India stood tall amidst the financial ruins of 2008 in the company of only a few other countries. A gross domestic product growth rate of 6.7%, braving global recession, had a subtext that not many in the language industry seem to have understood. For one thing, this growth was achieved backed by a strong domestic demand, not to mention the demographic composition of the consumer.
In an economy that opened its doors to the world a little over two decades ago, this demand is being met, even today, not only by Indian companies but also by companies from every conceivable corner on the face of this earth. And while reaching out to the Japanese in Japanese and the Chinese in Chinese forms part of every communication strategy in every boardroom worth its salt, the thought of reaching out to Indians in Indian languages only crosses that rare business mind. Perhaps there are far too many Indian languages for anybody to care.
But consider this: not very long ago, the largest number of the Mercedes-Benz cars in the state of Maharashtra were sold neither in Mumbai, which is the financial capital of India, nor in Pune, a vibrant city known for its bustling industrial activity. They were sold in the little-known town of Aurangabad, where the predominant language is Marathi. ...
Read more after login
tekom members can log in directly with their "My tekom" access data.
You are not yet a tekom member, but would like to read one or more articles in full? Then you have the opportunity to register on the internet portal of the technical journal 'tcworld' without obligation. Once you have registered, you can select any three specialist articles and view them in full for a period of two months. The selection will then be deleted and you can select three new articles for the next two months.
As a tekom member you benefit from the following advantages::
- Online access to all articles of the trade magazine 'tcworld magazine'
- Exclusive specialist articles from all areas of technical communication
- Regular new articles from over 300 authors
- The technical journal 'tcworld magazine' as a printed edition
- Reduced admission prices to tekom conferences
- Membership fees for tekom publications
- Access to 'my tekom', the web forum with job offers / job requests, appointments, expert advice, service provider file and much more
Login
Registration
Promised: The trade magazine 'tcworld magazine' is the best we have. And we don't make the choice easy for ourselves. Every month, the editorial staff of the technical journal 'tcworld magazine' publishes the latest articles by renowned authors. This demanding selection is available exclusively to members of tekom (as usual, including the printed edition).
The trade magazine 'tcworld magazine' stands for intelligently prepared specialist articles, texts written to the point, informative content, surprising insights, international perspectives and communicates technical communication in an understandable, fast, clear and uncomplicated way - exclusively for you.
