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Working languages:
German to English
French to German
English to German

BrigitteHilgner
marketing/market research background

Austria
Local time: 03:53 CET (GMT+1)

Native in: German Native in German

Account type Freelancer, Identity Verified Verified site user
Services Translation, Interpreting, Editing/proofreading, Training
Expertise
Specializes in:
Business/Commerce (general)Economics
HistoryLaw (general)
ManagementMarketing / Market Research
Medical: Health Care

KudoZ activity Questions answered: 3237, Questions asked: 0 Easy / 34 PRO, PRO-level points: 5158
Translation education OTHER-Munich, Kultusministerium
Experience Years of translation experience: 20. Registered at ProZ.com: Dec 2004.
ProZ.com Certified PRO certificate(s) N/A
Credentials N/A
Memberships N/A
Software Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Powerpoint
CV/Resume English (DOC), German (DOC), English (DOC)
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About me

b2b (marketing, market research, PR, advertising, sales); main industries: consumer goods, pharmaceuticals, automotive, energy, media.
degree in business economics (Diplom-Volkswirt), 10 years of work experience in marketing & market research (in Germany and UK).
Several book translations:
Business books
Aaker, David A.; Joachimsthaler, Erich: Brand Leadership
Bukowitz, Wendi R.; Williams, Ruth L.: The Knowledge Management Fieldbook
Cohen, David: Bears and Bulls; the psychology of the stock market
Kaplan, Robert S.; Norton, David. P.: The execution premium
Lindstrom, Martin: Buy.ology. Truth and lies about why we buy
Pritchard, Paula: Owing Yourself (about network marketing)
Saren, Michael: Marketing Graffiti
Simon, Ray: Mischief Marketing
Samuelson, Paul A.; Nordhaus, William D.: Economics (co-translator)
Samuelson, Paul. A.; Barnett, William A. (Ed.): Inside the economist's mind. Conversations with Eminent Economists.
Taylor, David: The naked leader
Unterhill, Paco: Why we buy
Wolff Olins: Germany as a global brand
Zyman, Sergio: The end of marketing as we know it
History, politics, religion
E. Robert A. Beck; Schaller, Christian: The quality of British and Austrian democracy (part of the book)
Constable, Nick: Historical Atlas of Ancient Rome
Farnleitner, Hannes (Ed.): Our Europe - together we are stronger
Farrington, Karen: Historical Atlas of Religions
Konstam, Angus: Historical Atlas of Ancient Greece
General Interest:
Budworth, Geoffrey: The book of practical fishing knots

hobby historian (reading for a degree)
Other hobby: writing articles (www.virtualvienna.net/columns/brigitte/brigitte.html)

Main languages English and French, working knowledge of Italian.

Native German, 9 years in London, now in Vienna, Austria.
I have been working for more than a decade for several market research agencies (written/simultaneous translations of reports, questionnaires, interviews, group discussions, background material). Also direct work for companies in the automotive, consumer goods and pharmaceutical industries. Flexible, fast and quality conscious.
Prices depend on amount and difficulty of work.
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Total pts earned: 5525
PRO-level pts: 5158


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Keywords: Direct experience in marketing/market research (10 years), 9 years of work in London, familiar with European markets in several countries (lived there), utterly reliable

Profile last updated
May 2



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