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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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Helping to prepare your team: Getting the most from Zendesk

We've compiled a list of our product features and ideas to help your team continue to work effectively from home

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Transitioning to a remote workforce

We've assembled some of our own best practices to working virtually. The goal: to ensure your…

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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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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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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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3 ways to make AI practical and accessible in CX

Goal-oriented business leaders need an AI accessibility and usability revolution in CX. Ada's Ruth Zive shares sharp, actionable ways to create it

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6 productivity tips for customer support agents

Reducing the time it takes to resolve a customer issue makes everyone happier. Getting there means taking actionable steps for greater support agent efficiency

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3 best practices to cultivate loyalty in customer service

There are actionable ways to drive loyalty through your customer support. And loyalty really matters

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101 customer service quotes to keep your team motivated at work

Customer support isn’t always easy, but some good customer service quotes can keep your team going on tough days.

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Maslow's hierarchy of needs for help center customization

To help businesses ensure they’re building meaningful help center experiences, we created a hierarchy of needs for help center customization best practices

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Here's what it takes to be a great customer service leader

Good customer service is quickly becoming a core value to companies and has never been more…

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How service recovery programs can build customer loyalty

Don’t let your customer service team miss out on the opportunity to turn every negative interaction into a positive one. Take a look at how a service recovery program can help

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Time to team up: Zendesk’s new partner program

Zendesk's redesigned partner program is eminently flexible, helping partners drive customer engagement and deliver great customer experiences

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The 5 most important customer service techniques

Customers are king and in order to treat them like royalty, your customer service team needs to deliver the best experience every time

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How Homebridge scaled with Zendesk

As a fast-growing company, Homebridge attributes much of its success to superior customer service. Having customer…

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How 8 companies deliver exceptional customer experience at scale

Delivering exceptional customer experience at scale can be a challenge, but with a modern, easy-to-use CRM…

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The 3-step process for better agent training

Customer support leaders need to create an agent training process that's simple, repeatable, and scalable. Here's how

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