Sony Music Marketing United Inc. (株式会社ソニー・ミュージックマーケティングユナイテッド) was a former planning and sales company for music and video works, operating as a functional subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Japan (SMEJ). It was established on October 1, 2001. The company operated the Sony Music official website and the official social media accounts of the Sony Music Group.
Credited On
- T.M.Revolution - T.M.R.Live Revolution '06 ~Under Cover~ - T.M.Revolution, released April 18, 2007 (
ESBL-2192). Sales Promotion (Kentaro Yamada). - The Gazette - TOUR11-12 VENOMOUS CELL FINALE OMEGA LIVE AT 01.14 YOKOHAMA ARENA - The Gazette, released May 9, 2012 (
SRBL-1523). Sales Promotion (Hiroki Akagawa). - Galileo Galilei - Last Live Sharin no Jiku at Nippon Budokan - Galileo Galilei, released January 25, 2017 (
SEXL-79). Sales Planning (Yuu Tsuzuki), Web Director (Kei Yamamoto). - Galileo Galilei - Tsunagari Daisuki Box - Galileo Galilei, released March 29, 2023 (
SECL-2860). Digital Promotion (Saya Nakanishi), Digital Promotion (Urara Murakami), Media Promotion, Sales Promotion (Hayato Nakabayashi), Sales Promotion (Ryoto Ueda).
History
Translated from the ja.wikipedia article ソニー・ミュージックマーケティングユナイテッド (CC BY-SA 4.0), revision 109967438.
On October 1, 2001, SMEJ separated its sales division and established Sony Music Distribution (Japan) Inc. The company was responsible for the distribution, sales, in-store promotion, merchandising and other operations for music and video software from the Sony Music Group and various production companies.
On April 1, 2005, SMEJ established Sony Music Network Inc. and transferred SMEJ's Digital Network Group and Sony Music Direct's Marketing Group bitmusic to the new company.
Effective May 1, 2009, the company took over operation of Sony Music Shop from Sony Music Direct and began conducting direct transactions with consumers. From April 1, 2013, it operated the lottery purchase application website forTUNE music.
On April 1, 2014, Sony Music Distribution absorbed and merged with Sony Music Network and changed its name to Sony Music Marketing Inc.
On April 1, 2019, part of the Marketing Group, as well as the businesses conducted by the Market Promote Group and the Net Business Group, were transferred to Sony Music Solutions Inc. (formerly Sony Music Communications Inc.) through an absorption-type company split. Only the digital marketing business remained with Sony Music Marketing.
On April 1, 2021, the company changed its trade name to Sony Music Marketing United Inc.
On April 1, 2022, it succeeded to the businesses of Sony Music Direct's Marketing Group and General Planning Group through an absorption-type company split. On the same day, Sony Music Direct was absorbed and merged into Sony Music Labels Inc.
Effective April 1, 2026, it was absorbed and merged into Sony Music Solutions and the legal entity itself was dissolved.
Sources
- Wikidata entity Q11315214.
- ja.wikipedia, ソニー・ミュージックマーケティングユナイテッド (revision 109967438), CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Photograph: Sony Music (Japan) logo.svg on Wikimedia Commons, Public domain; a trademark of its owner - the organisation's own logo, by Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc..
