business cards, as this is a business event. Those attending for sales purposes related to insurance, investment real estate, MLM, or religious activities are not permitted. Tickets cannot be refunded after purchase except in the case of event cancellation by the organizer. Guest speaker Masao Tanaka is the representative director of Abi Inc., a director at Probel Inc., and an executive officer at NY Marketing Inc. After graduating from university, he joined an HR-related startup and worked on sales expansion during the launch of a media business specialized in the logistics industry. He later moved to a web marketing support company, where he worked broadly across client marketing support, in-house marketing, and recruitment. At a listed AI-related company, he handled a wide range of marketing initiatives including web advertising, SEO, CVR improvement, and lead nurturing. In July 2023, he founded Abi Inc., a marketing support company. KOBUSHI MARKETING connects people through KOBUSHI BEER, an original craft beer brand from Shibuya. The company operates a community of 5,000 Shibuya marketers and entrepreneurs and hosts more than 200 business networking events annually. It also offers “Community Sponsor,” a sales support menu using a network of 10,000 contacts centered on web, IT, and creative business executives, with around 80 growth-stage venture companies and other firms participating. KOBUSHI BEER Community Sponsor is a partnership program that uses the Shibuya-based craft beer brand’s network of around 10,000 executives and marketers to provide high-quality business meeting opportunities through trusted referrals at a low cost starting from 30,000 yen per month before tax. Beyond simple business card exchanges, it also grants branding opportunities as an organizer, including the right to host events with customer-attraction support at the Shibuya Dogenzaka base and the right to communicate within a closed online community of more than 5,000 members. Past cases have achieved approximately 15 times ROI, highlighting its cost effectiveness in achieving both brand awareness expansion and practical sales growth.