First Luxury Residential Real Estate Brand to Showcase Property Listings Outside of Japan
Sotheby’s International Realty Affiliates LLC has announced an exclusive alliance with the Nikkei, the most influential news publication in Japan, through the end of 2017. The alliance enables the luxury residential real estate brand to generate Japanese buyer interest through the Nikkei’s digital platform which reaches over 29 million monthly readers. The Sotheby’s International Realty® brand is the first real estate brand to present property listings outside of Japan to readers of the Nikkei, giving Japanese consumers access to residential real estate offerings in nearly 70 countries and territories.
“The Nikkei is the most widely circulated daily business publication in the world[i] and reaches an audience of highly-educated affluent Japanese consumers. A presence on the Nikkei furthers our strategy to showcase the most exciting properties in the world to an audience of highly-qualified real estate intenders. As the first real estate brand to promote properties outside of Japan through the Nikkei, we quickly realized what an amazing opportunity we had to support our substantial expansion in the Asia Pacific region.”
-Kevin Thompson, chief marketing officer, Sotheby’s International Realty Affiliates LLC
93.5% of all property searches originating in Japan are searching internationally[ii]. By being the first real estate brand to showcase properties from outside of Japan to readers of the Nikkei, the Sotheby’s International Realty brand is offering unprecedented access to a virtually untapped global market.
“The Sotheby’s International Realty brand is unrivaled in its reach to real estate intenders in the Asia Pacific region. In addition to our alliance with the Nikkei, the brand also has existing partnerships with Juwai, MyFun and WeChat, all of which offer unprecedented access to Asian consumers. The opportunities afforded to us with these key regional players is a testament to the strength and power of the Sotheby’s International Realty brand.”
-Kevin Thompson, chief marketing officer, Sotheby’s International Realty Affiliates LLC
The Sotheby’s International Realty brand alliance with the Nikkei includes the following components:
- Property Search – Sotheby’s International Realty property listings and high-definition videography will be translated and syndicated to a dedicated page on the Nikkeiproperty listing site
- Native Advertising – Sotheby’s International Realty will create custom branded editorial content that will be translated and promoted on the Nikkei property listing site
- Brand Advertising – the Sotheby’s International Realty brand will run banner ad units across the Nikkei’s online edition (nikkei.com) and property listing pages
To search property listings on the Nikkei, visit: propertylistings.nikkei.jp