Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
presente
English translation:
proactive
Added to glossary by
Fiona Grace Peterson
Feb 13, 2016 16:21
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Italian term
presente
Italian to English
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Advertising / Public Relations
Customer satisfaction survey
I'm translating a series of responses by pharmacists to the question "how can company X increase its sales of OTC products?"
One answer is: "Potrebbero essere piú presenti ed applicare una maggiore scontistica ed offrire piú incentivi."
They're just a series of responses, so there is no text before or after. That said, the answers show recurring themes, some being that the company sends insufficient/inadequate advertising material to pharmacies, that they're inflexible and don't take the needs of individual pharmacies into account, and that they don't invest enough in training staff on their products.
I know there are ten pages of glossary results for "presente", but none quite fit here. I'm toying with "attentive" or "aware of", but my feeling is that they're referring more to in-person help and support.
How would you interpret and translate "essere piú presenti" here?
Thanks in advance!
One answer is: "Potrebbero essere piú presenti ed applicare una maggiore scontistica ed offrire piú incentivi."
They're just a series of responses, so there is no text before or after. That said, the answers show recurring themes, some being that the company sends insufficient/inadequate advertising material to pharmacies, that they're inflexible and don't take the needs of individual pharmacies into account, and that they don't invest enough in training staff on their products.
I know there are ten pages of glossary results for "presente", but none quite fit here. I'm toying with "attentive" or "aware of", but my feeling is that they're referring more to in-person help and support.
How would you interpret and translate "essere piú presenti" here?
Thanks in advance!
Proposed translations
(English)
4 | proactive | VB14 |
4 +3 | increase the company's visibility | Isabelle Johnson |
3 +1 | improve their market profile / presence | Wendy Streitparth |
4 | dynamic and customer oriented | emanuela.v |
Proposed translations
8 hrs
Selected
proactive
I would use proactive in this case as it captures the idea of both being present and doing something to address a situation (like the Italian essere present does not indicate mere presence).
Example sentence:
A survey was given out to customers so that the company could take proactive steps to improve their service.
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Comment: "Thank you VB14, and to everyone who contributed. I know many of you won't agree with my choice, but this word came up many times in other responses too, and all things considered, I felt that this solution was the best fit. Thank you ALL!"
+3
5 mins
increase the company's visibility
One possible option. As you say being more attentive to clients might be another one too.
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Peer comment(s):
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philgoddard
: Or be more proactive, or establish a higher profile.
9 mins
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Yes both of those sound good too.
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agree |
Lara Barnett
56 mins
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Thanks Lara
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agree |
Rejnalda
1 day 23 hrs
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Thanks
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1 hr
improve their market profile / presence
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Peer comment(s):
agree |
James (Jim) Davis
: increase or maximise their market presence. The profile is the shape, the nature of the presence. Wendy, we are supposed to translate not give useful advice :))
1 day 4 hrs
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Thanks, Jim. Point taken, but if they improved their profile it might help their presence!
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2 hrs
dynamic and customer oriented
The other answers are perfect, no doubt about that, but as an Italian mothertongue, I understandit this way.
Proactive can be a good solution, but it is "customer oriented" that makes the difference.
In this sense, the producer of this medicine (or whatever ) must spend more money not only to advertise, but also to understand what people need and behave consequently (I think 50% each).
I hope I helped you...
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Note added at 2 hrs (2016-02-13 18:39:18 GMT)
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ops, more money on advertising.....on understanding...
Proactive can be a good solution, but it is "customer oriented" that makes the difference.
In this sense, the producer of this medicine (or whatever ) must spend more money not only to advertise, but also to understand what people need and behave consequently (I think 50% each).
I hope I helped you...
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Note added at 2 hrs (2016-02-13 18:39:18 GMT)
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ops, more money on advertising.....on understanding...
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