03/12/2022
THE IMPORTANCE OF TRANSLATION TO DIGITAL MARKETING
Todayโs (business) world is electrified through digital communication. The goal of this tool (communication) is to influence behavior and attitudes. The very essence of communication, in all its forms, is to reach the target audience in a language they understand, or through cultural realities with which they can identify.
In Madibaโs words, โif you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heartโ. But then, how many languages does one businessman/marketer possibly speak? And how many people must he reach with his product or service?
The essence of digital or online marketing, in all its forms (Mobile Marketing, social Media Marketing, SEO, Email Marketing, Affiliate Marketing, etc.), is to create content or produce images relevant to the target audience. For this to happen, the content or images must mesh with the latterโs cultural realities.
This is what keeps potential customers hooked. An entrepreneur can drive traffic to their website or blog, but what hooks potential buyers is the existing/existential relationship between them (their cultural identity) and the good or service advertised.
Successful communication happens when we relate with people in their language, or the language they understand, at least.
If a businessman must reach out to a larger world audience, he/she will need a mediator to stand the gap for him/her. Translation ensures this. You want to translate your business endeavor into fruition!
Translation is the hyphen that connects people, enhancing mutual understanding among them. In the next part of this write-up, I will walk you through some specific aspects that underscore the importance of translation to digital or online marketing.
HOW IMPORTANT IS TRANSLATION TO DIGITAL MARKETING?
For Localization purposes
Translation is an aspect of localization. Localization, โthe process of adapting content, products and services to specific local marketsโ, plays a pivotal role for businesses that hunger and thirst to germinate in alien horizons of the world.
If an entrepreneur should stay relevant in the global sphere, he/she must communicate effectively with global audiences. Any business seeking global expansion must break through linguistic and cultural walls, head-on.
In todayโs global village, a vast majority of buyers have grown pass geography and boundaries. Businesses must follow suit, and this happens through .
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