3 ways to create a partnership that drives growth
Great partnerships have the power to transform those involved and the world around them. Wilbur and Orville Wright gave us wings to fly and Ben and Jerry expanded our waistlines.
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Our Translation Blog
Welcome to the Comtec Blog
Looking for insights on language and culture when doing business in key overseas markets? How about expert advice on launching your brand overseas or insider tips on how to approach every kind of translation project imaginable?
We keep you up to date on all this and more right here in our language, culture and business blog.
How are agencies coping during the pandemic?
With Covid-19 very much still present in our lives, at Comtec we’ve spent a lot of time recently reflecting on the good, the bad and the thankfully not too ugly from the past 10 months.
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Process makes perfect: how to deliver quality translations for your clients
Life in an agency is fast paced. Whether it’s the creative, elearning or even the translation industry, we share the same goal – delivering high-quality work for our clients.
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How to get the best from your L&D translation partner
With your new translation partner now on board, here comes the fun part, translating your L&D content so it works for your global audience.
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Pros and cons of using one corporate language for employee engagement
“We know that having a good company culture with engaged employees leads to happier employees, but employee engagement doesn’t happen automatically. We work for it.”
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Six ways to build trusted relationships with global suppliers
Watch any rom-com and you’ll hear that trust is the number one foundation in a relationship. But, we’re in the business of translations, not romance.
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What ISO 17100 means for you and your translations
If you’ve looked around our website, you’ll have seen us talking about quality a lot. We are fanatical about it.
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How to take a food brand global: an interview with Zeynep Turudi
Zeynep Turudi is an exporting superstar. 17 years ago she had the idea to bring authentic vegetarian Turkish Delight to England and so she created the confectionary brand Truede.
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6 steps to drive engagement for your brand through quality marketing translations
When HSBC launched the campaign ‘Assume Nothing’ into new markets, they made a huge oversight. Their tagline, which they had been using for over 5 years, mistranslated to ‘Do Nothing’ in many territories.
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How to improve global internal communications in 5 steps
Internal communications are about more than sharing financial reports and staff birthdays. The McKinsey Global Institute highlights that productivity can increase by 20 to 25% in companies where employees are connected.
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