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Cultivate community for a better customer experience

A robust user community is a powerful combination of support, social networking, and communications that streamlines the customer experience across the board. Here’s how it can start driving results immediately.

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The paradox of channel choice

It’s good to offer all support channels, but not all the time, and not everywhere

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Yesterday’s extraordinary is today’s ordinary

Every business needs to consider how to continuously deliver better customer experiences that can compete with…

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Big expectations, small businesses: What customers want in Europe

Good customer service experiences can result in more business from not just that customer, but also…

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5 biggest gaps in customer service for small businesses

The stakes are high for small businesses. Companies like Amazon and Uber have set the standard…

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Values versus reality: surprising gaps in customer service

We all have blind spots. What companies perceive as excellent service does not always line up with the reality of the customer service they are delivering

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Big expectations, small businesses: What customers want

Good customer service experiences can result in more business from not just that customer, but also…

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3 top priorities in banking customer service

Customers expect banks to offer an exemplary digital experience — and retain a human touch. High performers share these traits

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Big expectations, small businesses: What customers want in Australia

Good customer service experiences can result in more business from not just that customer, but also…

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Personalized customer service: what it is and how to provide it

Personalization matters more than ever. Here’s how to leverage customer data and omnichannel support to create personalized customer experiences.

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How is machine learning being used in customer service?

Despite it’s growing popularity, there’s still a lot of confusion concerning how machine learning fits within…

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The benefits of owning your support community

The many benefits to hosting a support community include better knowledge sharing, fostering productive conversations, enabling product experts, moderating conversations, SEO, and more

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What does customer service mean to you?

Defining good customer service can be tricky, but forward-thinking companies realize that it’s customers who get to make that determination, not them

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What’s your type? 4 types of customer service operations

“Actions speak louder than words,” right? In our latest Zendesk Benchmark report (released today), we decided…

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These consumer contradictions mean AI opportunities in CX

Your customers still aren’t entirely comfortable with AI, nor do they understand how it’s already affecting them. Here’s how to help them — and your agents.

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3 benefits of proactive engagement

Proactive engagement is anticipating the context of common support issues and being a step ahead, so you can guide customers towards the experience they deserve

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How businesses can benefit from proactive messaging

Businesses are more likely to build a real connection with proactive messaging that's personalized and strategically implemented

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