AI-based
#localization
&
#translation
platform, empowering global brands to blend into new markets & become native. Formerly known as OneHourTranslation.
#l10n
“Remember ‘The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo,’ the runaway Nordic best seller? No translator on the cover. The works of Haruki Murakami? Same deal,” Pamela Paul writes. “There’s no good justification for this.”
Stop by the BLEND booth today at
#LocWorld47
for:
- A stylish BLEND tote
- Info on
#l10n
solutions that integrate with your workflow
- Great company 🤩
Who knows…maybe you’ll be scouted as the next BLEND supermodel 🙊
@LocWorld
@Hila_Shitrit
🌟 We're proud to announce that we've been ranked in the Top 60 of
@Slatornews
's
#LSP
Index and in
@Nimdzi_insights
's Top 100 Largest LSPs in the World!
Thank you to our international team, translator and voice talents, and loyal clients for
#growing
with us!
#localization
The battle for the Best Neural Machine Translation Engine between giants like Google, Amazon, and Microsoft, is reaching new highs.
All are investing substantial amounts of time and money to win the race, but which one has the upper hand? >>
@LocWorld
Berlin is off to a great start! One of our highlights so far?
Enjoying food, drinks, and laughs with all the
#localization
professionals that joined us for dinner last night!
Stop by the BLEND booth and say hi if you haven't already! See you tomorrow
#LocWorld47
"The impressive and ongoing global growth of BLEND...alongside the strategic vision... have led us to decide on an additional investment" - Yuval, founding partner Fortissimo Capital. Read the story behind our latest
#investment
round on
@geektime
#l10n
.
@BLENDLocal
acquires
@GMVoices
, the company that recorded Siri.
This is the Israeli company’s first acquisition since its $10 million Series B funding announcement in March.
The life of pretty much everyone in the
#localization
industry 😅 Anyone relate?
Working with an
#international
team can be a lot to keep track of, but it's also extremely rewarding.
Grateful for our team worldwide 🌍
#BLEND
#remote
#global
Will Black Friday soon become a thing of the past? Find out more in our newest report on the biggest online shopping events for 2018 >
@MediaPost
#onlineshopping
Our marketing teams more than doubled over the past couple months! Our
#CMO
flew from
#TelAviv
to the
#Bucharest
office to meet the team there, after visiting
#Atlanta
this summer! One day we'll all meet in person, until then, these are our meetings!
#lifeatBLEND
#globalteam
As
#eCommerce
grows, it's crucial to integrate localization into every aspect of your funnel in order to reach your customers where they are, and in their own language. Take a look at our 4x4 Ps strategy to improve global growth. Read more on the blog:
"There is no right way to do things. Localization managers need to constantly align process and structure with their end goal – the customer's needs."
View
@Nimdzi_Insights
@renatobeninatto
's top tips for ensuring global customer satisfaction.
"Localization teams often complain that localization is viewed as a nuisance or a cost, instead of what it is: an enabler of revenue, an enricher of customer experience."
Great insight on the importance of accessible communication from
@natalykelly
Words are powerful.
To respect people of all genders, avoid using gendered-language in your writing and translations. Do you think gendered language has an impact on your country's or nationality's culture?
#genderedlanguage
#equality
#nongender
#language
#l10n
We're thrilled to be attending
#LT22UK
next week, bringing our single-source
#eLearning
and video
#localization
for all corporate and academic development projects. See what our CRO has to say about the event. We'll see you in London!
#LearningTechnologies
As if BLEND's
#eLearning
#localization
solutions weren't magical enough, we're excited to be exhibiting at
#LT22UK
with London-based magician Jake Banfield! Visit us at booth B14 to see all the tricks he has up his sleeve! We'll see you next week!
#LearningTechnologies
Football fans, does your favorite club speak your language? ⚽
Man City top web ranking of clubs by language, Barca, Bayern and Olympiakos follow - Inside World Football
Our
#TLV
office wrapped up the week with a picnic & bike ride through the park with
#Hamaslul
, an organization that provides educational programming for at-risk youth. It was great to have some
#teambonding
& support a good cause.
#HappyPassover
to all who celebrate!
#lifeatBLEND
"Lady's 100th hour searching for a reliable, industry-certified translator."
Oil on canvas, 1780.
(Unfortunately, BLEND didn't exist back then).
Thanks to our friends at
@Firebolt
for the inspiration!
#translation
#localization
In honor of National Video Game Day today, we're sharing our top tips for video game localization 🤓
Who's planning on celebrating? And what will you be playing?
See you soon, Sweden! Stop by our booth at
#LocWorld49
next month to talk about the latest in
#localization
solutions with Alex Catararu and Hila Shitrit Nissim 🙌
@LocWorld
Welcome to Twitter! Bienvenidos! Wilkommen! Bienvenue! ברוכים הבאים! Who else is here trying to find the 🍵 on this
#facebookdown
situation? We hope to see you back on FB/Insta soon, but keep following us here for BLEND updates🌏
I asked
@Hila_Shitrit
(CMO of
@BLENDLocal
) how organizations can get global digital right. Her thoughts? Define your go-to-market strategy, find the product market speeds, find the right audience & then scale and grow. And use AI for content transcreation!
Asia Mleczak, Polish Gaming
#L10n
Consultant, on why
#gamelocalization
is so important. Storylines & characters are often developed using specific cultural references that don't work across borders & need to be changed to appeal to intl players.
#gaming
#videogames
#gamedev
Our CRO, Daniel Gray, recently spoke to Ian Faison for an episode of
@tryQualified
's podcast.
Find out:
➡ How to escape the
#RevOps
vacuum
➡ The importance of
#DataTaxonomy
➡ How to keep up with your customers’ growing needs
Link to the full podcast:
Prepare your website for the shopping season.
Speak to your global customers in a language they understand.
Visit to expand your reach in any language.
This month at BLEND, we delved with
@RenatoBeninatto
into the ins and outs of customer-centricity. Read the CEO & founder of
@Nimdzi_Insights
practical solutions to increase global customer satisfaction while decreasing operational stress.
Louder for the people in the back! Localization is an art.
MT and AI translation are tools for professional translators, not replacements.
Real
#localization
isn't possible without the expertise of regional project managers, native
#translators
, and localization managers.
Tomorrow, April 30, OHT is publishing the first OHT NMT Evaluation Score (ONEs). Last opportunity to be the first to know which NMT engine ranked highest in major languages, according to thousands of human bilingual evaluators.
BLEND donated $1,740 to
@BCRFcure
to support their mission to conduct life-saving
#breastcancer
research around the globe. In October, we pledged to donate $1 for every km our employees ran throughout the month, and everyone came through!
#breastcancerawarenessmonth
#pinkoctober
The way that online sellers do business has been forever altered by the pandemic. What does this mean for how global
#eCommerce
websites do localization? Read to find out what we learned in our latest study:
#l10n
#covid
#onlineshopping
#globalbusiness
#Podcasts
have become one of the most consumed types of media. But to ensure you're reaching your total potential audience, you need to make your podcast available in multiple languages. How? Check out our tips to get started with
#multilingualpodcasts
:
Your guide to video game localization is here! Complete with:
✅ Best practices from our gaming localization and voice-over specialists
✅ Gaming-specific localization tips
✅ Templates to help you get started
Download the PDF for easy referencing:
@YaronGalai
@benedictevans
Wow, thanks for the shoutout! We're honored to be considered "the coolest translation company" out there (and we have to say we agree!)
#ICYMI
, yesterday we announced that BLEND has acquired
@GMVoices
! 📣
🎙️GM Voices specializes in
#voice
-over, audio recording, and
#multilingual
voice services, so we couldn't think of a better way to celebrate!
#Localization
has just gotten better!
Don't miss us at
#LocWorld49
next week in Malmö! Stop by and say hi to our team to learn all about the
#localization
possibilities for any form of content or media, plus pick up your gift 🎁
@LocWorld
Sneak peak below ⬇️🙈
@Bentranslates
@multilingualmag
@atanet
100%! Many people don’t realize the immense effort that goes into creating multilingual entertainment. Great article, thanks for sharing
We're proud to announce that BLEND has been named
#67
in
@CSA_research
Top 100
#LSP
in the World and
#16
in the Asia-Pacific region🎉 The annual rankings are the result of the most comprehensive, large-scale survey of the
#languageindustry
which includes over 27,000
#l10n
players
Want to join an amazing global team? We're hiring for roles in almost every department in Tel Aviv, Kyiv, Bucharest, Atlanta, China, and Singapore. Check out all our open positions and apply today:
One year ago, we welcomed the GM Voices team to our BLEND family. And what an amazing year it's been!
Cheers to many more successful years delivering best in-class localization and voice-over services for the world's top brands, with the world's top team 🎉
#localization
#VO
Last month, we spoke at
#SlatorCon
Remote about the future of
#eCommerce
and the important role
#l10n
will play in its success. Check out a summary of a study we conducted of the top eCommerce brands (pulled from Similarweb) and how they use
#localization
: