Link Soシュール

Name

Link Soシュール

Legal name

株式会社リンクソシュール

Website

https://link-ss.co.jp

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Corporate Communications and Investor Relations Services

NAICS

Public Relations Agencies (54182), Public Relations Agencies (541820), Advertising Agencies (541810), Advertising Agencies (54181)

SIC

Services-Advertising Agencies (7311), Services-Advertising (7310)

akta.pro primary industry

Investor Relations (IR) & Capital Markets Communications (MPAAADAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Investor Relations (IR) Services (BPAFADAC), Product & Brand PR (Consumer & B2B) (BPAFADAH), Technology & B2B PR (MPAAADAC), B2B / Account-Based Marketing (ABM) Strategy Consulting (MPAAAFAM)

Keywords

• Corporate branding services
• Investor relations support
• Integrated reporting
• Inner branding consulting
• Human rights due diligence

Headquarters

HQ city

Tokyo

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Professional Services - IR Support: Project-based and retainer-based consulting and creative services for IR support, including integrated reporting production, IR event management and video streaming, shareholder communication tools, IR website development, and translation services. Revenue is generated through project fees and ongoing service contracts with corporate clients.
2. Professional Services - Inner Branding &理念浸透: Consulting and creative services for internal brand penetration, including理念浸透 consulting, workshop facilitation, award/event design, and internal communication tool production. Delivered as project engagements with large enterprises undergoing organizational transformation.
3. Human Rights DD Digital Survey: Digital survey-based human rights due diligence services targeting large enterprises and global companies. Billed based on scope of survey (company-wide, group company, or supply chain coverage) and number of survey respondents. Part of the risk management consulting service line.
4. IR Dialog - Online IR Events: Online investor relations event services for individual investors, including live streaming, on-demand content, and reaction analytics. The company operates a database of approximately 50,000 individual investor monitors (e-株モニター) to facilitate these events.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Link Soシュール provides B2B corporate branding and investor relations services to publicly listed Japanese enterprises. Its core offerings include integrated reporting, sustainability/ESG reporting, IR event management and video streaming, IR website development, shareholder communications, IR translation, inner branding (理念浸透) consulting, and human rights due diligence digital surveys. The flagship product IR Dialog is a patented online investor presentation platform with real-time emotional reaction analytics.

Product overview

Link Soシュール (株式会社リンクソシュール) is a corporate branding and investor relations (IR) services firm that provides a comprehensive portfolio spanning IR support, corporate communication, purpose浸透 (理念浸透), PR and marketing support, and risk management services. Its core IR support services include Integrated Reporting/Corporate Storytelling, Sustainability/ESG Reporting, Corporate/IR Website development, Shareholder Communications (Kabutsu), IR Translation, and IR Event Operations/Video Streaming. The firm's flagship product is IR Dialog (IRダイアログ), an online investor presentation platform featuring the proprietary共感フィードバック機能 (patented reaction feedback function) that visualizes investor emotional engagement in real time. Supporting offerings include e-Kabunushi Research (e-株主リサーチ), a 50,000-member individual investor survey panel; Corporate Brochures; Message Movies; 理念浸透 Consulting; Sustainability Penetration; and Human Rights DD Digital Survey. The company also offers its own IR Event Calendar portal and the recently launched Iross (アイロス) investor notification service.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Integrated Reporting / Corporate Storytelling Production support for integrated reports that visualize value creation stories, combining financial and non-financial information (purpose, culture, growth strategy, human capital, intellectual capital) to show stakeholders how the company creates sustainable growth. For publicly listed Japanese enterprises.
• Sustainability Report / ESG Report / Human Capital Report Production of sustainability, ESG data books, progress reports, and human capital disclosure reports, supporting companies in visualizing and communicating their sustainability management practices to stakeholders. For ESG and sustainability disclosure requirements.
• Corporate Site / IR Site Website design and development for corporate and investor relations digital presence, incorporating branding strategy, user experience design, and cross-media publishing (web + PDF) for integrated stakeholder communications. For listed companies and large enterprises.
• Shareholder Communications (Kabutsu) Design and production of shareholder magazines that articulate each company's unique identity and investor engagement strategy, using insights from a 50,000+ individual investor panel to create content that resonates with shareholders. For listed Japanese companies.
• IR Translation IR-specific translation and editing services using native speakers with an average of 25 years of experience, applying Communicative Translation principles and a multi-reviewer quality process to produce materials that persuade and resonate with international investors. For companies seeking global IR communications.
• IR Event Operations / Video Streaming Comprehensive support for earnings briefings, shareholder meetings, ESG conferences, IR Days, and other IR events including live streaming, on-demand content production, and hybrid event management combining in-person and online formats. For listed companies and large enterprises.
• IR Dialog (IRダイアログ) Data-driven online investor relations presentation platform enabling real-time two-way dialogue with individual investors through proprietary 共感フィードバック機能 (reaction feedback function) technology that visualizes viewer emotional engagement, featuring patented empathy/interest scoring and PDCA analysis tools. For listed companies and IR teams.
• e-Kabunushi Research (e-株主リサーチ) Online survey service for individual shareholders and investors using a panel of approximately 50,000 registered members, enabling companies to assess investor recognition, perception, and sentiment toward their IR communications. For IR and corporate communications teams.
• Corporate Brochures Purpose- and target-audience-specific corporate brochure production, converting corporate branding and storytelling into print and web formats that communicate company value to intended stakeholders. For corporate communications.
• Message Movies (メッセージムービー) Video storytelling design and production for corporate messaging, using the Motivation Engineering framework to craft emotionally resonant narratives that drive stakeholder understanding, empathy, and positive expectation toward the company. For corporate communications teams.
• 理念浸透 Consulting / Purpose Penetration Consulting services that help companies move beyond message delivery to achieving employee cognitive understanding, empathy, and behavioral change, identifying barriers in emotion, collaboration, and continuity, and designing multi-channel penetration processes including events, workshops, and recognition programs. For large enterprises undergoing organizational transformation.
• Sustainability Penetration (サステナビリティ浸透) Consulting services for stakeholder engagement and employee awareness building in sustainability management, supporting companies in communicating their sustainability narratives and connecting sustainability strategy to internal and external stakeholders. For companies with sustainability commitments.
• Human Rights DD Digital Survey (人権DDデジタルサーベイ) Digital survey service for conducting comprehensive, efficient, and substantive human rights due diligence, covering all 26 global-standard human rights risk categories, quantifying psychological safety and unconscious bias to identify root causes of risk, with ongoing monitoring through year-over-year analysis. For global enterprises and complex supply chains.
• Iross (アイロス) Investor notification service enabling companies to proactively reach investors with company announcements and IR communications. For listed companies seeking to improve investor outreach.
• IR Event Calendar (IRイベントカレンダー) Centralized hub portal site for individual investor IR events, enabling investors to discover and access upcoming corporate IR sessions. For listed companies and individual investors.

Quantifiable outcome

• For IR Dialog events: average 500-600 page views and 30%+ reaction rate per event
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability4 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• SDG Partners Co., Ltd. (SDGパートナーズ有限会社)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 July 2024Link Soシュール partnered with SDG Partners, led by former MOFA diplomat and sustainability expert Tase Kazuo (田瀬和夫), to strengthen human rights due diligence support services. SDG Partners contributes expertise in international human rights frameworks (UN Guiding Principles, OECD Guidelines), ESG strategy, and sustainability disclosure. The partnership enables Link Soシュール to offer comprehensive human rights DD planning and disclosure support, combining capital market communication expertise with international human rights knowledge.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Burson Cohn & Wolfe (BCW) Japan: Global communications agency offering corporate communications, public affairs, and IR-related services in Japan. Broad incumbent with overlapping capabilities to Link Soシュール's PR and IR support services.
• Edelman Japan: Global PR firm's Japan operation offering corporate communications, reputation management, and IR-related services. Comparable in B2B PR and corporate communications but as part of a broader global portfolio.
• Hakuhodo Inc. Second-largest Japanese advertising agency with extensive PR, integrated marketing, and corporate communications offerings. A broad incumbent overlapping Link Soシュール's products and services.
• FleishmanHillard Japan: Global PR firm with strong corporate communications and IR-related practices in Japan. Adjacent incumbent competing for enterprise-level IR and corporate communications budgets.
• Dentsu Inc. Largest Japanese advertising and communications group with broad PR, IR, and corporate communications capabilities. Competes at the enterprise level with Link Soシュール on IR and corporate branding mandates.
• Ogilvy PR Japan: Global PR network with Japan presence providing corporate communications, investor relations, and brand strategy. Broad incumbent that competes with Link Soシュール on enterprise communications mandates.

Others

• Link and Motivation Co., Ltd. Parent company (TSE Prime: 2170) providing organizational development consulting and Motivation Engineering framework. While a parent, it shares the underlying technology and overlapping customer base in HR/inner branding.

Direct peers

• Interbrand Japan: Global corporate branding consultancy with Japan operations, providing brand strategy and corporate identity work directly comparable to Link Soシュール's corporate branding services.
• Daiwa Investor Relations: Japanese IR-focused services firm offering IR advisory, integrated reporting, and shareholder communications. Closely comparable in service portfolio and target customer base.
• Asahi IR Consulting: Specialized Japanese IR consulting firm providing integrated reporting, IR support, and shareholder communication services to listed Japanese companies. Direct competitor in the same niche serving the same primary customer segment.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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