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7 Tried-and-Tested Tips for IT to Get the Most Out of Zendesk

At BetterCloud, we know that Zendesk is a powerful tool for tracking, prioritizing, and resolving our…

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Delivering SMS support with Text from Zendesk, featuring rapidly-growing startup Favor

On-Demand with Evan Aldrich and Ryan Nichols With the growth of mobile apps and the on-demand…

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Getting started with Zendesk Talk: strategies and best practices

Getting started with Zendesk Talk will help you set up and make the most of Zendesk…

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6 Steps to Deploying Chat on Your Website

Live Chat is a faster and more personal way to engage with customers. But to make…

Meet us at the top

Read the Zendesk Customer Experience Trends Report.

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How to Grow Your Business with Proactive Chat Support

The complete guide describes: The benefits of proactive chat support Research on public perception How real-time…

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From EMEA to AMER to the world: The Zendesk customer service startup story

What up-and-coming startups can learn from the Zendesk founders' experience.

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Zendesk Deep Dive: Managing Views

Views in Zendesk are a great way to ensure that no ticket goes unanswered. Much as…

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There's a chat for that

In recent years, companies have realized that providing customers with greater engagement opportunities can increase overall…

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How to migrate your help desk system

A data migration project is enough to strike fear into your heart, especially if you don’t…

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

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11 Steps to a Better Customer Support RFP Document

Industry watchers say that organizations change their customer support tools every five years on average. Whether…

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IT Service Desk Scorecard

Evaluating a new tool for your IT service desk can be a daunting task, and finding…

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Guide to integrating Zendesk and Salesforce

It's easy to integrate Zendesk and Salesforce — and with plenty of flexible options, you can set it up in the way that makes the most sense for your business

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Customer Support Tool Scorecard

Evaluating a new customer support tool can be a daunting task, and finding the right customer…

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Protect Your IT Assets

The consequences of overlooking even a single security vulnerability can be severe. If a computer on…

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