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Tip of the Week: Auto-assigning Tickets

Today’s tip of the week describes how to automatically route tickets to a particular agent, or…

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4 industry leaders on how they use the Knowledge Capture app

We talked to industry leaders from Electronic Arts, Fossil, Clever, and FINALCAD to see how they’re each using Zendesk Guide and the Knowledge Capture app

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Introducing Answer Bot®

A a new way for customers to find the answers they seek even faster - introducing…

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Scaling real-time communication

With an increasing expectation for real-time communication, live chat and messaging are crucial channels for customer service excellence.

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Make self-service easy with the Web Widget

Most customers would rather not call support if they don't have to. Learn how to make it easy for them to find what they need

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Knowledge is power—the many knowledge management system benefits

Learn about the many knowledge management system benefits

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Building trust with automatic answers

Automatic answers are exactly what they sound like: they're answers that are immediately given to a…

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Improve your support tickets with video

A well-done, just-the-right-length how-to video can yield big relief at one more problem off the table. Which is where our friends at Wistia come in

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6 Reasons why every call center should use an integrated ticketing system

Despite major improvements in other realms of customer service, many companies are using outdated technology and…

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When the benefits of switching software outweigh the costs

Switching to a new software solution can be a great idea, but the long-term costs of…

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5 Things to do before you switch solutions

Adopting new software can be complex, time-consuming, and if you’re not careful, a total nightmare. So…

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How to get new software approved

Switching to a new customer support software solution requires involvement from various teams within your organization,…

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On hold no more: top 5 benefits of a callback service

No one likes calling a company only to be put on hold. In fact, according to…

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Gartner disrupts the traditional analyst model with new FrontRunner Help Desk quadrant

I recently attended a Gartner event in Las Vegas. It was designed to support the business…

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How to build ideal workflows in Zendesk Support

Join our latest Fine Tuning discussion to learn more about the remaining “building blocks” of an…

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Customize your chat widget with the Web SDK

Because it is often the first place a customer looks when they want help, the Zendesk…

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How to make the most out of live chat

Most customers prefer chat to email—why wait for a response via email when a question can…

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