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Hello. I'm President Yasui, a solo entrepreneur running a company that primarily inspects high-pressure gas facilities.
This morning, I was preparing a quote for a business trip, and I was shocked by how much hotel prices have surged in the Tokyo metropolitan area.
What used to cost around 5,000–6,000 yen now feels more like 8,000–9,000 yen.
That means on Fridays and Saturdays, prices easily exceed 10,000 yen.
On top of rising food costs, business trips to the capital have become significantly more expensive...
“Build your strategy around things that don’t change.”
That’s one of Jeff Bezos' well-known quotes.
People naturally seek convenience, which is exactly why Amazon has grown on the foundation of offering a vast selection of products that are affordable and delivered fast.
If it’s convenient, people will use it. If it’s not, they won’t.
That’s the nature of web-based services, isn’t it?
I just subscribed to Amazon Prime this month—and wow, it's incredibly convenient.
Initially, I signed up because I urgently needed something delivered, but I found the accompanying services to be excellent as well.
Because it’s convenient, people are willing to pay for it.
Makes perfect sense, doesn’t it?
You can watch movies, listen to music... For some people, it may be a subscription they keep for life.
So what does "convenience" mean to our customers?
Is it price? Flexibility? Ease of ordering?
Of course, it varies from person to person, but there are common threads we can identify.
Maybe we’ll find some clues if we put ourselves in the customer’s shoes.
By viewing things from their perspective, we might discover insights we wouldn’t otherwise notice.
As we ask questions like, “Why does this product or service sell—or not sell?”, we can uncover points that deserve our attention.
This connects with what I wrote recently: What are our strengths?
Some customers may leave due to dissatisfaction.
Others might stay despite their dissatisfaction.
But since these feelings are rarely voiced directly, we have to sense them through our own eyes, ears, and intuition.
Just like manufacturers strive to continuously improve their products, I think we too need to keep refining our services.
Because the service we provide is the product we offer to make our customers more satisfied.
See you next time!
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