{"id":9715,"date":"2020-02-07T13:27:35","date_gmt":"2020-02-07T11:27:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phrase.com\/blog\/?p=9715"},"modified":"2023-09-26T12:22:32","modified_gmt":"2023-09-26T10:22:32","slug":"saas-platforms-to-help-your-business-go-global","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phrase.com\/blog\/posts\/saas-platforms-to-help-your-business-go-global\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best SaaS Platforms to Help Your Business Go Global"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>No matter if you\u2019re an entrepreneur developing your very first products or belong to a multinational corporation managing multiple product lines, acquiring global markets is no longer a luxury but a necessity. When you\u2019re facing multiple deadlines, and regulatory hurdles, and navigating a wide range of languages and cultures, having the right management tools is critical.<br \/>\nFortunately, the global SaaS market offers tons of applications that you can use to build a globalization workflow across your organization. And because they are SaaS platforms, they require little investment in infrastructure, not to mention their simple implementation. Let\u2019s look at some of the best SaaS platforms that can keep your business on track for global epansion.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_69_1 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Overview<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/phrase.com\/blog\/posts\/saas-platforms-to-help-your-business-go-global\/#google-workspace-the-end-of-desktop-productivity-software\" title=\"Google Workspace: The End of Desktop Productivity Software\">Google Workspace: The End of Desktop Productivity Software<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/phrase.com\/blog\/posts\/saas-platforms-to-help-your-business-go-global\/#active-collab-collaborative-project-management-making-real-work-happen\" title=\"Active Collab: Collaborative Project Management Making Real Work Happen\">Active Collab: Collaborative Project Management Making Real Work Happen<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/phrase.com\/blog\/posts\/saas-platforms-to-help-your-business-go-global\/#hubspot-customer-success-management-across-geographies\" title=\"HubSpot: Customer Success Management Across Geographies\">HubSpot: Customer Success Management Across Geographies<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/phrase.com\/blog\/posts\/saas-platforms-to-help-your-business-go-global\/#git-and-github-the-secret-ingredient-for-effective-global-product-experiences\" title=\"Git and GitHub: The Secret Ingredient for Effective Global Product Experiences\">Git and GitHub: The Secret Ingredient for Effective Global Product Experiences<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/phrase.com\/blog\/posts\/saas-platforms-to-help-your-business-go-global\/#phrase-localization-management-made-easy-from-day-one\" title=\"Phrase: Localization Management Made Easy from Day One\">Phrase: Localization Management Made Easy from Day One<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"google-workspace-the-end-of-desktop-productivity-software\"><\/span>Google Workspace: The End of Desktop Productivity Software<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>There are virtually no businesses that run without dependency on the ancient Microsoft Office suite of productivity tools. But things are changing fast and dependence on desktop tools is simply not viable these days.<br \/>\nWhat has found its way into product teams everywhere is <a href=\"https:\/\/workspace.google.com\/\">Google Workspace<\/a>, a refined set of connected apps comprising Docs, Sheets, Slides, Hangouts, Forms, and more. The interfaces are familiar but streamlined to the most used functions, and its ability to foster collaboration is unsurpassed.<br \/>\nThe instant ability to create links and easy access from any connected device makes these deceptively simple tools a must-use environment for teams. Google Workspace\u00a0pioneered a collaboration process that had eluded software developers for years with its simple sharing, editing, and publishing capabilities. Autosaves are standard, allowing you to start working on one device, move to a desktop, and back to your mobile, without losing a beat. And all of your work is saved in Google\u2019s highly secure cloud. It\u2019s a game-changer.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"active-collab-collaborative-project-management-making-real-work-happen\"><\/span>Active Collab: Collaborative Project Management Making Real Work Happen<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Project management is at the core of product development, including organizing and structuring your globalization process. All this requires a facilitating tool that allows you an overview of specific tasks and departments, helps you plan and install timeframes for completion, and finally, track progress and changes.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/activecollab.com\/\">Active Collab<\/a> represents the next generation of project management software, designed to help teams work together, from any location, on multiple projects. Tracking, timelines, progress reports, version control, and a clear window into every aspect of your projects can be managed from one clear interface. And, as the name suggests, the application is focused on fostering collaboration across locations, departments, and product development processes.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"hubspot-customer-success-management-across-geographies\"><\/span>HubSpot: Customer Success Management Across Geographies<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Global <a href=\"https:\/\/phrase.com\/blog\/posts\/market-positioning\/\">market positioning<\/a> means communicating and supporting products across barriers that once limited a company\u2019s ability to profit in those new markets. Today we have marketing, sales, and communication tools that make these critical communication requirements much easier to manage.<br \/>\nOne of the leading choices, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hubspot.com\/\">Hubspot<\/a>, started out as a marketing automation tool but has become the central \u2018hub\u2019 for customer success management. When Hubspot entered the market, marketing automation was a buzzword that few really understood. It promised the centralizing of all your digital marketing functions in one tool that linked them together, organized them by product and market, and tracked their effectiveness. Hubspot made that promise a reality.<br \/>\nWrite a blog post, add it to a newsletter, put it into your CRM so Sales can share it, post it across social media \u2013 and do it all in one interface with a few clicks. And with customization comes the ability to publish this digital content to multiple markets, each with their own look, feel, and targeted messaging. Hubspot literally replaces multiple applications and manual posting across various digital media with one tool \u2013 the definition of marketing automation at the next level.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"git-and-github-the-secret-ingredient-for-effective-global-product-experiences\"><\/span>Git and GitHub: The Secret Ingredient for Effective Global Product Experiences<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/phrase.com\/blog\/posts\/i18n-a-simple-definition\/\">Internationalization<\/a> impacts every single company department when going global. No matter if you branch out to establish a base in a different country to enter the market with your product line or if you just want to launch your products internationally. Reducing future challenges through integrating a seamless internationalization procedure into your product development cycle in advance is key to international success with as little risk as possible.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/git-scm.com\/\">Git<\/a>, a version control system, is the go-to solution for anyone developing and designing tech-based products, whereas <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/\">GitHub<\/a> is a social code hosting platform. Both allow for increased and location-independent collaboration while allowing you to have a version overview of your repositories. Testing and bug fixing can be managed by multiple developers across your applications. This frees up product managers to focus on your internationalization processes for code and content.<br \/>\nInstallation of both solutions is recommended, especially if you need to work on a local computer. Editing files, adding content, copying repositories, and updating versions works is simple and the overall workflow of the tools is easy in comparison to other solutions. Branching allows for different changes without any impact on the master branch, so testing a variety of ideas becomes a smooth process without version control issues.<br \/>\nAny plugin developer or app creator will know how difficult testing of ideas can be when cross-collaborating and working on code simultaneously. The seamless integration of Git and GitHub with your tools, through APIs, adds these powerful capabilities to your digital workflows.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"phrase-localization-management-made-easy-from-day-one\"><\/span>Phrase: Localization Management Made Easy from Day One<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>As the cherry on the globalization cake, localization can make your product appealing to local populations from any market. Phrase is a web-based platform built to streamline your <a href=\"https:\/\/phrase.com\/blog\/posts\/localization-management\/\">localization management<\/a> process with the whole team in mind. Large teams of product managers, developers, designers, and translators across borders and time zones benefit from a better user experience, boosting collaboration and productivity.<br \/>\nPhrase gives you a central platform for managing product localization across multiple languages. Your customers, translation vendors, language service providers, and other stakeholders observe high quality and consistent translation, while you realize the benefits of a platform approach to localization management.<br \/>\nTo stay on top of things, Phrase helps monitor the current status of localization and translation projects in real-time and keep track of language versions, tasks, translation orders, and costs. Creating translation memories and glossaries, as well as downloading specific files of the translated content for external quality control, through other tools, is easy. It can also be integrated with your internal tools or other solutions like GitHub, through its API.<br \/>\nSince Phrase was designed to scale from start-ups to large enterprises, you can find a level that works for your requirements from both a price and an implementation perspective. It is the essential tool for entering global markets on your customer&#8217;s terms, in their own language. Check out all of <a href=\"https:\/\/phrase.com\/solutions\/\">Phrase\u2019s solutions<\/a>, and see for yourself how it can help in going global.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Moving into global markets is no longer a luxury but a necessity. 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