Use of your own staff in South Korea to manage projects outsourced to the sem agency
Often, people in the South Korea-department can have broader knowledge of what is going on locally than what one would expect from a sem agency far away or what the people at the headquarters of your company have detailed knowledge about. However, this does not necessarily mean that it is good use of resources to engage internal human resources locally in relation to the sem agency. Below I will highlight some of the things that need to be discussed.
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The project you are thinking of setting out to a sem agency can be time consuming and difficult to learn, but it can be well worth the time spent and resources
Putting the work out to a sem agency can certainly pay off, but it is still important that there are available resources that can handle this in a proper way on the part of the firm. If you already have limited resources, it is unlikely that this type of task will receive sufficient focus and attention from internal staff without adequate resources to handling the project. The sem agency knows that these things are time-consuming and are knowledge-intensive, so they have put the resources needed to handle the project in a proper and professional way. It has always been clear to me that it is you who know your service and your market best, so if you have the resources needed, it is definitely the best thing to do it yourself. This is something that must be carefully considered before making a decision on how to proceed with sem.
Is there any difference when using a sem agency in South Korea compared to working with this inhouse?
Inhouse staff can work well if you have the resources for it.
Should you employ specialists from a sem agency in South Korea or is it better to use someone in the company to handle sem in the firm?The questions you need to ask yourself has a number of aspects that you should think about. Here, I will try to discuss some of the things you should be aware of before deciding whether a sem agency is needed or whether it is better using internal staff in the organization at the local branch office in South Korea.
Good sem tools
There are some things you need to be aware of when using a sem agency – whether this is handled by local staff in South Korea, or centrally at the head office. Below is a handy checklist of things you need to think about, as well as the best tools you can use for either free or commercial tools where free alternatives are not available or significantly inferior to the commercial ones.
Google Alerts
To be on top of things, it is important to know what happens as early as possible. Google Alerts sends you an email every time someone mentions the words and phrases you specify. This can be anything from trademarks that are important to you, people of interest or general words and phrases that are important to your business. You can have alerts for all employees, freelancers you use, your trademarks including websites you run and words and phrases you focus on. All of this gives you a good overview of what is being talked about that matters internally. Google’s notification is free to use and helps you to be early in terms of being on top of what your competitors in South Korea are doing, potential public relations disasters in the form of negative reviews and much else useful.
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