The Complete Guide to Translation Services

Building a team takes more than just hiring people – it also requires the foundation of a strong and unique culture of a team. Localization Career Coach, Hristina Racheva, joins us to uncover what it takes to build a localization team.

Of over 7,000 known languages in the world today, 23 languages make up the native tongue of over 4 billion people. Here is what that means to businesses and ways you can engage customers with localization.

Contentstack, Constructor, and Smartling discuss why moving from global to multi-local experiences is both urgent and critical and how you can empower local execution.

It's crucial to understand the differences between translation, interpretation, transcreation, and subtitling, and how they fit into a business’s overall localization strategy.

The COVID-19 vaccination glossary was translated into 31 languages to help make the COVID-19 vaccine more accessible and provide an easy-to-understand resource for non-English speakers in Australia.

Your multinational business is part of a global network of suppliers and consumers. Here’s what you need to know about globalization and its impact on your business.

Here is a recap of a panel discussion from LocWorldWide45. Three localization experts shared ways to take a customized approach to developing a new translation program and making the existing systems more efficient.

Professional translation services give your business the best of the best when it comes to your localization process. Here’s what you need to know.

The 20+ countries that make up the Asia-Pacific market (APAC) represent a massive opportunity for global expansion.

Machine translation gives you a lightning-fast way to switch from one language to another. But it’s not perfect — that’s where post-editing comes in.

Localization is what makes your website and app feel like it was made with a specific audience in mind. Here’s what you need to know.

Localization is about making your website feel like it was built for your customers, no matter where they are in the world. Here’s everything you need to know about how to find (and hire) website localization services to make that happen.

One of the oldest languages in the world, Arabic is an official language of more than 25 countries. Here’s what you need to know about translating English to Arabic.

It’s hard to think of two languages less like one another than English and Chinese. Here’s everything you need to know about translating between the two.

There’s no “right” way to expand your business internationally. We’re walking through the four most common international business strategies companies use, plus famous examples from companies like McDonald’s, Coca-Cola, Apple, Johnson & Johnson, and more.

Here is an answer to how global marketers and localization teams can work collaboratively to build a stronger, more productive, global future together.

If you want to access 95% of the world’s online GDP, you need to be translating content into 40 languages. So to harness the power of personalization, you first must start with speaking your customers’ native language.

This workshop looks at ways to strategically get your entire organization on board for your localization initiatives. We’ll talk about how to have an impact in a fun and engaging way.

This session at DrupalCon Europe 2021 covers the top 5 things to know when you're localizing a Drupal website in 2022 and how you can start implementing them today.

Want to expand your business internationally? A global strategy means building market dominance without sacrificing what makes your brand unique. See how successful companies focus on standardization to build market share and brand awareness worldwide.

Discover the key elements for building your ideal martech stack as well as what to look for when choosing technologies.

Smartling’s Director of Customer Success introduces the “Thermometer Model” framework coined by business professor Scott Galloway and discusses how it is relevant to brands’ localization efforts.

G2 is an invaluable way to listen to customer voices through reviews, so we can help our customers achieve their translation and localization goals faster. Our top G2 ranking for 12 consecutive quarters proves that!

Entering new international markets can be challenging. With a local-first multi-domestic strategy, companies like Johnson and Johnson, Nestle, and Frito-Lay focus on creating smaller, country-specific brands to drive revenue.

Minette Norman, former VP of Engineering Practice at Autodesk, explores how she ended up building and leading a localization team of 100 and other transformative leadership lessons that diminish silos and unlock creativity.

If you are looking to have a bigger impact in your organization, get a promotion, or apply for that dream job that will take your career to the next level, this workshop is for you.

Want to learn more about translation, localization, and more? At Smartling, we’re a curious bunch — here’s where our team stays up-to-date on the latest industry news.

A global marketing strategy creates a consolidated brand vision for your company across multiple countries. From PR to events, here’s everything you need to know, plus examples of some of the most successful brands, like Nike, Coca-Cola, and Airbnb.

Forget spreadsheets—online collaborative translation tools like Smartling make it easier and more efficient for your teams to get localization work done.

As we move forward in a more digital-focused world, what will it mean for managing global content?

To be successful when expanding your business to new markets, you need both localization and globalization. Here’s the difference between the two — and how they fit with internationalization.

You’d think translating languages in the same family, like English to German, would be a piece of cake. It’s not quite that easy — we connected with one of our best English-to-German translators about what you need to know.

Terminology Management provides important direction for all content creators in your organization. Staying ahead of the game and optimizing your terminology program on a regular basis can deliver game-changing results.

Ready to translate your website into multiple languages? You can choose from three types of translation: Machine translation, professional translators, or localization software. We’ll walk through the pros and cons of each.

What do two venture capitalists think about global expansion? Caroline Xie from ICONIQ Capital and David Pakman from Venrock share their insights on international expansion and growth from their portfolio of companies.

A guide to localizing email at scale and a story about a Fortune 500 company with 127 locales that improved their time to market by 250%.

Software localization isn’t the same as internationalization. We’ll talk through the differences between the two and what that means for your localization strategy.

One of the most popular languages in the world, Spanish is spoken by over 580 million people in 110 countries. Here’s what you need to know about translating English to Spanish.

Smartling’s Founder and CEO, Jack Welde, delivers insights on why global readiness matters, Smartling updates and announcements, and translation industry outlook.

What is a language service provider (LSP)? What solutions are available and how can you choose the right one?

What is translation localization software? What solutions are available and how can you choose the right one?

130 million people speak Japanese today, making it the ninth-most spoken language in the world. We connected with three translators about what you need to know when translating English to Japanese.

85 million people speak Italian, and not just in Italy. Here is what our expert Italian translator wants you to know about translating English to Italian.

Uwe Muegge, Head of Terminology, Global Business Marketing at Facebook shares insights on what terminology management system is, how game-changing it is to your organization, and how to jumpstart your terminology management initiative with little resource.

French is an official language in 29 countries and for the United Nations. Here is what four translators want you to know about translating English to French.

Localization engineers manage multiple aspects of the workflow, from internationalization to QA testing, that make localization possible.

Localization project managers hold the entire localization process together. In this post, we’ll talk about what makes them so amazing, what skills define the best localization PMs, and what a day in their life looks like.

Expanding a business across international borders looks different based on your goals and business model. An international strategy prioritizes centralized operations that makes companies like Moet and Chandon, Porsche, Red Bull, and Netflix so successful.

The world has gone global — and there’s no going back. Is your company ready to join in? Here’s everything you need to know about global expansion.

In this workshop with Contentstack, Smartling, and Slator, you’ll learn how to build an automated workflow that helps you efficiently translate content into more languages faster while maintaining quality.

At this year’s SaaStr Enterprise event we hosted a workshop about the top three trends deemed critical to create a globalized content and consumer engagement strategy.

Two localization experts from FedEx and ServiceNow share their secret to localization, what lessons they learned in their journey, what to look for in a LSP, and more.

A universal love for sports on demand

Eliminating over 200 copy and paste actions through the power of automation

Creating a dynamic Earth Hour website for global viewers

Cloud Translation for Cloud Business Communications

Creating a single point of reference for all translations

Creating a Translation Process from Scratch

Building real-life virtual connections across the globe

Translations to help create a healthier world.

93 Hours to 35 Hours: How AdRoll cut their translating time by more than half

Delivering the personal touch across 5,600 hotels in 16 languages

Rapidly expanding into new languages

Laying trackwork for a new translation process

Ready for an International Close-up

Mapping Out Growth With Localization

How Cognizant used Smartling and Adobe to build trust and win mindshare in new markets

How Foursquare increased international engagement without disrupting app development

Fast Feedback & Rave Reviews

How Dashlane reshaped its translation strategy, found a global following, and won a 4x spike in active users

Global Reach That Feels Local

Localization Takes Flight

Leading Global Hotel Operator Has Another First-Mover Advantage: Agile Translation

Stepping Back to Scale Up

Translating Trust: How Canary delivers a superior home security experience around the world

How emojis might be interpreted differently.

Learn the four most common use cases for Dynamic Workflows - all implemented and used by Smartling customers.

Smartling’s ROI calculator demonstrates the value of its technology and innovate service-delivery model.

If you are a coffee fan – or even if you’re not – take a look at what a few of Smartling’s employees from around the world say about the different ways to enjoy coffee!

September 30th is International Translation Day, an opportunity to pay tribute to the work of language professionals in bringing the world together through words.

Global initiatives can be seamlessly scaled from one language into any other without the traditional overhead associated with language translation