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07/09/2014Episode 17: How to market your translation services to direct clients you cannot meet
In this episode I am interviewing a very specialized French into English translator on how we can market our translation services to direct clients when we are not able to attend industry conferences and network face to face. Joanne Archambault has been able to quickly launch a successful translation career working with direct clients and have some great tips to share on direct client marketing.
In this episode we discuss the following:
- Tips on how to market to di rect clients if we are not able to attend industry conferences
- Advertising in trade journals
- Referrals
- Warm email prospecting
- Stealth marketing
- Paid advertising
- Free marketing tips for direct clients
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Joanne Archambault
Joanne Archambault is an ATA-certified French to English translator specializing in Pharmaceutical and Orthopedics industry documents. She has a Doctorate in Biology from the University of Calgary and was involved in biomedical research for 15 years before becoming a translator in 2009. While working in the life sciences industry, she was intimately involved in the development of new drugs and orthopedic medical devices. Joanne grew up in a French-English bilingual environment in Canada and has resided in the US since 2001. She currently lives in the White Mountains of New Hampshire.
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This is the first time that I have listened to a podcast and am feeling very enthusiastic about the tips. Have been to a general digital marketing course but it was not trade specific. This is much more helpful.
I am trying to grow my freelancing translation business. What was really great is that I am a Hebrew to English medical translator , a registered nurse, and work partime as a study coordinator in the Orthopedics Dept. of our local hospital. I will retire soon from my job at the hospital and this podcast fit me like a glove.
Thank you Anita!
Great thanks, i was searching for tips like these for marketting process for my Arabic translation work, here was the solution for my problems…really great tips..looking forward to listen more tips on marketting strategy !
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Very good podcast-not the first time I heard Tess and very good negotiating hints in practice. I expect Joanne might have had some opportunity to hear about companies during her work. I find it difficult to search for companies in the EU as they can be just anywhere-I (preferably) translate FR/IT<EN.