CCC Marketing participates in "Career Koshien 2018," a business contest for high school students

2018.09.14 Press Releases
CCC Marketing Co., Ltd.

-In this information-driven society, we aim to create lifestyle projects that utilize data to lead to better, more fulfilling lives-

CCC Marketing Co., Ltd. (Head office: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Kazuhiko Kitamura) is pleased to announce that it will be participating in the "Career Koshien 2018" (http://careerkoshien.mycampus.jp/We are pleased to announce that we will be participating in the event as a theme sponsor.

"Career Koshien" is a business idea contest in which high school students form teams to take on themes provided by companies. It started in 2014 and this year marks its fifth year. Career Koshien aims to equip participating high school students with the ability to think about questions that have no answers, skills that will be useful in society, such as logical thinking, how to write proposals, and presentation skills, as well as to develop an interest in society by taking on challenges faced by companies.

CCC Marketing believes that it is its social responsibility as a company to give back to society and consumers the T Card data entrusted to it by its customers, and is working to make opportunities to access T Card data widely available. We decided to participate in this event because we agree with the purpose of holding the "Career Koshien" and hope that high school students, who will be responsible for the future, will look ahead to the future information society and create projects that will lead to data innovation.

[Overview of Career Koshien 2018]
Career Koshien is a business competition open to high school students of all grades. At Career Koshien, the themes are set by sponsoring companies. Students form teams and enter their favorite corporate theme. Participants will compete in document screening, video presentation screening, and the semi-finals, aiming to become a company representative team. A representative team will be selected from each sponsoring company, and a final match will be held in which the representative teams will compete against each other. The final will be broadcast live on the internet and distributed to the whole world. Other media coverage will also be provided. In order to accept a wide range of students, Career Koshien offers two entry methods: "individual application" for those who wish to participate of their own volition, and "school application" for those participating as part of a high school program. However, the judging process is fair. The overall winning team will receive an overseas travel training tour worth 1 million yen.

■Schedule
Pre-registration begins: July 3, 2018 (Tuesday) - November 30, 2018 (Friday) 5:00 PM
・This entry: Monday, October 1, 2018 - Tuesday, December 11, 2018, 5:00 PM
・Application deadline for document screening: Monday, October 1, 2018 - Tuesday, December 11, 2018, 5:00 PM
・Deadline for presentation video submissions: Thursday, January 10, 2019, 5:00 PM
・Semi-final tournament: Sunday, February 17, 2019
・Finals: Sunday, March 17, 2019

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■CCC Marketing Theme
"In this age of advancing information society, create lifestyle plans that utilize data to lead to better, more prosperous lives. "

Through the open innovation project "DATA DEMOCRACY DAYS" held in April 2018, the "Data Business Creation Contest - Digital Innovators Grand Prix 8 (DIG8)" held in collaboration with Keio University SFC Research Institute, and this year's "Career Koshien 2018," CCC Marketing aims to contribute to a better society by utilizing data, and to create and rediscover new value in data.

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CCC Marketing participates in "Career Koshien 2018," a business contest for high school students

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CCC Marketing Co., Ltd.
Public Relations Officer: Ando
TEL: 03-6800-4464