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11 minsMarch 12, 2026

What does IDC research reveal about the untapped potential of CX partnerships?

On this episode, we explore why enterprises often trust their CX service partners with their customers — but not their revenue.

A new IDC study, sponsored by TELUS Digital, reveals a striking imbalance between the percentage of enterprises that rely on a CX service partner for support and analytics and those that engage those same partners for inbound B2B or B2C sales, despite revenue growth ranking among their top desired outcomes.

Host Robert Zirk sits down with Robin Jakobsen, director of product strategy for Customer Experience Management at TELUS Digital, to find out what's behind that disparity and what enterprises could gain from closing the gap. Along the way, the two discuss a shift from outsourcing as a defensive cost center to a CX partnership enabling revenue growth.

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Robin Jakobsen

Director of product strategy, CXM at TELUS Digital

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