transversalite

English translation: horizontal (product) diversification

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French term or phrase:transversalite
English translation:horizontal (product) diversification

13:24 May 24, 2001
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Marketing
French term or phrase: transversalite
I've done extensive research on this but am still not sure how to translate it. The one posibility I found is "horizontal diversification" but I'm not sure that's the right term. This comes from a focus group report about a seafood company: "Qu'apporte la transversalite de la marque sur le marche des produits de la mer: 1) verifier si la transversalite de (name of company) est un atout et ce qu'elle apporte aux consommateurs; 2) ce que la transversalite apporte a la marque et a la gamme, notamment par rapport aux autres marques que vous connaissez et que vous achetez." Thanks, Karen
Karen Tucker
that's a good way to put it commercially (horizontal diversification)
Explanation:
But I've found it as a buzz word in intellectual circles for "interpenetration", "interdisciplinary", "interaction between disparate poles", etc. Seeing it from above, it could look like a kind of omnipresence, but there's really a lot that you can do with that one. Congrats!
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Parrot
Spain
Local time: 12:48
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Thanks for the confirmation! My businessman husband suggested "horizontal product diversification" to distinguish it from the type of diversification that involves acquiring companies. Karen
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nathat's a good way to put it commercially (horizontal diversification)
Parrot
nacross-disciplinarity/ Lateral diversification
Ritu Bhanot
naThat was lovely!
Parrot


  

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2 hrs
that's a good way to put it commercially (horizontal diversification)


Explanation:
But I've found it as a buzz word in intellectual circles for "interpenetration", "interdisciplinary", "interaction between disparate poles", etc. Seeing it from above, it could look like a kind of omnipresence, but there's really a lot that you can do with that one. Congrats!

Parrot
Spain
Local time: 12:48
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 1861
Grading comment
Thanks for the confirmation! My businessman husband suggested "horizontal product diversification" to distinguish it from the type of diversification that involves acquiring companies. Karen

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Ritu Bhanot: Well!
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9 hrs
cross-disciplinarity/ Lateral diversification


Explanation:
Transversale (adj.)

Theme transversale: Cross-disciplinary theme.

Relations Transversale: Lateral relations.


    The New collins Robert French Dictionary
Ritu Bhanot
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20 hrs
That was lovely!


Explanation:
See how specialists can improve upon us?

Parrot
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