Market Survey

Another Language: 日本語

Turning reader responses in specialist media into primary data for product decisions.

GreenEchoes Studio conducts marketing surveys by inviting readers and article visitors of Greenkeys, a keyboard-focused media outlet, to respond through articles on the site.

GreenEchoes Studio helps manufacturers and brands define research objectives and questions on topics they want to explore, such as product specifications, keyboard layouts, pricing, purchase intent, and use cases.

We then create columns and explanatory articles on Greenkeys to explore the topic and conduct surveys within those articles.

We compile the responses, article-view data, open-ended comments, and market reactions that we can verify, then submit a report incorporating GreenEchoes Studio’s insights into the keyboard and input-device market.

This is not simply survey administration or sponsored content.

This is a service for businesses that collects reader responses from specialist media as primary data and sets them in their broader market context.

When conducting a survey, we clearly state in the relevant article our relationship with the client company, that the survey is paid, its purpose, and how the response data will be used.

Whether to make the survey results and analyses publicly available on Greenkeys is decided in consultation with the client before the survey begins, taking into account the product’s development stage, whether there is unpublished information, and the survey’s purpose.

Issues We Can Address

We can address issues such as the following.

You want to understand how Japanese users may respond to a new keyboard layout or specification.
You want to understand differences in interest and concerns among several options before a product is commercialized.
You want to check whether the manufacturer’s assumptions differ from actual user responses.
You want to prioritize factors such as price, features, color, and size for the Japanese market.
You want responses from people who have read information providing context for the topic, rather than relying only on individual reactions on social media.
You need not only survey results but also analysis informed by expertise in the keyboard market.
You want to gauge market reactions to a product in development while limiting the scope of results disclosed.
If needed, you want to encourage responses by combining the survey with a giveaway.

What Market Survey Offers

Market Survey primarily offers the following services:

Clarifying research objectives and hypotheses
Designing survey questions and response options
Producing columns and explanatory articles for Greenkeys
Conducting a survey within a Greenkeys article
Tabulating survey results
Reviewing article-view data and market reactions
Market analysis by GreenEchoes Studio
Producing PDF reports
Defining the scope for disclosing survey results
Informing respondents of the survey purpose and how their information will be used

Survey Objectives and Questionnaire Design

We will ask the client about the topic they wish to investigate, their current hypothesis, and how they intend to use the research findings to inform their decision-making.

Based on that information, we will frame questions and response options that make the topic easy for respondents to understand without leading them toward a particular conclusion.

We will consult with the client on the survey topic and objectives, but GreenEchoes Studio will make the final decisions on the article structure, question wording, response options, and tabulation methods to safeguard impartiality and Greenkeys’ editorial policy.

Columns and Explanatory Articles on Greenkeys

Rather than publishing a survey on its own, we produce columns and explanatory articles that help readers understand a topic’s background, options, and key issues before responding.

The relevant article will clearly state that it is paid work based on a marketing survey commissioned by the client from GreenEchoes Studio.

We disclose the client relationship and conduct the survey without steering the article’s content or responses in a particular direction.

The relevant article and survey will be published on Greenkeys, but the survey results and GreenEchoes Studio’s analysis do not have to be made public.

Conducting and Tabulating the Survey

We conduct a survey within a Greenkeys article for a set period and tabulate the number and proportion of responses to each question.

If open-ended responses are included, we identify common trends and themes rather than treating individual opinions as the overall conclusion.

As a general rule, personally identifiable information and individual respondent records are not included in the standard delivery to the client.

If we collect survey responses and information from giveaway entrants, we generally manage them separately.

Scope of Disclosure of Survey Results

Before the survey begins, we decide on one of the following scopes for disclosing the results and analysis.

Results Disclosure: We publish the main results and an overview of the analysis on Greenkeys.
Partial Disclosure: We publish on Greenkeys only the questions, results, or summaries agreed in advance by the client and GreenEchoes Studio.
Client-Only: We share the results and analysis only in the report submitted to the client.

In every case, we disclose the relationship with the client company, that this is a paid marketing survey, the survey’s purpose, and how the responses will be used in the relevant article and survey.

If the results will not be made public, we clearly state before respondents answer that their responses will be used in a survey report submitted to the client and that the results and analysis may not be made public.

Even when we publish results, we do not disclose personally identifiable information or individual respondent records.

Unless respondents have consented to publication, we do not make open-ended responses public in their original form or in a form that could identify the respondent.

Market Analysis by GreenEchoes Studio

We review not only the survey results but also article-view data, open-ended comments, and reactions on social media and other platforms, where available.

Drawing on our experience operating a keyboard-focused media outlet, conducting hands-on reviews, advising on layouts and products, and supporting the Japanese market, we analyze the context behind the results, potential user groups, and considerations for product planning and messaging.

Market Survey’s core value lies not only in tabulating responses but also in placing them in the context of the Japanese keyboard market.

Implementation Process

The process is expected to proceed broadly as follows.

Contact Us via the Dedicated Form
Confirm the research topic, hypothesis, intended use, and desired timing
Propose the survey scope, number of questions, survey period, and deliverables
Decide the scope for disclosing the survey results
If holding a giveaway, decide on the prizes, entry requirements, shipping method, and handling of personal information
After the order is placed, design the article structure and questions
If needed, the client verifies factual details such as product specifications
Publish the article and survey on Greenkeys
Collect responses for the specified period
Compile and analyze responses, article-view data, and market reactions
Submit the report to the client
Publish the results or a summary on Greenkeys, within the scope agreed in advance

The standard response period is approximately 14 days, but the period is set individually based on the survey topic and publication timing.

Basic Fees and Services

Base fee: from JPY 132,000 (tax included)
For payment in U.S. dollars: from $860.00

The base fee includes:

Preliminary consultation (online communication)
Clarifying research objectives and hypotheses
Designing questions and response options
Defining the scope for disclosing survey results
Informing respondents of the survey purpose and how their information will be used
Planning, writing, and editing one column or explanatory article for Greenkeys
Conducting a survey within a Greenkeys article
Collecting responses for approximately 14 days
Announcement on Greenkeys’ official X account
Adding internal links from relevant existing articles
Article page views, response count, and tabulation of each question
Reviewing reactions on social media and other platforms where available
Market analysis by GreenEchoes Studio
One report
A brief summary of the results if public disclosure is selected

Detailed charts for publication, separate articles, English-language articles, and other additional content are quoted separately.

Fees vary depending on the survey topic, number of questions, survey period, scope of analysis, supported languages, and other factors.

Standard Deliverables

The standard report includes:

Survey overview
Survey purpose
Survey period
Article URL
Article page views and available viewing data
Number of survey responses
Results for each question
Trends in open-ended responses
Market reactions on social media and elsewhere, where available
Market analysis by GreenEchoes Studio
Recommendations for next steps, as needed

Depending on the number of responses and the survey content, it may not be possible to analyze every item in depth.

Additional Support

Depending on the survey and its intended use, you can add the following support:

Detailed analysis of open-ended responses
Product specification and messaging recommendations based on survey results
Producing an article on the results or detailed charts for public release
Setting up a response link using the shared announcement space within Greenkeys
Designing and running a giveaway for respondents

Additional support is quoted individually based on its scope, duration, analysis requirements, and other factors.

About the Shared Announcement Space on Greenkeys

During the survey period, the shared announcement space within Greenkeys articles can be used to direct readers to the Market Survey article.

The shared announcement space is an additional measure for directing readers from multiple Greenkeys articles to the survey page.

This is not included in the base fee.

We will provide an individual quote after confirming the placement scope, position, and duration.

Estimated fee: JPY 33,000 for 14 days (tax included)
For payment in U.S. dollars: $215.00

Placement in the shared announcement space does not guarantee a specific number of impressions, clicks, article page views, or survey responses.

We may change the placement or display method due to site operations, urgent announcements, display issues, or other circumstances.

About Giveaways for Respondents

Depending on the survey topic and product, we can run a giveaway for survey respondents.

If a giveaway is held, the relevant article and entry form will state the prizes, number of winners, entry period, eligibility requirements, drawing method, eligible shipping regions, prize provider, shipping origin, and how personal information will be handled.

Entering the giveaway is optional.

Whether someone enters and how they respond will not affect the tabulation or analysis of the survey results or their chances of winning.

Entry requirements will not include choosing a particular answer, expressing a favorable opinion, purchasing a product, or posting a favorable comment on social media.

The survey conditions in the delivery report will state whether a giveaway was held.

If a giveaway is held, some respondents may have participated mainly to enter it. We take this into account when reviewing response trends, but their motivations and composition may differ from those of respondents in surveys without a giveaway.

The base fee does not include prize costs, shipping, entry-form design, drafting entry rules, drawing winners, contacting winners, or shipping arrangements.

We will provide an individual quote after reviewing the plan and applicable laws and regulations.

Personal Information from Giveaway Entrants

We expect to handle giveaway entrants’ personal information as outlined below.

Separating Survey Responses from Giveaway Entries

As a general rule, giveaway entries are accepted through a separate form shown after the survey is completed.

As a general rule, we manage survey responses and giveaway entrants’ personal information separately.

We do not provide survey responses to the commissioning company in a form that identifies individual respondents.

Information Collected

For a giveaway, we collect the following information as needed:

Name
Email address
Postal code
Address
Phone number
Other information needed for the drawing, winner notification, or prize delivery

At the time of entry, we may collect only the entrant’s name and email address, then request an address and other information needed to ship the prize from winners after they are selected.

Purpose of Use

We use the information collected only for the following purposes:

Checking entry requirements
Conducting the drawing
Notifying winners
Shipping prizes
Communicating about delivery status, failed delivery, incorrect addresses, and similar matters
Taking measures needed to administer the giveaway properly

We do not use entrant information for advertising, sales activities, account registration, newsletter subscriptions, or other marketing purposes.

Prize Drawings and Disclosure of Winner Information

As a general rule, GreenEchoes Studio manages entrant information and conducts the drawing.

If the commissioning company or prize provider ships a prize directly, we may provide the winner’s name, address, phone number, and other necessary information to the shipping company, but only as needed to contact the winner and ship the prize.

In this case, we will inform the winner of:

The name of each company receiving the information
The name of the company shipping the prize
The personal information to be provided
The purpose for which the personal information will be used
The origin from which the prize will be shipped
Where needed, the country or region where the company receiving the information is located

We provide only the information needed to ship the prize after obtaining the winner’s explicit consent.

If a winner does not consent to the provision of their information, we may be unable to ship the prize. The applicable arrangements will be stated in the entry requirements for each giveaway.

Restrictions on Use by Information Recipients

The commissioning company or prize shipper receiving winner information may use it only for shipping the prize and related delivery communications.

Use of this information for advertising, sales activities, account registration, newsletter subscriptions, matching it with existing customer information or survey responses, or any other purpose is prohibited.

The recipient may not provide the information to another third party, except when necessary to share it with delivery providers or similar parties approved in advance by GreenEchoes Studio.

Storage and Deletion of Information

Information about unsuccessful entrants will be deleted after the drawing, confirmation of winners, and other necessary giveaway procedures are complete, unless it must be retained for operational or legal reasons.

Information about winners will be deleted by GreenEchoes Studio and the information recipients after prize shipment and delivery-related matters are complete, unless it must be retained for operational or legal reasons.

When Prizes Are Shipped by Overseas Companies

When an overseas commissioning company or prize provider is involved, we prioritize, where possible, having the prize delivered to GreenEchoes Studio or a shipping provider in Japan for shipment to the winner from within Japan.

If an overseas company ships a prize directly to a winner, we will check the recipient company’s name and country, the information to be provided, its intended use, and the measures in place to protect personal information.

We will explain these details to the winner and provide the information only after obtaining any consent required for transfer to a third party in a foreign country.

Restrictions apply to eligible countries and regions, prizes, and shipping methods.

Please also see the GreenEchoes Studio Privacy Policy for information on how we handle personal information.

What This Service Does Not Include

Market Survey does not provide or guarantee:

A survey that statistically represents the entire Japanese market
A statistical survey using random sampling
Recruitment of a respondent panel
A specific number of page views, unique users, or survey responses
Specific respondent attributes or response patterns
Specific responses or favorable survey results
Favorable articles, evaluations, or analyses
Sales, awareness, search rankings, or other marketing outcomes
Hands-on reviews, photography, or videos of keyboard typing sounds
A minimum number of content page views or impressions
An increase in response volume or quality from a giveaway

If you would like a hands-on review, please see “Product Review | Product Reviews,” a separate service.

Notes on Survey Results

Surveys under this service use voluntary responses from Greenkeys readers and visitors to the relevant articles.

Respondents are not randomly selected, and the survey may include many people with a strong interest in keyboards and input devices.

The results therefore do not statistically represent the Japanese market as a whole.

Article views, survey response counts and content, open-ended comments, and reactions on social media and elsewhere vary depending on factors such as publication timing, the survey topic, reader interest, and external conditions.

GreenEchoes Studio does not guarantee a specific number of page views or responses, particular response content, sales, or other outcomes.

The fee is for survey design, article production, survey administration, data tabulation, market analysis, and report preparation.

Independence of Articles and Surveys

We consult with the client on the survey topic, purpose, and hypotheses to be examined.

However, to protect Greenkeys’ credibility and the fairness of the survey, GreenEchoes Studio retains final editorial authority over the article content, headlines, question wording, response options, tabulation methods, analysis, and presentation of results.

We cannot accept requests intended to steer respondents toward particular answers, remove negative responses, alter results, or prescribe favorable conclusions.

The results may be kept private, but the tabulated results and analysis cannot be altered because they are unfavorable to the client.

We may decline inquiries about projects that do not align with Greenkeys’ readership, editorial policy, or areas of coverage.

As a general rule, the relevant articles remain published after the survey ends.

After the survey closes, we state the survey period and that responses are no longer being accepted in the article.

Even if results are for the client only, the article stating that the survey was conducted, the relationship with the client company, and the survey purpose will generally remain public.

Disclosure of Relationships in the Article

As a general rule, the relevant Greenkeys article will include the following:

“This article and survey are a paid project based on a marketing survey commissioned by Company XX from GreenEchoes Studio.

Your responses will be compiled in a form that does not identify individuals and used in a market research report submitted to Company XX and in GreenEchoes Studio’s analysis.

The scope of public disclosure of the results is set in advance based on the survey purpose and the product’s development status.

The client has not specified or guaranteed the number of article views, survey responses, or the content of responses. GreenEchoes Studio retains final editorial authority over the article content, questions, response options, tabulation, and analysis of results.”

If the results will not be made public, we also state:

“The tabulated results and analysis report for this survey will be submitted to the client and may not be made public.”

If a giveaway is held, we also state:

“After responding to the survey, those who wish to may enter the giveaway. Whether they enter and how they respond will not affect their chances of winning.

If the commissioning company or prize provider ships the prize directly, we will provide the shipping company only with information needed to ship the prize, after obtaining the winner’s consent.”

How Market Survey Differs from Greenkeys Reviews

Greenkeys product reviews involve using the actual product for a set period and examining its specifications, construction, feel in use, suitable applications, and points to note to help readers make informed purchasing decisions.

Market Survey gathers responses from readers and article visitors on a specific topic, then analyzes the results in their market context.

It is not a service for soliciting product evaluations or favorable coverage.

Paid product reviews, short reviews based on editorial judgment, and Market Survey are managed separately, with distinct purposes and deliverables.

Conducting a Market Survey or its results do not affect whether Greenkeys publishes a product review or the review’s evaluation.

Use and Disclosure of Survey Results

The report can be used as a basis for the client’s internal decisions on product planning, specification reviews, market analysis, sales planning, and related matters.

Whether to make the survey results and GreenEchoes Studio’s analysis public is decided in consultation with the client before the survey begins.

If results are kept private or disclosed only in part, GreenEchoes Studio will not make responses, open-ended comments, or analysis public beyond the scope agreed in advance.

In either case, we disclose in the relevant article and survey that the survey was conducted, our relationship with the commissioning company, that the work is paid, the survey’s purpose, and how responses will be used.

If the client plans to publish the report, responses, charts, or GreenEchoes Studio’s analysis in advertising, press releases, product pages, crowdfunding pages, social media, or other external media, please consult GreenEchoes Studio in advance.

When publishing results externally, include the conditions needed to understand them correctly, such as who conducted the survey, who it targeted, the survey period, the number of valid responses, that responses were voluntary, and whether a giveaway was held.

You may not select only part of the results and use them in a way that gives an impression different from the actual response trends.

Key Terms to Confirm When Commissioning the Service

Before an order is placed, we generally confirm the following:

Survey purpose and intended use
Product or project to be surveyed
Number of questions and response format
Response collection period
Scope for disclosing survey results
Pre-release information and its release date and time
Scope of factual checks
Deliverables and delivery schedule
Conditions for external use of the report
GreenEchoes Studio’s final editorial authority
That articles will generally remain published
That page views, response counts, response content, and outcomes are not guaranteed
Handling of personal information
Allocation of responsibilities and costs for a giveaway

If a giveaway is held, we confirm with the client or prize shipper the purposes for using personal information, how it will be managed, prohibited uses, restrictions on onward disclosure, deletion after shipping is complete, and reporting procedures in the event of an incident.

Information to Include in Your Inquiry

Please provide the following information where possible.

Company and brand name
Contact person
Official website or product page
Topic you would like to research
Current hypotheses or questions you would like to resolve
How you intend to use the survey results to inform your decisions
Desired publication timing and response collection period
Whether there is pre-release information and when it may be released
Preferred scope for disclosing the survey results
Desired delivery date
Estimated budget
Whether you would like to use the Greenkeys shared announcement space
Whether you would like to hold a giveaway
Preferred prizes and number of winners
Prize provider and shipper
Preferred shipping regions

It is fine if you have not yet organized the details.

Contact Us

For inquiries about Market Survey, please contact us using the form below.

We will review your inquiry and usually respond within approximately three business days.

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