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The Importance of Humour in Communication: Why We Don’t Always Get the Joke

Deepa Jatania2022-11-16T11:42:31-08:00November 8th, 2022|Cultural Marketing, Multiculturalism, Translation and Localization|

It can be a challenge to communicate with a sense of humour in a diverse and multicultural society. Humour relies on words and phrases that are unexpected, playful, absurd, or ridiculous for their effect. Wordplays (puns), double-meanings, irony, satire, sarcasm, slapstick, or references shared by a common group can be lost in translation and can lead to misunderstandings. It is important to understand your audience when transcreating or transposing content.

WeChat Channels: A great tool for marketers

Xinyue Guan2023-02-24T12:11:33-08:00July 26th, 2022|Chinese Marketing, Chinese Social Media|

WeChat is a well-known instant messaging and social media app, but did you know about Channels? Adding this feature to an official WeChat account allows brands to promote video ads and target audiences like never before.

Understanding Chinese Social Media Channels

Deepa Jatania2022-07-08T09:08:05-07:00July 8th, 2022|Chinese Marketing, Chinese Social Media|

As a business owner, you often might be thinking how to advertise my products to Chinese community? “If you want to attract Chinese audience to your business, you ought to use Chinese social media channels.”

Multicultural marketing – a must in Canada

Chris Keam2023-02-24T12:11:51-08:00May 27th, 2022|Chinese Marketing, Multilingual Social Media, Website Translation & Localization|

No matter how sophisticated and well-funded your digital marketing strategy, an English-only approach in Canada overlooks over 7 million potential customers in diverse communities. Multicultural marketing can bridge that gap, delivering on-brand content across a range of target languages.

Marketing to a Diverse Market: Three ways to put multicultural marketing to work

Chris Keam2022-10-24T14:40:41-07:00May 13th, 2022|Chinese Marketing, Marketing and Communications Strategy, Multiculturalism|

If you’ve been launching your marketing campaigns as English-only, it’s time to adapt. Start your next project with a multilingual approach for maximum efficiency and reach.

Beyond Bilingual – Marketing to Canada’s Chinese Community

Chris Keam2023-02-24T12:12:17-08:00May 4th, 2022|Chinese Marketing, Chinese Social Media, Cultural Marketing, Marketing and Communications Strategy, Multiculturalism, Multilingual Social Media|

A growing (and affluent) Chinese-speaking demographic in Canada is proving an attractive market for many companies. Now they are looking for ways to connect with this audience, in their language, on the social media platforms they use.

Solving the Transcreation Equation

Chris Keam2022-10-12T13:11:57-07:00April 28th, 2022|Bilingual Packaging, Cultural Marketing, Inclusion & Diversity, Multiculturalism, Translation and Localization|

Bad translations of product names, slogans, and branding seem like hilarious corporate blunders that you would never make.

RED (Xiaohongshu) quickly emerged as one of the most important platforms for Chinese Social Media Marketing

Xinyue Guan2022-10-07T07:52:42-07:00April 22nd, 2022|Chinese Marketing, Chinese Social Media, Inclusion & Diversity, Multiculturalism, Multilingual Social Media|

Last week, Lemaire, an upscale fashion brand created by former [...]

Plus ça change – What you need to know about French language law updates in Canada

Chris Keam2022-11-16T12:04:15-08:00April 21st, 2022|Bilingual Packaging, Marketing and Communications Strategy, Quebec Market, Translation and Localization|

If your company does business in Quebec or is planning to enter the Canadian market, you should know about important changes and updates coming to language laws in Canada. The provincial governments of Quebec and Ontario, and the federal government have all brought forward legislation to protect and encourage the use of French, particularly in the workplace.