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Kakukaku Shikajika

Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd.

  • Manufacturing
  • Merchandise

YataLogic’s analysis

The key point of this case

Visitors walk around, look inside vehicles and make discoveries, turning waiting time into a physical family experience. Souvenirs received after a discovery and calendars used at home become reminders of the visit.

From official information

Officially documented uses

  • A search activity for stickers hidden in dealerships and vehicles.
  • Souvenirs such as hooded towels linked to visits and searches.
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Roles identified by YataLogic

The character’s job

  • A search activity for stickers hidden in dealerships and vehicles.
  • Souvenirs such as hooded towels linked to visits and searches.

Application ideas from YataLogic

How could another business apply this?

For stores with waiting time, design a short sequence: find the character, tell a staff member, take a photo, and take home a souvenir.

Where is it used?

  • • A search activity for stickers hidden in dealerships and vehicles.
  • • Souvenirs such as hooded towels linked to visits and searches.

What could you measure?

These are example measures for your own application, not reported performance figures from the featured company.

  • Familiarity
  • Trust
  • Intention to engage again
  • Intention to share
  • Intention to recommend

Sources

Other roles of the same character

01Get noticed

Kakukaku Shikajika

Daihatsu

Daihatsu brand and vehicle models

Manufacturing

YataLogic’s analysisDealerships nationwide and printed items in homes become recurring points of exposure.

  • Web
  • Merchandise
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Consider your own business

What job could a character do for your business?

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These cases do not prove effects caused by a character alone. Officially documented uses are presented separately from YataLogic’s analysis of their roles.

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