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Transcreation and localisation
The term transcreation, is a relatively new concept that fuses translation and creation. It is commonly used by advertising and marketing professionals, and refers to the process of adapting a message to another language while conserving aspects such as purpose, style and emotions.
Transcreation and translation are related, but not identical activities. The former means taking a concept in one language and completely recreating it in another, without trying to be literally faithful to the text, but to obtain a similar emotional response in the destination language. Because of cultural differences, changes in the context of the message are sometimes needed to trigger the same emotion.
There are other terms like creative translation and cross-market copywriting which encompass similar ideas.
There are also other concepts and services whose purpose is to communicate a message to a global audience. Thus, in the world of translation, we talk about internationalisation, globalisation and localisation. You may sometimes see these terms written as i18n (internationalisation), g11n (globalisation) and l10n (localisation).
Localisation means adapting a document, product or website to suit a specific culture, market or target language. In this case, translation is just one of the many aspects of the localisation process.
We understand the complexities our clients might face when deciding on a strategy to target new global audiences. Therefore, Norak places its solid, proven experience at your disposal to ensure that your projects have every guarantee of success. Our specialised knowledge of different markets makes us the perfect partner to achieve your goals anywhere on the planet.
