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So far I have not gotten Covid and I want to keep it that way.
Kenichi Uchikura
President / CEO
Pacific Software Publishing, Inc.
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How the Internet is Changing Distribution
The internet has changed many businesses. I believe the most significant change is how close the distance between producers and consumers has become. For example, we used to consult with a travel agent and schedule our trips when traveling abroad. It was convenient for both the consumer and the distributor. It eliminated the need to secure human resources and locations, which was a clear advantage. However, this business model doesn’t work the same way now. Today, moving travel agencies online is easier and cheaper as they provide the same services. However, it unclear what will happen to these online agencies in the future.
When I travel for business, I use online agencies for air travel. But for hotels, I try to book directly from the hotel’s website. Although it’s typically more expensive, there’s more flexibility with cancellations and other possible changes when booking directly through the hotel’s website. After the travel industry, I believe the automobile sales industry will change next. In the U.S., dealerships generally handle sales. However, Tesla’s changing this model.
Now, people buy cars online. There’s no price negotiation or anything. Also, manufacturers can have more access to the end-user information, which they couldn’t do before. In the U.S., Ford is working hard to promote this consumer tie-in. Instead of the dealer holding the inventory, the manufacturer will sell the product to the consumer at a fixed price. Then, the dealer will provide delivery and support. I feel that this change will continue to progress in various industries.
The internet's power is in the hands of the consumer and the manufacturer. Intermediary margins will become smaller and smaller. I think we need to understand this and always think of new business models. As a software developer and manufacturer, my company needs to consider what we can offer.
Kenichi Uchikura
President / CEO
Pacific Software Publishing, Inc.
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This canned soup has only 50mg of salt. I bought it and they were delivered today.
I will let you know how they taste.
I try to reduce my salt intake ... If this taste good, I will be happy.
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Kenichi Uchikura
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Pacific Software Publishing, Inc.
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Corey Coffman, President, came over today to let me know his team will start cleaning and painting our two buildings tomorrow. Those buildings were painted when Corey was with another company belonging to Seattle Executives Association probably 15 years ago. So it is about tome we need to refresh.
When I asked him to paint, we did not even ask for other bids. This is how Seattle Executives Works.
https://seattleexecs.org
Kenichi Uchikura
President / CEO
Pacific Software Publishing, Inc.
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Waking 3 miles is not so difficult when you play golf.
I played golf first time in few months.
I used the cart but I still ended top waling 2.5 miles.
I was sore and little tired toward the end, but I made it.
What was my score ???
I shot 101 ... I am not happy about this score but I am happy I was able to play 18 holes.
Kenichi Uchikura
President / CEO
Pacific Software Publishing, Inc.
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You Have to be Different
In Japanese society, we learn that it’s right to think normally, blend in with our surroundings, and be inconspicuous. Therefore, they consider unusual and uncommon thoughts wrong. If you do something different from everyone else, people will label you as a “weirdo” or they will say you’re “without common sense”. In short, to live in Japanese society, you’re expected to speak or act like those around you. There’s an old Japanese saying: “The nail that sticks out gets hammered down”. It demonstrates the belief that punishment will come for anyone who goes beyond the bounds.
This environment in Japan is not conducive to creating new things or inventions. However, because there are many hardworking people that follow this ideology, various fields have already developed technologies to improve what already exists.
I entered the workforce at the end of Japan’s economic growth period, when Japan was at the top of the world’s manufacturing industry. It was wonderfully vibrant as the economy boomed, and people were busy. Frequently, I traveled on the Shinkansen standing, up between Tokyo and Shin-Osaka. I remember working six days a week. Many Japanese people visited Hawaii and other tourist destinations, and I often saw signs in Japanese. Of the 50 most valuable companies in the world at that time, more than 30 were Japanese companies. Today, Toyota is the only Japanese company whose name remains in the ranking.
This was the conventional wisdom at the time. Manufacturing moved from Japan to China due to labor cost issues, most IT-related industries went overseas, and cell phone technology also exists predominantly overseas. This is probably because we’ve only been working within the same bounds of everyone else and failed to catch up with the trends of the times. That being said, Japan doesn’t have the blue-collar labor force to promote manufacturing right now. Food comes from overseas, and they import it to Japan. And they also import many building materials and machinery. The fact is they make many Japanese brand products overseas.
However, importing products from abroad involves transportation costs. Transportation also requires energy, and some things are better procured nearby from an environmental standpoint. The idea of not relying on foreign countries and making efforts to increase domestic self-sufficiency would probably sound insane to Japan today. However, if you look at other countries around the world, countries, the U.S. included, are beginning to think about increasing self-sufficiency. If the current norm is wrong, I’d like to see Japan’s ability to improve it. I’m also doing business in the U.S., and I intend to explore ways that go beyond the current framework. It is wonderful that there’s an environment that recognizes companies that do this. Even small companies like mine. Perhaps this is the American dream.
Kenichi Uchikura
President / CEO
Pacific Software Publishing, Inc.
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25 years ago, NewsMAIL was sold as a packaged software.
Now it is a SaaS system you can subscribe to and it is more cost effective using "Pay as you need pricing.
https://newsmail.com
If you only know CONSTANT CONTACT and MAILCHIMP for your email broadcasting solutions, check out NewsMAIL.com ... Prepaid news broadcasting system since 1997.
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NewsMAIL started as a packaged software people purchase and installed on Windows NT server to broadcast emails back in 1997 (25 years ago). Here are the statement from 1997 website what NewsMAIL can provide. The things has changed in last 25 years but main message is the same. Protect your email list and send email securely.
"Publish Online Newsletters", "Register New Customers", "Announce New Product Releases", "Announce Address Changes", "Send Christmas & Holiday Greetings", "Announce Position Changes" ... There are lots of reasons to send the same Email message to multiple Email accounts. Your current Email system probably isn't user friendly and likely provides minimal Email address security.
Using your standard Internet Email program to send Email requires use of "TO" and "CC" to list all recepients. This broadcasts your client list to everybody. Most people would agree that it isn't very wise to send your customer list to everyone.
Perhaps you're using "BCC" instead of "TO" or "CC". That sounds good, but do you know that many mail server programs do not fully support BCC? Also, when you use "BCC" to address Email, your mail server often crashes. What's worse about that happening, is that your Email server starts to send the same Email over again to the same people.
Another solution is to create an alias mail address containing all of your clients' Email addresses. You send Email to that alias address on the mail server and the server sends all Email at one time to all your clients. It sounds good, doesn't it? Unfortunately, you're also sending your alias to all your clients and allowing them to use your alias to send mail to everyone on your list.
Another hassle with using an alias address is having to ask your webmaster or mailserver administrator to update your mail list. That's because you can only update alias addresses on the mail server. Your webmaster will love this.
NewsMAIL is designed to solve all of the above problems. First, by allowing you to maintain and Email the entire address list from your browser. You can maintain your mail list while sitting on a beach on Kaui (provided you have Internet access). Compose your Email, select the list to send the message to and send it all from the browser. You don't even need Email program access. Once you select the Email address database and compose your mail, all you have to do is ask NewsMAIL to start sending your mail to the databased addresses, one by one. That's right, NewsMAIL takes your mail, stuffs it in the envelopes, stamps it and then ships to all the addresses, one by one. Your Email address list is always secure. And your clients will never know that you are using a broadcast email program while sitting on a beach in Kuai.
If you have 50 clients, 5,000 clients, or even 100,000 clients, you need a simple and secure way to broadcast mail. Why not select the program that combines maximum security and a simple user interface?
Kenichi Uchikura
President / CEO
Pacific Software Publishing, Inc.
ken.uchikura＠pspinc.com
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It tales less than a minutes to read.
UCHIKURA CO
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