Marketing Communications, Culture, and Localization

Woody Allen once said, "Eighty percent of success is showing up." As a business person I absolutely agree, and I am certain that global business leaders would agree in regards to their international business efforts. As a localization professional however, I quickly attribute the remaining “20% of success” to “being prepared” with quality products and communications that reflect the unique wants and needs of local target markets in terms of culture, language and user requirements.