Language and translation services have become big business recently. There are more than 30,000 translation services and other language service providers (LSPs) worldwide at the moment. Of course, each has their own specialties. Most are limited as to which languages they deal with, only work in certain sectors, or are only really expert within certain […]

Not too long ago, if a business owner said they will be able to trade and sell their products to almost every person in the world regardless of their location, they’ll be laughed at. Today, the idea rather than something to laugh about, is a reality. With the growth of internet and mobile devices, businesses […]

Emerging economies throughout the world present excellent opportunities for businesses in the UK to attract a wider audience from overseas. Given the decline in the number of British students receiving private education, UK boarding schools should look to capitalise on the fortunes of overseas families that want to provide their children with the best education. […]

If you could trust any product on your shopping list, you would like to think the food you buy and eat is reliable. Trust is a funny thing when it comes to food, though. After all, everyone’s guilty of indulging in the odd bit of junk food every now and again, even when we know […]

This Is Why Businesses Should NOT Use Automated Translation Tools Any translation agency will tell you that free automated translations tools available online do serve a purpose. But cross-border businesses looking to communicate with a foreign audience is not one of them. From the view of a professional linguist, it is understandable that businesses might […]

…and how you can do it too by starting small. Today, we are very happy to publish a post from our friend Laura Mould. Laura  works as Marketing Manager at Oxford Spires Language School, welcoming international students each year to participate in various study abroad programmes. She is Canadian and has lived in Mexico, France, […]

Localisation and internationalisation have been used interchangeably. But this can be misleading and confusing. When applied to marketing practices in overseas markets there are distinctive and important differences between the two. Historically, companies trading in foreign markets simply opened up a branch in another country and translated company literature and marketing campaigns into the language […]

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  The Oscar nomination committee were in the news again this week over claims that Hollywood is anti-ethnic – an irony considering the industry is dominated by Jewish owners. In the build up to the illustrious Academy Awards which happened last week, the nominations for the Best Foreign Language film came under scrutiny due to […]

With the advancements of mobile technology in the modern era, almost anybody can make a video. Of course, making films does not involve the glitz and glamour of Hollywood for everybody, but a boom in Indie films over the last 20 years is now being followed by an explosion of video content uploaded to the […]