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How not to be an asshole in the office kitchen

Not all office kitchens are created equal. Some are simple and clean, filled with the necessary…

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Be ready for anything: support forecasting and scheduling

Good support teams can meet the everyday challenges. Great ones use support forecasting to predict future scenarios and build for them.

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Smooth returns; return customers

Nothing simmers more comfortably on our back burner than stuff we need to return to the…

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The data-driven path to building a great help center

Given the importance of great self-service support, which course should companies take to build out theirs? We turned to the Zendesk Benchmark for answers.

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How Strava cracked mobile support and engagement

Strava creates fiercely loyal customers using a single, cross-device communication flow. Here's how they do it.

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Mullets are back in business—especially in customer experience

The mullet has been a part of the cultural conversation for decades, often eliciting some ‘80s…

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The startup spouse: a view from the other side of bed

Over half a million people become entrepreneurs in the United States each month. That’s a lot…

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Top 10 customer experience KPIs and metrics for 2024

It can be easy to feel overwhelmed by the number of customer experience KPIs. Learn how to identify the ones most important to your company.

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How to choose the right partner. Technology partner, that is.

Finding the right technology partner for your business means identifying a solution that you can afford, trust, and treat as an extension to your in-house team.

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Read the Zendesk Customer Experience Trends Report.

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Building customer loyalty with great support

Every customer service interaction has the potential to build loyalty and trust with a customer, even the password reset answers you provide

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4 knowledge management best practices for better self-service

Help your customers and your agents save time with these knowledge management tips.

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What is 24/7 support?

Demand for 24/7 support is almost certainly going to come as your business grows

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Introducing Guide Enterprise

Guide Enterprise makes it easy for large teams to collaborate on help center content processes and manage knowledge internally, externally, and across multiple brands

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Differentiate your brands with unique help center experiences

Brands that fall under the same parent company have unique customer bases, branding, and personalities. Why should their help centers be any different? Learn more about multibrand functionality in Guide Enterprise.

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Spring brings new integrations

Spring is here, and with it, tons of new Zendesk integrations

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“Let me tell you where I got this”—the power of the brand ambassador

If I said the words “brand ambassador” to you ten years ago, you’d probably think I…

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Figuring out "what happened?" with descriptive analytics

Not sure what to make of your customer service efforts? There are multiple types of customer analytics that can help customer service teams stay proactive, but for proper preparations and clarity, they'll need descriptive analytics.

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