Streamline Publishes Case Study on Kitagawa Corporation’s Adoption of IR Materials Support Service LEAD

Streamline Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: Yoji Kajiyama) has published a case study on Kitagawa Corporation’s adoption of its IR materials creation support service, LEAD. Through this implementation, Kitagawa Corporation revamped its presentation materials for individual investors. The company improved design quality while significantly reducing the psychological burden on the staff responsible for creating the materials. Kitagawa Corporation faced the challenge of presenting its strengths more effectively when holding a company briefing for individual investors for the first time. At the same time, producing specialized materials in-house alongside regular duties placed a heavy psychological and workload burden on the staff in charge. As the company considered outsourcing to an external partner with specialist expertise, LEAD’s extensive track record and high-quality design samples became the deciding factors behind the adoption. The effects of adopting LEAD included a major reduction in the psychological burden associated with preparing materials; high-quality design that brought to life the requested “friendly and refreshing” image using the company’s blue corporate color; and accurate outputs achieved simply by providing correct information to the content planner and designer, enabling the company to entrust the work with confidence. The official website includes the full interview as well as many additional Before/After examples of the actual materials created. URL: https://www.virtual-planner.com/case/19853/ Kitagawa Corporation highly evaluated LEAD’s hands-on support based on a deep understanding of the content, rather than merely superficial production work. LEAD proposed an almost finalized design from the first draft after only one meeting; demonstrated a strong grasp of the content and refined even hard-to-explain slides through appropriate color schemes and presentation methods; and provided reliable project management through scheduling aligned with the desired deadline. The representative commented that the most notable point was how LEAD brought the materials close to completion after just one meeting. The team carefully aligned on direction and proposed high-quality designs from the first draft. Even for slides that were difficult to explain, LEAD used the meeting content to identify key points and devise effective colors and presentation methods. The high level of content understanding also reflected true professionalism. In addition, although preparing the manuscript took time, LEAD scheduled the project around the desired deadline, making the project management reliable and reassuring. LEAD is a comprehensive support service for creating investor-facing IR materials, including financial results briefing materials, medium-term management plans, business plans, and matters related to growth potential. It has experience producing IR materials for a wide range of industries, from IT companies to various manufacturers. Inquiries about IR materials creation can be submitted through the website. Service site: https://www.virtual-planner.com/ir/ Streamline Co., Ltd. operates under the philosophy of “evolving business through streamlined communication.” It launched the presentation creation outsourcing service Virtual Planner in 2016 and the IR-focused creation support service LEAD in 2021. Since its founding, the company has specialized in PowerPoint materials creation services, supporting more than 1,100 companies over 10 years and producing over 3,000 sets of materials. It has also worked with more than 250 listed companies, providing services backed by strong trust and an extensive track record. Company name: Streamline Co., Ltd. Representative: Yoji Kajiyama Location: 8F Meguro Center Building, 3-2-1 Kamiosaki, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo Established: February 2016 Business: Operation of the business materials creation outsourcing service Virtual Planner; operation of the IR materials creation support service LEAD; development and operation of the AI slide generation service ReDeck URL: https://www.stream-line.co.jp/