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We guide buyers and sellers through every stage of the deal process, ensuring sound valuations, effective negotiations, and seamless integration across the language services landscape.
Global Business Analytics for Smarter Globalization Decisions
Access eight proprietary tools developed by CSA Research to measure ROI, forecast revenue, and benchmark the performance and maturity of your global operations.
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Guidance for LSPs to assess operational maturity and understand how they progress in the Global Content Solutions Journey through Metrix 2.0™.
Recent Reports
What to Know Before Taking On Localization
Seven areas to evaluate before merging or centralizing translation and localization functions.
10 Questions to Ask Your CFO
Key finance questions to align localization budgets, metrics, and AI-driven analysis with corporate goals.
Expand Your Shared Cost Model to Cover Strategic Goals
How to operate strategically under shared budgets and integrate GenAI into financial planning.
Onboarding New Consumers of Language Services
Phased approach to onboarding internal teams, managing expectations, and building partner ecosystems.
Onboarding Executives New to Translation and Localization
How to educate and align new executives on the strategic value of localization.
Competition for Global Content Solutions
Overview of competitive forces LSPs and GCSPs face along the Metrix 2.0™ journey.
Recent Reports
What to Know Before Taking On Localization
Seven areas to evaluate before merging or centralizing translation and localization functions.
10 Questions to Ask Your CFO
Key finance questions to align localization budgets, metrics, and AI-driven analysis with corporate goals.
Expand Your Shared Cost Model to Cover Strategic Goals
How to operate strategically under shared budgets and integrate GenAI into financial planning.
Onboarding New Consumers of Language Services
Phased approach to onboarding internal teams, managing expectations, and building partner ecosystems.
Onboarding Executives New to Translation and Localization
How to educate and align new executives on the strategic value of localization.
Competition for Global Content Solutions
Overview of competitive forces LSPs and GCSPs face along the Metrix 2.0™ journey.
Shift in Language Opportunity: Share of Global Online GDP
Global digital opportunity is highly unequal: just 17 languages each control at least 1% of global online GDP, a concentration that shows how limited true digital reach still is.
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We received 100% positive feedback from attendees. Analyst Alison's keynote presentation on the Post-Localization Era at our conference was insightful, engaging, and well received by the audience. The presentation contributed to the 100% conference-satisfaction rate from attendees.
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