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What is call listening?

Call listening can help improve your customer service team's performance. Here's what you need to know.

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The ultimate guide to a successful discovery call

A discovery call is your first chance to wow your prospects. Leave a strong first impression by prepping for this initial phone conversation.

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Gratitude at work: why giving is as good as getting

Last year, I took Yale University professor Dr. Laurie Santos’s wildly popular “The Science of Well-Being”…

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5 key benefits of contact center as a service (CCaaS) software

Adopt a CCaaS solution, and you’ll be set to connect with customers across all channels and leave your dated contact center technology in the dust.

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Zendesk update: Helping each other to keep moving forward

Here is a snapshot of how we've been navigating the COVID-19 crisis.

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What do successful startups have in common? They prioritize CX

We studied over 4,000 startups to determine whether there was a connection between startup growth and CX investment. Spoiler alert: there was.

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Connecting your CX and marketing strategy

There’s more to a brand than its latest advertising campaign and tagline. It’s also how you…

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What is an enterprise help desk, and how does it benefit your team?

Here are the tools you need to meet your customers’ expectations, at scale.

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4 ways badges can boost community engagement

Badges are a powerful tool for increasing engagement in an online community and streamlining the conversations within it.

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Caroline Criado Perez on systemic data bias that counts women out

Years ago, I read an article explaining that most objects that appear solid aren’t; they are,…

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Customer onboarding guide for 2024 (+6 best practices and examples)

Customer onboarding is the process of teaching new customers the value of your product or service. Here's how to build an onboarding program that sets clients up for success.

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Top 11 call center skills every agent needs (soft skills + hard skills)

Need to hire agents to work the phones? Here are some tips for hiring candidates with the right call center skills.

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5 ways AI is helping solve human problems

We all use artificial intelligence (AI) every day. I regularly ask Siri to call my mom;…

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Welcome to your one-stop integration shop

New Zendesk app integrations are here. Learn all about how these new integrations can ease workloads…

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Proven ways to deal with high call volume

High call volume can overwhelm agents and harm the customer experience. But support managers have a host of ways they can manage and deflect inbound calls.

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CX and COVID-19: What agile companies are doing differently

See what the data says about how the most successful companies are adapting and innovating to meet customer needs as the pandemic wears on.

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