I've been reading recently about
whether – and to what extent – print errors really affect
potential customers and the bottom line. Even though noticing errors is my business, I was surprised by what my reading revealed.
Marketing data show that these errors
are laughed about, reprinted, shared on social media, all resulting
in precisely that – the company being laughed at. Do we any longer
take that business seriously? Remember the old adage, you never get a
second chance to make a first impression? Think about what those
errors say about the company, and what potential customers' initial
impressions are when they see them. Perhaps they are thinking “Is bad publicity better than no publicity?” or is it
more likely “Just how much attention will they pay to me/my
business if they don't pay attention to what they write?”
It's all in the “details” |
Will you take that risk?
Will the little details trip you up?
Will the little details trip you up?
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Do you do business internationally? Then consider this little tidbit from the survey, with which I agree wholeheartedly as some of my business has also been as a translator and I have seen far too many you-get-what-you-pay-for translations. When consumers were asked if errors in a foreign company's English translations (this works both ways, if you do business internationally) made a difference, of the 31 percent who stated they had run across this while shopping, just four percent of these consumers stayed on that website or purchased anything from it.
Do you do business internationally? Then consider this little tidbit from the survey, with which I agree wholeheartedly as some of my business has also been as a translator and I have seen far too many you-get-what-you-pay-for translations. When consumers were asked if errors in a foreign company's English translations (this works both ways, if you do business internationally) made a difference, of the 31 percent who stated they had run across this while shopping, just four percent of these consumers stayed on that website or purchased anything from it.