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

East Asia Translation Business News

March 30th, 2011 · No Comments

New: East Asia Translation Business News. We can collaborate just by following each other on Twitter.

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Tags: business · Japanese translation · marketing · Practical wisdom · public relations · seo · translation · translation agencies · web development

SDL’s LSP Partner Program

August 3rd, 2010 · No Comments

One major step in developing the translation/localization industry.

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Tags: business · localization · translation agencies

Sharing company data: Tips for translation agencies that buy from, or sell to, other translation agencies

August 3rd, 2010 · No Comments

Improving internal data sharing between LSPs by improving vendor questionnaires. Learn what you can do to facilitate the process.

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Tags: Practical wisdom · translation agencies

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

Selecting translation companies for copywriting: Seven tips for evaluating and choosing the right agency

May 19th, 2008 · No Comments

Seven tips for selecting a translation services agency to translate persuasive sales or marketing copy for new languages and cultures.

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Tags: copywriting · marketing · Practical wisdom · 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

English-to-Japanese translation for persuasion: Words to the wise (and words of warning!)

March 30th, 2008 · 3 Comments

Learn about English-to-Japanese translation of persuasive copy, find out about translation and copywriting services and make note of the critical pitfalls to avoid.

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Tags: branding · copywriting · Japanese translation · Practical wisdom · translation agencies

Clients’ confusions about the difference between translation memory and machine translation

February 8th, 2008 · 11 Comments

I would love it if translation professionals would comment on this post and tell us your stories of client misconceptions about computer-assisted translation tools.

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Tags: copywriting · Japanese translation · localization · Practical wisdom · public relations · translation · translation agencies

Outsourcing Japanese translation

February 1st, 2008 · No Comments

If you own or work for a translation agency in Europe, North America or elsewhere and you need Japan-based support, you’ll find this of interest.

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Tags: copywriting · localization · People · public relations · translation · translation agencies