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PR and website for an artificial turf manufacturer

Transcreation for one of the world’s leading manufacturers of artificial turf (May 2010 to October 2016)
Translating press releases, websites and product brochures allowed me to gain in-depth knowledge of the production and installation of artificial turf. I took advantage of my dependable contacts at the Weber&Leucht textile testing laboratory to further my knowledge in the field of textile technology.

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Fitness equipment

Website of a world-famous manufacturer of fitness equipment (April to June 2017)

The company website features technical data on barbells, Olympic barbells, training frames, barbell racks, discuses and other sporting equipment. Those product descriptions have been incorporated into promotional texts. It consequently serves a dual purpose: on the one hand to sell and, on the other, to boost the brand image.

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Sports watches and activity trackers

Product documentation for the latest sports watches (January 2003 to December 2008)

One of my very first clients was an international sports retailer, through a Belgian translation agency. The projects involved cultural adaptation of the product documentation for the latest sports watches on the German, Austrian and Swiss markets.

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Frank Haut, Managing Director
Hi everyone! Because we all worked together so successfully last year on the translations for Far Cry 3 and Assassin’s Creed 3, I would like to use the same team again this year.
Brigitte Berner, Localisation Vendo...
We did another quality check. The result is EXCELLENT! Well done, keep up the great work. :-)
Mackenzie Martin, Project Manager a...
Today we had a couple of representatives from Apple visiting. They said that we're really good on the English and German localization front! I just wish we could clone you to have ...
Chris Wells, Service Unit Manager, ...
The feedback was very positive. Client very happy with what we sent over. You smashed it!
Silvia Ferrero, Project Manager
I have been working with Thorsten for over 5 years, and I'm very happy with his performance. He is very professional, reliable and always produces high-quality work.
Matthias Hues, Actor and Martial Ar...
Page for page, the wonderful fitness book that Thorsten translated is just as good as the English original, if not better! Greetings from Hollywood!
Silvia Ferrero, Project Manager
First of all, I would like to say thank you very much for your work. The client has imported the files into the game already and they are very pleased with the results. :) They per...
Lizzy Untermann, Project Manager
Thanks a lot for a great job (as usual ;-) )!
Heiko Hegewisch (Kundenbetreuung), ...
Thank you! Our client in Luxemburg was really happy!
Diana Díaz Montón, Project Manager...
By the way, we recorded the German videos this morning and the voice-over actor was quite impressed with the quality of the German text. So impressed, in fact, that he could not be...
Jan Fitschen, book author and Europ...
Hello Thorsten, I got my hands on the first copy of Wunderläuferland Kenia two days ago and must say that I am extremely pleased with it. Thank you ever so much for your fantastic ...
Diana Díaz Montón, Project Manager...
I've known Thorsten for many years now, as in more than ten years, and it's always been a pleasure working with him. He is an excellent professional, highly reliable, on time and w...
Review on Computer Bild for Fallout...
Particularly the avatar dubbing is right up there with the best that the world of computer and video games currently has to offer. The developers have injected so much emotion into...
Niamh Cunningham, Senior Service Ma...
Thanks for all that you do to make us look great.
Cesira C., Language Project Lead
We have received the results of the QA performed on batch 2. I am happy to say that the result is excellent :)
Brendan Tinnelly, Project Manager
Hi Thorsten, I hope all is well. I’ve attached some review feedback for your work on Batch 01. Overall, feedback was very good.
Hagen Hellwig, Editor-in-Chief
Hello Thorsten, It’s good to see you find new creative solutions. In such an environment, it’s really entertaining and inspiring to play and work with words.
Matthew Devine, Social Marketing Ma...
Many thanks for completing the translation. Our German site manager was impressed with your efforts.
Review in PC Action magazine (12/20...
Other arguments in favour of the game: the first-rate dubbing and admirable German translations.

CULTURAL

BRIDGE BUILDING

Creative marketing translations have a dramatic effect on your image – and your bottom line: hordes of new buyers and customers will flock to you –
including ones you didn’t know existed! Users will lay siege to your websites, devour your blog posts and sign up like there’s no tomorrow. Can you cope with the onslaught?
YES! I WANT TO BUILD BRIDGES IN NEW MARKETS
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