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5 steps to setting better customer service goals

Finding the right balance for setting customer service goals is integral to the success of any team

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Simplified IT service management, part 4

I went through my years in IT support never knowing the difference between incidents and problems.…

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Why customer service is so important to online shoppers

Most people think of shopping online as a way to cut costs. E-commerce stores relieve customers…

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Protect Your IT Assets

The consequences of overlooking even a single security vulnerability can be severe. If a computer on…

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The History of Customer Support

There was a time when customer support meant you told a shop owner your issue with…

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Matchmaking in the cloud: a perfect marriage of sales and support

This paper describes why integrations of best-of-breed tools in the cloud will outperform standard all-in-one platforms.…

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Self-service: do customers want to help themselves?

Studies of customer feedback tell us that more and more customers prefer self-service over contacting a…

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One face of the brand customer support

Streamlining and improving the customer service experience has been proven to increase profits for retailers.1 Simply…

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The Customer Service and Social Media Revolution

Customer service organizations face increasing amounts of pressure to deliver better service over a broader range…

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To whom am I speaking?

79% of customers still prefer to use the phone when contacting customer service. To increase customer…

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The holiday satisfaction slump: keeping holiday customers happy

Holidays are hard on customer satisfaction. Last year, you might have noticed a slump in your…

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Improvements in search for more intelligent self-service

Recent studies tell us that more and more customers prefer self-service over contacting a support agent;…

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Infographic: best in practice

Your reputation for providing quality customer service matters. In fact, as our latest infographic illustrates, the…

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S*** Support Agents Say

We know, we know: the S**** People Say meme is on its last leg. Who can…

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What Airbnb customer service learned while rapidly scaling their support

With Jessica Semaan Customer service can be a lot like a romantic relationship—you have to nurture…

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5 Ways to Prevent Customer Fallout

Originally published on The 1to1 Blog The real-time Web is an increasingly powerful tool for customers…

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Tip of the week: Escalating tickets

One common step in ticket workflows is escalation of issues from agent to agent, or team…

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