Your first stop for International Brand Disaster Checking

We have over 20 years’ experience protecting clients from linguistic catastrophes

DISASTER
CHECKING

We deliver insightful data and analysis from international disasters.

How we help

NAME
CHECK

Company name, product name, brand names and trademarks.

How we help

CULTURE
CHECK

Product packaging, target market, advertisements and colours.

How we help

MESSAGE
CHECK

Website content, brand message, slogan, strapline and marketing collateral.

How we help

LOGO
CHECK

Shapes, images, colour and positioning

How we help

LOCALISATION OF
YOUR SURVEY

Adapting the questions to be applicable in each country.

How we help

Meet The Team

Peter Brabazon

Peter Brabazon

Peter has been in the language industry for nearly 25 years. In 1994 he started Transearch one of the...

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Mark Bonnett

Mark Bonnett

Mark has been working in the Translations and linguistic checking industry for 4 years, having previously...

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Ralph Livesey-Wardle

Ralph Livesey-Wardle

Ralph has crossed a few borders during his expatriate lifetime. Born in Hamburg/Germany in 1964, he spent his...

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About us

Welcome to Brands and Borders. We take away that awkward moment when the best-selling item in your country suddenly means something else in another.

Launching a product in another country, or expanding your existing marketplace can pose real cultural and linguistic differences that you need to be aware of. The cost of getting it wrong could impact on your brand’s reputation, wasted advertising and marketing spend, neglected markets and even legal action.

Our comprehensive global brand checks enable you to make the right decision for your brand.