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The gift of productivity: 3 benefits of customer service team diligence

With customer-centric organizations turning to support agents' experience as the source of improved customer experience, productivity and team diligence are crucial

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Customer community: Definition, benefits, and tips for building your own

A well-run customer community can be an invaluable resource to a company and its customers.

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Engaged employees and collaboration: how internal help desks help

Employee expectations are rising in tandem with customer expectations. Your employees expect the same kind of…

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5 ways financial services are banking on conversational customer support

Financial services are leaning into modern conversational experiences to manage their customer relationships

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The 4 most important ways software impacts your customer experience

Customers may not be interested in your customer experience software – but your company absolutely should be

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How to create a customer-centric strategy in 2024

Customer centricity is the ability to understand consumers and make business decisions based on their needs. It's putting the customer at the center of everything you do.

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Deep learning vs. machine learning

Uncover the inner workings of machine learning and deep learning to understand how they impact the tools and software you use every day.

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The Zendesk Customer Experience Trends Report 2020

Customer loyalty can help drive the success of a business, and the customer experience (CX) drives…

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Synchronized service: Citizen and Bulova merge with CX in mind

When high-end watch companies Citizen and Bulova merged, they turned to Zendesk's Sunshine platform to ensure…

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Use your IoT data to create a better customer experience

Paying attention to their IoT data can help companies foster deeper relationships with customers and create better experiences

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Traveling this holiday season? You might be messaging a lot more than usual

Travel and hospitality brands are creating unique, scalable customer experiences using messaging

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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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Download: The best hold music since 'Careless Whisper'

Did you know that the average person will spend 43 days of his or her life…

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How support data influences customer experience

When customers interact with support agents, they’re feeding companies with incredible insights that can transform CX. It affects agent workflow, product roadmaps, and overall customer experience.

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New apps to be thankful for

We're closing out November with some great new apps

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Marketing for real (and retail) holidays: Should you do it? How? Also, when?

Should your business get in on multi-billion-dollar holidays like this Black Friday? It’s worth considering—see how (and why) it's done

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