Make sense of the complex issues driving the language services market
At Slator’s Tokyo Meetup, held at the Grand Hyatt in Roppongi, participants discussed what’s driving the language industry in 2017. The meetup was well attended by language service providers, industry consultants, and localization buyers. Continue reading
Carla Berquo, Senior Manager of Marketing Operations at hearing aid manufacturer Unitron, discusses why localizing marketing content is extremely challenging and why in translating technical documentation ambiguity and mistakes just can’t happen. Continue reading
The language industry’s fast growing market and rapid technological progress offer fertile ground for entrepreneurs looking to upend the status quo. It is in app and mobile localization, translation project management, and remote interpreting that this batch of founders see opportunity. Continue reading
We asked our readers and two thirds say their businesses are growing and nearly half expect an outsider to disrupt the language industry. Many respondents consider French, Japanese, and Arabic as hard to source. And many of those polled still have lots of clients who do not ask for translation memory discounts. Continue reading
Localization Managers of payment solutions provider cleverbridge talk about how technology has made it easier for them to work directly with freelancers and where they think language service providers still add value. Continue reading
E-commerce platform GetYourGuide localizes 30,000 tours and activities into 14 languages in real-time. An early adopter of adaptive machine translation, the company works closely with professional translators for much of its content, but prefers machine translation for customer reviews. Continue reading
We asked our readers and half say translation will still be paid for by word in 2022, the second quarter is best for business, an investment into RWS should be a winner for 2017, and trade shows are the best place to find freelancers. Continue reading
We asked our readers and they said cold calling is still the most effective way to generate leads, think machine translation hasn’t really moved the needle yet, and 20% believe human translators will run at 1,300 words or more per hour by 2022. Continue reading
Head of Translation at Taiwan-based law firm says local legal concepts do not often correspond neatly with those of Anglo-American law; regards translation technology as something to potentially ease economic pressure on translators, rather than a tool to slash prices Continue reading
Rally Health Localization Manager on how localization is considered a revenue driver at the fast-growing healthcare startup, how costs are shifting from translation to review, and how OS-agnostic web and cloud-based translation management solutions will become industry standard. Continue reading
Head of Localization at German game publisher says they pass higher translation volumes onto freelancers to localize MMORPG (massively multiplayer online role-playing game) titles; sees VR devices as near-term translation driver. Continue reading
Dell’s Wayne Bourland on how the tech giant routes vast amounts of content through its well oiled localization machine; and what forces he sees shaping the future of the language industry. Continue reading
What is my company worth? Consolidation among the thousands of language service providers is accelerating. Here is what owners have to know to maximize value as they look to sell their business. Continue reading
An in-depth look into technology’s impact on the transcription business and the parallels that exist with the language services industry. We talk to current and former transcription professionals to get their take on where the industry is headed. Continue reading
The world’s second most populous country has 22 official languages and speaks in 1,600 dialects. As the mobile revolution puts a smartphone into the hands of hundreds of millions of more Indians, the demand for language services is set to boom. Continue reading
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