Glossary entry

Italian term or phrase:

presente

English translation:

proactive

Added to glossary by Fiona Grace Peterson
Feb 13, 2016 16:21
8 yrs ago
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Italian term

presente

Italian to English Other 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!

Proposed translations

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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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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. 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!"
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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):

agree philgoddard : Or be more proactive, or establish a higher profile.
9 mins
Yes both of those sound good too.
agree Lara Barnett
56 mins
Thanks Lara
agree Rejnalda
1 day 23 hrs
Thanks
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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
Thanks, Jim. Point taken, but if they improved their profile it might help their presence!
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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...
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