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Salespeople working in translation usually have a hard time keeping track of all that happens with customers, so they become very transactional.In the meantime, account and project managers lead recurring sales, but given the different approaches that sales and project management demand, they are often underperforming.At BeLazy we are identifying and bridging the gaps that create inefficiencies in our industry. Salespeople should be able to work with tools that facilitate follow-up automation, automated email and call logging and pipeline management.Business management systems like Plunet, XTRF, or LBS Suite have some CRM functionality but nothing like Hubspot, Salesforce, Pipedrive, or Zoho.Why is it so hard to use and introduce these tools? Is it really just a matter of integration? What are the main gaps? Follow this conversation to discover where the processes are failing. About István: Entrepreneur with strong customer and technology orientation. Has a strong interest in platform building, efficiency-boosting, and coordinated processes. Wants to make the translation industry totally interconnected. About Nimdzi: There is a shadow industry driving the growth of ALL global brands: Localization. Let’s talk globalization, localization, translation, interpretation, language, and culture, emphasizing how it affects your business, whether you have a scrappy start-up or are working in a top global brand.  Would you like to be a guest on Nimdzi Live? Or do you know somebody who should? Email live@nimdzi.com or reach out to info@nimdzi.com so we can coordinate!

Some companies may begin using living machine translation to combat interpreter shortages and help break language barriers.Oddmund Braaten joins us to explore some potential risks with doing so and how we can utilize live machine translation conscientiously and helpfully.About Oddmund Braaten:Strategy and Business Development leader who combines innovation and execution to grow successful businesses. Extensive experience in Hi-Tec and Telcom Industries. Proven track record in strategy and business development, product management, revenue growth, people management, innovation, and partner management. Proven abilities in business case development, planning and execution, team building, change management, cost control and stakeholder management.About Nimdzi Live:There is a shadow industry driving the growth of ALL global brands: Localization. Let’s talk globalization, localization, translation, interpretation, language, and culture, with an emphasis on how it affects your business, whether you have a scrappy start-up or are working in a top global brand.Would you like to be a guest on Nimdzi Live? Or you know somebody who should? Email live@nimdzi.com or reach out to info@nimdzi.com so we can coordinate!

AI in the globalization industry is here to stay. What should language owners and personnel do? Well, when everyone else is doing it, it might be time for you to start doing it too.In this episode, Michael Klinger and Alex Yanishevsky will discuss careers, jobs, and opportunities where AI and the language industry intersect.About Michael:Michael has twenty-five years of experience in the globalization industry. He is conversant in six languages. He started as an interpreter and translation project manager. He established and grew the globalization staffing & localization outsourcing businesses at Winter Wyman Contracts, which became COMSYS.About Alex:Currently, Director of AI and MT Solutions at Smartling, Alex Yanishevsky, has been in the localization industry for over 20 years in various roles. He has written numerous articles for industry journals such as MultiLingual and presented at industry conferences such as GALA, LocWorld, and AMTA. His areas of expertise include AI, NLP, machine translation, data mining, computational linguistics, content management, and TMS/CAT tools.About Nimdzi Live:There is a shadow industry driving the growth of ALL global brands: Localization. Let’s talk globalization, localization, translation, interpretation, language, and culture, emphasizing how it affects your business, whether you have a scrappy start-up or are working in a top global brand.Would you like to be a guest on Nimdzi Live? Or you know somebody who should? Email live@nimdzi.com or reach out to info@nimdzi.com so we can coordinate!

There is much talk about reaching artificial general intelligence but should we be worried that the machine is shortly going to take over all kinds of knowledge work, including translation? Is language really something that machines can master?In this episode, Kirti Vashee joins us to talk about the limits around large language models.ChatGPT’s still got its fair share of limitations!About Kirti Vashee:Independent Translation Technology Expert & ConsultantDeveloping and executing overall sales/marketing plans and strategy for startup companies. Building and managing key partner & distribution channel partnerships, Has experience in successful small entrepreneurial companies as well as larger technology companies like EMC, Dow Jones and Legato.About Nimdzi Live:There is a shadow industry driving the growth of ALL global brands: Localization. Let’s talk globalization, localization, translation, interpretation, language, and culture, emphasizing how it affects your business, whether you have a scrappy start-up or are working in a top global brand.Would you like to be a guest on Nimdzi Live? Or you know somebody who should? Email live@nimdzi.com or reach out to info@nimdzi.com so we can coordinate!

Technology changes the way we communicate, and the way we communicate influences the amount of information we share with one another. And that requires new ways/workflows/technologies to process, adapt and even localize the information so it can be received on the other end of the line.Current technologies allow the content to spread seamlessly across the globe, and if the global content was predominantly English five years ago, in 2-3 years, this changes completely because 75% of global content will be coming from outside of the English-native zone.About Valentin:Graduated in Sinology - studied China, its economy, history, and language. Spent 10 years of his life working with China and bringing global companies to China and vice versa - Chinese companies to the global frontiers.About Voxqube:The idea behind voxqube started with a realization of a lack of sufficient and scalable resources to translate and localize corporate content. It also coincided with Valentin's co-founder Valeriy's experimentation with Speech Synthesis technology.Today voxqube is an AI-powered dubbing start-up providing affordable and scalable voice-localization services for content creators across multiple segments.About Nimdzi Live:There is a shadow industry driving the growth of ALL global brands: Localization. Let’s talk globalization, localization, translation, interpretation, language, and culture, with an emphasis on how it affects your business, whether you have a scrappy start-up or are working in a top global brand.Would you like to be a guest on Nimdzi Live? Or you know somebody who should? Email live@nimdzi.com or reach out to info@nimdzi.com so we can coordinate!

Did you know that the amount of content humanity produces daily is estimated to be 2.5 quintillion bytes? That's more bytes of text than stars in the observable universe.About Bart:Bart Mączyński, VP of Machine Learning at Language Weaver, shares with us how the translation industry is coping with the explosion of content and the challenges it faces in meeting demand.About Nimdzi Live:There is a shadow industry driving the growth of ALL global brands: Localization. Let’s talk globalization, localization, translation, interpretation, language, and culture, with an emphasis on how it affects your business, whether you have a scrappy start-up or are working in a top global brand.Would you like to be a guest on Nimdzi Live? Or you know somebody who should? Email live@nimdzi.com or reach out to info@nimdzi.com so we can coordinate!Still want more? Check out some other resources available from Nimdzi and MultiLingual Media below:️ NIMDZI INSIGHTS: https://nimdzi.comWe are a team of over ~50 analysts, consultants, and educators delivering research-based advisory and consulting specialized in international business, globalization, social justice studies, M&A culturalization, localization, gaming and media localization.THE LANGUAGE TECHNOLOGY LANDSCAPE: https://www.nimdzi.com/language-technology-atlas/The Nimdzi Language Technology Atlas maps over 800 different technology solutions across a number of key product categories. The report highlights trends and things to watch out for. This is the only map you will ever need to navigate your way across the language technology landscape.THE NIMDZI 100 RANKING AND MARKET ANALYSIS: https://www.nimdzi.com/nimdzi-100/The Nimdzi 100 is one of our flagship publications. It includes a ranking of the top 100 LSPs by revenue, a watchlist of large players that don’t disclose their revenues, and a detailed overview of the size and state of the language services industry. The Nimdzi 100 is widely considered an industry standard and is read by tens of thousands of people in the translation and localization space and beyond. LSPs, localization buyers, investors, savvy job seekers, and analysts will benefit from this free resource.THE NIMDZI INTERPRETING INDEX: https://www.nimdzi.com/interpreting-index-top-interpreting-companies/The Nimdzi Interpreting Index is an in-depth report on the state of the global interpreting market that analyzes trends, market forces, and includes a ranking of the top 35 interpreting LSPs by revenue.Music used in this stream is licensed by Nimdzi Insights:Wasted Education (Blue Topaz): Adobe Stock License ASLC-1212CEAC-21B4264EF6Grifting in Vegas (Kit and the Calltones): Adobe Stock License ASLC-1212CF4A-72A527808FFunky Mood: ASLC-12AFE84A-5ED0E7C577Way out of sight: ASLC-12AFE8AA-7C4063CA04Get Up and Get Up: ASLC-12AFE8F6-C367C2DA8EReal Stuff: ASLC-12AFE922-DA2CAF25FFBeauty Funky: ASLC-12AFE95F-A5D43CB15FSpanish Rumba: ASLC-12AFE9EB-02CE1C7C30May I Have This One: ASLC-12AFEA0C-58238F80C0Zimbabwe Sunset: ASLC-12F3E80C-400E160240Speaking of Africa: ASLC-12F3E9AE-91F3F49CAF

Hyper-localization is an increasingly important part of the globalization and localization industries. Tim YoungHoon Jung explores important considerations that LSPs must make when working with dialectal and cultural variances within the same country.This is also an article from the Feb '23 issue of Multilingual Media.About Tim:Founder and CEO at XL8, a machine translation services provider. He earned a Ph.D. in Computer Science at Columbia University in 2015. He worked as Staff Software Engineer at Google for several years.About Joshua:Joshua Pine is a Media & Entertainment industry veteran with 25+ years of experience leading global business operations and sales. He currently serves as Chief Revenue Officer at XL8 Inc, and has held senior roles at Sony Pictures, Sony Corporation, Technicolor, and other major companies.About Nimdzi Live:There is a shadow industry driving the growth of ALL global brands: Localization. Let’s talk globalization, localization, translation, interpretation, language, and culture, with an emphasis on how it affects your business, whether you have a scrappy start-up or are working in a top global brand.Would you like to be a guest on Nimdzi Live? Or you know somebody who should? Email live@nimdzi.com or reach out to info@nimdzi.com so we can coordinate!Still want more? Check out some other resources available from Nimdzi and MultiLingual Media below:️ NIMDZI INSIGHTS: https://nimdzi.comWe are a team of over ~50 analysts, consultants, and educators delivering research-based advisory and consulting specialized in international business, globalization, social justice studies, M&A culturalization, localization, gaming and media localization.THE LANGUAGE TECHNOLOGY LANDSCAPE: https://www.nimdzi.com/language-technology-atlas/The Nimdzi Language Technology Atlas maps over 800 different technology solutions across a number of key product categories. The report highlights trends and things to watch out for. This is the only map you will ever need to navigate your way across the language technology landscape.THE NIMDZI 100 RANKING AND MARKET ANALYSIS: https://www.nimdzi.com/nimdzi-100/The Nimdzi 100 is one of our flagship publications. It includes a ranking of the top 100 LSPs by revenue, a watchlist of large players that don’t disclose their revenues, and a detailed overview of the size and state of the language services industry. The Nimdzi 100 is widely considered an industry standard and is read by tens of thousands of people in the translation and localization space and beyond. LSPs, localization buyers, investors, savvy job seekers, and analysts will benefit from this free resource.THE NIMDZI INTERPRETING INDEX: https://www.nimdzi.com/interpreting-index-top-interpreting-companies/The Nimdzi Interpreting Index is an in-depth report on the state of the global interpreting market that analyzes trends, market forces, and includes a ranking of the top 35 interpreting LSPs by revenue.Music used in this stream is licensed by Nimdzi Insights:Wasted Education (Blue Topaz): Adobe Stock License ASLC-1212CEAC-21B4264EF6Grifting in Vegas (Kit and the Calltones): Adobe Stock License ASLC-1212CF4A-72A527808FFunky Mood: ASLC-12AFE84A-5ED0E7C577Way out of sight: ASLC-12AFE8AA-7C4063CA04Get Up and Get Up: ASLC-12AFE8F6-C367C2DA8EReal Stuff: ASLC-12AFE922-DA2CAF25FFBeauty Funky: ASLC-12AFE95F-A5D43CB15FSpanish Rumba: ASLC-12AFE9EB-02CE1C7C30May I Have This One: ASLC-12AFEA0C-58238F80C0Zimbabwe Sunset: ASLC-12F3E80C-400E160240Speaking of Africa: ASLC-12F3E9AE-91F3F49CAF

The Rise of AI-Drive Applications in Translation feat. Stefan HuygheStefan Huyghe recaps some of the technologies and perspectives that some innovative localization teams from BLEND to Subway — yes, the sandwich company — shared at the GlobalSaké's Interactive Virtual Event from last year.This article is also published in the Feb' 23 issue of Multilingual Media as The Real-world AI-driven Applications are Signaling a New Frontier in MT by Stefan Huyghe.About Stefan: Over 20 years of experience working in the localization industry as an executive for various high-profile language services companies. Are you looking to launch a product abroad? Do you need some input on how to optimize your international sales or marketing strategy and grow abroad? Want a window into how Europeans or Americans think? Are you hesitating about your translation or localization strategy? Ask me! It's what I live and breathe!About Nimdzi Live:There is a shadow industry driving the growth of ALL global brands: Localization. Let’s talk globalization, localization, translation, interpretation, language, and culture, with an emphasis on how it affects your business, whether you have a scrappy start-up or are working in a top global brand.Would you like to be a guest on Nimdzi Live? Or you know somebody who should? Email live@nimdzi.com or reach out to info@nimdzi.com so we can coordinate!

In China, localization is different. In today’s episode we talk with Zhongjun Ge about the complexities of localizing in China. Some topics we will cover include-- Tech in China in the past: For Chinese users only-- Tech in China now: Born global-- Key points to make better product localization-- The bright side of product localization in ChinaAbout Zhongjun Ge:Zhongjun Ge is leading a product localization team at ByteDance, and before that, he was Airbnb's first localization manager in China, and founded Panda Translation, a Beijing-based boutique LSP. He is also the most influential localization evangelizer in China, with 7000+ followers across platforms.About Nimdzi Live:There is a shadow industry driving the growth of ALL global brands: Localization. Let’s talk globalization, localization, translation, interpretation, language, and culture, with an emphasis on how it affects your business, whether you have a scrappy start-up or are working in a top global brand.Would you like to be a guest on Nimdzi Live? Or you know somebody who should? Email live@nimdzi.com or reach out to info@nimdzi.com so we can coordinate!

“More with Less” is a common refrain for localization directors. During challenging economic times, the need for localization does not go away, but as budgets are being cut, localization professionals need to get creative. How can buyers leverage their supply chain to optimize the localization spend? How is technology helping to resolve the challenge? What role do we expect Chat GPT to play in the future of localization?In this episode, we are joined by Jonas Ryberg and Wei Zhang, two of the minds behind “The State of Localization” report from Centific, to hear how global companies respond to economic downturns without sacrificing their localization efforts.About Jonas Ryberg:Jonas Ryberg is the Chief Globalization Officer at Cetific with a long history of building organizations and businesses through strong people and customer focus, and strategic thinking.About Wei Zhang:Wei Zhang is the VP of localization technology at Centific and co-author of “How an Economic Downturn Affects Localization.”About Nimdzi Live:There is a shadow industry driving the growth of ALL global brands: Localization. Let’s talk globalization, localization, translation, interpretation, language, and culture, with an emphasis on how it affects your business, whether you have a scrappy start-up or are working in a top global brand.