Understanding the ins and outs of Mexican culture can go a long way towards business success in  Mexico. Dress appropriately – This is very important and if you are heading to major cities in Mexico such as Mexico City, Guadalajara or Monterrey, dress conservatively. For men, dark suits and formal ties [...]

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Au revoir… until next year!

On December 31, 2010 By

We’re sending a big thank you to you, yes YOU – because you read our blog, you comment and you share your insights with everyone else who is reading this translation blog. We’re happy you choose to spend time reading our posts about making the most of your translation budget, translation career or translation services. [...]

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When you’re first getting started as a translator, you may face the standard question that many beginner translators face: should I specialize in translating documents for particular fields or industries or should I work as a generalist, translating anything and everything I can get my hands on? Well, since there are many benefits [...]

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It can sometimes be hard to judge the quality of a service provider without previous experience to base your opinions on. Maybe this is the first time you have ever bought translation services or maybe you’ve had a bad experience and want to make sure you never repeat it.

Regardless of your experience, we [...]

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There’s nothing worse than buying a product or service from a company that doesn’t fulfil its promises or live up to your expectations, is there? Unfortunately, this is common across many industries, including the translation sector. Some businesses just don’t do enough or go far enough to ensure our loyalty and, as customers, we might [...]

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2010-2011 Holiday Hours

On December 6, 2010 By

Hello! This is just a quick note to let you know about our holiday hours for the rest of 2010 and into the new year in 2011.

We will have regular hours until Friday, December 17, 2010.

December 20-22: Reduced 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. EST
December 23-24: CLOSED
December 27-30: Reduced 9:00 [...]

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I usually talk about translation, writing, written communications or some variation, but I sometimes attend cool events and come away with useful insights about business that might be helpful whether you work in the translation industry or not.

I attended the Mesh Marketing Conference last week, as a volunteer and then as an [...]

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“Simplicity in character, in manners, in style; in all things the supreme excellence is simplicity.” Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

A style guide is an essential tool for making sure every member of your communications team is on the same page. Although it can take a variety of forms depending on who is writing it or what [...]

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