tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6748877443699290050.post6319335959416195220..comments2024-03-27T23:43:31.674-07:00Comments on eMpTy Pages: Highlights from ELIA Munich ND - Translation Pricing & PEMT Process ManagementKirti Vasheehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16795076802721564830noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6748877443699290050.post-36757989449664801552015-04-24T04:51:02.795-07:002015-04-24T04:51:02.795-07:00Useful information like this one must be kept and ...Useful information like this one must be kept and maintained so I will put this one on my bookmark list! Thanks for this wonderful post and hoping to post more of this!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.translate-english-french.com/index.php?page=pricing" rel="nofollow">translators from english to french</a> & <a href="http://www.translate-english-french.com/index.php?page=translation_memory" rel="nofollow">Quebec French Translation</a>Kevin Hakneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05768575666576684649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6748877443699290050.post-33666780560390972822013-07-02T14:04:40.983-07:002013-07-02T14:04:40.983-07:00Kirti, thank you for the thoughtful post and insig...Kirti, thank you for the thoughtful post and insight on the new technologies. When we started Cloudwords, we were hoping to bring greater transparency, accountability and trust throughout the global translation supply chain. Over the last three years, we have been humbled by the customers that have truly benefited from our platform all over the world and have gone on record to describe their experience and the service we provide.<br /><br />There are LSPs out there that are threatened by our model, which I think is fairly normal when something new comes to market as it does have the potential to disrupt their current lines of business. However, my general feeling is that the only ones that are truly threatened are the ones who fear transparency. These companies really need to look inward at their own company and assess how they can improve in this new reality. After speaking with Jack at Smartling and Robert at Gengo, I truly believe we are certainly more than just a few companies that have a great technology story and have convinced the private financial markets to join our revolution - just ask a few of our customers: GroupOn, VeriSign, PayPal, Life Technologies and Shazam Entertainment<br /><br />I would welcome the opportunity to join the next Fireside chat at ELIA or with anyone in the localization industry to continue the conversation.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13214293805958207933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6748877443699290050.post-85414896961933597712013-06-13T00:32:28.950-07:002013-06-13T00:32:28.950-07:00Within the field of interpreting and translation s...Within the field of interpreting and translation studies,non-professional interpreting and translation has always been under-appreciated,neglected and under-researched by academia.certified translation servicehttp://www.migrationtranslators.com.au/languages.phpnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6748877443699290050.post-45668482966665759002013-05-28T09:52:31.885-07:002013-05-28T09:52:31.885-07:00Adam
I agree that it makes a lot of sense to buil...Adam<br /><br />I agree that it makes a lot of sense to build assets and skills around a domain as a long-term strategy. I think many are hesitant to ignore walk-in business that can be somewhat random in terms of domain, but perhaps a good balance would be to focus 75% of resources and time on strategic domains and less time and resources on the random stuff. I am willing to bet that LSPs who only do random business are an endangered species as specialists outpace them in cost & efficiency and overall expertise. Kirti Vasheehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16795076802721564830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6748877443699290050.post-29377288102673632012013-05-28T04:55:09.168-07:002013-05-28T04:55:09.168-07:00Hello Kirti,
Great and thorough review, thank you...Hello Kirti,<br /><br />Great and thorough review, thank you!<br /><br />Adam, you bring up a very interesting topic - specialize or do it all. I have mixed feelings about it and we have already planned for a debate in our next ELIA ND in Malta in October. Maybe we can see you there and continue the discussion? -:)<br /><br />SpyrosSpyros Konidarishttp://www.commit.grnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6748877443699290050.post-59482736557469676852013-05-23T07:16:54.526-07:002013-05-23T07:16:54.526-07:00Hi Kirti, excellent and thorough post as usual, th...Hi Kirti, excellent and thorough post as usual, thank you. I simply wanted to comment on your insight from your attendance at the Unconference and how successful LSPs who have a clear doman expertise and focus are succeeding. It still surprises my how few companies see the advantages of segmenting themselves with a core expertise within a crowded marketplace. The advantages are strong: they can create a web of activities and process that are hard for competitors to duplicate; enjoy price discrimination (aka higher margins), overcome competitive barriers and establish long-term relationships. Maybe as MT and other technology continues to change the landscape, LSPs will be forced to choose a segment of the industry they want to serve as the "all-in-one" approach won't be feasible - or credible with customers. Adam Blauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06640925168985183872noreply@blogger.com