GMO-PG Online Advertising Service
For the first time in Japan, we started handling "Wishpond" with Actual introduced by 80,000 companies overseas.
~Web service that allows you to carry out advertisements, promotions, and customer attraction campaigns at a low price~

April 8, 2014

GMO Payment Gateway, Inc.

GMO Internet Group Develops payment processing business such as non-face-to-face credit cards GMO Payment Gateway, Inc. (TSE Part: Securities code 3769 Headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, President & Chief Executive Officer: Issei Ainoura hereinafter referred to as GMO-PG) has partnered with Wishpond Co., Ltd. (President & Chief Executive Officer: Yuji Shiraki, hereinafter referred to as "Wishpond"). From Tuesday, April 8, 2014, we will start handling "Wishpond", a web service that allows you to carry out advertisements, promotions, and customer attraction campaigns using social media at a low price, for the first time in Japan. GMO-PG will provide this "Wishpond" as one of the "GMO-PG Online Advertising Service" for e-commerce sites.
In addition, to commemorate the partnership with Wishpond, we are planning to hold a seminar on the use of SNS campaign × Facebook ads on May 15, 2014 (Thursday).

[About "Wishpond"]

<Main functions of "Wish Pond">

(1) Facebook linkage function: Facebook ads placement and creation of Facebook store on the management screen
(2) Landing page creation function (*1): A landing page creation application that combines sweepstakes, coupons, etc.
(3) Customer data analysis function: Analysis and management of landing page viewers, gender, age, contact information, etc.
(4) E-mail newsletter delivery function: Mass e-mail distribution service for the acquired contact list

(*1) A page that is the first page opened by an Internet user that is displayed at the top of a link in an Internet advertisement or a specific search term.

"Wishpond" is a web service that allows anyone, regardless of programming knowledge or experience, to easily conduct marketing using social media such as Facebook and Pinterest. From the creation of an announcement site to the management of applicants, we provide all the functions necessary for "advertising, promotion, and customer attraction" campaigns. The service is available in 44 languages around the world, mainly in North America (*2), and has been introduced to more than 80,000 companies overseas, including UNICEF, Ford, Walmart, and Kentucky Fried Chicken, Actual. Compared to existing companies in Japan, it is characterized by its low price from $ 29 / month (2,900 yen / $ 1 = 100 yen conversion).

Merchants who have introduced GMO-PG's payment processing services will be able to easily run campaigns using Facebook and other social media at a low price by using "Wishpond" through "GMO-PG Online Advertising Service", which helps increase sales of online stores Japan. GMO-PG Online Advertising Service" will be the first time, and "Wish Pond", which was previously only available in dollars, will be available in yen.
In addition, "GMO-PG Online Advertising Service" provides the "Facebook ads Operation Agency Service" in which GMO-PG collectively consults on campaigns and Facebook ads using Facebook, and by using it together, it is possible to unify Facebook-related work and payment.

(*2) According to Wishpond research

[Background of the start of handling "Wishpond"]

GMO-PG provides various payment method, including credit cards, to more than 46,000 merchants, mainly online shops, and also provides "GMO-PG Online Advertising Service" (http://www.gmo-pg.com/ad to support merchants' online store sales. It is currently used by more than 100 member stores. In particular, the handling of Facebook ads has been very well received by our member stores, and we have won the Excellence Award in an advertising contest sponsored by Facebook Inc. (*3).

In recent years, the market for marketing support using Facebook and other social media has continued to expand, with 6.92 billion yen in fiscal 2012 (up 17.5% from the previous year) and expected to reach 8.66 billion yen in fiscal 2015 (*4) against the backdrop of an increase in social media users.
However, when a company conducts a campaign on social media, various tasks such as creating an announcement site, creating campaign forms and questionnaires, managing applicants' email addresses, etc., and notifying winners occur, and until now, in Japan, the usage fee of campaign tools that provide such work in one place has been as high as 50,000 yen or more per month. It wasn't easy to run a campaign easily.
Against this backdrop, GMO-PG has launched Wishpond's "Wishpond" for the first time in Japan in order to provide Wishpond's "Wishpond" to merchants who use the GMO-PG Online Advertising Service payment service.

(*3) In January Japan, 2014, Facebook launched the "yes Support Campaign" to recognize outstanding agencies in Actual Facebook ads utilization and operation.

(*4) Source: Yano Research Institute, Inc., "Survey Results on the Social Media Marketing Support Market 2012"

【About the Partnership Commemorative Seminar】

To commemorate this partnership with Wishpond, GMO-PG will hold a seminar on the use of SNS campaign × Facebook ads on May 15, 2014 (Thursday).

Date and Time	May 15, 2014 (Thursday)13:30~15:30 (Doors open at 13:00)
place	GMO Payment Gateway Conference Room (Humax Shibuya Building B1F, 1-14-6 Dogenzaka, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo)
Target	Merchants using GMO Payment Gateway's payment processing services
Fee	FREE
Seats Available	20 people * Please note that if there are many applications, a lottery will be held.
Application	Please apply using the form at the URL below.
Inquiries	GMOペイメントゲートウェイ　企業価値創造企画室　集客支援グループ　TEL：03-3464-1215 URL： https://www.gmo-pg.com/pg_advertising/ad-seminar13

【GMO Payment Gateway】

GMO Payment Gateway offers credit cards and other services to more than 46,000 merchants (as of December 2013, GMO Payment Gateway Group), including non-face-to-face sales businesses such as online shops, SNS, and smartphones, businesses that charge monthly fees such as NHK, and public entity such as the Japan Pension Service and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government. payment processing services is available. We aim to make payment safe and convenient for consumers and businesses, and to be the infrastructure for Japan payment processes. As a leading company in the payment industry, we will drive innovation and contribute to improving the EC ratio of Japan.

Related URL

Wishpond website: URL : http://www.wishpond.jp/home/

GMO-PG Online Advertising Service Pages: URL : http://www.gmo-pg.com/ad

GMO-PG (Company Profile): URL : http://corp.gmo-pg.com/

GMO-PG (Service): URL : http://www.gmo-pg.com/

Media Inquiries

GMO Payment Gateway, Inc. Corporate Value Creation Strategy Division Investor Relations & Public Relations Group

TEL: +81-3-3464-0182

FAX: 03-3464-2387

E-mail: ir@gmo-pg.com

GMO Internet, Inc. Group Public Relations, Investor Relations Department Hosoda, Ishii, Shimada

TEL: +81-3-5456-2695

FAX: 03-3780-2611

E-mail: pr@gmo.jp

Inquiries about our services

GMO Payment Gateway, Inc. Corporate Value Creation Strategy Division Customer Attraction Support Group

TEL: 03-3464-1215

FAX: 03-3464-2387

E-mail: info-ad@gmo-pg.com

【GMO Payment Gateway, Inc.】（URL: http://corp.gmo-pg.com/）

Corporate Name	GMO Payment Gateway, Inc. (TSE First Section Securities Code: 3769)
Location	1-14-6 Dogenzaka, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo Humax Shibuya Building
Representative	President & Chief Executive Officer　Issei Ainoura
Business Description	■ payment processing services such as credit cards and ancillary services

【GMO Internet, Inc.】（URL: http://www.gmo.jp/）

Corporate Name	GMO Internet, Inc. (TSE First Section Securities Code: 9449)
Location	Cerulean Tower 26-1, Sakuragaoka-cho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Representative	Chairman and CEO / Group Representative　Masatoshi Kumagai
Business Description	■ WEB infrastructure and EC business ■Internet Media Business ■Internet Securities Business ■Social & Smartphone-related Business