A business card translation for a business card is known as Meishi (pronounced as May-shee) in Japanese.
As with everything the Japanese attach very high importance to the Meishi. For them it is the symbol of trust and identity.
In the US business cards are not that significant as opposed to in the Japanese business environment.
You are expected to show respect when you receive a card. The card should be absolutely clean and should not have any sides which are smudged or dog teared corners.
While visiting Japan make sure that the card has one side which is Japanese and the other English. Also make sure that you carry the cards in sufficient numbers as not having a card is considered very very offensive. As an entrepreneur you cannot afford to lose any business just because of cultural barriers
Never take out a business card out of your wallet, make sure that you take it out from the business card holder. This can be leather or plastic. It does not make a difference. A leather case definitely does make an impact.
While exchanging the cards or Meishi make it a point to stand up and also have the Japanese side up. Also give your card to everyone who is there even in a large group and business cards are very essential in Japan.
On a side note if you internet business then there is no need for such translation as websites get translated by themselves
Also take a moment to read the card of everyone and place it in a proper case and never put the card back in a wallet for in your pocket.
Business card translation will help you get an impression that you are serious about doing business. The cost here is not the issue but getting success is.
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Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Business Card Translation advice for doing business in Russia
Russia is one country which I have been to twice for doing some business work. Business card translation was a help there though Russians also understand English at least in the corporate environment. Russia had a lot of recent small business success story because of the booming economy and good fortune of having oil.
But Russians generally have a very different culture while doing business. For example I read somewhere that the symbol OK in English is a strict no no in Russia. Also you can never say a strict yes or a no over there.
You should make sure that you observe all the social etiquettes as far as possible in any country you visit.
While in Russia business card was a must and as a show of cultural sensitivity I had the other side of the card printed in Russian. Though unlike my Chinese name I had the English name and also I had the communication address in English.
Though finding good translators for making the business card translation was not easy. I think there are far more people doing business in China and hence more of Chinese business card translation services are available.
Make sure that you read a lot about the culture when you visit any country as that helps to strike a polite conversation.
But Russians generally have a very different culture while doing business. For example I read somewhere that the symbol OK in English is a strict no no in Russia. Also you can never say a strict yes or a no over there.
You should make sure that you observe all the social etiquettes as far as possible in any country you visit.
While in Russia business card was a must and as a show of cultural sensitivity I had the other side of the card printed in Russian. Though unlike my Chinese name I had the English name and also I had the communication address in English.
Though finding good translators for making the business card translation was not easy. I think there are far more people doing business in China and hence more of Chinese business card translation services are available.
Make sure that you read a lot about the culture when you visit any country as that helps to strike a polite conversation.
Business Card Translation advice for doing business in China
In my last post I explained about doing business in China and in this case I am going to tell some experiences about how the business card translation helped in my case.
China traditionally had never been too much of English speaking. This is changing very rapidly so in business especially companies who do business out side China there are people who can do speak, read and write English. However everyone I met had a card which had English on one side and Chinese on the other side.
That takes into the second aspect of the Chinese Business card and that is how it is important for you to have a Chinese name. Chinese business name for yourself and for your business is a must.
I used the services of a skilled Chinese translator to get me through that aspect of doing business in China.
That name helped though as I was able to get some initial impression as I could speak my Chinese name as well I was able to understand what the characters meant.
The business card also helped people know that even coming form outside I am aware of the Chinese culture. This is important as you need to have a small talk before you start some formal proceedings. In most cases while handing over the Chinese business card people would look over and see what is on the other side of the card. If it was Chinese that was an ice breaker especially my name and the companies name.
So get business card translation services for that will help you get some good initial response.
China traditionally had never been too much of English speaking. This is changing very rapidly so in business especially companies who do business out side China there are people who can do speak, read and write English. However everyone I met had a card which had English on one side and Chinese on the other side.
That takes into the second aspect of the Chinese Business card and that is how it is important for you to have a Chinese name. Chinese business name for yourself and for your business is a must.
I used the services of a skilled Chinese translator to get me through that aspect of doing business in China.
That name helped though as I was able to get some initial impression as I could speak my Chinese name as well I was able to understand what the characters meant.
The business card also helped people know that even coming form outside I am aware of the Chinese culture. This is important as you need to have a small talk before you start some formal proceedings. In most cases while handing over the Chinese business card people would look over and see what is on the other side of the card. If it was Chinese that was an ice breaker especially my name and the companies name.
So get business card translation services for that will help you get some good initial response.
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