Globally Speaking

Lane Greene, the primary language reporter for The Economist and writer of the magazine's Johnson language column, discusses translation from a journalism perspective. Why isn't translation more frequently used to verify news sources, and what do journalists need from the language industry?

Lane Greene, the primary language reporter for The Economist and writer of the magazine's Johnson language column, discusses translation from a journalism perspective. Why isn't translation more frequently used to verify news sources, and what do journalists need from the language industry?

Lane Greene, the primary language reporter for The Economist and writer of the magazine's Johnson language column, discusses translation from a journalism perspective. Why isn't translation more frequently used to verify news sources, and what do journalists need from the language industry?

Show up. Participate. Be there. That’s all you need to do to make an unconference worth your time. But that doesn’t explain why unconferences are so popular in the language industry. Join Renato and Michael as they interview three industry pros who discuss how unconferences benefit LSPs. Learn how to make your own unconference successful.

Show up. Participate. Be there. That’s all you need to do to make an unconference worth your time. But that doesn’t explain why unconferences are so popular in the language industry. Join Renato and Michael as they interview three industry pros who discuss how unconferences benefit LSPs. Learn how to make your own unconference successful.

Show up. Participate. Be there. That’s all you need to do to make an unconference worth your time. But that doesn’t explain why unconferences are so popular in the language industry. Join Renato and Michael as they interview three industry pros who discuss how unconferences benefit LSPs. Learn how to make your own unconference successful.

Branding is one of the most common concepts in marketing, but it's also one of the hardest to define. And when you consider branding from a global perspective, it's even far more complex. In fact, there is no universal approach you can take to guarantee a successful global branding strategy. But the value and importance of a company's brand reputation--and its local voice, no matter where it's heard--are more than worth the effort involved in building a strong worldwide brand. Join Renato and Michael as they discuss ways global branding has changed in recent years--and ways it's also returned to its roots.

Branding is one of the most common concepts in marketing, but it's also one of the hardest to define. And when you consider branding from a global perspective, it's even far more complex. In fact, there is no universal approach you can take to guarantee a successful global branding strategy. But the value and importance of a company's brand reputation--and its local voice, no matter where it's heard--are more than worth the effort involved in building a strong worldwide brand. Join Renato and Michael as they discuss ways global branding has changed in recent years--and ways it's also returned to its roots.

Branding is one of the most common concepts in marketing, but it's also one of the hardest to define. And when you consider branding from a global perspective, it's even far more complex. In fact, there is no universal approach you can take to guarantee a successful global branding strategy. But the value and importance of a company's brand reputation--and its local voice, no matter where it's heard--are more than worth the effort involved in building a strong worldwide brand. Join Renato and Michael as they discuss ways global branding has changed in recent years--and ways it's also returned to its roots.

What happens when a young company uses localization as a primary growth strategy in its early expansion stages, instead of waiting until it builds greater brand recognition and a stronger global footprint? Georgia Vidler, localization manager for Canva, joins us to discuss how localization helped this Australian provider of online design tools gain 10 million users in a matter of months—and why localization continues to fuel skyrocketing growth.