Usability Testing is Expanding in Localization: Why You Need It
As more and more businesses expand their operations, products, and services into new global markets, usability testing (UT) has gained prominence in the localization and translation industries as a critical step in ensuring that products appeal to a wide range of global consumers. Usability testing sets out to identify potential issues that could impact the […]
Celebrating Unity and Culture: The Lively Activities at Clearly Local’s AM2024
Clearly Local’s Annual Meeting 2024 (AM2024) in Xiangshan wasn’t just about strategy sessions – it was a celebration of the global, diverse team that powers our success. Our team enjoyed various engaging activities between insightful presentations that blended local and international traditions, fostering connections and creating memories. From hiking in picturesque landscapes to participating in […]
Breaking New Ground: Insights from Clearly Local’s AM2024 Conference
Our Annual Meeting 2024 (AM2024), set against the scenic backdrop of Ningbo, Zhejiang, brought together Clearly Local’s international team for an inspiring exchange of ideas and strategies. Themed around Content 360, this year’s conference underscored our dedication to delivering comprehensive content solutions tailored to evolving client needs. The event was rich with insights, each session […]
Optimizing Machine Translation (MT) with LLM Training
Machine Translation (MT) has become essential for businesses operating in multiple languages, but its limitations are well-known. Traditional MT systems often struggle with complex language structures, specialized terminology, and cultural nuances, leading to inaccurate or misleading translations. Large Language Models (LLMs), when properly trained, offer a powerful solution by providing translations that are not only […]
Enhancing Global Reach through Multilingual LLM Training
Expanding into global markets presents unique challenges, particularly in communication. Language barriers and cultural differences can significantly impact the effectiveness of marketing campaigns. When trained for multilingual outputs, large Language Models (LLMs) offer a powerful solution to these challenges by enabling businesses to create precise and culturally relevant content and translations. Learn more about LLM […]
Multimedia Translation & Localization Solutions for Film and TV Dramas
The Surge in Global Cultural Exports The cultural export market is booming globally. Factors such as digitalization, the rise of streaming platforms, and the growing popularity of short-form content have significantly contributed to this trend. The short video format has seen remarkable growth due to its ability to quickly capture and retain the audience’s attention. […]
Redefining Mobile App Localization: Clearly Local’s Comprehensive Approach
In an era where mobile applications are the gateways to global markets, the essence of localization transcends mere translation. It embodies meticulous content adaptation to resonate with diverse cultural and linguistic landscapes. Clearly Local pioneers in this domain, harmonizing cutting-edge technology with profound linguistic expertise to redefine mobile app experiences. Our approach ensures that every […]
Translating Trust: Ethics In Every Word
In the intricate tapestry of global communication, translation’s role extends far beyond mere linguistic conversion. It is a complex process that demands high ethical consideration, especially regarding confidentiality, accuracy, cultural bias, and fair compensation. This discourse highlights these ethical dimensions, underscoring their significance in fostering trust, respect, and equity in the translation industry. At Clearly […]
Introducing easyLT™: The Ultimate Localization Testing
A brief overview of localization testing challenges In today’s globalized digital landscape, the significance of localization testing cannot be overstated. Lingoport’s research brings to light a compelling fact: addressing localization issues during testing can be up to ten times more cost-effective than post-launch fixes, to be precise, it costs times more to fix bugs on […]
Enhancing Clinical Outcome Assessments: Patient-Centric Strategies
The efficacy and precision of Clinical Outcome Assessments (COAs) play a critical role in shaping patient-centric medical interventions. These assessments, pivotal in understanding the real-world impacts of treatments on patients’ lives, face the complex task of bridging clinical objectives with diverse patient experiences. This challenge is further accentuated globally in the Life Sciences sector, where […]
Solar Energy Localization: A Gateway to Global Growth and Innovation 2
Why Localization is Important? Understanding the Growing Importance of Solar Energy in a Global Context Solar power is a key player in sustainable development in the global energy sector, offering a clean and renewable solution amidst climate change and fossil fuel depletion. The IEA documents that the solar energy market is experiencing rapid growth. In […]
Revolutionizing Content with Generative AI: A New Era in Translation and Localization
The advent of Generative AI (GenAI) marks a transformative era in artificial intelligence, introducing unprecedented advancements in content creation across text, imagery, audio, and synthetic data. This innovative branch of AI, celebrated for its ability to replicate and innovate, is reshaping the digital media landscape. GenAI enhances the quality and accessibility of digital media through […]
The Human Factor in Transcreation: Exploring Emotional Depth and Marketing Strategies in Global Outreach
In today’s global marketing landscape, the challenge of creating meaningful connections across different societal backgrounds is paramount. Transcreation, a key component of our suite of translation services for Marketing and Communication content, stands out in this context. It goes beyond language translation, ensuring a brand’s message aligns with various markets’ unique sensibilities and social nuances. […]
A Comprehensive Guide to Game Localization: Implementation and Quality Assurance Part 2
Challenges and Solutions in Game Localization Game localization is a complex process that presents unique challenges. Recognizing these challenges and implementing thoughtful solutions is essential for success in the global gaming market, as explored in Phrase’s article “Tailoring Games to Local Markets:” Language Difficulty Challenge: Translating idioms, slang, humor, and cultural references precisely can be […]
A Comprehensive Guide to Game Localization: The Strategy and Essentials Part 1
Game localization is a multifaceted and intricate process that shapes the global gaming landscape. With the industry’s staggering growth and the ever-increasing demand for immersive experiences, the task of localizing a game extends far beyond mere translation. It encompasses cultural adaptation, visual appearance, voiceover localization, quality assurance, and much more. In this comprehensive guide, we […]
Clearly Local’s Annual Meeting 2023: Expanding Possibilities and Strengthening Bonds
In an era where virtual collaborations often dominate the corporate landscape, Clearly Local’s Annual Meeting 2023 has evolved into a cherished tradition within our organization. This year marked our third consecutive gathering of our diverse and talented teams not only for business discussions but also for the creation of enduring memories filled with laughter and […]
💡Industry Insights and Expanding Possibilities from Clearly Local’s 2023 Annual Meeting 🌟
The conference portion of Clearly Local’s Annual Meeting 2023 (AM2023) featured insights from industry veterans, providing our teams with perspectives from the linguist, client, and technology sides. Localization experts shared their knowledge through 4 different sessions that prepared the team’s mindset for this year’s focus: Expanding Possibilities. Here’s a recap! Expert: Translation Livestream — The […]
Translating Health: Unpacking Life Sciences Translation
In the complex and highly regulated landscape of life sciences, the translation and localization industry faces the immense challenge of navigating and decoding its intricacies, encompassing sectors such as medical devices, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, and Contract Research Organizations (CROs), collectively known for their innovation and an anticipated global market value of $2 trillion by 2025. This […]
Phrase and Clearly Local to Present One-stop Solution for Game Localization at ChinaJoy 2023 BTOB
From July 28-31 of this year, the 20th ChinaJoy Expo will take place in the Shanghai New International Expo Centre. One of the best-known annual events of its kind anywhere in the world, ChinaJoy has long been a major fixture on the calendar of the digital entertainment industry. It is a stage on which companies […]
Embracing Localization Quality Assurance for Global Success
In an era marked by rapid globalization and digital transformation, businesses face the ongoing challenge of connecting with international audiences. One primary strategy businesses have adopted is investing in high-quality localization services. By emphasizing Localization Quality Assurance (LQA) and Localization Testing (LT), they can assure linguistic accuracy, cultural sensitivity, and brand consistency—critical components for successful […]
Clearly Local at LocWorld49: Joining industry leaders to discuss trends and the future of localization
Last week, Clearly Local made a robust debut at LocWorld49 in Malmö, Sweden; part-taking in the Solution Square, overall conference and networking program. The industry cornerstone event hosted over 500 participants from all around the world. We welcomed the opportunity to engage with industry peers, share knowledge, and showcase our fresh approach to multilingual content. […]
Clearly Local Announces Partnership with Phrase to Deliver Superior Localization Solutions
Fast-growing content creation and translation solutions provider Clearly Local has partnered with Phrase, a global leader in cloud-based localization technology, to offer unparalleled localization solutions to its clients. The partnership marks a milestone for Clearly Local as the addition of Phrase’s leading-edge capabilities will provide the highest-quality localization solutions to businesses of all sizes across […]
The Story Behind Our Full Five-star Reviews
As a professional localization service team, we have long regarded good reviews from our customers as normal and essential. However, there is another aspect of translation and localization that is often treated as less important in the industry but we consider crucial: supplier satisfaction. Having happy suppliers is every bit as important as having happy […]
Decoding the Value and Cost of Translation: A Comprehensive Guide for Global Success
Introduction In an increasingly interconnected and globalized world, translation and localization have become indispensable tools for businesses and individuals seeking to communicate effectively across linguistic and cultural barriers. This article delves into the immense value of translation services in today’s modern world, shedding light on the intricate factors that influence pricing, quality assurance, and […]
ChatGPT: The False Rise of AI
Introduction ChatGPT, recently released by OpenAI, has shocked the world. It represents a significant milestone in artificial intelligence. With its capabilities in natural language processing, it has found application in a whole range of fields, including localization, translation, transcreation, and content creation. This article aims to comprehensively understand ChatGPT, its applications, and what it has […]
Does Your Content Say “Good User Experience” in Every Language?
You know your multilingual content is good — it’s consistent, accurate, and error-free. You followed a professional localization process, from kickoff meetings to defining standards to linguistic testing. You’ve launched in multiple regions, and customers are showing interest. But something is missing. Your brand’s CR (or CAR, CCR, RPR, or whatever sales KPI you’ve chosen) isn’t […]
INNOVATE: CL’s 2022 Annual Meeting Inspires Continued Innovation
At Clearly Local’s AM2022, we celebrated our team’s innovative achievements and set the tone for even more innovations in the year to come. Having acquired new customers and solidified our customer base through our focus on customer success and automation, Clearly Local has seen remarkable growth. We’ve added great talent to our team, including experts from leading industry players and top universities. Combined with our clients’ engaging and sophisticated requests, these developments have primed us to innovate even more in our operations and solutions. Held in Beijing, this year’s AM brought together […]
Finding the Right Words Helped a Dating App Find Greater Success
If you’ve used dating apps or seen those viral screenshots of them, you know how messages can determine whether sparks fly or just fizzle out. In the background, an equally important relationship is also being built on words: the relationship between the app and the user. Last year, a China-based dating app partnered with Clearly […]
Clearly Local successfully awarded ISO 9001:2015
Clearly Local is delighted to have been awarded ISO 9001:2015 certification, an internationally recognized standard that ensures services offered meet the needs of customers through effective quality management systems. Formed by a core team of localization industry veterans, Clearly Local has developed a set of processes and quality management systems unparalleled in the industry and […]
Linguistic Testing: What, Why, How?
So, noble localization manager, you’ve selected a great language service provider (LSP) to help you translate your application or game’s content into many languages. You’re satisfied with the quality of the translations, and everything’s been completed on schedule and within budget. The glossary has been checked, the QA tools have been run, and there are no typos or […]
What is the strategic impact of Localization?
Despite its positive impact for global businesses, localization often comes in many organizations at the end of the process whether it is within R&D and Product Development or in Content Marketing Strategy. This is not the case in every company though. Nataly Kelly is an industry expert who has more than 10 years of experience in the language industry. Today she is the Vice […]
Multilingual DTP: make your digital files ready for localization
In the fast-developing global market, the marketing and advertising of the products and services of an enterprise are essential. In order to let customers better grasp the product and service information of the enterprise, it is necessary to develop and design the corresponding product description or user manual according to the language used by the target customers. […]
Localization Engineering in the Age of Automation
THE BUILDING BLOCKS OF LOCALIZATION The engineering capability of localization team is an important element that determines the final quality of localized products, especially in today’s massive use of automation and diversity of tools and content to be localized. The main responsibility of localization engineer is to ensure that all translatable content can be extracted […]
Multimedia Engineering Perfection
LOCALIZATION ENGINEERING, A KEY COMPONENT Many people underestimate the level of engineering requirements needed in localization. In fact, translation is only a part of the localization process. Localization project includes various technical processing and tasks that support the work efficiency of translators and QA Managers, ensure linguistic consistency, solve practical technical problems, and generate localized […]
Distributed work 4.0 —— Providing efficient, low-cost service to clients through distributed work
THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC IS EXPEDITING THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE TRADITIONAL WORK MODEL The pandemic will eventually come to an end, but the new work model taking shape as a result is here to stay. Businesses are returning to work, but it is unlikely that the large-scale and centralized work model will reappear in many enterprises. […]
The newly favored approach: elearning
More and more multinational companies are investing in eLearning, which is a cost-effective approach to training and increased employee retention compared to conventional programs. Yet multilingual eLearning has complex linguistic, technical, content development and voiceover requirements. Particularly, with the rise of distributed teams, it can be difficult to meet the team’s Learning and Development requirements due to the cross-cultural […]
The Importance of Explainer Video Voiceover Explained
Online video is now a popular content medium for businesses around the world, the recent events around the boom of Tik Tok is a clear illustration of how web users are now devouring content. Today, explainer videos are used for marketing and promotion purposes to inform, inspire, and engage potential customers. Explainer videos can be […]
5 Tips to Mastering the Art of Voiceover in Video Games
Voiceover is a fast-developing industry. According to the Report on the Global Voice Over Market by an online global voiceover marketplace, voiceover industry has an estimated $4.4 billion in jobs completed annually by voice actors worldwide as of 2015 (most recent data published). Because volume is increasing, the unavoidable Human vs. Machine also applies here, synthetic voice technology companies are also growing. […]
7 Easy Tips to Help Write Like a Professional English-Native
INSIGHT INTO THE ASSESSMENT OF CONTENT QUALITY Having worked in both the scientific publishing and translation and localization industries, part of my job includes consulting with authors and editing or translating various types of content. Yet an important element could often pose a challenge for the non-native authors: the final assessment of the revised or […]
Success Story: How Asian Companies Became Top Global Players?
Through the past two decades, many companies in China have become multinational organizations with global coverage and are becoming leaders in their specific verticals. A little more than a generation earlier, other Asian giant economies, Japan and Korea, have also experienced the same development and succeeded respectively in the 50-60’s and 60-80’s. How did Korean […]
Get “in” by Speaking to Your Customers in Their Own Language
Clearly Local’s English content creation team is a service offering that truly sets us apart. As the typical source language for hundreds of additional languages, English is essential to ensuring content quality across the board. With Clearly Local, you can nail down top-quality English content from the get-go. Top quality content created by native speakers […]
Your End to End Global Content Solutions Partner
Clearly Local is one of the most innovative players for multilingual language services powered by our AI and Automation Technologies design from our Customer-Centric Mindset. With a focus servicing the most innovative tech companies, we have tailored our tools and systems to fit the needs of continuous delivery. Your Translation Management Platform Our team has […]
Give Your Product an Edge with an Error-Free UI
Clearly Local provides effective, high-performance service solutions for User Interface (UI) localization. Combining the best technology and UI localization professionals, we help our customers get their localized UIs right to make their products a success. In this day and age, having a well-designed product is more important than ever. Markets are easily accessible and offer […]