Wednesday, March 18, 2009

150 specialists

Imagine that your business can offer any online service to your clients. There are no exceptions, you can offer them all. Any demands from your clients can be achieved with a specialist. One person solely working and channeling all energy within his/her own specialty. Over the years we have seen web development becoming more and more complex. Where does one find the specialists capable of building a modern web application with for business? Modern web development requires various specialties. An e-business consultant, project manager, web designer, a flash specialist, an after effects specialist, possibly a 3D specialist, an Adobe Flex programmer, AS3 programmer, PHP programmer, an HTML & CSS coder and also an online marketing specialist! Imagine that all of these specialists are available at your disposal, yet actually not listed on your pay role. You would not need to pay when the specialist is sick or on holiday. You would not pay even half of what you are acustomed to paying on an hourly basis. There are no costs for management, chairs, desks, work space, parking space or social security. The specialist works only when you need him/her and you can pass on the charges to your client using your standard commercial prices. You and your client have full insight into the planning and progress of the project and you don't even need to speak a second language. When you call the specialist you can speak your native tongue with someone from your own country. You have the upper hand and can offer so much more to your customer without the risk of having these people on your own pay role.

You may think; that is not possible, certainly not where I am from. Well you may be right about that. It is not possible in the western world however very soon, it will be. The possibilities described above will be at your disposal; more possibilities and less risk. Present communication techniques like browsers, Skype, e-mail, collaboration software in combination with a growing mobility of young professionals all help make it possible along with a location with an excellent telecommunication infrastructure and high education levels. A place where people speak different languages, where labour costs are low and where the climate and environment are very attractive for young, high educated specialists. A place where the sun shines, and everyday you can enjoy a clear blue sky, where food and drinks play an important role in a metropolis with natural beauty and exciting, passionate culture. Here, it feels like you are on holidays whilst you are working. The unexpected can surprise, yet it is also safe. In such a place, you would find 150 specialists. A company where local and international young professionals build together a future and offer a high level service to demanding international clients. Wouldn't that be great? Wouldn't that be a win-win situation for you and for these people??

Your assumption is right. 150 specialists is our vision. Connaxis wants to achieve 150 internet specialists in the centre of Buenos Aires, Argentina. A cosmopolitan city with a perfect climate, a fresh breeze, Italian passion and a good taste for food and drinks. A country full of natural beauty and enhanced with high education levels. Argentine is renowned for it's professionals and belongs to the world's top three in regards to creativity. And geographically, we are not too far away. The time difference (depending on summer/winter time) with Europe is 2/4 hours and 2/0 hours with the United States (based on Eastern Time). The cost of living is low, it is possible to enjoy Buenos Aires life on an Argentine salary, which converted to dollars or euros does not amount to much. Buenos Aires is said to be one of the cheapest cities in the world. (138/143)

This is not a utopia, it is a reality. Working with '150 specialists' will give you a big advantage over your local competitors. You can spend the money earned on yourself. Why not take the opportunity to visit Buenos Aires and try the world famous Argentine steak? Bring your family with you. And mix business with pleasure. Visit the waterfalls in the North, the glaciers in the South or the 7-lake district in the West. Stay one week in the metropolis of Buenos Aires and see a football game in La Bombanera or a tango show in San Telmo. During your stay you can visit our office, meet our specialists and discuss ongoing projects. You are always welcome here and we would be pleased to have you!

Take a look at our Corporate site www.connaxis.com or on our Portfolio site www.creative-outsourcing.com. Send an e-mail or give a call on +54 11 5246 5987.

Your only limitation is your own imagination.

About Connaxis

Connaxis is a Creative Outsourcing specialist. We offer high level creative services. The following creative services may be outsourced to us: Web Design, Graphic Design, Flash, 3D, Animations, Games and Video. Furthermore we offer services like programming, internet marketing and support.

For more information on Connaxis:
www.connaxis.com – NL: +31208080017 US: +16468108783 ARG: +541152465987
Peter van Grinsven peter.van.grinsven@connaxis.com | Managing Director

Labels: Creative Outsourcing; Outsource Argentina; Outsourcing Consultants; Dedicated Resources; Web Development; Internet Marketing; Multilingual Support

Saturday, February 7, 2009

Beat your local competitors by smart sourcing creative services!

How should Argentina having the best cost quality relationship in creative outsourcing services worldwide impact your business/you? When making your outsourcing decisions it should mean that you choose Argentina for creative work. Just as you might choose India for programming, for example. When you make the correct decisions for outsourcing certain types of work to particular world wide markets it will make you more competitive in your home market. Maybe your direct competitor does not outsource anything, making that company less flexible and thus more risky and more expensive then your business. Another competitor may outsource design to India. Your company will win pitch after pitch because you can provide much higher creative quality. Your competitor will be stuck in the low margin market, which does not care for quality design. In the end your outsourcing decisions determine whether or not you win projects in your local market. When you play your cards right and source your products from the right partners you set yourself up for success.

Even if you have your own creative team in place it is unlikely that this team will have all the specialties that modern web development requires. You might have little business for Flash; After Effects or 3D specialists but you still like to serve your clients when they need help in these areas. Why not have reliable partners that can provide these specialists for a price which is less then half of that when outsourcing in your own country? And what about your decision to keep extra creative capacity available to react quickly to demands of your clients? In some months you cannot do without, but in others you will not need the extra capacity. In any case this extra capacity will reflect in your price towards your clients. You can choose to outsource this incidental extra work and keep your staff focused on the more demanding creative jobs you have at any time. You do not loose out in flexibility and you do not have to charge the creative idle time to your customer. You only take what you need. You gain competitiveness in the process. Because we work as a wholesaler for companies all over the world, we do have all specialties you need in-house and we can easily fit in any spike of extra work because we can divide it over more staff. Due to the availability of creative talent in Argentina we can easily scale up when necessary.

Of course we can provide more than creative services to you. Perhaps Indian development is cheaper, but it is more convenient to deal with only one company like a one stop shop. Our company has Native American employees working in key areas like account management, project management, internet marketing, and programming. We also work in the same time zone.

So, let us summarize. Why would you want to use our creative services in particular and our development in general?

* Best price / quality creative services worldwide
* No communication problems as we share your own native tongue
* No time differences
* You remain flexible
* No need to charge idle time to your clients
* Access to many different specialists

Our current partners that made the decision to start working with us are growing steadily. They are winning project after project. Their success translates into our success. It is an ideal, symbiotic relationship. Some partners start onselling one or more of the other services we offer, like:

* Coding HTML & CSS
* Programming
* Internet Marketing
* Support

We can see that it works. Our partners are successfully expanding their businesses because they can provide a better offering than their local competitors. Let yourself be convinced. Drop us an email. We will work together with you to improve your competitiveness. Together, we will make your business grow.

About Connaxis

Connaxis is a Creative Outsourcing Specialist. We deliver high quality creative outsourcing services. You can outsource Web Design, Graphic Design, Flash, 3D, Animations, Games and Video to Connaxis.

For more information on Connaxis: www.connaxis.com – US: +16468108783 ARG: +541152465987 NL: +31208080017

Peter van Grinsven peter.van.grinsven@connaxis.com | Managing Director

Labels: Creative Outsourcing; Outsource Argentina; Outsourcing Consultants; Dedicated Resources; Web Development; Internet Marketing; Multilingual Support