The rise of ever-improving neural machine translation and the improvement of other translation technologies is dramatically changing the working environment of professional linguists. Increasingly, translators and interpreters are required to use machine translation and other technologies, but many linguists find themselves pushed to the end of the line in terms of their ability to effect meaningful change or control. By contrast, an emerging approach known as “Augmented Translation” is puttin...

When a prospect tells your salespeople that they can’t work with you because you are too expensive, what do they do? Do they just give up and move on to the next lead? Does their attempt at showing value fall flat? Invite your sales team to participate in this session where we’ll present concrete examples of how to rebound from the dreaded pricing objection once prospects bring them up. We’ll also address how to prevent such objections in the first place.

The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged many LSPs’ ability to grow. In a January 2021 survey, we found that 44% of LSPs ranked in our lists experienced a setback in 2020. Yet, they are overall optimistic about 2021 as they are planning for an average increase of 18%. The big question is how they are going to achieve that. To assist LSPs with the shift to digital-first and enable more providers to resume successful growth, CSA Research developed an add-on series to its popular Sales Cookbook. We de...

To understand the pandemic's effect on the language industry, CSA Research began a series of quarterly surveys to CEOs of several LSPs in March 2020. We expanded regular primary research to LSPs in China, freelancers, language-technology vendors, and enterprises. Book your seat now and join us for a 30-minute interactive session, where we present data points to close out 2020 and identify what to expect in 2021.

You’ve taken some deep collective breaths as an organization, and now you’re partway through pivoting and starting to gear up for a post-vaccine world. Along the way, international markets have moved much more firmly into the limelight. As you plan for this year, make sure that you have the right data to support your proposals, business cases, and budgets. Join us for a 20-minute webinar for a sneak preview of our research initiatives here at CSA Research, as well as a quick recap of some 2020...

Uncertainty tied to the pandemic produced a roller-coaster of economic changes that undermined even the most reliable statistical forecasting models. For the first time since 2005, CSA Research did not release our 2020 Global Market Sizing numbers when we released the ranking of the largest LSPs in the world. We knew that it would be irresponsible to forecast market trends in the waves of severe uncertainty. Prior to sizing the 2020 market and forecast, we understood that we needed reliable da...

In the months since COVID-19 began spreading across the globe, it has had a significant impact on the language service industry. The disruption caused by shelter-in-place orders has changed many of the existing market dynamics, resulting in the precipitation of trends tied to project management. Hélène Pielmeier will share insights and data on what PMs shouldn’t miss to stay at the top of their performance – regardless of the effects of the pandemic. She will cover the changing nature and spee...

Most LSPs used to generate a large portion of their leads through conferences and networking events, leaving many ill-equipped to capture the attention of prospects and convince them to buy through online mediums only. Virtual selling requires a shift in strategy, skills, and processes. Digital marketing and virtual sales will not disappear once traveling restrictions and social distancing are no longer dictating what we can or can’t do. Language service providers can’t afford to delay updati...

CSA Research conducted a large-scale survey of translators and interpreters in all corners of the world. To ensure comprehensiveness and a representative sample in this survey, we partnered with Proz.com and Translators without Borders. The thousands of answers we received enabled us to gauge the demographics, behaviors, attitudes, and challenges of linguists in this day and age. Thanks to the data, we were able to outline what the future of freelance and in-house linguists will look like and ho...

CSA Research conducted a large-scale survey of translators and interpreters in all corners of the world. To ensure comprehensiveness and a representative sample in this survey, we partnered with Proz.com and Translators without Borders. The thousands of answers we received enabled us to gauge the demographics, behaviors, attitudes, and challenges of linguists in this day and age. Thanks to the data, we were able to outline what the future of freelance and in-house linguists will look like and ho...