Language Services Industry

Once used to keep tabs on the Russians and translate complicated technical documents, MT is now used in the software localization industry, online networking services, desktop publishing, and international commerce. If you're wishing to expand your business and connect with the international market, MT might just be the single-most important investment.          […]

Translation and localization services are a labor of love but we also need to get paid – and paid well. One translator has mastered the art of getting paid quickly while avoiding wasteful transaction costs. Eve Lindemuth Bodeux is a localization consultant who provides localization, translation, transcreation, and project management services for product adaptations around […]

Media localization dominated the European Mesa Forum as arguably today's most attractive the language services market segment. Revenue for mid-sized Netflix localization vendors is exploding. Voice and Script International grew 88 percent last year, and Zoo Digital has seen an increase of 143 percent over two years. Together, they became 2017's fastest growing LSPs    […]

We rank the top LSPs by revenue worldwide. We focus on clinical research organizations, digital marketing agencies, auditors, technical documentation developers, and retailers that have language services business units complementary to their service offering. We examine language specialists and intelligence analysis services for the American military and government contractors that have significant influence on language services  […]

Although the varying skills and talents of language services providers are often hidden in the background, LSPs are bridging the gap between you and the outside world. LSPs are highly sought-after professionals in virtually every sector. No matter what service industry you work in, chances are, you've benefitted from the work of language services providers  […]

We surveyed over 100 LSP project managers about what matters most to them when choosing a translator. Time and time again, PMs pointed to quality, speed, and transparency as their top concerns. How does your team measure up?                                    […]

What is most important to every language company? What are the roles people play? How is technology changing the language industry — and what aspects of the translation business will never change? Learn more as we discuss the entertaining new book by Renato Beninatto and Tucker Johnson, The General Theory of the Translation Company    […]

What buyers want Buying behavior and motivators of top localization buyers Introduction -  How do the buyers with the biggest budgets decide which LSPs to work with? What criteria do they factor into this decision? You don't have to wonder any longer because Nimdzi has asked over 100 language service buyers for you. If you […]

Nimdzi asked over 100 language service buyers with the biggest budgets how they decide which LSPs to work with. This report will help LSPs prioritize the areas that matter to top buyers. For Language Service Buyers, it will help you benchmark your own vendor selection process against what others in the industry are doing    […]

It isn't just for Uber drivers and AirBnB landlords. The gig economy is something that is reaching in to all other industries, and localization is no exception. In the 2017 Global Voice-Over Industry Trends and Influencers, we analyze how the rise of P2P (Pay to Play) sites for multilingual voice-overs are disrupting the established supply chain  […]