Roland's Unique Competitive Advantage

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Introducing our three strengths

 

                                                                        
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1. Game Changer Mindset

Why can we create “Game Changer” products?

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"Planning Capabilities", "Technological Capabilities", and "Management Decisions" are the source of the creation of Game Changer products

・By actually delivering products to customers, we are able to get a lot of feedback, which creates a virtuous cycle of further refining our "Planning Capabilities" based on that feedback

 

                                                                        
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2. Multi-Dimensional

Global – A global brand, with 90% of sales generated overseas

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・Since our establishment, we have been expanding overseas and now 90% of our sales come from overseas

・Being a globally recognized brand is a huge advantage

 

                                                                        
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Wide range – Offering a wide range of categories to fans around the world

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・We offer a wide range of product categories

・In electronic musical instruments, we can expand the technology horizontally and create instruments of various genres

In particular, our focus in recent years has been on connectivity between hardware and the Internet

 

                                                                        
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The musical instrument industry is in the early stages of “Connectivity”

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・While device connectivity is being promoted in various industries, we believe that the musical instrument industry is still in its early stages and that there are significant growth opportunities

 

                                                                        
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Wide range ー Roland Cloud

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・We believe that the movement to connect electronic musical instruments to the network and create new value in earnest is just beginning

・With this in mind, we launched a service called Roland Cloud in 2017

Roland Cloud is a solution service that works with high-quality electronic instruments to help you enjoy music longer and more
We aim to provide services that meet the four basic demands of our customers

 

                                                                        
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Wide range ー The effects of Roland Cloud 

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・We will develop Roland Cloud-ready Products while expanding Roland Cloud services

By connecting your purchased instrument to Roland Cloud and continuing to use the service, you can enjoy an experience that goes beyond the hardware you purchased

 

                                                                        
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Wide range ー Roland Cloud Revenue Model 

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・Roland Cloud has three major revenue contributions

 1. Subscription Revenue

 2. Single Product Sales of software and content

 3. Hardware Sales Increase

 

                                                                        
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Wide range ー Plan to increase the ratio of Cloud-Ready Products

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・Accelerate the development of products that can enjoy the services provided by Roland Cloud

・In the future, make almost all products Roland Cloud-ready

                                                                        
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3. Roland Platform

Roland Platform = A Powerful Engine to Enhance Products and Services and Optimize Marketing, through Deeper Customer Understanding

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・By visualizing customer data, we can understand the customer journey and use that data to make recommendations tailored to the customer's musical lifestyle

・The resulting products and services are delivered to customers in the best possible way through marketing technology

 

                                                                        
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