ISO 17100 CERTIFIED · SAME-DAY TURNAROUND · 10+ YEARS
Marketing Translation Services in London and the UK
Marketing translation services in London and the UK adapt campaigns, websites, and brand content into 200+ languages with ISO 17100 linguists and same-day turnaround.
- ISO 17100 Certified
- Same-day Turnaround
- 10+ Years
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What we do
Our services
What are marketing translation services?
Marketing translation services convert advertising, branding, and campaign content from a source language into target languages while preserving persuasive intent, brand voice, and cultural relevance, using native linguists, transcreation, localisation, and ISO 17100 quality control for global market launches.
Why do UK brands and agencies need marketing translation?
UK brands need marketing translation because direct word-for-word conversion strips out cultural reference, humour, and call-to-action force, causing campaigns to underperform in the target market; localised copy lifts engagement and removes legal and reputational risk.
What is the difference between translation, transcreation, and localisation?
Translation converts text accurately, transcreation rewrites it to recreate emotional impact, and localisation adapts every element — currency, imagery, units, legal disclaimers, date formats — to the target locale; a single campaign needs all three layered together.
How does the ISO 17100 marketing translation workflow work?
The ISO 17100 marketing translation workflow runs four sequential stages: a native specialist linguist translates, a second qualified linguist revises bilingually, an in-country brand reviewer checks tone and cultural fit, and a DTP and QA team proofs the final layout before delivery.
Which marketing assets do we translate and localise?
We translate and localise the full marketing stack: websites and landing pages, SEO content, brochures and print collateral, press releases, social media content, email flows, video subtitles and voice-over scripts, packaging, OOH creative, app store listings, multilingual SEO metadata, and event materials.
Which languages and markets do we cover?
We cover 200+ languages and dialects from a London base, including all EU and EEA languages, Mandarin, Arabic, Japanese, Hindi, Brazilian Portuguese, Latin American Spanish, and emerging-market languages such as Vietnamese, Turkish, and Swahili, with native in-country linguists for each market.
Marketing translation services adapt advertising, branding, and campaign content from one language into another so brand voice, persuasive intent, and cultural resonance survive the move into new markets — a discipline London agencies and in-house teams now treat as a four-layer creative workflow, not a per-word commodity.
Why do UK brands and agencies need marketing translation?
UK brands need marketing translation because direct word-for-word conversion strips out cultural reference, humour, and call-to-action force, causing campaigns to underperform in the target market; localised copy lifts engagement and removes legal and reputational risk. Marketing translation gives small businesses, start-ups, and global brands the same shot at international markets by communicating in the buyer’s native language.
What are the business benefits of localised marketing content?
Localised marketing content delivers 5 measurable benefits across acquisition, cost, and risk:
- Higher conversion rates in target markets, because copy speaks to local intent.
- Lower paid-media CPA, because resonant creative wins more auctions per pound.
- Faster international launches, because legal and brand reviews run in parallel, not series.
- Fewer compliance flags, because regulated claims are caught in-country.
- Stronger brand consistency, because tone matrices and glossaries lock voice across regions.
What happens when marketing copy is translated literally?
Literal marketing translation produces three recurring failures that force costly campaign reshoots: broken idioms that confuse readers, taglines that lose double meaning, and CTAs that breach local advertising rules. Each failure damages brand trust and burns paid-media budget before the campaign reaches scale, which is why every reputable agency now treats marketing translation as a creative workflow with quality control checks before delivery.
What is the difference between translation, transcreation, and localisation?
Translation converts text accurately, transcreation rewrites copy to recreate emotional impact, and localisation adapts every element — currency, imagery, units, legal disclaimers, date formats — to the target locale; a single campaign needs all three layered together. The comparison matrix below makes the boundaries explicit:
| Service | Scope | Best for | Pricing model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Translation | Faithful language transfer | Specs, FAQs, whitepapers, press releases | Per word or per page |
| Transcreation | Creative rewriting for emotional impact | Taglines, hero copy, TVC scripts, OOH | Per project |
| Localisation | Adaptation of currency, units, imagery, legal disclaimers, date formats | Packaging, websites, apps, ecommerce | Per asset |
When is transcreation the right choice over translation?
Transcreation is the right choice for hero campaigns, taglines, brand stories, and out-of-home ads where literal accuracy matters less than emotional and cultural resonance; standard translation suffices for factual content such as specs and FAQs. Upgrade to our dedicated Transcreation Services when the brief calls for creative rewriting of a 6-word tagline that needs back-translation review before launch.
When is machine translation with post-editing (MTPE) acceptable for marketing?
MTPE is acceptable for 4 specific use cases and unacceptable for 4 others. The decision framework:
- Acceptable: internal enablement decks, long-tail SEO drafts, bulk product descriptions, knowledge-base content.
- Not acceptable: hero campaigns, regulated claims (finance, pharma, food), brand taglines, any copy carrying brand voice.
How it works
How does the ISO 17100 marketing translation workflow work?
1
What inputs does the client supply at kickoff?
Clients supply 7 transcreation inputs at kickoff so the brand voice survives translation:
- Brand tone matrix (formal/informal, warm/clinical, playful/serious).
- Terminology glossary with approved product and feature names.
- Do-not-translate list (trademarks, brand names, hashtags).
- Audience persona for the target market.
- Competitor lexicon to align or deliberately differentiate.
- Channel constraints (character limits, ad-platform rules).
- Legal and regulatory flags specific to the target market.
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How is brand voice preserved across languages?
Brand voice is preserved through a 3-part system: a written tone matrix translated alongside the copy, native linguists matched to brand persona, and in-country review by a marketing reviewer who reads the output as a target consumer would. Each linguist receives the matrix before opening the source file, which keeps voice consistent across 200+ languages on the same campaign.
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How are translation memory and glossaries used?
Translation memory stores approved bilingual segments so repeated copy stays consistent and cheaper, while a managed glossary locks brand terms, product names, and do-not-translate items across every campaign in every language. The combined system reduces rework on iterative campaigns by 30 to 60% over a 12-month engagement.
Which marketing assets do you translate and localise?
We translate and localise the full marketing stack: websites, landing pages, SEO content, brochures, press releases, social media, email flows, video subtitles, packaging, OOH creative, app store listings, multilingual SEO metadata, and event materials. Each asset is routed to the linguist whose specialism matches the channel — paid social to performance copywriters, packaging to regulatory linguists, OOH to transcreators.
How are websites and landing pages localised?
Websites and landing pages are localised by translating visible copy, meta titles, descriptions, schema fields, alt text, and form labels, then aligning hreflang tags and URL structure so each language version is independently indexable and ranks in its target market. See our dedicated Website Translation Services for the full CMS integration spec, including WordPress, Shopify, and headless setups.
How are video, subtitles, and voice-over handled?
Video projects use a 3-step pipeline: transcript translation, subtitle timing or voice-over script adaptation for lip-sync and read-speed, and native voice-talent recording or burnt-in subtitle delivery in the formats requested by the client’s edit team. Our Video Translation Services support SRT, VTT, EBU-STL, and burnt-in MP4 outputs.
How is multilingual SEO delivered alongside translation?
Multilingual SEO is delivered as a structured localisation pack ready for dev handoff: translated H1s, meta titles and descriptions, schema labels, image alt text, internal anchor text, and a hreflang map sized to the client’s site. Pair this output with our Multilingual SEO Services to run native keyword research in the target market before the pages go live, so translated landing pages rank rather than simply exist.
How is desktop publishing (DTP) handled for print and packaging?
DTP handles print-ready files InDesign, Illustrator, and Figma, reflowing translated text to fit layouts, swapping fonts that support target-language characters (Cyrillic, Arabic, Chinese, Thai), and proofing packaging artwork against regulatory and brand standards before press release. See our Desktop Publishing Services for the full file-format and bleed-spec list.
Languages
Which languages and markets do you cover?
We cover 200+ languages and dialects from a London base, including all EU and EEA languages, Mandarin, Arabic, Japanese, Hindi, Brazilian Portuguese, Latin American Spanish, and emerging-market languages such as Vietnamese, Turkish, and Swahili, with native in-country linguists for each market. Coverage spans the language pairs UK exporters use most:
- European core: French, German, Spanish (Castilian), Italian, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese (European).
- Nordic and Baltic: Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Icelandic, Estonian, Latvian, Lithuanian.
- Asian markets: Mandarin Chinese, Cantonese, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, Thai, Indonesian, Malay.
- Middle East and Africa: Arabic (MSA and Gulf), Hebrew, Turkish, Swahili, Amharic.
- Americas: US English, Canadian French, Latin American Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese.
- South Asia: Hindi, Bengali, Tamil, Urdu, Punjabi.
Pricing
How much do marketing translation services cost in the UK?
Marketing translation in the UK starts from £30 per page under ISO 17100, with transcreation priced per asset rather than per word, and rush or same-day turnaround available for London orders placed before 11:00 GMT; final pricing depends on language pair, asset type, and review depth.
| Asset | Service Tier | Indicative Price | Turnaround |
|---|---|---|---|
| Social post (under 300 words) | Translation + light transcreation | From £30 | Same-day |
| Email campaign (under 1,000 words) | Translation + transcreation | From £90 | Same-day |
| Landing page (1,500–2,500 words) | Translation + multilingual SEO | From £180 per page | 24–48 hours |
| Brochure (8–16 pages, with DTP) | Translation + DTP | From £450 | 3–5 working days |
| Press release | Translation | From £60 | 24 hours |
| Tagline / OOH headline | Transcreation | Per project quote | 3–7 working days |
| Video subtitling (5 min, per language) | Translation + timing | From £120 | 48 hours |
Why is transcreation priced per project rather than per word?
Transcreation is priced per project because creative rewriting time does not scale with word count: a 6-word tagline can take days of concepting, native review, and back-translation, while a 2,000-word product page may need only standard translation at a per-word rate.
What affects turnaround time?
Turnaround depends on 4 factors: word count, number of languages, asset complexity (DTP, subtitling, voice-over), and whether in-country brand review is required. Short social copy ships same-day, while a multilingual brochure pack takes 3 to 5 working days.
Why us
Why choose our London marketing translation team?
We pair ISO 17100 certification with 10+ years of London-based agency experience, native marketing linguists in 200+ languages, same-day turnaround for short briefs, transparent per-page pricing from £30, and a dedicated account manager who runs every campaign end-to-end. Mutual NDAs cover every project manager and linguist before file access is granted, so unreleased campaigns remain confidential through launch.
- Creative agencies producing multi-market campaigns.
- PR agencies distributing press releases across European and Asian wires.
- Advertising agencies running paid social and OOH in 5+ markets.
- In-house marketing teams at global brands.
- E-commerce companies launching into new locales.
- London-based startups expanding into European, North American, and Asian markets.
- Event organisers preparing multilingual delegate and sponsor materials.