As a new Lunar New Year dawns, we’re taking stock of the year that was, and sending warm wishes for our mutual success in the year of the Ox! Our work always takes us close to emergencies and 2020
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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
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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
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 to the informal
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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? You don’t
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IC featured on Fierce, Fabulous Fridays with Girls Who Print
Our participation in the Fierce, Fabulous Girls Who Print and their Fierce Fabulous Fridays Zoom webinar was a big success, thanks to all who attended. For those who missed it, you can see the event
Diversify your business during the Coronavirus Pandemic
Diversifying is a good idea, but how can you do it during the coronavirus social distancing norms? Printers and digital producers have an easy opportunity to add a service that most of their clients
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
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 heavenly river to the finish
International Contact, Inc. hires Teppei Einaga as VP of Technology Solutions
After 10 years of searching, International Contact welcomes Teppei Einaga to manage the technical issues that arise from providing foreign language services in over 100 languages to corporate and