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Allison Baillieston
A talented Industry Writer with a prominent role at the International Translating Company (ITC). Drawing from her deep passion for language and her keen understanding of diverse industries, Allison has become an important part of ITC's mission to bridge communication gaps and facilitate cross-cultural connections.
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The Importance of Accuracy and Consistency in Spanish Capitalization
During a recent project review with a credit union client, ITC’s translation team uncovered a critical issue: their untrained in-house linguist inconsistently capitalized terms like “Préstamo Hipotecario” and “día de los caídos” in loan agreements and marketing materials, creating a disjointed and unprofessional brand image. This lack of adherence to[...]
How to Foster a Healthy Translation Partnership
In a recent client call, ITC’s translation team encountered a troubling dynamic: a client’s coordinator delivered harsh feedback and unexplained rejections of our recommendations straining collaboration and risking project quality. This punitive feedback surprised the team and spurred discussion internally regarding challenges we’ve seen when clients undervalue open dialogue, a[...]
The Dangers of Morphological Similarity in Translations
During a recent client debrief, ITC’s translation team uncovered a costly misstep: a financial client’s untrained employee insisted on literal translations for a multilingual loan agreement, rendering “locations” as “lugares” in Spanish, “lieu” in French, and “luogo” in Italian, instead of the contextually accurate “sucursales,” “succursale,” and “filiale.” These choices,[...]
5 Signs Your Translation Preferences Are Hurting Your Brand
While reviewing a client’s feedback last quarter, ITC’s translation team spotted a troubling trend: their insistence on 687 custom translation preferences, including inconsistent capitalization like “Adelanto” vs. “adelanto,” led to documents that looked sloppy and confused customers. This echoed challenges we’ve seen when preferences override expertise, a pattern we’ve helped[...]
How to Verify Your Employee’s Translations Are Accurate
During a recent client consultation, ITC’s translation team encountered a critical oversight: an employee without linguistic training had revised a multilingual contract, swapping “previa solicitud” for “bajo pedido” in Spanish and “lorry” for “truck” in American English. These unvalidated changes introduced informal terms and regional mismatches, risking confusion and undermining[...]
The Risks of Letting One Person Control Your Translation Glossary
While working with a longstanding financial client, ITC’s account team noticed a red flag: this client’s translation glossary had become bloated and overrun with terms that were incorrect, unnecessary, or regional Spanish. As we worked with the client to find the source of the problem, we found that their internal[...]
Why Standard Spanish (RAE) Ensures Professional Translations
In a recent ITC project review, our team uncovered a costly lesson: a client’s employee, untrained in translation, insisted on non-standard Spanish terms like “Día de los caídos” instead of the RAE-compliant “Día de los Caídos” for Memorial Day and “adelanto” over “anticipo” for “advance.” These choices, rooted in personal[...]
Custom Image Tagging Services for AI Training
From the neon-lit billboards of Shanghai to the ancient murals of Rome, I’ve seen how images capture the world’s diversity in ways that spark wonder. But for AI to grasp that richness—whether it’s a marketplace in Marrakech or a surgical image in Toronto—it needs precise, culturally informed tags. At International[...]
Enhancing Accuracy Across 6,000+ Audio Hours
I’ve sat through enough crackly audio recordings in dimly lit cafés from Hanoi to Helsinki to know one thing: transcription is an art, and getting it right is no small feat. At International Translating Company (ITC), we’ve mastered transcription quality assurance (QA) services, handling over 6,000 audio hours with precision[...]
The Evolution of Localization in Media: How Cultural Adaptation is Shaping Global Content
The Shift Toward Advanced Localization Localization in media has moved beyond simple translation to a highly strategic process of cultural adaptation. Audiences expect content that feels native, aligning with local customs, humor, and societal norms. This transformation is most evident in industries like film, television, gaming, and corporate communications, where[...]