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Benchmark Snapshot: Tracking the impacts of COVID-19 on CX
Customer requests are increasingly prone to volatility, putting pressure on support teams as ticket volume fluctuates during the COVID-19 outbreak
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Better customer experiences with omnichannel engagement
Designing a support experience that enables you to have natural conversations with your customers regardless of…
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What is automated customer service? A guide to success
There is a solution to long hold times and delays in email response times that customers increasingly expect: automated customer service
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Customer retention: Metrics, strategies, and examples
Discover tried-and-true customer retention strategies to keep customers coming back.
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The intelligent contact center of the future
While the proliferation of customer engagement channels can be challenging on a technological and operational level, it’s really good news for businesses
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10 common CRM problems and how to fix them
If you take a deep look into your customer data, you can get better forecasting capabilities. In other words, you can more effectively serve your customers and understand your prospects
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7 questions every small business should ask when looking for a CRM
Capturing the whole customer experience is hard when your data is siloed. The right CRM can help a small business bring it all together
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3 reasons support leaders can benefit from a sales CRM
To help ensure your buyer’s journey is an effortless one, businesses will want to bridge silos and close gaps between sales and support
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Fullscript’s best practices for scaling support operations
When Fullscript needed to address rising customer interactions, it learned that scaling support effectively didn't mean simply hiring more agents
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Considering customer service outsourcing? Ask these 4 questions first
In this article, we’ll clear up some of the confusion about customer service outsourcing so you’re enabled to make the best decision possible
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Conversational support made easy with Zendesk
Depending on the size of your support operations, it might seem easier to stick with a…
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Building and managing a virtual support team
Virtual teams present different challenges and opportunities from those of an onsite team. Radical trust and…
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Customer loyalty: A guide to types and strategies
Customer loyalty is when customers reward a company with repeat business over time. Our guide covers definitions, types, and strategies to help you learn how to build a loyal following.
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Drive revenue with customer analytics
As companies grow, customers suffer. For small and medium-sized businesses, tracking relevant data is crucial to providing the best CX possible
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Email support software 101: A beginner’s guide
Email support software can help reduce response times and streamline customer service. Here’s how to choose the right one for your business.
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How Zendesk is transforming CX in 2020
We’re excited to announce the official release of the Support Suite, the Sales Suite, and Sunshine
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Incoming integrations
In honor of the month of love, here’s what we love about February's incoming integrations. Read all about them
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