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Building real relationships through technology
Read our customer spotlight on BombBomb to learn why the company switched from Zendesk—and why they came back
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Feedback is a gift—take it and optimize
If you want to provide optimal support, you need to focus on your agents and what they need
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Your mother was right, you are the company you keep
You have needs, I have needs, we all have needs—one of which, according to Maslow’s Hierarchy…
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The key to great service? Saying “I don’t know”
Meet Zac Renault, a Zendesk customer advocate who provides French language support. He's an avid table tennis player and someone who isn't afraid to say, "I don't know" when he encounters a tricky customer issue.
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Next stop: the integration station
All aboard the apps train! We've got a ton of great new integrations to help you kickoff the new year.
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Product launches and the virtue of being vague
It’s not often that you will see public dates for new features or products. Why is that? And how can your Support team play at hinting about upcoming releases while keeping things under wraps?
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Keeping gamers in the game through customer service
Gaming studios have more control over their customer service when they provide their own support channels. With the rapid emergence of online and mobile games, it’s more important than ever for gamers to get the help they need so that they continue to stay engaged.
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Support tiers: The 5 levels + how to set them up
An effective support tier structure is critical to optimize customer experience and employee retention. Learn about the five levels and how to implement them.
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Are your customer service representatives happy?
It's not always easy to tell if customer service representatives are happy or not, but agent satisfaction surveys and agent performance metrics can help
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8 support manager skills to develop
6 support manager skills to focus on that will ensure your support team will be ready for anything
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Gartner predicts the future of CRM and customer experience
The future is unknown and the unknown can be both exciting and frightening. Thankfully, we believe…
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Multiple products still need to add up to one great experience
As Zendesk invests in new products and features, we try to support complexity without making the agent experience more complicated
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6 tips to hone your support superpowers
To hone your support superpowers, here are 6 tips to keep top of mind when offering customer support
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Understanding bot abilities—and limitations
The humans writing scripts and engineering bot handovers still hold the keys to customer service. Why? The answer is three-fold.
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Raising the bar: 4 more leaders in customer service
We've recognized support leaders from four of our customer stories to highlight how they're raising the bar as customer service leaders.
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Scaling and sustaining your customer service organization
Our advocates have shared a few lessons and solutions that they’ve learned about structuring, scaling, and…
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Highlight your team’s performance with 7 customer support metrics
By measuring key customer support metrics alongside and against each other, support leaders get a full view into the customer experience
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