Sales Innovation Salon
~ Innovative value in sales ~
"Selling power" is a lifelong weapon that AI cannot replace. A sales-talent school where professionals build your—or your company's—selling power from zero.
Operated by Akamedia Inc. (SALES STUDIO AKAMEDIA)
Do any of these worries sound familiar?
You work hard, yet your income has hit a ceiling, leaving a vague anxiety about the future
You feel your skills may become obsolete as AI advances
You want to change a reality of long working hours that sacrifice time with your family
You have an ideal lifestyle in mind, but no concrete way to make it a reality
What percentage of people earn a stable, continuous income from home?
The answer: just 4% of everyone. The freelance and side-job market overflows with people, yet only a tiny fraction can keep earning steadily. The reason lies in the market they have chosen.
Why you can't earn from home — the "red ocean" trap
AI, social media management, video editing, web production, course businesses… "Just learning" means diving into markets where competition has already intensified (red oceans).
The reality of a red-ocean market
- A production market flooded with "people who can make things," where price competition intensifies
- You easily fall into a "labor hell" of low pay and long hours
- Skills are highly likely to be replaced by AI, bringing the exhaustion of endless learning
- Just riding trends and learning brings the anxiety that a limit will eventually come
- Skill acquisition that ends at "just learning" does not directly lead to earnings
- What you need is to choose the one method that lets you earn big in an untapped niche
The answer is "remote sales" — a market with an overwhelming shortage of "sellers"
It has not yet spread through society, nor become a trend. That is exactly why now is the chance — a blue-ocean market.
A "blue ocean"
- A market with an overwhelming shortage of "people who can sell" — now is the chance
- Performance-based pay makes high income possible even in short hours; effort directly becomes income
- A business model that needs no lead generation or social media posting, reaching results the fastest, shortest way
How it differs from conventional remote work
- You are not dragged into fighting over projects or price competition
- No war of attrition gathering followers or posting content
- "Work only humans can do," not replaceable by AI
Why the "power to sell" will open your future now
The heart of business
Even a wonderful product means nothing unless it reaches customers and is chosen. The power to sell turns value into reality.
A lifelong weapon
The power to guide understanding and decisions through dialogue is a uniquely human strength that AI cannot replace.
Maximizing revenue
Sales skills lead directly to results, with no ceiling on rewards. Depending on your effort, you can grow your income without limit.
"I could never do sales…" — That's a misunderstanding.
Common misconceptions
- You have to be a smooth talker
- You need an extroverted personality
- An image of pushy, forceful selling
What sales actually is —
- There's a script and a set flow. You don't need to be a great talker.
- What matters is the ability to listen. Deeply understanding the customer's challenges accounts for 80% of closing a deal.
- Mastering the system (the "form"). By following set procedures, anyone can reproduce the results.
- A partner in solving problems. Consulting-style sales is exactly what's in demand today.
The "2-Step Model" for the fastest results
Remote sales work is broadly divided into two steps. Both have a "form," so even beginners can put them into practice.
The job of setting appointments
- Cold calling / material-sending appointments / appointments that lead to meetings
- Using social media and platforms, you gather prospects interested in your expertise
- We teach you those methods concretely
The job of selling products
- Sell products through online meetings
- Conduct meetings following the "form," make proposals that solve the customer's challenges, and lead to a close
- We provide concrete scripts and know-how to raise your closing rate
How am I supposed to get projects?
Common approaches
- Getting projects on crowdsourcing sites = low pay
- Without a track record, you tend to get dragged into price competition
We provide projects through "referrals"
- Project provision guarantee (one year in principle) — we won't let it end at just learning
- Membership rights to the project-referral community
- Extensive real-project support via Slack, Chatwork, and LINE (referrals of corporate projects, sharing of talk scripts, appointment-report formats, and more)
Fully custom-made to match the income you aim for
A fully custom-made roadmap
We create the optimal path together, tailored to your goals, current situation, and available time. Because we stay close to each individual, it leads to results.
The shortest route to who you want to become
A monthly income of 300,000 yen, 500,000 yen, 1,000,000 yen… We clarify the concrete steps to realize the future you desire, with professionals by your side.
Sales-pro development: 3-step curriculum
Mindset and the fundamentals of sales
The sales mindset, understanding buying psychology, and preparation and research techniques. We build a solid foundation for you.
The "sales form" that maximizes your closing rate
The golden ratio of listening, compelling presentation structure, objection handling, and closing. You thoroughly master a "form" you can use in practice.
Landing projects and continuous monetization
How to find high-paying projects, self-branding techniques, and how to turn them into ongoing work. You learn strategies to thrive as an independent professional.
Support Details
Personal Aptitude Interview
First ZOOM session, 60 minutes
Online 1-on-1 Interview Support
Regular meetings with a dedicated instructor
Remote Sales Support
Consult anytime via chat and calls
Guaranteed Project Provision
One year in principle
Project Referral Community Membership
Continuous access to real projects
Branding Support
Become a sought-after sales professional
Lead Instructor ── Masaru Maeda
He entered the world of sales at 18 and became a sales manager at 20. After moving from auto mechanic to sales, he reached a monthly income of 500,000 yen in only his third month as an independent. He was then headhunted and held sales-management roles at six companies (branch manager, sales manager, area manager, sales director, and board director).
His sales results span every industry. He sold up to 29 new and used cars a month, made 37 new mobile-carrier switch-overs a month at SoftBank, and won listings from 22 companies a month in recruitment advertising. In real-estate land utilization he ranked first in his area among 2,000 salespeople with a single 900-million-yen contract, and he topped new listings in Recruit's Carsensor division. In real-estate leasing he closed negotiations with 32 landowners in two months, leading to corporate land development, and at a general contractor he handled public and private construction as well as website production and system development. After going independent, he has run a sales community while taking on sales-outsourcing projects from around 40 companies.
Today he runs corporate sales training and a sales-outsourcing business while also devoting himself to behind-the-scenes support for those aiming to start a home-based business. He installs directly into you the "reproducible way of selling" built through top sales across every industry.
Pricing Plans
Sales Innovation Salon is a school for individuals. Below are our two individual plans (PRIVATE / GROUP), followed by our plan for corporations and organizations (B2B).
For Individuals
One-on-one private lessons, or group lessons of up to 5 people.
- Fully one-on-one personal coaching
- Custom-designed to match your income goals
- Includes all support items 00–05
- A personal roadmap for the fastest route
- Small group of up to 5 people
- An environment to grow through friendly competition
- Rich hands-on role-playing practice
- The same full curriculum as the PRIVATE plan
*Prices exclude tax. Please contact us for details.
B2B ── For Corporations & Organizations
Install the ‘power to sell’ into your sales organization itself. From pricing to ROI, everything for corporations and organizations is gathered in this zone.
- Taught directly by a know-how specialist
- Includes behavioral analysis and strategy rebuilding
- Participants grow into in-house mentors
- A sales asset that stays in-house, not outsourced
*Prices exclude tax. Please contact us for details.
Solving your sales team’s challenges all at once.
Common Sales-Team Struggles
- You have an in-house sales force (sales team), but results just don't improve.
- Developing and retaining sales talent is difficult.
- Outsourcing (sales agency) creates dependence on outsiders and can lead to unstable management and sales.
Cultivate the "Power to Sell" Within Your Company
- Lessons by our know-how specialists, weekly × 3 months (1.2M JPY/person).
- Beyond cutting-edge methods and know-how, we rebuild strategy including behavioral-analysis patterns.
- Rather than relying on outsiders, we build a sales asset that stays within your company.
For the Cost of One New Hire, Grow Three In-House "Mentors"
300K JPY/month × 12 months = 3.6M JPY. On top of that, costs continue to accrue: training a new hire from scratch, re-recruiting costs upon turnover, and various other time and monetary expenses.
Three existing members rebuild their entire strategy, including cutting-edge methods, know-how, and behavioral-analysis patterns. They can share what they learn with other sales members in-house — in other words, the three act as "mentors," and gaining the ability to develop talent is a major benefit for the company.
Beyond cost, here are more benefits of introducing SIS
Beyond ‘growing three mentors for the cost of one hire,’ the value keeps working for your organization over the long term.
Know-how stays as a company ‘asset’
Unlike outsourcing, the ‘power to sell’ you build keeps accumulating inside your company.
Once grown, you can develop talent in-house continuously
Mentors train the next generation, so training costs fall year after year.
Reduce hiring and turnover risk and cost
By empowering existing members, you ease the burden of new hires and turnover.
Boost sales ‘reproducibility’ across the whole team
Standardize sales that tend to depend on individuals into an organizational system.
Let's Start With a Personal Aptitude Interview.
In a first 60-minute ZOOM personal aptitude interview, we propose the best plan for you or your company. Feel free to reach out just for a quote or consultation.
Thank you for your booking
We'll review your request and contact you within two business days to arrange the interview time. If urgent, please call us.