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International Insights

Sussex Business Awards 2019

Oban wins at the Sussex Business Awards 2019

We’re proud to announce that we have won the Professional Services Award and were highly commended for International Business of the Year.

How to plan a multilingual content strategy in 2020

How to plan a multilingual content strategy in 2020

Having a multilingual content strategy is essential for growing your brand internationally. In our latest article, we share six tips to help you plan content in new languages.

Key trends in financial services to look out for in 2020

Key trends in financial services to look out for in 2020

As 2019 draws to a close, what key trends can marketers expect to see in financial services around the world in 2020?

International E-commerce Calendar 2020

Download our International E-commerce Calendar for 2020

The 2020 edition of our International E-commerce Calendar has landed. Download the PDF version now.

How colour can influence your international marketing campaigns

How colour affects international marketing campaigns

Make sure you research the colours for your international marketing campaign! Read our guide to learn how colours affect consumer decisions globally.

Why Arab is not a culture

Why Arabic is not a culture

In our latest article, we explain why your digital strategy for targeting Arab countries should consider Arabic as a language rather than a culture.

Foot in mouth marketing and how to cure it

Foot in mouth marketing and how to cure it

Recently, three large names have hit the news for all the wrong reasons. We explore the implications of cultural faux pas and how to avoid them.

CheckOut4Home&Garden Whitepaper

CheckOut4Home&Garden: A guide to selling home and garden products around the world online

Download our whitepaper for an in-depth look at how home and garden retailers can take advantage of advances in logistics enabling sales of larger items across borders.

Chinese women talking, but not in Chinese

Why Chinese people don’t speak or write Chinese

The truth is that Chinese people don’t speak or write Chinese. They mainly speak Mandarin or Cantonese, among other dialects, and write in Simplified or Traditional characters. However, even this explanation doesn’t reveal the full complexities involved.

Automatic Translation

Why you should never use automatic translation for your digital marketing

Businesses seeking to persuade their audience to purchase a product or service need to build trust and familiarity with their brand. Any awkward mistranslations or inappropriate cultural references caused by an automated translation tool could disrupt this process irrevocably.

Launch your business overseas

How to tell if there’s demand to launch your business overseas

Listen to our latest BrightonSEO talk from SEO Strategist James Brown discussing some of the ways you can discover if there’s demand for your business in foreign markets.

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