Amidst Tech Layoffs, TikTok Steps up Localization Hiring Drive
While former Amazon and Meta employees seek new jobs and support, Chinese video platform TikTok deepens its e-commerce push into Indonesia, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Thailand.
*New* Slator Pro Guide: Scaling an LSP Key Account — Growing Small Clients into Key Accounts
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Amazon Quantifies Impact of Machine Translation Quality on Multilingual Searches
Multilingual e-commerce searches introduce shoppers to new products; researchers identify language pairs with most to gain from launching or improving machine translation.
At Payoneer, Translation Satisfaction Is an Important KPI
Localization at Payoneer helps deploy online payment platform in 35 languages to over 5 million customers in more than 190 countries and territories. Melisa Sukman Epand tells us how.
GTU Expands to Serve Demand From Fashion, Music, Lifestyle Sectors
Europe-based LSP, GTU, expands to include sectors underrepresented in the global language services market, such as creative multilingual content for Fashion & Apparel, Music, and Lifestyle businesses.
Scaling Website Localization with Weglot CEO Augustin Prot
Weglot CEO, Augustin Prot, talks about the fast-growing web localization space and plans to expand globally with support from investment firm Partech Growth.
Slator Transcreation and Multilingual Content Origination Report
The 60-page Slator Transcreation and Multilingual Content Origination Report unpacks the fast-growing markets of transcreation and multilingual content origination.
Small Projects, Big Marketplaces. Getting Clients Closer via Localized E-commerce
With everything from “tomatoes to Teslas” being sold online these days, BLEND CEO Yair Tal believes businesses need to make every effort to speak their clients’ language.
Multilingual Content Provider Quill Folded into Marketing Agency Jellyfish
Multilingual e-commerce content provider, Quill, integrated into marketing agency Jellyfish. Quill founder Ed Bussey joins Jellyfish as Chief Solutions Officer.
The Hut Group Goes Public, Rebrands Language Connect to THG Fluently
UK-based e-commerce giant and owner of LSP Language Connect, The Hut Group, lists in London, raising GBP 1.88bn. Language Connect rebranding to THG Fluently.
Reader Polls: PD, E-commerce Localization, Predictions, Giant Language Model
What are your professional development plans? How well is European e-commerce localized? How does business look for the second half of 2020? Is GPT-3 a game-changer?
Translation to Origination: 4 Approaches to Multilingual Content Creation
Ed Bussey, Founder and CEO of Quill, speaks at SlatorCon Remote 2020 on achieving e-commerce objectives through multilingual content.
Stripe Says Lack of Translation Most Common Error in European E-commerce
New research by the world’s most valuable startup, Stripe, reveals lack of translation to be among three basic errors in Europe’s top e-commerce websites.
Localised.com Raises USD 6.5m in Series A
UK- and US-based e-commerce website provider Localised raises USD 6.5m in Series A with investment from British entrepreneur Peter Jones and growth fund BGF.
Slator 2019 Travel & Retail Localization Report
In-depth report on localization for the global Travel and Retail sector. Analysis of the competitive landscape, technologies, and actionable insights from major buyers and users.
Indonesian NLP Startup Halosis Raises USD 1.2m
Jakarta-based natural language processing startup Halosis raises USD 1.2m angel investment to scale Bahasa Indonesia and local dialect chatbot tech.
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