Program Management

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  […]

Today's language market sees more machine translated words than what was translated throughout the entire corpus of human language in the past. What does this mean from an ethical perspective for professional translators, and how does it change our primary offerings? Join us for a fascinating discussion on a topic that impacts us all    […]

Reaching out to a global market with a local view could end up costing your company a lot of money not to mention its reputation. Are you reaching out to the global market with a local view? Before you expand your brand overseas, stop and consider its message                  […]

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?                                    […]

Despite what the marketing materials say, large LSPs are not driving innovation when it comes to machine translation and other technologies. Read on to learn about the role of machine translation in production and sales                                          […]

MT is here to stay. Forward-thinking linguists, LSPs, and localization buyers are exploring ways that MT can help them increase efficiency, lower costs, and improve quality. But many clients still prefer human translation, regardless of content type. This poses an interesting philosophical question – Are providers ethically obligated to inform their clients when using machine translation?    […]

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    […]

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  […]

An RFP's strength lies in its ability to level the playing field, make explicit what is required, and find vendors who deliver. RFPs cut through the bells and whistles to get to objective truth. In theory, this works. But in practice, RFPs can be unwieldy beasts for both the procurer and the vendor      […]