Marketing on the Japanese web: Japanese translation, copywriting, copy adaptation and transcreation, etc., blogged in plain English.

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Marketing Translation and When it Goes Wrong

August 22nd, 2012 · No Comments

These days, savvy companies and brands want their localized copy to do more than just sell. Quick Lingo’s Robert Davies notes that many of their clients are “interested in promoting or even creating a whole lifestyle to which what they produce is integral.”

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Tags: adaptation · branding · copywriting · marketing · Particular cases · transcreation · translation · translation agencies

Defining and maintaining a core brand essence globally

July 9th, 2009 · No Comments

Establish a clear, definitive and constant essence for your global brand and maintain the flexibility to adapt and expand to reflect local needs. A guest article by Jonathan Finer.

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Tags: adaptation · branding · business · copywriting · People · Practical wisdom

International copywriting

June 13th, 2008 · No Comments

Feel free to share our 5-part series on international copywriting…

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Tags: adaptation · branding · business · copywriting · marketing · public relations · transcreation · translation agencies

Adaptation agencies cf. plain old translation agencies: All about “Advertising sans frontieres”

April 25th, 2008 · 2 Comments

What is an “adaptation agency”? Find out here.

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Tags: adaptation · branding · copywriting · marketing · People · translation agencies

Reality check: International advertising

April 1st, 2008 · 6 Comments

Is translation interchangeable with international copywriting? What’s the difference? Read on…

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Tags: adaptation · branding · copywriting · Japanese translation · marketing · public relations · transcreation · translation agencies

Do you believe in transcreation?

March 31st, 2008 · 5 Comments

So, what’s the difference between “translation” and these newer sub-fields called “adaptation” or “transcreation”?

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Tags: adaptation · branding · copywriting · marketing · transcreation · translation