Employee Introduction

People

#03

Kazuyasu Kotani

Corporate Sales Department
2021

Take on challenges through dynamic footwork, which allows us to more easily embody new ideas into our concept.

  • 01Reason for applying to Cosmos Hotel Management.
    I felt like this company was going to create something interesting

    I have about 20 years of experience in the tourism industry at various overseas, domestic, and foreign companies. I was interested in developing a domestic apartment-style hotel, a concept that is already popular overseas but not well known in Japan yet, so first I wanted to hear about the company and the concept a bit more. During the initial talk, I already had a gut feeling that I would end up working here. I thought the tagline "Unlock Your Japan" was appealing, and I felt like this company was going to create something interesting, so I joined.

    ※"Unlock Your Japan" was the brand message at that time.

  • 02What is most rewarding about work at the moment.
    Clients are always wowed by our concept.

    Focusing on corporations (travel agents and various companies = B2B channel), I am engaged in sales to expand promotional activities with the goal of communicating the appeal of the MIMARU brand to the world.
    When I joined, there was no department dedicated to B2B channels, only a section, so I decided to set up the department myself. The section consisted of rookies who joined the company at about the same time, but with the goal of growing from a "section" to a "department", we have been working on building a sales scheme from scratch and organizing the flow. As a sales representative, I am constantly trying to give shape to various ideas and suggestions in order to expand sales.
    We want to welcome even more guests to MIMARU from all over the world, so I even get to fly overseas for my sales leads. It's both rewarding and fun to introduce new people to MIMARU. Clients are always wowed by our concept.

  • 03What is appealing about Cosmos Hotel Managament?
    Getting to build a brand with multinational staff is a charm that you won't experience at a normal domestic company.

    The appeal of the company is the same reason I joined: I get to work on something interesting and exciting! If we have a strong corporate backbone, including company groups, we can take on challenges through dynamic footwork like a venture, which allows us to more easily embody new ideas into our concept. Occasionally, there might be heated discussion involved in the process of giving form to an idea (which gets a bit too heated sometimes), but that's because employees love the MIMARU brand so much! In addition, getting to build a brand with multinational staff is a charm that you won't experience at a normal domestic company. There are multiple languages spoken at the hotels and the office; it's exciting!

A typical day at work.

9:00

Start working

Start the workday, organize emails, prepare for meetings, etc. (with coffee)

10:00

Weekly team meeting; review of last week's figures; troubleshooting; discussion of proposals and ideas, etc.

11:00

Responding to quotation requests from overseas, domestic, various other locations, and collaboration proposals (emails are 50% Japanese and 50% English).

12:00

Lunch

Lunch with superiors (20% strategy discussion, 80% stories about summer vacation)

13:00

Meeting with managers of other departments to confirm milestones, share issues, etc.

14:00

Sales tasks. Visits to client offices and hotel tours for clients In addition, I will tackle various tasks to increase sales and realize ideas, such as responding to estimates, creating sales proposal materials, and various planning.

17:00

In response to a group project inquiry from a Hong Kong client, we had a meeting with the hotel manager at one of our MIMARU hotels.

18:00

Finish work

get invited to an "informal strategy meeting" and have a fun dinner with coworkers!

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