Transcreation, A Creative Language Service Used for Marketing Internationally:
The World Cup is an international soccer tournament where teams from several countries compete against one another to win the title of world champion. The World Cup is one of the most popular sporting events in the world, drawing billions of television viewers every tournament. There are 32 nations representing 20 languages. With so many visitors from so many countries, the World Cup is an amusement park for companies wanting to advertise their products and services on an international level. It’s a tremendous opportunity for companies to gain brand exposure on an international platform. There is so much excitement, entertainment and loud noises, it’s hard for advertisers to get the attention of potential customers without a well thought out, eye-catching and cleaver marketing campaign and strategy. Due to the nature of this event and the intense level of competition amongst rivaling businesses, it’s vital your marketing message strike a cord with targeted customers in order to gain not only their attention but their business. The only way to ensure your message is attention grabbing, appealing and enticing is to invest in the process of transcreation, a creative language service provided by a professional language service company (LSC).
Transcreation is a creative language service that allows companies to gain attention from diverse consumer markets by linguistically, culturally and emotionally appealing to their senses. Appropriately creating or adapting a marketing message that transcends boundaries can increase your customer base, drive sales and create an international brand awareness. Ultimately, transcreation can aid in putting your company on the global map. Language and cultural adjustments always need to be made to marketing messages prior to being released in international markets in order to ensure poor translation will not negatively affect the perception of your company. A successfully transcreated marketing message allows your brand and products to connect to your target audience on an emotional, mental and visual level, enticing them to make the purchase.
Examples of Transcreation:
Example 1:
Procter and Gamble released the “Swiffer” with the following tagline, “When Swiffer’s the one, consider it done.” They launched the product in Italy, however when translated into Italian the rhyming factor was lost, so transcreation was needed in order to retain its appeal and appropriately attract the local target audience. The tagline was changed to “La polvere non dura, perché Swiffer la cattura,” when translated means “Dust doesn’t linger, because Swiffer catches it”. Transcreation was used to depict the original message and tell consumers what the product actually does in a manner that is appealing to that particular local.
Example 2:
Haribo’s, “Kids and grownups love it so, the happy world of Haribo” jingle is a great example of catchy marketing. In order to keep the same appeal on a German market the candy company trancreated the jingle to say, “Haribo macht Kinder froh, und Erwachsene ebenso” roughly translating to “Haribo makes children happy, and grownups too”.
How Do Companies Gain Access to Transcreation Specialists?
Gaining brand recognition on an international level sounds pretty unattainable, however, with the support of a professional language service company (LSC) anything is possible. Partnering with a reputable LSC is the only way to gain access to transcreation specialists with the knowledge and understanding to ensure your marketing campaign transcends the boundaries of culture and language. Niki’s Int’l Ltd., a LSC with over 20 year of experience, ensures a flawless transcreation project that takes your company to the next level of globalization. Their professional translators and project managers work with you every step of the way to ensure your transcreation project is completed with the highest quality of precision and professionalism within the field. If marketers are interested in really standing out in such a large scale crowd, it’s imperative they invest in transcreation services in order to reign triumphant.
Niki’s Int’l Ltd. is a WBENC-Certified Women Business Enterprise with 20 years of language service experience. A global network of highly skilled interpreters and translators are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for on-site, telephonic and video remote interpretation services. Our linguists are available in over 350 languages and dialects, and our network includes certified interpreters and translators. Our work is guaranteed with a $1 Million Errors & Omissions policy, so that you can be confident that your project will be completed with the highest level of quality and professionalism within the field. For more information contact us at 1-877-567-8449 or visit our website at www.nilservices.com.