What We Do

Island Creative is a full-service bilingual marketing agency providing a breadth of services targeting the North American and East Asian markets. We specialize in English and multilingual projects that bridge Hawaii businesses with international audiences.

"Island Creative has been instrumental in helping the Waikiki Beach Marriott Resort & Spa achieve its marketing goals. Steven is reliable and trustworthy, but most importantly he saves me time."
— Pattie Herman, Director of Sales & Marketing, Waikiki Beach Marriott Resort & Spa

Core Services

Our Specialities

Public Relations & Digital

Press releases — writing, distribution, follow-up, reporting
Copywriting for press releases, advertorials, brochures, and website copy
Social media implementation & distribution
Social media account management in Japanese
SEO optimization for Hawaii hospitality businesses
Press trip coordination
On-site event coordination (English and Japanese)
Event planning
Newsletters
Strategic planning
Media event attendance & representation

Media Sales Representation

Official Hawaii sales representative for Japanese print, digital, and travel media
Connecting Hawaii businesses with Japan-market advertising opportunities
Proposal development and campaign planning for Japanese media placements
Client relationship management between Hawaii advertisers and Japanese publishers
B2B micro-site listing sales for Aloha-Street.com

Advertising

Media buying across pre-arrival and post-arrival channels
Independent, unbiased placement recommendations
Original ad campaign development
Localization of existing materials into Japanese, Chinese, or Korean
Editorial support and advertorial placement
Brand management consulting

Creative Design & Production

Ad campaign development
Logo design
Merchandising and POS materials
Copywriting
Brochures, pamphlets, and collateral
Menu design and production
Point-of-sale and wayfinding materials

Translation Services

Japanese translation & localization
Chinese (Traditional & Simplified) translation
Korean translation
Multilingual projects in up to five languages simultaneously
Menu and hospitality collateral localization
Marketing copy adaptation for cultural nuance

Media Representation

Hawaii's Voice in Japanese Media

Island Creative serves as the official Hawaii representative for select Japanese media properties — placing Hawaii advertisers directly into Japan's most influential travel and lifestyle channels.

Aloha Express Magazine

The #1 and longest-running Hawaii lifestyle magazine distributed in Japan. The definitive Japan-market publication for Hawaii hospitality brands.

Print · Japan Distribution

Aloha-Street.com

The largest Hawaii-themed portal website in Japanese, with 250,000+ combined social media followers. Island Creative actively supports site operations, content, and B2B micro-site listings for Hawaii businesses.

Digital · Social · B2B · Site Management

地球の歩き方 / Globetrotter

Japan's most recognized brand of overseas travel guidebooks, published by Gakken. Island Creative is the official Hawaii sales representative, actively selling the Globetrotter Hawaii Guidebook.

Print · Travel Guidebook · Japan

Nikkei Business

Japan's largest business magazine. Island Creative places Hawaii-related advertising targeting Japanese business travelers and executives.

Print · Business · Japan

Japanese Travel Media

Access to select Japanese travel media partnerships for Hawaii advertisers. Contact us to discuss current placement opportunities.

Travel · Guidebooks · Japan

Track Record

What We've Achieved

4

Active Japanese media representations: Aloha Express Magazine, Aloha-Street.com, Nikkei Business, and 地球の歩き方 / Globetrotter.

5

Languages handled simultaneously: English, Japanese, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, and Korean.

20+

Years of Hawaii hospitality marketing experience across resorts, shopping centers, restaurants, and golf courses.