San Francisco-based ASA Digital production company will develop digital economy in the tsunami affected region of Japan
SAN FRANCISCO, April 8, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Sendai-based ABILLION Inc. and dmp Inc. today announced the launch of ASA Digital based in San Francisco, USA. The new partnership will help with the economic reconstruction of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami-hit Tohoku region in Japan, by offering to US-based clients in the tech and advertising industries, digital production resources from Tohoku at competitive costs.
ASA Digital will develop digital content, apps and advertising media for US clients primarily in the Silicon Valley and West Coast region. By federating a workforce in the Tohoku region of over 200 ranging from large structured digital media production companies to nimble small teams and individuals, ASA Digital offers scalable development solutions for projects of any size and shape: banner campaigns, landing pages, microsites, iOS and Android apps, full responsive design websites, high-volume transactional websites, multi-language localizations, etc.
Our San Francisco, Tokyo and Sendai bilingual production teams will provide client facing communication and project leadership.
ASA Digital will be led by Emmanuel Saccoccini, former Founder and Managing Director of UNIT9 West Coast, and Co-Founder of French interactive studio grouek. The projects he initiated and produced during his 15+ years career were awarded with an Emmy Award (for a Google project), 8 Cannes Lions, 9 Webby Awards, over 20 FWAs and 2 AsiaPacific AdFest Awards. Emmanuel lived and worked in Tokyo for two years, then in Paris and currently San Francisco.
With the combined effects of regional cost of living and favorable Yen vs USD exchange rate, ASA Digital offers the most effective global solution to US-based clients looking for high quality overseas digital services.
At the regional level, we aim to develop a sustainable digital economy and retain local talents through the production of high-profile projects for global clients while based in Tohoku.
We are proud to count as our core partner ITNAV an educational and co-working space who is nurturing the next generation of IT engineers in the city of Ishinomaki, where 80% of the buildings were destroyed by the Tsunami.
"ASA" signifies "morning" in Japanese. Japan, which has been called "Land of the Rising Sun" since ancient times, is the country that greets the dawn of a new day earliest around the world. Creators based in disaster-affected Tohoku will globally provide conscientious, scrupulous, and accurate service with a human touch, which Japan is known for.
ASA Tagline: "ASA Digital - Handcrafted in Japan. Est. 2015".
Website : http://www.asadigital.net
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• About ABILLION Inc.
ABILLION Inc. (Headquartered in Aoba-ku, Sendai-shi, Miyagi, with Keigo Akabane as CEO and Yasuhiro Ishikawa as COO) with its strength in producing website production teams is organized with project management team and quality assurance teams which enable high-volume, consistent quality and quick execution. Our management methods are inherited from TSE listed companies and also from 7 years of experience in handling operations from remote locations with clients as Google, AXA Japan, Wacoal and more.
• About dmp Inc.
dmp Inc. (Headquartered in Aoba-ku, Sendai-shi, Miyagi, with CEO: Atsunobu Kobayashi) with its strength in creating digital media content is a full-service and well-established production in Miyagi with clients as Sony, Rakuten Baseball team, Sendai City Transportation and more. Through our creative focus on innovation and digital initiatives, we have got Good Design Award and Creative award of yahoo Japan.
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