





Why should you use a transcreation service?
RETAIN THE IMPACT OF THE MESSAGE
Maintain the power of your message via a creative adaptation that adheres to the conventions of the target market.
HARNESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF EMOTIONAL MARKETING
Increase your sales by triggering just the right emotions in your visitors to urge them to make a purchase, even abroad.
STAND OUT FROM THE COMPETITION
Stand out from the crowd with a striking and compelling creative marketing approach across all of your target markets.
Client testimonials - transcreation and creative translation

Je tenais encore à vous remercier pour la qualité des traductions. Votre traductrice a même identifié et corrigé des erreurs dans la version source, une belle preuve que le travail a été réalisé intelligemment et avec la plus grande attention.
Un grand merci donc !

Daniëlle Gevaerts
chargée de projet


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Hélène Bienvenüe
Responsable communication & marketing
23%
Sales can increase by as much as 23% if an emotional response is generated.
(Source: Nielsen)
66%
Around 66% of online shopping actions are sparked by emotional needs.
(Source: study conducted by AOL and InsightsNow)
95%
95% of customers make their purchasing decisions unconsciously.
(Gerald Zaltman, Professor at Harvard Business School)
What is transcreation?
The term "transcreation" is a portmanteau of “translation” and “creation”, which is why this is also often referred to as "creative translation".
Transcreation is a marketing tactic that involves the adaptation of communication materials so that they can be used in a foreign market.
It must achieve three objectives:
It's a creative process, one that applies to all aspects of a marketing campaign: slogans, adverts, logos, images, packaging, etc.
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Responses to your transcreation questions
This word is a portmanteau that comes from combining the two English words "translation" and "creation". Transcreation, also referred to as "cultural adaptation", is most common in the marketing and advertising sectors. It involves adapting an advertising slogan, message or tagline to a new market.
Transcreation should convey just the right emotions to the audience in your target market.
It's a creative process. Copywriters often have to recreate the brand message entirely in order to effectively tailor it to the target market.
Translation consists of transposing text from one language to another. The challenge the translator is faced with is to remain faithful to the source text, while adopting a natural, readable style.
Transcreation, meanwhile, necessitates more creative skills, because it involves recreating an advertising message for a target market, sometimes from scratch. Unlike translators, a transcreation specialist has the freedom to move away from the source text, as the primary objective is to convey the emotion present in the message.
The following communication components are likely to be transcreated:
- Slogans
- Adverts
- Images
- Videos
- Logos
- Packaging, etc.
There is no great secret to high-quality transcreation: it's vital to work with the best copywriters in the market.
The recruitment stage is crucial - we only hire experienced, native-language copywriters with a solid background in the advertising industry.
Beelingwa offers its clients a comprehensive and personalised level of support throughout their international expansion process, and adopts a results-oriented approach.
We create tailor-made solutions that are specifically adapted to the needs and constraints of each client. This is achieved courtesy of a meticulous pre-project analysis phase.
Adapting your message to the socio-cultural particularities of your new target market has a number of advantages, including:
- Creating a sense of closeness with users in your target market.
- Avoiding faux pas and ensuring that your message will be well received.
- Maintaining a positive brand image.
- Instilling confidence in consumers in your target market.
- Increasing the conversion rate.
- Boosting sales.
At Beelingwa, the transcreation process entails four steps:
- Analysis of the brand identity, source message and intended objectives.
- Creation of a brief to guide the transcreation specialists.
- Transcreation work, involving the provision of three to five proposals accompanied by back-translations and detailed explanatory notes.
- Review.
So as to ensure a flawless, high-quality service, we only work with specific linguists:
- Native-tongue translators/editors
- At least 10 years of experience in transcreation and advertising translation
- Impressed in our aptitude test
- Continually evaluated by our reviewers
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