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Learn the Lingo!

Are you interested in languages, linguistics, translation, and interpretation? Check out this great resource of fun, inspiring, and informative blogs all about language!

The Year of the Tiger…in Korea!

While Chinese New Year often dominates the western media, this year, in celebration of the Lunar New Year, we feature Seollal, the Korean Lunar New Year, highlighting some observances that ...
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The Realities of Subtitling in Extended Reality

Innovation at its best is when it creates more value for the clients and the people that make it happen. It can increase productivity, making changes as subtle as placing ...
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Subtitles for Capcom’s E3 Showcase

We were very excited to work on a high-profile, 9-language subtitling job for Capcom’s E3 showcase. Peripheral as it was, I guess we are now part of the Resident Evil ...
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IC throws Anniversary Extravaganza at 38

International Contact, Inc.—a multi-language communications agency headquartered in Berkeley, California—celebrates 38 successful years in business. The party will feature trivia about the company, the project managers and the customers, interspersed ...
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Pilipino, Filipino, Tagalog, Englog, English, Taglish — Let’s call the whole thing off!

Marketers and businesses wanting to penetrate markets speaking the language of the Philippines often find it confusing when trying to translate their materials into the native languages. Often, they find ...
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Should your Spanish communications use “tú” or “usted”?

Remember addressing others as thee and thou? Of course you don’t because its usage disappeared before anyone living today was born. But in other languages this change from the formal ...
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Why Translate?

How responsive would you be if someone tried to sell you their services in a language you couldn’t understand, or in poorly written English littered with spelling and grammar mistakes? ...
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Diversify your business during the Coronavirus Pandemic

Multiply your print run by factor of SIX! Diversifying is a good idea, but how can you do it during the coronavirus social distancing norms? Printers and digital producers have ...
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Increasing profits for printers and marketers

In this podcast, hear President and CEO of International Contact, Inc., Carla Itzkowich, speaking with print industry veteran Deborah Corn on the benefits of adding language services for any marketing ...
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The Year of the Rat Leads the Pack!

According to the Chinese zodiac story, the Jade Emperor held a competition to decide the order of the zodiac animals. The animals invited to take part were to cross the ...
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Your Needs Above All Else

Working for top advertising agencies has made us sensitive to the special needs of cost and time without sacrificing personalized service. We offer standard rates, rush rates and “dedicated services” rates for when it absolutely, positively has to be there overnight.

WHY US

We are Woman Owned and Immigrant Owned. So you can be sure that we bring the immigrant experience and American know-how to each project we take on.

Why Our Clients Love Us

"International Contact is one of our language providers (for) Translation and Language Services, and I believe they are doing an outstanding job! They are much needed in the City of Oakland, the Bay Area, and I'm sure throughout California."

- Noel Gallo, Oakland City Council Member

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