Excusez-Moi – How Canadian French Localization Can Tap into a New Market

Within Canada, there are 11 recognized official languages, with English and French being the two official languages of the country. While English is used by 57% of the population, 21% of the remaining speak French Canadian. To explore the importance of localizing your European French content to Canadian French, we spoke to the head of our French Canadian team Annie Estéphan, author of the book ‘Les canadianismes français’, and a passionate linguist. Annie has worked in English, Spanish and Canadian French translation services since 2005, specializing in the fields of Corporate Communications, Healthcare, and Information Technology, and has a lot to say on the importance of localizing your French content to effectively capture the French Canadian market.

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Transcreation: Your Secret Multilingual Marketing Weapon

Transcreation is the method of translating the old, and creating the new. Literally: “trans-creation.” Transcreation is not language-based, but culture and concept-based. It differs from direct translation as it focuses on how you wish to present your product or services, and adapts the message to speak to your target audience in their native tongue, effectively. […]

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How to Communicate Effectively with Your Global Target Market

Communication is integral to true understanding. Nearly everything we do in our day-to-day lives requires communication, and this is especially true in business. From the messaging we use in our communications, to in-person interactions, even to the colors we choose to communicate in branding, we rely on effective communication. This holds even more true when […]

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A Roadmap to Multilingual SEO: Where to Begin and Where to Go

The internet has brought people around the world in closer contact with each other. Personal connections aside, the online medium has been the main accelerator for businesses broadening their reach. Inevitably, after borders have been crossed, language barriers are next in line to be dismantled. This is where multilingual SEO comes in to help web-based […]

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