The Complete Guide to Translation Services

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

Machine translation has come a long way thanks to modern AI and machine learning. Neural Machine Translation has entered a new realm of usability and quality.

Whether you’re looking for translation services for your website or simply browsing the Internet and looking for an easy way to translate web pages, we’ll cover how it works.

What is translation workflow management? What solutions are available to help businesses efficiently manage the many workflows required for their translation and localization efforts? These questions and more are answered here.

Transnational strategies for global expansion combine the best of global integration with local responsiveness.

Localization services like Smartling give you everything you need to manage the entire process, from translations to turnkey language services and more. Here’s the top reasons brands like Pinterest, WeWork, DoorDash, Shopify, and more trust Smartling.

Entering new markets can be an exciting time for start-ups to name brands. A clearly defined market entry strategy — including the business model, localization needs, and marketing frameworks — can give you a solid landing in a foreign market.

Back translation, or re-translating a document from one language back to its original language, can be a useful way to gain insight into your final translated product.

What is online translation management? What are the benefits of using online cloud-based software when translating content for different markets? These questions and more are answered here.

What is a website translation platform? What solutions are available to help businesses translate and localize their website for different markets? These questions and more are answered here.

So you’re ready to hire a translation service. How do you find the right service? Should you go with an agency or a freelancer? We answer these questions and more so you can hire the best translation services for your needs.

What is content localization? What solutions are available to help businesses manage their translation and localization needs? These questions and more are answered here.

Global Ready Connect Australia was an intimate virtual event for APAC's localisation professionals. Watch the sessions on-demand here.

What is website translation software? What solutions are available and how to choose the right one for your business? These questions and more answered here.

What is a translation management system (TMS)? What solutions are available and how can you choose the right one? These questions and more answered here.

What is translation management? What solutions are available and how to choose the right one? These questions and more answered here.

What is translation management software (TMS)? What solutions are available and how can you choose the right one? These questions and more answered here.

Smartling’s new Transcreation Tool gives you a single touchpoint to manage every aspect of the process without the need for spreadsheets.

Learn how Smartling's new Episerver translation integration enables you to manage global websites and ecommerce stores with greater control over your content than ever before.

Discover why buying a new translation management system will enable your team to drive greater revenue efficiency (and how to do it).

Discover how Smartling’s Yext integration enables businesses to seamlessly update and translate location data in Yext.

During this episode, discover how Vitamix, leveraging Smartling's language services and Global Delivery Network, was able to launch more new products for their direct to consumer markets than ever before.

Learn the 6 steps that will help you prepare your content for translations. Content that is well prepared for translation will have fewer errors. Learn the six most important things you can do to prepare your content for translation.

The old way of providing translation services is broken. Learn how language services combined with translation and localization software can help you take your content to the next level, globally.

During this episode, learn how Jordanna Ber navigates localization for pet services brand, Rover, while also keeping the content culturally relevant to their end-users.

When it comes to digital marketing, the opportunities are endless. Contentsquare, knows this all too well. That's why they turned to their own analytics before rebuilding their new website with KPS3 and Smartling. The result? 3x Growth in Demo Requests.

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.

More than 1,000 industry professionals plan to attend Smartling’s Global Ready Conference on April 14 via live stream.

Smartling’s flagship translation conference designed for customers, buyers and translators is back for 2021 and will be live-streamed globally.

As Adobe Accelerates Digital Transformation with New Cloud Offering, Smartling’s Integration Enables Mutual Customers with Unparalleled Translation Services