Category: Blog

How accurate website translation improves customer relationships

4th September 2022

Building and maintaining a strong relationship with your clients is extremely important to business owners. It encourages customer retention and endorses business growth. There are several ways of building this type of relationship and your website and the marketing materials you produce and send to your clients are some of them. If your business operates… Read more »

How does speaking multiple languages affect the brain?

27th July 2022

Speaking more than one language can bring many advantages, such as decreasing the chances of dementia, but occasionally the words, grammar and even accents can get mixed up. Let’s look at how being bilingual affects the brain. How does a multilingual brain work? The brain contains areas that deal with language, located in the perisylvian… Read more »

What are the most spoken languages in Europe?

26th July 2022

Europe is home to many languages, including some of the most widely spoken languages in the world. There are 200 different languages spoken on this continent, making it incredibly diverse, both culturally and linguistically. This article will look at the top ten languages that dominate this diverse continent. The term Europe is derived from the… Read more »

Moving to Europe and worried about the language barrier? Here are the top European countries for English speakers

29th June 2022

If you are planning on moving to Europe or travelling around Europe in the foreseeable future, but are not great at speaking foreign languages, we’ve put together a list of European countries with high English proficiency so you can move around and communicate effortlessly. While learning the language of the country you are moving to… Read more »

Celebrating Russian Language Day

7th June 2022

June the 6th celebrates one of the most spoken languages in Europe, Russian. Russian Language Day was established by UNESCO in 2010. The day coincides with the birthday of the great Russian poet Alexander Pushkin who was considered the father of modern Russian literature. Russian Language Day was established to celebrate cultural diversity and multilingualism,… Read more »

Proud to support the MRS Excellence Awards for the 5th year

23rd May 2022

The market research sector has continued to adapt and innovate to keep businesses moving throughout the pandemic and it has been more vital than ever to find ways of amplifying the voices of citizens and consumers. This year’s MRS Excellence Awards will celebrate the creativity and resilience of the research sector. The MRS Excellence Awards… Read more »

Learning a second language may help slow down dementia by 7 years

23rd May 2022

A recent study found that learning one other language can delay dementia. Scientists believe speaking a foreign language provides mental stimulation which is proven to delay cognitive decline. Bilingual individuals are identified with dementia 5 to 7 years later than those that communicate in one language. Another study which looked at cognitive experiments showed the… Read more »

Celebrating Chinese Language Day

22nd April 2022

Language Days are the United Nations’ way to celebrate multilingualism and cultural diversity as well as to promote equal use of all six official languages throughout the Organization. Under the initiative, UN duty stations around the world celebrate six separate days, each dedicated to one of the UN’s six official languages. These are Arabic, Chinese,… Read more »

The role of market research in combating climate change

10th April 2022

Environmental protection is no longer a minor concern, but something that businesses, governments and consumers are under pressure to address quickly and efficiently. No more evidence is needed to acknowledge that climate change is happening, as we speak, and the extreme weather is costing livelihoods and lives. From wildfires and flood in Australia to storms… Read more »

Global Market Research 2021 – Top Findings

27th March 2022

There is no doubt that 2020 was one of the most challenging years for the market research industry. The recently published Global Market Research 2021 report created by ESOMAR demonstrates the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the market research sector in 2020. We’ve put together a quick summary of this extensive report below. Global… Read more »

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