[April 9 is Great Buddha Day] Nara vs. Kamakura: Which is more popular? Great Buddha facts chosen by impressiveness and memory in a survey of 9,998 people [Primary Data and Survey Commissioning Effective in the SEO/AIO Era]
MediaSeek's "ICONIT Research" conducted a survey on Great Buddhas with 9,998 people, finding Nara's Great Buddha to be the most popular. This service offers commissioned surveys providing primary data crucial for the SEO/AIO era.
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MediaSeek Inc. operates "ICONIT Research," which conducts daily surveys with app users within its QR/barcode reader app "ICONIT," which has over 36 million downloads.
In recent years, with changes in search results and the spread of generative AI, the evidence supporting the reliability of information has become more important than ever. "Primary data" is attracting attention in this context. Primary data refers to data that a company directly collects or verifies, rather than summaries or inferences from other companies, and includes survey results, user usage data, and verification data.
Primary data can enhance the persuasiveness of articles, press releases, and sales materials, and can be used as a basis for differentiation in SEO as well as for citation and referencing in AIO/LLMO (AI Optimization).
ICONIT Research offers commissioned survey research for companies and organizations, providing consultation from question design to collection, aggregation, and report creation.
This release announces the results of a survey on "Interest in Great Buddhas" conducted with 9,998 people.
## Scope of commissioned survey research
- Collection method: In-app surveys using the ICONIT app
- Collection speed: Up to approximately 10,000 responses per day possible
- Target: ICONIT users (consultation required for specific attribute targeting)
- Questions: Single choice, multiple choice, etc.
- Deliverables: Raw data, simple aggregation, cross-tabulation, graphing, etc. (as requested)
- Example use cases: New product concept verification, advertising expression A/B comparison, price sensitivity survey, purchase behavior survey, brand recall survey, article content/program content creation, etc.
For companies aiming to enhance the persuasiveness of articles, videos, social media posts, press releases, white papers, and sales materials based on primary data, consultation is available from question design to collection, aggregation, and reporting.
Overview of ICONIT Research and the commissioning process can be found here:
https://www.iconit.jp/iconit-research/
## Survey Results Topics
- The most common answer was "None in particular," accounting for approximately 40% of the total.
- Among existing Great Buddhas, "Nara's Great Buddha" was overwhelmingly ranked 1st, followed by "Kamakura's Great Buddha."
- Reasons for selection tended to emphasize experience and scale, such as "impressiveness," "emotion felt upon seeing it," and "historical significance."
(Totals may not add up to 100% due to rounding.)
## Survey Results
### ■ Question 1: Please tell us your favorite Great Buddha (multiple answers allowed)
- None in particular: 37.5%
- Nara's Great Buddha (Todai-ji / Nara Prefecture): 27.4%
- Kamakura's Great Buddha (Kotoku-in / Kanagawa Prefecture): 17.0%
- Hyogo Great Buddha (Nofuku-ji / Hyogo Prefecture): 0.8%
- Tokyo Great Buddha (Joren-ji / Tokyo): 0.4%
- Ushiku Great Buddha (Ushiku Amida Daibutsu / Ibaraki Prefecture): 0.3%
- Takaoka Great Buddha (Daikoji / Toyama Prefecture): 0.1%
- Echizen Great Buddha (Seidai-ji / Fukui Prefecture): 0.1%
- Others: 0.6%
- Number of responses: 9,998 people
In recent years, with changes in search results and the spread of generative AI, the evidence supporting the reliability of information has become more important than ever. "Primary data" is attracting attention in this context. Primary data refers to data that a company directly collects or verifies, rather than summaries or inferences from other companies, and includes survey results, user usage data, and verification data.
Primary data can enhance the persuasiveness of articles, press releases, and sales materials, and can be used as a basis for differentiation in SEO as well as for citation and referencing in AIO/LLMO (AI Optimization).
ICONIT Research offers commissioned survey research for companies and organizations, providing consultation from question design to collection, aggregation, and report creation.
This release announces the results of a survey on "Interest in Great Buddhas" conducted with 9,998 people.
## Scope of commissioned survey research
- Collection method: In-app surveys using the ICONIT app
- Collection speed: Up to approximately 10,000 responses per day possible
- Target: ICONIT users (consultation required for specific attribute targeting)
- Questions: Single choice, multiple choice, etc.
- Deliverables: Raw data, simple aggregation, cross-tabulation, graphing, etc. (as requested)
- Example use cases: New product concept verification, advertising expression A/B comparison, price sensitivity survey, purchase behavior survey, brand recall survey, article content/program content creation, etc.
For companies aiming to enhance the persuasiveness of articles, videos, social media posts, press releases, white papers, and sales materials based on primary data, consultation is available from question design to collection, aggregation, and reporting.
Overview of ICONIT Research and the commissioning process can be found here:
https://www.iconit.jp/iconit-research/
## Survey Results Topics
- The most common answer was "None in particular," accounting for approximately 40% of the total.
- Among existing Great Buddhas, "Nara's Great Buddha" was overwhelmingly ranked 1st, followed by "Kamakura's Great Buddha."
- Reasons for selection tended to emphasize experience and scale, such as "impressiveness," "emotion felt upon seeing it," and "historical significance."
(Totals may not add up to 100% due to rounding.)
## Survey Results
### ■ Question 1: Please tell us your favorite Great Buddha (multiple answers allowed)
- None in particular: 37.5%
- Nara's Great Buddha (Todai-ji / Nara Prefecture): 27.4%
- Kamakura's Great Buddha (Kotoku-in / Kanagawa Prefecture): 17.0%
- Hyogo Great Buddha (Nofuku-ji / Hyogo Prefecture): 0.8%
- Tokyo Great Buddha (Joren-ji / Tokyo): 0.4%
- Ushiku Great Buddha (Ushiku Amida Daibutsu / Ibaraki Prefecture): 0.3%
- Takaoka Great Buddha (Daikoji / Toyama Prefecture): 0.1%
- Echizen Great Buddha (Seidai-ji / Fukui Prefecture): 0.1%
- Others: 0.6%
- Number of responses: 9,998 people