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Enabling Globalization- A Guide to Using Localization to Penetrate...
This week, GlobalVision released on the Amazon Kindle Enabling Globalization– A Guide to Using Localization to Penetrate International Markets. If you like our blog, you will love the eBook! We’ve...
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Technical Book Review of “Enabling Globalization”
By: Ugur Akinci, Technical Communication Center “Enabling Globalization: A Guide to Using Localization to Penetrate International Markets” by Nabil Freij, the President of the localization company...
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Do You Have a Global Mindset?
“We’re not any country’s company−we’re a truly multicountry company”− B. Becht, CEO of Reckitt Benckiser, HBR April 2010. After the merger of two companies, one British and one Dutch, to form Reckitt...
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Euro zone possible breakup and your global strategy
With severe economic troubles brewing in Europe, particularly in Greece, Romania, Spain, Portugal and Ireland, the future of the European Union and its single Euro currency is coming to question by...
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The Global Office: How to run your business anywhere around the world – Part I
I just got back from a 2.5 months overseas trip where I visited 5 countries in 2 continents. Since office chores never stop or can be put on hold for too long, I had to turn my office into a global...
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The Global Office: How to run your business anywhere around the world – Part II
Globalization continues to infiltrate everyone’s life. Entrepreneurs and small-business executives are- or will soon be finding themselves- more dependent on global workers, customers and offices to...
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Translation and Localization Promote Reverse Innovation
Necessity is the mother of invention. In countries where political stability exists, capital is abundant, knowledge and technology are accessible, and business savvy can be depended upon, innovative...
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Do You Have a Global Vision?
Perhaps the essence of globalization can be summed up in one sentence uttered by Ronald Reagan in a speech at the Brandenburg Gate by the Berlin Wall on June 12, 1987: “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this...
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Think Global and Act Local, but Be Holistic
In the early 90s, while on a trip in Silicon Valley, my car rental sported a new GPS navigation prototype that the rental company was testing. It offered accurate and useful maps while in the San Jose...
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Broaden Your Global Footprint Without Tripping!
Winning the world is best done the old-fashioned way: Divide and conquer! All companies, no matter how large or small, have constraints that they need to operate within. If your product is offered and...
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10 Tips on Presenting Abroad
If you think giving a presentation or a speech in front of an audience can be stressful, wait till you have to give one in a foreign language or in front of a foreign audience! If you are asked by your...
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Stay the Course, Do Over, or Out?
When was the last major decision you made? Do you pray for a mulligan? Many over the years have asked me if it was wise to get involved in offering translation-localization services, a very competitive...
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Is Language an Important Factor in an Explosive Viral Strategy?
In his book The Lean Startup, Eric Ries argues that for any viral strategy to work, the viral coefficient has to be greater than one. Or to put it simply, for each person that uses your products, you...
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0.05% is a Rounding Error!
In the summer of 1981, I traveled to England to learn English at EF (Education First), a leader in language education. Although I started the process of learning English at school back home a few years...
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Language Dilemma: Civil Rights, Security and Budget Constraints!
Last month, the US Federal and State Governments weighed the impact of language services on enforcing Civil Right and Security against growing deficits and budget constraints. Here is a summary of what...
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Must-Have Skills to Succeed
As 2012 draws to its end, many professionals in the translation localization industry are making new resolutions and revisiting their skill sets looking for ways to increase their success chances in...
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Translation Services Lack Global Appeal
Money, and where that money flows (or doesn’t flow), is often a good indicator of what our priorities are as individuals, as larger organizations, communities and nation states, and as a planet as a...
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Rely on Financial Translation Services during Global Market Selloff
The start of the year has been extremely difficult on businesses and investors worldwide. U.S. stocks plummeted over 10 percent in the first few weeks of 2016. Fears surrounding the stunted growth of...
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Globalization: How Translating Companies Are Helping Businesses
Globalization is a process that involves integration and interaction among individuals, governments and companies. The process is driven by investment and international trade. Many businesses have...
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Localization Services Not a Silver Bullet!
Brazil, one of the largest emerging markets in the world, has attracted numerous telecommunication and retail brands, including Wal-Mart. In 1995, the establishment expanded in the country with the...
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