by Asif Afzal | Aug 6, 2019 | Copywriting, Language, Localization, Translation
Globalisation has become the norm for many businesses, but with such a competitive market, brands need to distinguish themselves from others, appeal to various cultures, and communicate to people using multiple languages, in order to be successful within a global...
by Asif Afzal | Jun 28, 2019 | Doing business, Language, Localization, Translation
Customer support is considered to be a vital component in all businesses, but within a multi-lingual setting, speaking your customers’ language is essential to enable clear understanding, promote brand value, and encourage repeat custom. At a basic level, good...
by Asif Afzal | Jun 25, 2019 | Language, Localization, Translation
Google Translate users spotted an alarming mistake when entering the phrase “I am sad to see Hong Kong become part of China” into the multilingual machine translation service a few days ago (June 14th). According to France 24, when the phrase was translated into both...
by Asif Afzal | Jun 13, 2019 | Cross-Cultural Training, Language, Localization, Translation, UAE
Disney’s latest movie, Aladdin, has become the third highest grossing film of 2019 (receiving more than $500 million at the box office) and it has been well-received for its improved awareness and portrayal of Arab culture. According to ‘The National’ online the new...
by Asif Afzal | May 30, 2019 | Doing business, Language, Localization, Translation
Going global with your company is a big decision – the potential impact on projected sales, new customer expectations, different product ranges, diverse employees, and language complications can sometimes seem a little overwhelming at first. However, the benefits far...
by Asif Afzal | May 21, 2019 | Language, Localization, Translation
Amazon Polly is a cloud language service which uses 59 voices, in 29 languages, to convert written content into human-like speech. The service added the Arabic language, in the form of ‘Zeina’, an Arabic female-sounding voice, on April 17th 2019. According to the...
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