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Paid business media carefully selected article subscription
“SmartNews+” adds 7 new English learning service contents and 4 specialized media, expanding the number of affiliated partners to 36 In line with the expansion of English learning content, we are running the “Smanu+” Spring Discount Campaign until April 22, 2024, with one month (first month) free of charge and a monthly subscription fee of 980 yen (regular price 1,480 yen). Implemented for a limited time ……
SmartNews Co., Ltd. will begin providing content for seven new English learning services and distributing articles from four specialized media through its subscription service “SmartNews+,” which delivers carefully selected articles mainly from paid business media. The number of SmartNews+ affiliate partners will expand to 36.
SmartNews+ special page https://www.smartnews-plus.com/SmartNews app
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In response to user feedback that “I want to read articles that dig deeper into the news and provide detailed explanations even if they are paid,” Smart News delivers carefully selected articles mainly from paid business media in the business category, which has been particularly requested. We launched the subscription service “SmartNews+” in December 2023. The service has been well-received for its well-read articles and unique feature “AI Summary,” and the cumulative number of subscribers has reached 10,000 in the first month and a half since its launch. In order to further enhance user satisfaction and experience by expanding the SmartNews+ service, Smart News will begin providing new content for English learning services and distributing articles from specialized media. The English learning services and specialized media that will be added this time are listed below.
Provides a variety of English learning content such as English articles, manga images, and audio for shadowing
・Background of providing English learning content When Smart News conducted a survey on “English” (*1), which is a topic of strong interest among users just like “business”, it found that some people felt the need to learn English and voluntarily learned English. Among those who have experience, more than 60% (64%) have stopped learning English. In addition, when asked about concerns about learning English, the most common opinion (54%) was that “I can’t keep up with my studies and end up giving up.” Therefore, at SmartNews, we have decided to provide English learning content on SmartNews+ so that users can continue or resume their English learning as part of their daily exposure to business news. This time, we will provide a variety of content from seven English learning services. English learning: 7 services (in ABC order)・ENGLISH COMPANY・Langaku・PROGRIT/SHADOTEN・The Japan Times Alpha・The New York Times *・The Wall Street Journal *・TORAIZ* The New York Times, Based on articles from The Wall Street Journal, we provide English learning materials on SmartNews+. ・You can read English news from domestic and foreign media along with Japanese translations. You can read English news from domestic and foreign media in Japan. In addition to The Japan Times Alpha, which is published for English learners and can be read with the help of translations and annotations, we also provide English translations of world news from leading foreign media outlets such as The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal. and its Japanese translation will be provided as a set.・The latest “English learning methods” article written by English improvement experts The latest article written and supervised by professional coaches and consultants who are English learning professionals from ENGLISH COMPANY, PROGRIT, and TORAIZ, which provide English coaching services. We provide articles on “English learning methods”. We will deliver articles on practical English learning methods that will help you relearn English, such as study methods to improve your English skills in a short period of time, tips for making English learning a habit, and practice methods to improve your English expressiveness.・Scenes from “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba” as well. Learn “One Frame English Conversation with Masterpiece Manga” Langaku, an English extensive reading learning app using Shueisha’s masterpiece manga, provides an article where you can learn one English phrase spoken in a single frame of a manga in the form of a quiz. In addition to “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba,” we will deliver one “One Frame English Conversation” quiz article a day that appears from over 40 Shueisha manga works.・SHADOTEN, which provides shadowing feedback from business English professionals that provides shadowing training with English articles, provides articles that incorporate audio content for shadowing into English texts. You can also engage in shadowing training as part of your daily habit of reading business news on SmartNews+. These English learning contents will be available on the newly established “English Learning +” channel in addition to the SmartNews+ channel. You can view the “English Learning +” channel in the SmartNews app from the link below. SmartNews app “English learning +” channel
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Add specialized media such as corporate accounting and automobile industry In addition to the 25 domestic and international media outlets (*2) that have delivered articles to date, we will now provide carefully selected articles from four specialized media outlets in genres that have many users with strong interests, such as corporate accounting and the automobile industry. . The following media will be
distributing new articles. Specialized media: 4 media (in alphabetical order), Notes that help you read financial statements (corporate accounting), SERENDIP (book digest), Branc (video industry), Response (automotive industry)
To commemorate the expansion of services, we will be holding a “Sumanyu+” Spring Discount Campaign for a limited time.
To commemorate the expansion of the “SmartNews+” service, we will be holding the “‘SmartNews+’ Spring Discount Campaign” for a limited time. If you apply by 12:59 on April 22, 2024, you will receive a free first month’s subscription fee and a monthly subscription fee of 980 yen instead of the regular price of 1,480 yen. Through SmartNews+, SmartNews provides users with a new news experience, deepens its collaboration with media and content partners, and strives to contribute to an ecosystem of high-quality information, thereby realizing its mission and achieving further business growth. We will aim for this. (*1) Survey conducted by Smart News Survey target: People who feel the need to learn English for business or private occasions, and who have had voluntary English learning experience, excluding studying in university classes or company curriculum. Sample size: n=600 Survey method: Online quantitative survey for survey monitors Survey period: 2023/10/17 – 10/19 (*2) Domestic and international media that have delivered articles on SmartNews+ so far ( 25 media) Domestic media: 14 media (in alphabetical order) Wedge ONLINE PREMIUM / KAI-YOU Premium / Gendai Business Premium / Cork / theLetter / Strainer / SPODUCATION / SlowNews / Diamond Premium / NumberPREMIER / footballista / Book summary service flier / Honren (Editing Engineering Research Institute) / Minkabu Premium / Overseas Media: 11 media (in ABC order) Academy of Management / Bloomberg / DIGIDAY [Japanese version] / Fortune / The Athletic / The Economist / The New York Times / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL Japanese Edition / WorldCrunch / WWDJAPAN / 36Kr Japan About Smart News Co., Ltd. http://about.smartnews.com/ Smart News Co., Ltd.’s mission is to “deliver quality information from around the world to those who need it.” was established on June 15, 2012. We operate the news app “SmartNews” in Japan and the United States. Through algorithms that continue to analyze vast amounts of information from around the world day and night, and a comfortable interface optimized for smart devices, we hope to deliver high-quality information collected from around the world to as many people as possible.
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