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Six Expert Tips to Combat Jet Lag
Whether your business requires you to fly to your headquarters across the country, or embark upon international travel to negotiate big contracts, jet lag has its way of getting you down and zapping your energy. Many of us think of jet lag as only making us "tired."...
Quality Counts: How to Measure the Accuracy of Your Translation
Even on a linguist's best day, it's a challenge to measure the accuracy of a translation, outside of actually launching a survey (or other documents) and waiting to see how respondents react. Until you've put it to the test, the outcome can't be predicted. Translation...
Subcontracting Survey Translation for Multiple Languages
When you have a successful product or service, you want to be able to market it and promote your brand internationally. However, it's not just as simple as throwing together a survey to gauge global interest and sending it over social media. You could do that, of...
Don’t Leave Home Without It: Ten Things to Always Pack
As a road warrior, you get to be pretty efficient at packing your travel bags. You understand that different climates require different items: rainy areas require umbrellas or rain gear, cold destinations require warm coats. Some trips may require attire for fun and...
Nancy Hernon Accepted into the Forbes New York Business Council
Nancy Hernon, CEO at G3 Translate with a demonstrated history of working in the translation and localization industry, has been accepted into the Forbes New York Business Council. The council is an invitation-only community for executives in accounting, financial...
Why You Need to Read “Kiss, Bow or Shake Hands” Before Your Next International Business Trip
"Kiss, Bow or Shake Hands," written by champion international road warrior, Terri Morrison, is the perfect guide for anyone who is traveling to another country whether for business or for leisure. It covers the cultural etiquette and business practices of over 60...
Color Your World: Avoid Cultural Taboos Internationally
You may be a wizard when it comes to boarding passes, booking hotels and moving through various time zones, but your flair for corporate travel won’t take you very far if you offend your international colleagues. Most global marketing professionals know their words...
Which Business Documents Can G3 Translate Handle?
Whether you're communicating with someone in Brussels or in Boston, you need to be able to deliver a clear message that is understood and culturally relevant. Verbatim translations are hardly ever effective and leave significant room for misunderstandings. Our team at...
Characteristics of a Quality Translation Service for Insights Projects
Translating market research projects is a specialized niche that requires experience, diligence, and an in-depth understanding of the subject matter for the highest quality results. Finding a trustworthy translator for surveys, moderator guides and focus groups takes...
From Good to Great: Translation Quality Matters
Translation quality is crucial to ensure the correct message is getting across to an audience. Proper translation goes deeper than simply translating the words used. It must consider cultural differences, subtle nuances for contextual meaning, and even consideration...
Three Factors that Impact Translation Costs
Keeping a project on-time and within budget is key for any successful project manager. But before a project can get started, the bid must be completed. Understanding key factors which directly affect pricing can be of tremendous help to get the project started more...
What Not to Wear to Your Next International Business Meeting
In today’s world of easy travel, we can jump on a plane and get to our destination in a jiffy, but do we ever take a minute to think about how we will be perceived when we arrive? In the U.S. you might be able to grace the stage for a TedTalk in Converse High Tops and...