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The secret sauce to any great customer service and support organization is the team that makes it all possible. Check out our lessons, tips, and philosophies to help you engage and equip your agents so they can have better customer conversations.


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Optimize your customer service training

Correctly investing in customer service training not only ensures that customers receive the best possible service,…

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Are proactive chat scripts the answer?

How your agents handle the delicate back and forth of a live chat conversation matters. Some…

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Customer experience strategy: A step-by-step guide

Build a customer experience strategy to consistently create positive experiences that resonate with your audience.

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A comprehensive guide to customer service SLAs (+ 3 free templates)

Here’s how and why you should create service level agreements.

Meet us at the top

Read the Zendesk Customer Experience Trends Report.

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Increase conversions with chat

While adding a live chat channel can increase website conversion rates by 29 percent, you can…

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Setup your agents and end-users for success with Chat

You’ve made the important step of deciding to implement a new Chat channel, but now what?…

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Agent Experience Guide

Customer support agents have a tough job. They need to make sure customers are getting what…

Agent Life Cycle Guide

Your support agents interact with customers more than just about anyone else in your company. They…

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Tiers for fears: Is tiered support for you?

If you’re a business with consistently growing customer base and ticket volume, it might be time…

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Join the Zendesk Experience Research Panel and help shape the future of our products.

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Why firsthand product experience is the best teacher

Meet Peachy Garcia, who currently holds the record for most chats served here at Zendesk. As…

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How to be human while collecting customer data

Without categorizing the requests landing on your desk, collecting customer data needed to make informed decisions…

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Schedules in Zendesk Support

With Schedules in Zendesk Support you can build workflows and analysis around the hours of your…

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What is the follow-the-sun model? Advantages + strategy

The sun never sets for businesses that rely on remote support, and global support, for customer…

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Top customer experience with agile customer care

Customers have more options than ever before. So any company looking to build long-term relationships, and…

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Advocate Spotlight on Tier 3: Bringing a hive mentality to work

Each month we shine a spotlight on a member of Zendesk’s Global Advocacy team to learn…

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Top 3 complaints from customer support agents

We all have our fair share of job-related woes. Unfortunately, a recent Gateway Research report found…

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Adobe and Zendesk: powering multi-channel customer experiences

In order to deliver a great experience to a wider set of customers, Zendesk and Adobe…

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