Reminders tied to release calendars
Product launches, admissions cycles and filing dates trigger reminders to the client contact in advance.
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Customer Retention App for Translation Agencies
A customer retention app for translation agencies helps past clients remember the agency when their next localization release, document renewal or certification need arrives. SIZ Group builds it for iOS and Android so the marketing team can send timed, permission-based reminders and turn a renewal into a quote request in one tap.
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How buyers of translation services choose an agency, then stop thinking about it
A product manager usually finds a translation agency through a referral from a developer, an immigration attorney or a fellow founder. They compare turnaround, the quality of a sample, whether the agency understands their subject matter and what the proof process looks like. Most buyers keep one or two vendors for years once the first project goes well.
That loyalty fades when the relationship goes quiet. A client who last ordered a localized help center in spring may need the next release translated by autumn, but the request often goes to a search engine instead of the agency. The app keeps the agency on the client's calendar at the moments that matter.
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A localization lead's renewal, from first reminder to a new quote
Picture the localization lead at a software company that ordered interface translations into four languages last year. Six weeks before its next product release, the app sends a short note listing the strings the agency translated last time and asking whether the release adds new screens. The lead replies that it adds a billing section and two onboarding flows.
The reply opens a draft quote request, with the earlier glossary and translation memory linked where the agency keeps them. The project manager can estimate the new word count from the existing segments, and the lead confirms the target languages from the same screen without a phone call.
The agency sends the quote the same day, with a delivery date that fits the release. When the lead approves it, the new job is linked to the old glossary, and the app schedules a short check-in after delivery to ask how the strings performed in the product.
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Consent and confidentiality rules for client messages
Email to clients falls under the CAN-SPAM Act, which requires an accurate sender and a working unsubscribe link. Text messages need prior express consent under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act. The app should record consent with its date and source, and it should refuse to send where that record is missing.
Legal, immigration and medical clients need extra care. A reminder about a certified translation must never reveal the document type or the case it belongs to. If the agency handles protected health information, business associate terms under HIPAA may apply, so counsel should confirm them before the app sends any message about that work.
- Consent recorded with its date and source for every contact
- Reminders that name a product release, never the document inside it
- Business associate terms checked before medical work is referenced
- One-tap opt-out on every email and text message
What you get
Key features
Renewal quotes in one tap
A client confirms new content, and a draft quote request opens with the previous project linked.
Glossary and memory links
Earlier terms and segments travel with the renewal, so the estimate reflects real reuse.
Engagement signals for the team
Account owners see which clients opened a reminder, replied or went quiet.
Consent logged per contact
Each email and text keeps its opt-in source and date, and one tap removes the contact from future sends.
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Seasonal demand: launches, admissions and filing deadlines
Demand has its own calendar. Software and retail clients often localize before the autumn holiday trading period, universities need transcript and certificate translations in the winter, and immigration filings rise ahead of renewal dates. A quiet month for one client category is often the busiest month for another.
The app should respect those cycles. Reminders for a retail client should arrive in the summer, while an admissions reminder fits early autumn. Each reminder should follow the client's own calendar, and the marketing team should be able to pause a whole category during a rush so live orders are not disturbed.
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What the agency must supply: contacts, memory and consent
The agency should supply its client list with the last delivery date, the languages served, the subject areas each client uses and the owner of each account. It should also supply a short library of plain notes on localization planning, certification requirements and turnaround options, which the app can share when a client shows interest.
Access rules matter. Marketing staff should see account summaries and reminder history, while translation files, glossaries and client documents stay with the project team. Export consent records from the existing system and keep any contact who never opted in off the reminder list.
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Rolling it out to project managers and account owners
Start with the account owners who already know their clients well. Ask them to review each planned reminder for accuracy and tone, then send the first few by hand to see how clients respond before the app takes over the schedule.
Project managers need to trust the quote requests the app creates. Walk them through a sample renewal, show how the glossary and memory links work and agree a response time for every request. Post-launch support is available to adjust timing as the client base grows.
- Account owners review each planned reminder before it goes live
- Early reminders sent by hand to compare client reaction
- A response time agreed for every renewal quote request
How do we know when a client needs translation again?+
Use the release and project history in your own records. Most agencies know the products, documents and languages each client ordered, and the reminder calendar is built from those dates. We agree the source fields with the account owners before launch.
Will reminders reveal confidential work?+
They should not. Templates refer to a product release or an admissions cycle, never to a document or a case. Account owners review each template before it goes live, and the app refuses to merge candidate or patient details into a message.
How soon should we judge the results?+
Give the program at least one full seasonal cycle. Compare renewals and reply rates against the same months in the prior year, so the comparison reflects real demand.
Can it sync with our project management system?+
Often yes, depending on the platform and the plan. We confirm which job records can be read, the sync frequency and the fields to share during the scoping call, and the first release can run without a live link.
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Keep past clients on your calendar
Start with a free scoping call. Phone +1 254 323 2698 or email info@sizgroup.com, and SIZ Group will send the scope and price in writing.