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Category: Exporting

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5 top tips to boost your export sales

I often hear people complaining that they haven’t had much success with export sales in overseas markets or that certain markets have proved difficult for them to enter and I have often wondered what the approach has been to those markets. I’m sure most companies will have developed an export strategy and researched the markets but how many of them consider international communication as a part of their overall strategy? And how important is it? Do you struggle to get

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Broadcasting messages through different channels

3 routes to your overseas markets

One of the key elements to ensuring success in overseas markets is to approach them in the right way. There are many different ways to approach markets, all of which have varying levels of involvement, cost and resources. Following on from the information provided in our “Which approach works best for you?” webinar, here I’m going to look at just a few examples and the requirements for each in terms of how you communicate with your target audience: The Remote

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INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS – P IS FOR PLANNING – PART 2

In the previous Planning article we looked at 3 points that are important to consider in order to make sure your international communications get the right message across. Here we look at two more worthwhile tips to ensure you get maximum return on investment and really boost those export sales. Provide a translation brief Don’t think of the translation process as simply being about substituting English words for foreign words – there’s a lot more to it than that and

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INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS – P IS FOR PLANNING – PART 1

Once the decision has been made to invest in an international communications strategy to support your exporting activities, as with any investment, it’s important to make sure it pays off. But how do you avoid the pitfalls of a world that can be difficult to understand, that is the world of foreign languages? For those who don’t speak or understand another language, it can be a scary place. By following some very simple steps, you can make sure your international

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Let’s focus on being more environmentally conscious. Let’s build a better world for our future!

In light of World Environment Day, an annual event held on 5th June, that brings to light the crucial state in which we find the climate across the globe and the grievous environmental concerns that have been affecting our planet for many years, including global warming, pollution and overpopulation, etc, it is certainly worth thinking about how businesses from all over the world can help shape the future path of our environment and bring us closer to nature. Like World

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Sporting Fans … an international sport!

The internationalisation of sport is a wondrous thing, whereby sporting events across the globe bring together an audience of varying cultures and nationalities every year. Like music gigs, sporting occasions cross all cultural borders to fulfil dreams of listening to and watching live performances for all kinds of people, as passions unfold before their very eyes. The love and excitement of witnessing live sport in all its shining glory is something that knows no boundaries. Spectators, whose appetite for sport

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Are you ready for the international sporting stage?

Are you ready for the international sporting stage?

Are you ready for this year’s international sporting stage? Every year, thousands of people from all walks of life of varying cultures and nationalities, cross cultural boundaries to enjoy their one unifying passion that is sport. This summer is set to be jam-packed with exciting sporting events including the Cricket World Cup, Wimbledon and the British Open and this will bring a flurry of international people to our doorstep (potentially an influx of a million visitors). Now is the time

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Are you ready for the international sporting stage?

Sporting fans … an international sport!

The internationalisation of sport is a wondrous thing, whereby sporting events across the globe bring together an audience of varying cultures and nationalities every year. Like music gigs, sporting occasions cross all cultural borders to fulfil dreams of listening to and watching live performances for all kinds of people, as passions unfold before their very eyes. The love and excitement of witnessing live sport in all its shining glory is something that knows no boundaries. Spectators, whose appetite for sport

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Can your language provider support you through Brexit?

Can your language provider support you through Brexit? As we move closer to the deadline for exiting the EU, many industries are looking more deeply into how they might be affected by Brexit and the language industry is no exception. In March, I attended the ATC (Association of Translation Companies) Networking Event in Leeds, where the focus was very much on issues impacting the language industry as a result of the UK leaving the EU. It was a very interesting

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Is your business China Ready?

Is your business China ready?

Are you China ready? Did you know that the number of people travelling between Beijing and Manchester has increased by 80% in the last 2 years? In fact, the total expenditure from Chinese Visitors in the UK in 2017 alone was approximately £695 million* How many of these Chinese visitors are staying in your hotel? At Peak, we want to help you to stand out from the crowd and be ‘China Ready!’ Visit Britain reports that “Chinese visitors appreciate ‘support’

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Why Google translate isn't your best friend

Why Google Translate isn’t your best friend

You’re short on time and you’ve got a tight budget, so what instantly comes to mind to fix your language barrier problems? For many, it is Google Translate or similar online ‘machine translation’ tools. Not only is it free, but it provides fast translation. But is Google Translate really your best friend; I’m afraid not. You might think you’ve saved on cost and time, but it’s more likely that this ‘so called friend’ will cause you more of a headache,

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Happy chinese new year

Happy New Year ‘Xīnnián kuàilè! (新年快乐)’ but sorry, we’re closed!

Chinese New Year (CNY) is the most significant festival in the Chinese calendar, typically celebrated between the 21st January and February 20th determined by the lunisolar calendar. Despite taking place during the winter season, CNY is also known as ‘Spring Festival’ (春节 ‘chūnjié‘ /chwnn-jyeah/), given that the start of spring falls between 4th-18th February. Each year also celebrates the very old custom of the year of a new zodiac animal with numerous denotations. This year, 2019, is the ‘Year of

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