In 2022, around 1.5 billion people worldwide currently speak English, just a bit more than the number of Mandarin Chinese speakers (at 1.1 billion). However, unlike many other languages, the percentage of native speakers is surprisingly low – at around 400 million. It can be easy to fall into the trap of thinking it’s […]
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Discover the Incredible Potential of Social Listening
Traditional data collection methods for a research project include focus groups, in-depth interviews and surveys. But in today’s digital world, dominated by social media, there’s a new way to explore what your audience thinks – social listening. With over 3.6 billion users worldwide, social media provides an excellent tool for brands to engage with […]
Dubbing or Voice-Overs: What’s the Difference?
Video content has never been more popular or more widely consumed. According to HubSpot, 86% of businesses used video as a marketing tool in 2021, increasing slightly from 85% in 2020. However, this makes standing out even more challenging. It’s commonly recognised that personalised content gains better engagement, and localising your videos for the […]
5 Top Movie Localisation Fails
Foreign films and series have become increasingly popular over the last few years, from the Korean movie ‘Parasite’ being the first non-English film to win the Oscar for Best Picture in 2020, to the multi-award-winning and highly acclaimed series ‘Squid Game’. Maybe it was the lockdowns that created a need to seek escape to another […]
How transcribing podcasts improves their inclusivity
The growth of podcasts has been astounding over the last few years, going from 274.8 million users in 2019 to a predicted 424.2 million users in 2022. Furthermore, podcasting is projected to become a $94.88 billion industry by 2028. You can pretty much find a podcast on anything these days; news, sports, health and […]
How Subtitles Offer Many Benefits to Your e-Learning Videos
The use of e-learning has accelerated massively over the last few years. Forbes reports that in 2025, the worldwide e-learning market is projected to be worth $325 billion, more than doubling from $165 billion just a decade ago in 2015. Covid aided this growth, with restrictions meaning many courses needed to be delivered online. But […]
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