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Report: CX Champions of Asia Pacific

Zendesk partnered with ESG Research to build a framework around CX maturity. Learn how CX Champions across the Asia Pacific region are driving CX success.

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Report: CX Champions of Latin America

Zendesk partnered with ESG Research to build a framework around CX maturity. Learn how the CX Champions of Latin America are driving CX success.

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Report: CX Champions of North America

Zendesk partnered with ESG Research to build a framework around CX maturity. Learn how leaders in the United States and Canada are driving CX success.

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8 Questions CX leaders must answer before creating a customer experience map

This planning guide will help you create a CX map that gives your team the insights they need to deliver excellent customer experiences.

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How to identify and support your most valuable customer segments

Using segmentation to better serve your best customers.

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The new rules for customer service outsourcing in a changing world

Here are four questions you should ask before getting started with an outsourcer.

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Best practices for Champions of CX

ESG Research pinpoints where companies are elevating their CX game—and where they’re falling behind.

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How SMB CX Leaders Who Raise Their Game Are Driving Business Success

Zendesk partnered with ESG Research to build a framework around SMB CX maturity and CX success. Download the complete report.

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How CX Leaders Who Raise Their Game Are Driving Business Success

Zendesk partnered with ESG Research to build a framework around CX maturity. Learn how the leaders are driving CX success.

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Customer experience management advice from the pros

Stories of great customer experiences often go viral because they’re exceptional outliers. An airline saves the…

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Addressing customer experience from the CIO perspective

For IT leaders, customer experience was already a hot topic, but the pandemic has amplified the…

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9 customer service gifs that explain a day in the life of a support agent

Customer service representatives do not get enough credit. See here for funny customer service gifs that explain life in a support job.

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What is customer obsession? How to become customer obsessed

We’ve all heard the stories of companies going above and beyond to provide their customers with…

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Why customer courtesy matters (and 8 tips on how to nail it)

Find out why compassionate customer service matters, and what it can do for your business.

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What is customer-facing? Everything you need to know about customer-facing roles

Learn about customer-facing roles, what kind of people do well in them, and how to improve your own customer-facing skills.

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Startup Central — The human guide to leading remote teams

WFH is here to stay. In this guide, we talk to startup leaders about how they're facilitating productive, human collaboration from anywhere.

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Call center burnout: what it is and how to overcome it

Call center employees face unique challenges that can often lead to burnout. Understanding why can help fix bigger problems down the road.

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