BULBOUS CELL MEDIA GROUP

Bilingual production house

in the heart of Tokyo

Who we are : Established in 2007, BC Media Group provides multimedia services based in Tokyo, Japan. Our services include web application and site development, total design solutions, print media (including the design and publication of Japan's first English magazine, Tokyo Weekender), video, film and commercial production, motion graphics, podcasts, music composition, and event creation and management, all fully customized to suit our clients' needs.

What we do : BC Media provides expert consultancy services that encompass all marketing and advertising solutions, both print and multimedia, in Japan-based English and bilingual environments. On the cutting edge of contemporary marketing, branding and advertising strategy, BC Media Group has built a large network of clients that trust us with all their identity, advertising campaigns, display, video, and web-based needs. Our top priority is delivering a modern mix of media services to our multinational clients in a reliable manner.

Print media
Do you need a glossy magazine, brochure or booklet producing? Don’t know where to go? The team at BC Media can handle every stage of production - from creative design to professional copy-writing, editing and photography, all compiled to give the highest quality print finish.

Introducing new print publications in Japan is no easy business. The Japanese print market is complex, rigid and multi-layered, with limited space for foreign publications. BC Media has the knowledge, distribution network and market experience to deliver your publication from press to reader. We have detailed demographic information on readers of English-language print publications in Japan, collected and compiled over our years in the industry. We maintain a Japan-wide network of pick-up sites and handle subscription based distribution. We distribute everything from targeted publications for Japan’s business leaders to travel magazines for foreign tourists.
Tokyo Weekender
Tokyo Weekender Magazine is Japan's premier English publication. Founded in 1970, the Weekender has been the cornerstone of expat life for over four decades. Over the years, Weekender has evolved from a newsprint tabloid in Japan's bubble-era to a full-colour glossy magazine and a daily-updated website full of original content, with tens of thousands of readers each month. Today, the Weekender continues its long tradition, bringing readers all the latest events, news, views and interviews from what we think is the world's most exciting city: Tokyo.

Tokyo Weekender is available by subscription from BC Media Group or Fuji San (Japan's largest magazine distribution company), from Tsutaya stores in Tokyo, from online magazine reader Magzter and through iBooks. The magazine is also delivered to selected retailers, embassies, international companies, universities, hotels, restaurants and bars in the Kanto region. If you are new to Weekender, welcome; let us be your guide to the world's greatest city...

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Print production
Need a glossy magazine, brochure or booklet producing? Don't know where to go next? We can handle every stage of production. We combine creative design, professional copy-writing, editing and photography and produce results with the highest quality print finish.

BC Media offers graphic and advertisement design, magazine and catalogue production, pamphlet and brochure production, print services and distribution networks. Mix and match our services to your needs to ensure your production looks its best in front of its target audience.

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Graphic design
BC Media designs ready-to-print adverts, advertising features (sometimes known as advertorials) and brochures. Our clients come to us not only for our professional design skills but also for our deep knowledge of the Japanese market. We make sure every detail of our ads helps you build direct, lasting connections with your potential customers.

Our web banners catch eyes and draw traffic. Whether you want click-throughs and conversions or want to raise brand awareness, this small piece of web real estate has just seconds to work its magic. Our design team creates everything from straight banners with embedded links to animated iPhone and iPad compatible banners – working to all budgets and campaign objectives – to make sure that this happens.
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Distribution
Getting your master piece in print is only half the job – the next challenge is getting it to the right readership. With only limited space for foreign publications in Japan's print market, its rigid, multi-layered structure only adds to the complexity.

Through its years in the industry, BC Media has compiled fine-grained demographic information about the readership of English-language printed publications and can couple this with our market experience to maximise your distribution through our network. Our reach stretches comprehensively from business leaders through to foreign tourists meaning greater exposure with your desired readers or paying customers. At BC Media, we have our finger on the pulse of Japan's print media market.

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Digital media
In an ever evolving digital landscape, one format is often not enough to reach all of your potential customers. Of course, there are many different ways to make your target audience aware of you and no matter which you choose, BC Media can help tap the market's potential. We take a truly up-to-date and cross-platform approach to video production, SNS marketing and web production.
Web/Sns marketing
Make a digital statement with our web marketing services. From brand awareness to focused campaigns, BC Media’s web marketing experts help you deliver a clear message to your prospective customers online. Based in Asia, home to more than 40% of the world’s internet users, we know who’s online and how to reach them. We’ll get your message out to sophisticated online shoppers, new internet users, prolific media consumers, smartphone users and more.

At BC Media, we use our technical skills and market intelligence to develop web-marketing strategies that increase hits and traffic, enhance your digital presence, build your e-commerce platform and raise brand awareness.

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Video production
We can provide you with the best in marketing and promotional video production. Our team will help you promote your company with a captivating video packed full of 3D animation, motion graphics, professional narration and a personalized musical score. Our team of professionals will see that you receive the most creative video production possible for anything from events and going viral to advertising and instruction.

We can showcase your brand and your products while at the same time helping you maintain a cohesive corporate identity. Striking visuals and professional camera work along with smart edits and production can be tailored with any audience in mind.

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Web production
Need an engaging website powered by industry standard technology? BC Media builds multilingual websites that look great and run well on both PC and mobile platforms. The front end of a BC Media site attracts and engages visitors while the back end can either run on an industry standard content management system or be static, depending on client needs.

We design all of our sites in close consultation with each client and use no recycled templates or graphics; our sites are all unique and fully customizable. We design search engine optimized sites ranging from one or two to hundreds of pages for businesses large and small. If you need a site where visitors linger and updating is a breeze, talk to us.
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IT services
BC Media provides fully comprehensive IT solutions, support and advice to clients with small and home office-based businesses (SOHO) and those with larger, enterprise level operations.
Have a strange bug on a user machine? We can find it and fix it. Are you opening a new office or call centre and linking it into your existing infrastructure? We can work in your data centre or in your office to make sure that your needs are satisfied and your problems solved with minimum interruption to your business.
Want to stay on top of mobile deployment? No problem, BC Media has the expertise to produce cross platform solutions via web or app. Call us for advice and we can send a team of engineers to discuss your plans or investigate your problems.
IT Infrastructures
We install, manage and consult on IT infrastructure and systems for businesses of all sizes. Be it on site or remote, BC Media's technical team can help install, manage and monitor servers, routers, databases and networks, set up work stations, manage phone systems and provide all levels of IT infrastructure support.

We also set up work stations, manage phone systems and provide a comprehensive suite of IT infrastructure support. If you're thinking of setting up IT infrastructure from scratch, upgrading/migrating your current systems, looking for help desk support or are just curious about how our expert IT infrastructure management services can help your business, get in touch. Depend on our experience and skills to run your IT so you can run your business.

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System development
BC Media's extensive experience in software and system development lets you manage customer relationships (CRM), it allows us to design and maintain e-commerce platforms, scheduling systems, online registration via electronic forms, enterprise resource planning (ERP) and more.

At BC Media, our technical team works closely with our business analysts to stay on the cutting edge of business system development, allowing us to use the latest technology to enhance our clients’ business performance. Whichever sector you operate in, we can help you make your business more efficient and help you keep track of compliance by using the latest knowledge and technology. Come to us to find out more about how our systems can support your business.

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Mobile applications
Recent trends in the market have reshaped the landscape for many media consumers, particularly due to the increasing popularity of smartphone and tablet devices ahead of more traditional desktop and laptop computers. This has forced companies to not only adjust their output to smaller and more simple displays but also to re-consider aspects such as usability and the adaptable nature of their platforms.

We can create native smartphone and tablet apps for your business from scratch and we can optimize current websites for all manner of mobile devices. We have a track record of meeting the needs of clients while talking them through in a language that they understand. Our experience lets us respond quickly to this ever-changing environment and the respective benefits of the various options we can execute are reflected in our clients' results.

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IT outsourcing
Want reliable help with ongoing IT support or need additional programmers for a project from a bilingual team in central Tokyo? We can handle everything from IT help desk support to coding to IT project management. With in-house expertise in coding, IT infrastructure, system management, media and design, BC Media can take on a wide range of IT projects, both creative and technical. Our coding is as solid as our service and our knowledge of Tokyo and the Japanese market is second to none. If you have an IT project that's not right to do in-house or need a reliable IT support partner, talk to us.

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