Kate Morris_SearchLove San Diego 2013_Lost in translation

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Lost in Translation:
Expanding Internationally
Kate Morris

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speaker photo
Kate Morris
Principal Consultant, Distilled
kate.morris@distilled.net
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“We sell Logitech mice. I want to
rank in google.co.uk.”
“Everyone has a domain.co.uk
domain, I need one to rank. “

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Saudi Arabia Fail

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Less Fail, More Confusion

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Going International Requires a
Business-Specific Strategy

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There is no strategy.
Language
Country

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Geo
-
targ
etin
g
Transl
ating
Geotargeting, Translation, Both
Both

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Geotargeting ≠ Translation

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Geotargetin
g
Translation
/Language
Cultur
e
Lega
l
Search
Engine
s
Components

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Geotargeting is
(almost) always best.

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1. Culture Changes

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Meet Nathalie Nahai
@TheWebPsych
Psst … Follow Her
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http://www.slideshare.net/nathalienahai/mozcon-how-gender-and-cultural-differences-in-web-psychology-affect-the-customer-experience

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Targeting an
international
audience means
more change to your
marketing plan than
just language.

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q
the degree to which the less powerful members of a society accept and expect that power is distributed
unequally
Power Distance
q
the degree to which the members of a society feel uncomfortable with uncertainty and ambiguity
Uncertainty Avoidance
q
How the members of a society see themselves, as individuals or as a collective.
Individualism/Collectivism
q
masculinity side of this dimension represents a preference in society for achievement, heroism,
assertiveness and material reward for success
q
Femininity stands for a preference for cooperation, modesty, caring for the weak and quality of life
Masculinity/Femininity
q
dealing with society’s search for virtue, black and white versus gray areas of life
Long-term Orientation
Hofstede’s Dimensions

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Individualistic/Collectivistic:
How the members of a society see themselves, as
individuals or as a collective.

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Individualistic Culture Site (UK)
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Focus:
Products

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Collectivistic Culture Site (Japan)
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Focus: User’s
Relationships

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Power Distance:
The degree to which the less powerful members of a society
accept and expect that power is distributed unequally.

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High Power Distance (Malaysia)
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Focus:
Professors

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Low Power Distance (Netherlands)
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Focus: Students

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Go check out
the whole
presentation.

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2. Search Engines
Operate by Country

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Google Operates by Country
This is
Google
Estonia
google.ee

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Not by Language
Not
Google
Estonian

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They offer Google Estonia in popular languages of that country.

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GWMT: No mention of language

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BWMT: No mention of language

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Trust the Data

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3. Laws, Rules,
Regulation

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Shipping

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Currency and Taxes

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Rules (ex. Cookies)

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Geo-targeting can be costly.

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Geo-targeting can be costly.
* You may or may not need these things.
Content Creation
Translation
Web Design
Domains*
Promotion Hosting*
Photography
ConsultantsSupport
Development

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Translating only
is an option!

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Language changes are a good
place to start.

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Some site content will
have to be translated
anyway.

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Main Issue:
Confusing Country and
Language Targeting

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Remember This?
Language
Country

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This points to domain.fr
That’s a geo-targeted domain to France only.

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ccTLDs (.fr, .co.uk) are only for geo-targeting.

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French Speaking Countries

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French Speaking Countries
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_where_French_is_an_official_language

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Web Citizens of
France make up
49%
of the world’s
French speaking
web users.
France; 49%Other; 51%

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That’s over
56 million
web users
ignored.
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# Countries per Official Language
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Language World Countries
English 59 India, United States, Pakistan, United Kingdom, Canada …
French 29 France, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Canada, Madagascar
Arabic 26 Egypt, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Morocco
Spanish 21 Spain, Mexico, Colombia, Argentina
Portuguese 10 Brazil, Portugal, Mozambique, Angola
Russian 8
Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Abkhazia*, South
Ossetia*, Transnistria*
German 6 Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg
Italian
4
Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City
Malay Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Brunei
Swahili Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Democratic Republic of the Congo

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By translating only, you can
potentially reach a bigger
audience.

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KEEP
CALM
AND
DON’T
MACHINE TRANSLATE

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What Strategy is Right?

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Introducing …
The New and Improved …
Interactive International Search Strategy
Tool
http://dis.tl/15rh9D1
Old PDF
http://bit.ly/14GdPoh
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Example: Balsam Hill
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- Go Find Your Strategy
- Don’t Machine Translate
- Test Everything
If in doubt, ask your
customers.

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Thanks.
Any questions?
Kate Morris
kate.morris@distilled.net
@katemorris

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