BPOs Can’t Delay Bolstering Cybersecurity Capabilities

cybersecurity

No one should underestimate the extent to which digital crime continues to menace businesses across sectors.  High profile hacks are regularly reported, and the impact on individuals affected is so great that it is nearly impossible to quantify.  It was with this backdrop that Huntress and Ryan Strategic Advisory recently hosted a thought-leadership lunch in […]

Profiles in Emerging Outsourcer Success: 2026

Profiles in Emerging Outsourcer Success: 2026

Ryan Strategic Advisory is pleased to release its annual showcase of BPOs that every industry watcher needs to have on their respective radars – Profiles in Emerging Outsourcer Success: 2026. This report highlights 5 growing providers that continue to innovate for their clients.  Those firms included in this year’s report include Axendi, Contact Web, Nakama […]

Recent Elections Could Reshape Nearshore CX

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When it comes business continuity, today’s geo-political dynamics are keeping things interesting.  In this context, recent elections have the potential to change customer management in the European and American nearshores.  With voters expressing a will for change in crucial delivery markets, this may provide outsourcers and their clients with re-emerging alternatives; in others, it could […]

Breaking Down CxOutsourcers 2026 in Ottawa

As members of the international BPO community return to their homebases following CxOutsourcers last week, the time has come for reflection on the key themes that emerged from the 2026 mindshare gathering.  Held in Ottawa at the venerable Chateau Laurier, the 7th iteration of this annual event opened the eyes and minds of delegates across […]

Back-to-Office Mandate a Challenge for BPOs in 2026

For all intents and purposes, the days of remote work as the norm for contact center management (or any other sector for that matter) are a thing of the past.  In 2026, leaders across organizations appear more intent than ever to centralize all aspects of operations in-office, and this is filtering down to management of […]

2026 CX & BPO Trends to Watch

2026

Welcome to 2026! In many ways, 2025 provided some clarity around the path of advanced technologies in CX delivery, but a great deal of murkiness still abounds.  In addition, with consumer dissatisfaction remaining problematic across many demand markets, enterprises and their customer management partners face considerable pressure to improve front-line service. And, at the time […]

2026 CX Technology and Services Buyers’ Outlook

2026

Ryan Strategic Advisory has published its latest outlook on CX technology and services trends for 2026.  This report was based on a survey of enterprise customer experience managers based in Australia, Canada, Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States. According to the insights gleaned from this sample, there is notable commercial optimism among captive […]

Latest Research – Offshore CX Confidence Index 2025

Offshore CX Confidence Index 2025

Cognitive Copy and Ryan Strategic Advisory are pleased to jointly publish the Offshore CX Confidence Index 2025. Get fresh insights into 16 global BPO and CX outsourcing locations with our most comprehensive and interactive Index to date. 🏢 Categorized Confidence: Find out what 220+ CX and BPO leaders think about global labor markets, infrastructure, public […]

Entrepreneurial Spirit is Essential for CX Outsourcing

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In today’s customer management services sector, no one should underestimate the need for a good dose of entrepreneurial spirit.  In any industry, it has been said that the best ideas come from upstart organizations, ones where executives are hungry for success and willing to take risks.  Unfortunately, swimming through the murky waters of today’s CX […]

iQor Charts Bold CX Path During 2025 Analyst Day

iQor

Let it never be said that originality is dead in customer management outsourcing.  Sadly, over the past few years, attempts to stand out from the crowd have been less evident, given the follow-the-leader bandwagon jumping of which so many outsourcers have been guilty, evidenced by a plethora lame attempts to rebrand themselves as ‘AI providers’. […]