This document summarizes the Japanese adtech market in 2014. It reports that the real-time bidding (RTB) market grew significantly and is projected to continue growing. Several of Japan's major demand-side platforms (DSPs) and supply-side platforms (SSPs) saw large increases in revenue and traffic. For example, MicroAd's revenue hit $68 million in 2013, while Voyage Group's adtech revenue doubled to $20 million in the third quarter of 2014. The document also discusses trends in data management platforms (DMPs), attribution tracking, and the growing importance of omni-channel retailing.

1. Japanese adtech industry report
What goes on Japan`s adtech market in 2014.
Nov 2014
Satoshi Noda
@satosea3

2. Agenda
This is a summary for marketers who want to know Japanese
Internet/mobile advertising industry.
-Market size and growth
-Chaos map
-Major players [ Local and global players ]
•The report is made from news , PR and IR documents.
•1 USD is calculated to be 100 JPY.

3. Market size
RTB market will keep growing in next 5 years as MicroAd, one of the biggest DSP, annouced in Jan 2014.
Resource: http://www.microad.co.jp/news/release/detail.php?newid=News-0257
100MM JPY
= (ammroximately ) MM USD
1 USD = 108 JPY (OCT 2014)
(100MM JPY)
mobile
Online(PC)

4. Market size
RTB market will keep growing in next 5 years as MicroAd, one of the biggest DSP, annouced in Jan 2014.
Resource: http://promotionalads.yahoo.co.jp/netad/first.html
100MM JPY
= (ammroximately ) MM USD
1 USD = 108 JPY (OCT 2014)
(100MM JPY)
Mass media (TV, New paper etc): 2785 Billion JPY
Online(PC)/mobile 938 Billlion JPY
[Promotion others]Direct Mail/Event etc
2145 Billlion JPY

5. Market size
RTB market will keep growing in next 5 years as MicroAd, one of the biggest DSP, annouced in Jan 2014.
Resource: https://twitter.com/hirohirokon

6. DSP
Local major players. Since 2010, number of DSPs were launched. Very competitive market and for advertisers & agencies, truly hard to pick one of them. It will be clear who is a winner and survivor in 2015!
http://www.deqwas.com/
http://www.deqwas.com/
http://www.scaleout.jp/
https://www.microad.co.jp/service/blade/
https://www.fout.co.jp/
http://bypass.jp/ja/
https://marketone.jp/
http://www.dynalyst.jp/legal/ index.html
http://www.smalgo.jp/
https://www.nex8.net/

7. SSP
Local major players.
https://kau.li/us
http://en.geniee.co.jp/
http://www.microad.co.jp/en/service/adfunnel/
https://yieldone.com/service/
https://en.ad-stir.com/
http://fluct.jp/
http://www.xrost.ne.jp/
https://adfurikun.jp/adfurikun/
http://www.mediba.jp/adgeneration/pc/

8. DMP
Resource: gyazo.com

9. From annual report of Japanese ad tech company

10. Fan communications [nend]
F@n owns the biggest mobile ad network which severs more than 60 Billion impressions per a month.

11. F@N[nend]
http://pdf.irpocket.com/C2461/h8MH/HlUN/co7S.pdf
nend revenue keeps growing fast and reached 30MM USD 2nd quarter in 2014.

12. CyberAgent

13. CyberAgent
In 3rd quarter of 2014 fiscal year, CA made 22MM USD from RTB ad serving and 13MM USD from mobile ad network [amoad].

14. CyberAgent
CA portfolio covers end to end in internet advertising business.
They have strong sales force as an agency and grip clients use their ad solutions.
Advertisers
Agency
Adnetwork
media
user

15. MicroAd Blade DSP (subsidiary company)
MicroAd revenue hit 68MM USD in 2013 fiscal year. MicroAd has not disclosed PL since 1Q of 2014.

16. CyberAgent
CA released new DSPs in 2014.

17. UNITED [Bypass DSP & adstir SSP]

18. UNITED [Bypass DSP & adstir SSP]
Bypass/adstir gererated 7.6MM USD from RTB business.

19. UNITED [Bypass DSP & adstir SSP]
AdStir serves 35 Billion imps monthly

20. FreakOut DSP

21. FreakOut DSP
FreakOut has made a great steps since their foundation in 2011 and went to public market straight way this year.
http://senkouyosoku.seesaa.net/article/397399916.html

22. FreakOut DSP
Growth pace has been faster than their previous announcement.
2014 fiscal year:
Revenue 32MM USD( + 1.2MM)
Operation margin 1.9MM USD (+ 0.55MM)
https://www.release.tdnet.info/inbs/140120141024064492.pdf

23. VOYAGE GROUP [Fluct SSP & Zucks adnetwork]

24. VOYAGE GROUP [Fluct SSP & Zucks adnetwork]

25. VOYAGE GROUP [Fluct SSP & Zucks adnetwork]
Business portfolio of VOYAGE GROUP is consisted by adtech and media.
http://v4.eir- parts.net/DocumentTemp/20141028_084415921_vcddq345defap255lqu0ep45_0.pdf

26. VOYAGE GROUP [Fluct SSP & Zucks adnetwork]
In 3rd fiscal quarter in 2014, adtech dev revenue reached 20MM USD which became double( + 200%) than last year. Operation margin reached 2.6MM USD.

27. VOYAGE GROUP [Fluct SSP & Zucks adnetwork]
See blue bar, VOYAGE ad tech business grew much faster than last year.

28. VOYAGE GROUP [Fluct SSP & Zucks adnetwork]
Growth of SSP revenue

29. VOYAGE GROUP [Fluct SSP & Zucks adnetwork]
Inventory: size of SSP
Reached 60 Billion impressions a month in 3rd Quarter of 2014.

30. Recent news from ad tech market in Japan.

31. Geniee announced partnership with SoftBank.
SoftBank invested in Geniee and owns 32.9% of it.
http://geniee.co.jp/blog/?p=750

32. Omni-channel Retailing
Omni-channel Retailing has became buzz words among big retailing companies.

33. Private DMP
Brands starts considering CRM/marketing strategy with DMP.
Consumer products maker LION announced their private DMP backed by adtech company LOCKON.
http://www.lockon.co.jp/release/4162/

34. Attribution tracking war
1) Attribution tracking would be significantly important in 2015 because of rising of deep-linking and in-app targeting ads.
2) There are more choices for pubs and advertisers to choose right solutions than before global players entered to JP market.