Comments on: Main Street or Wall Street when Choosing a Localization Vendor http://www.globalvis.com/main-street-or-wall-street-when-choosing-a-localization-vendor/ Translation Localization Services for High-Tech Companies | Software Localization, Website translation, Medical Translation, Product Localization, Technical Translation Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:27:11 +0000 hourly 1 By: Mario Chávez http://www.globalvis.com/main-street-or-wall-street-when-choosing-a-localization-vendor/comment-page-1/#comment-5644 Mario Chávez Thu, 18 Aug 2011 13:28:45 +0000 http://www.globalvis.com/main-street-or-wall-street-when-choosing-a-localization-vendor/#comment-5644 Very interesting article! Maybe it's just schadenfreude, but I'm glad to see Lionbridge suffer. Who's going to be next in our industry? SDL perhaps? SDL must be burning a lot of cash in marketing and sales-related costs. Whether it's webinars or discount offers to buy the latest SDLX/Trados upgrade, one (as a translator) has to wonder what's going on. @Scott: translation is never easy or inexpensive. :) Very interesting article! Maybe it’s just schadenfreude, but I’m glad to see Lionbridge suffer. Who’s going to be next in our industry? SDL perhaps? SDL must be burning a lot of cash in marketing and sales-related costs. Whether it’s webinars or discount offers to buy the latest SDLX/Trados upgrade, one (as a translator) has to wonder what’s going on.

@Scott: translation is never easy or inexpensive. :)

]]> By: Jason Yu http://www.globalvis.com/main-street-or-wall-street-when-choosing-a-localization-vendor/comment-page-1/#comment-1925 Jason Yu Sat, 19 Mar 2011 05:03:17 +0000 http://www.globalvis.com/main-street-or-wall-street-when-choosing-a-localization-vendor/#comment-1925 I can't agree with you more as a project manager with 6 years experience in a big localization company. Choosing a main street localization company or even a small company will surprise you a lot. You can try small localization companies, they always have good service with lower prices. I can’t agree with you more as a project manager with 6 years experience in a big localization company. Choosing a main street localization company or even a small company will surprise you a lot. You can try small localization companies, they always have good service with lower prices.

]]> By: Scott Bass http://www.globalvis.com/main-street-or-wall-street-when-choosing-a-localization-vendor/comment-page-1/#comment-1918 Scott Bass Fri, 18 Mar 2011 15:24:08 +0000 http://www.globalvis.com/main-street-or-wall-street-when-choosing-a-localization-vendor/#comment-1918 An excellent point often lost on mid- to larger companies that are seeking to expand their international communication efforts and minimize cost. The blind pursuit for continual cost reductions year on year by large corporations drives them to seek out larger, oftentimes, publicly funded service providers, assuming that economies of scale will make translation cheap and easy.* This is a myth; one you've taken head on! *By the way, translation can be easy and costs well-controlled and managed over time as long as you partner with a smart Main Street translation service provider! An excellent point often lost on mid- to larger companies that are seeking to expand their international communication efforts and minimize cost. The blind pursuit for continual cost reductions year on year by large corporations drives them to seek out larger, oftentimes, publicly funded service providers, assuming that economies of scale will make translation cheap and easy.* This is a myth; one you’ve taken head on!

*By the way, translation can be easy and costs well-controlled and managed over time as long as you partner with a smart Main Street translation service provider!

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