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Tools, templates, in-depth guides, podcasts, and videos to help you grow your CX knowledge and build better customer relationships.
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Customer service scorecard: How to build one + free template
A customer service scorecard can help you improve your support team’s performance and reduce customer churn. Learn how to create one and what to include.
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Employee development plan: 6-step guide [free templates]
Discover the organizational impact of an employee development plan and how it can affect the employee experience. Use our free templates to get started today.
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Early insights from our AI implementation journey—with Zendesk’s Steven Warfield
With AI transforming the world of CX, Zendesk’s VP of Customer Service shares how we’re navigating big changes for our own internal teams—and what excites him about the future.
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From failed startup to finding product-market fit: Thoropass Founder Sam Li shares his journey
The entrepreneur explains how he bounced back and went on to raise $98 million, highlighting lessons he learned along the way and strategies for success.
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Navigating the peaks and valleys of entrepreneurship: Insights from Redpanda Founder Alex Gallego
In this episode, Redpanda's Alex Gallego embarks on a comprehensive exploration of the entrepreneurial journey.
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Building AI-powered experiences for humans—with Upwork’s Brent Pliskow
With AI at the heart of their support operation, Upwork is raising the bar for their customers and their internal teams.
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Lessons from an AI success story—with XP’s Guilherme Kolberg
Hear how one of Latin America’s largest investment firms is leveraging AI to improve their customer experiences and already seeing results.
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Direct from Relate 2025—with Zappos Insights co-creator Robert Richman
Join us in Las Vegas where we sat down with Robert Richman, author of The Culture Blueprint, and had attendees place their bets on the future of customer service.
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AI and the next CX revolution—with Zendesk’s Adrian McDermott and Teresa Haun
Join Zendesk experts Adrian McDermott and Teresa Haun as they unpack the history of CX transformation and what that means for an AI-powered future.
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Unlocking growth: How to get product-market fit validation without an MVP
Materialize founder Arjun Narayan shares how he built a database startup and secured $100M+ strategic investment.
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Humanizing support at scale—with Talkspace’s Donna Haddigan
For Talkspace’s support team, empathy isn’t a nice to have, it’s a must for each and every customer interaction.
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Top customer experience podcasts
Check out the top 35 customer experience podcasts for the latest trends, tips, and strategies in customer experience.
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Unlocking Sentry's success: Insights from David Cramer's unconventional journey to successfully raising $217 million
The founder shares why it pays to stop convincing prospects and instead focus on finding the ones who inherently understand and appreciate your vision.
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Building the experiences your customers actually want—with Bitly’s Brad Harris
Bitly's Brad Harris explains how 2024 became his “year of testing” and why there are no stupid questions in CX.
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Navigating turbulent waters: The rise of Arc in the aftermath of Silicon Valley Bank's collapse
Founder Donald Muir dives into the power of unity and cross-collaboration, especially during times of rapid, exponential growth.
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Free customer persona templates and examples
A customer persona template can help your business better understand your customers. Download our free templates and create your own customer personas today.
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25+ free chatbot templates to improve your CX in 2025
Use these chatbot templates with AI-powered customer service software to provide fast, 24/7 customer support and improve agent productivity.
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