Comments on: Are you missing the boat in Latin America?

By: Daniel

Daniel — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 18:46:28 +0000

Excellent article Fernando! Also you have the benefits of Nearshoring in other countries like Bolivia, where costs are much lower than Mexico, Argentina, etc.

By: Juliet

Juliet — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:18:11 +0000

I agree with Andy, I dont think it is cheaper to outsource to India than it is Latin America. I think you'll find that these days its actually cheaper in Argentina and other countries in Latin America, the low incomes in these parts helps to bring those costs down. 5CA a Dutch call center based in Buenos Aires offers amazing rates to its clients for customer service, technical support and more in multiple languages. http://www.5ca.com

By: Jess

Jess — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 02:24:27 +0000

I think you are right about that, while it may have been a slow start it is finally being recongized, by many. This is visibile in the number of outsourcing companies setting up herer now. Latin America is booming with call centers right now. Why? Same time zone, cheaper prices, easily integrated western culture, etc etc. In Buenos Aires, there is a huge amount of people from all over the world for many different reasons - but they all share one thing in common, they need a job! Call centers attract them because often they can speak to clients / customers in their own language. Companies like www.5ca.com are owned by people from the netherlands but headquartered in Buenos Aires.

By: Alice8876

Alice8876 — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 04:39:02 +0000

You definitely have a good point. I have just moved to Argentina and I can tell you just from going to job interviews how many companies are handling outsourcing from the US. You can check out another article similar to the advantages that I came across… http://www.creative-outsourcing.com/outsourcing-o...

Enjoy!

By: flabastida

flabastida — Wed, 27 May 2009 05:04:02 +0000

Thanks for your comment. I really think 2009 is the year where outsourcing to Latin America is gaining mainstream recognition after years of building momentum and buzz, kind of like Twitter!

By: flabastida

flabastida — Wed, 27 May 2009 05:02:36 +0000

That's awesome to hear that about costs. Some of the people I've talked to have had some misconceptions of the Latin American market, hence the out-of-whack cost comment. Good job starting a company in Guadalara – great music, great food, and great Tequila!

By: hozyali (Ali)

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By: delkouby

delkouby — Tue, 26 May 2009 18:18:46 +0000

Interesting read,

I do business development for Estrasol (estrasol.com.mx) in Guadalajara, Mexico and my main focus is to get the message out to customers in the US that Mexico is a much better alternative than Eastern Europe and/or Asia. I think you did a good job expressing the benefits of outsourcing in Mexico.

By: Andy Kieffer

Andy Kieffer — Tue, 26 May 2009 18:10:38 +0000

Rock on Fernando! We recently started a nearsourcing company in Guadalajara and was surprised how much local talent is available. I'm puzzled by the comment (here and elsewhere) about Mexico's labor rates being higher (but worth it). I've been involved in outsourcing stuff to Bangalore and the labor rates were the same or higher than our corner of the word. We charge our clients LESS than the rates we were getting in India, we pay our workers MORE than the local market rate, and we make an okay profit. Maybe things are different in other parts of Mexico but, here in Guadalajara, we're having a ball!

By: dgamache (David Gamache)

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