Foreign Languages: Why and How to Choose a Translation Agency Posted on 23 June 2017 by aparthenos | Leave a Comment Estimated reading time: 5 mins Speaking a foreign language is beneficial not only from a personal perspective, but also—and especially—for businesses. Why? Because knowing at least a second language facilitates communication between businesses, between a company and its … Continue Reading
Customer Service, or About the Power of Kindness Posted on 16 May 2017 by aparthenos | Leave a Comment Estimated reading time: 4 mins Customer service is the detail than can make the difference between your company and your competitors, and this is where many small businesses fail; ignoring the customers' needs means cutting short the potential life of a business. … Continue Reading
Words: Small Elements for the Biggest Effect Posted on 19 May 2016 by aparthenos Few weeks ago, I read an interesting blog post called A little thing about release notes by Anna Pickard, Editorial Director at Slack. She pointed out how at Slack, words are part of the user experience too. I sincerely liked that post- and for that matter also Slack’s … Continue Reading
Standing between coins and words: where is the value of translation? Posted on 30 March 2016 by aparthenos Last week, I attended a conference in Vienna, and during a coffee break with another attendee, I discussed one of the most common situations that translation agencies encounter when selling their goods to companies—translated words are considered too expensive. I … Continue Reading