Comments on: Sales Power Lost in Translation http://www.straightnorth.com/blog/sales-power-lost-in-translation/ Internet Marketing, Branding and Web Development for B2B Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:45:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Brad Shorr http://www.straightnorth.com/blog/sales-power-lost-in-translation/comment-page-1/#comment-432 Brad Shorr Tue, 13 May 2008 16:36:35 +0000 http://www.wordsellinc.com/blog/copywriting/sales-power-lost-in-translation/#comment-432 Don't have the box anymore ... sorry. A buddy of mine had a lengthy washing instruction label from a shirt made in Thailand or a similar locale, and it was the most hilarious thing I ever read -- completely incomprehensible. Unfortunately he doesn't have it, or it would have been part of this post. Don’t have the box anymore … sorry. A buddy of mine had a lengthy washing instruction label from a shirt made in Thailand or a similar locale, and it was the most hilarious thing I ever read — completely incomprehensible. Unfortunately he doesn’t have it, or it would have been part of this post.

]]> By: Robert Hruzek http://www.straightnorth.com/blog/sales-power-lost-in-translation/comment-page-1/#comment-431 Robert Hruzek Tue, 13 May 2008 16:33:00 +0000 http://www.wordsellinc.com/blog/copywriting/sales-power-lost-in-translation/#comment-431 Don'cha just love those little translation faux pas? Especially the ones imbedded in cultural norms that take an oracle to unravel! But... what's that guy in the photo doing with his PDA? Holding it up for ridicule? Preparing to "spike" it in frustration? What? Don’cha just love those little translation faux pas? Especially the ones imbedded in cultural norms that take an oracle to unravel!

But… what’s that guy in the photo doing with his PDA? Holding it up for ridicule? Preparing to “spike” it in frustration? What?

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