Javier provides language services and wants to expand their business. They have a background in media production and working with international communities. They are multilingual and have experience in UK education. They cite data showing growing demand and popularity for languages like Spanish. To succeed, they need a good management strategy and excellent customer service that is relevant, supportive and flexible. They discuss competitors like Livemocha and Busuu. The typical online language learner is educated without children who studies at home. Javier's strategies include using their services as promotion and effective networking on social media. Market research shows high search volumes for language-related terms.
2. Why?
• Increasing demand
for languages in the
job market
• Adequate
implementation can
open up new markets
for products and
services
3. My background
• Media production
experience
• International
community groups
4. My background
• Worked in UK higher
and further education
establishments
• Multilingual (Spanish,
French and
Portuguese)
5. Supporting data
• Spanish is spoken by
8% of EU as first
language.
• Spoken by 7% as
additional language.
6. Supporting data
• Spoken by 405 Million
people worldwide.
• Most popular foreign
language taken in the
US.
7. Key issues to succeed
• Adequate
management strategy
to guarantee:
• Excellence in
customer service.
• Originality and
flexibility in approach.
8. Customer service
• Relevance to the
client.
• Enhanced level of
support.
• Flexibility while
offering service and
invocing clients.
10. Established players/ competitors
• Busuu
• Offers courses in 12
languages on a
freemium business
model.
• Also business
language courses.
• Website has collected
prestigious awards.
11. Typical profile of online language
learner
• According to Analytics
portal Alexa:
• University graduates
• Without children
• Access site from
home
• Not higher income
earners
12. Strategies
• The product is also
the promotion
• Effective networking
• Online presence
which is relevant and
efficient ( Facebook,
Twitter, Linkedin…)
13. Google new market tool results:
• Search term:
Spanish
• 16,673,000 searches in US
• 4,400,000 searches in France
• 2,740,000 searches in UK
14. Google new market tool results:
• Search term:
Interpreting
• 2,775,000 searches in
Germany
• 302,734 searches in US
• 74,155 in UK
15. Google new market tool results:
• Search term:
Translation
• 24,000,000 searches in France
• 22,720,00 searches in
Germany
• 9,140,000 in UK
16. Google new market tool results:
• Search term:
Localisation
• 301,000 searches in France
• 22,200 in UK
17. Do your own research :
• http://translate.google.com
• www.alexa.com