Global growth is projected to remain subdued at around 3% in 2013. The translation market is growing more slowly, with the market size reaching $34.8 billion in 2013, up from $33.05 billion in 2012, growing at 5.13% annually. Prices per word have decreased to $0.13 on average. The presentation discusses how companies like Blackberry and Microsoft failed to adapt to changes in technology, and promotes adapting to changes in the translation market through embracing customer experience management and its three requirements: understanding customer interests, creating contextual experiences, and aligning organizations globally.