With a proven track record in asset formation consulting services, Claire Life Partners Co., Ltd. We asked Mr. Yuki Araya, the person in charge, about the reasons why he introduced AI Schliemann , its benefits, challenges, and whether it has been useful.
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1: Business details 2: How we learned about AI Schliemann 3: Deciding factors for adopting AI Schliemann 4: Comparison with other companies' services 5: Challenges of AI Schliemann 6: Advice for companies considering introducing AI Schliemann message
■ Please tell us a brief history of your work.
Born in 1986. Originally started my professional career as an engineer at a major electronics company. Initially experienced server-side, infrastructure, and network construction. Subsequently, involved in web development, system development, app development, and had been engaged in various asset management activities with Kudo, the current representative of Claire Life Partners, whom I had known well before. Then, joined at the timing of launching Claire Life Partners.
Currently at Claire Life Partners, I am responsible for various fields such as web marketing, media operation, general internal infrastructure, public relations, and PR.
■ Please tell us about your company's main business activities.
Asset formation consulting is our main business. In addition, we also develop proprietary investment products, operate media, and provide web consulting services.
In the process of developing new products and creating asset management products, we are currently focusing on a service that holds whiskey barrels as asset management products. In addition, we are also engaged in activities such as antique coins and container business with tax planning products for business owners.
Recently, we have been expanding the operation of our own media and web consulting services for companies. In this context, we have been involved in the operation of the media 'Dear WHISKY', and also producing owned media for antique coins.
Regarding media production and operation in asset management, we have about 10 years of experience in-house, including infrastructure construction, website development, and SEO measures for created articles. Leveraging this experience, we are currently assisting web consulting services for insurance agencies, non-life insurance agencies, real estate companies, and others in the same industry. Many companies lack the know-how to write articles and operate their owned media, so we specialize in asset management and finance, providing support in producing and operating web media.
■ How did you hear about AI Schliemann ?
Our company's public relations staff attended a business networking event and was introduced to AI Schliemann .
One point of interest is our whiskey media, 'Dear WHISKY,' which aims to cover various whiskey-related information, including not only Japanese but also international whiskey information. The concept is to provide comprehensive information on various whiskeys, not only for whiskey drinkers but also from the perspectives of distilleries, bars, restaurants, aiming to become a global media.
Initially, the site was primarily in Japanese, but there was a desire to expand to English, French, Chinese, and other languages. Until then, we had been operating very inefficiently by creating English pages ourselves after writing Japanese articles, having overseas members in the company create English pages, and then publishing them.
In that case, the number of pages would have doubled, and since we were planning to support not only English but also Chinese, French, and Spanish in the future, the number of pages on the original homepage would have increased by more than five times. Therefore, I felt that it was extremely inefficient and cost a lot of time and money. At that time, I was introduced to AI Schliemann and became interested.
■ In the process of hiring AI Schliemann , did you consider comparing it with similar services from other companies? Also, what was the deciding factor for you compared to other companies?
Rather than considering similar automatic translation services, we had not considered them at all because we felt that automatic translation tends to produce slightly distorted translations. Therefore, we thought it would be better for people to review and correct the translated text in the end.
Rather than searching for similar services, I think we compared translation services involving people a little.
Originally, we had connections with 2-3 translation companies, so we had exchanged information several times to understand roughly how much it would cost.
However, in the end, instead of relying on a translation company, we were considering hiring personnel who are proficient in English within the company to handle translations internally.
I actually decided to use " AI Schliemann " partly because the price was attractive, but what was good about it in terms of functionality was that it was possible to do SEO measures for each language, and that it was possible to use CSS for each language. I think it's great that you can make settings, and that you can make final checks and make fine adjustments, rather than just using the automatic translation results as is.
■ How is the usability after you actually started using it?
I believe the translation itself can be handled very smoothly.
Initially, there were some issues with slow movement in the management interface and CSS misalignment, and I had multiple exchanges with the support staff, but now it has been corrected, and there are no longer any usability issues.
■ Do you have any feelings about AI Schliemann 's challenges?
Although the default URL of the English page was displayed correctly, there were cases where the layout was slightly distorted when displayed using a subdomain, but is that about it? We have already received a comment from AI Schliemann support staff and have already addressed this issue.
■ Lastly, could you give a message to other companies considering implementing AI Schliemann ?
When translating an entire site, it would be very costly if outsourced, but since AI Schliemann posts automatic translation candidates, the uptime is much faster than translating from scratch. I think that can be shortened.
Therefore, I think it can be very effectively utilized as the media becomes large-scale with a large number of pages.
Another attractive feature is that it supports multiple languages.
Currently, we are using four languages in addition to Japanese, and the language support is very wide-ranging, so I am very pleased with that aspect.
Compared to regular machine translation, using DeepL and ChatGPT for proofreading suggestions, the accuracy of the translation itself is expected to improve significantly.
The support staff's response is quite prompt, clear, and helpful, and they promptly address any issues or bugs that arise.
I think the speed and quality of support are truly wonderful. In that sense, there is a great sense of relief in being able to ask questions immediately and receive prompt responses, even when facing difficulties or uncertainties.
AI Schliemann introduction site “Dear WHISKY”https://cask-investment.com/media/
Customer Information: Clair Life Partners Co., Ltd. Address: Shinjuku Center Building 3F, 1-25-1 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 163-0603 Established: July 2012 URLhttps://crea-lp.com/
