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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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Helping HR create strong relationships

Good customer service applies to any department, and it encourages the kind of interactions that help…

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Tip of the week: make your email look more like email

The default formatting for Zendesk emails is nice if you're set up to be a ticketing…

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Tip of the week: agent collision detection

Agent collision detection is a feature that alerts your agents when another agent is viewing and…

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Use your phone for more than pictures of lunch: tips for screening job candidates

It’s hard to get to know someone in one 15-20 minute phone call. Yet, as the…

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Forrester Names Zendesk a 'Strong Performer'

Zendesk was cited in The Forrester Wave™: Customer Service Solutions for Midsize Teams, Q4 2015 Customer…

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Manners around the world

Being polite and having good manners might seem easy: When someone does something nice, you say…

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Do more with more: contact center integrations

Your agents are handling the difficult task of trying to please customers, one phone call at…

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Maintain accountability with one simple move

One of the realities of working for a company that genuinely cares about customer service is…

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Welcome Zopim

We’re excited to announce that we have acquired the award-winning web app company Zopim! Zopim is…

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Community tip: The fab five for customer satisfaction

Five fabulous customer tips on customer satisfaction.

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Read the Zendesk Customer Experience Trends Report.

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Zendesk Security: Announcing SOC 2 Type 1, and more

Zendesk is happy to announce new security features and updates, like our SOC 2 Type 1…

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Pick up the phone!

Email isn’t going anywhere. Your customers use it, and will continue to use it for the…

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10 tips for providing great customer service on Twitter

Start delivering efficient, memorable customer service on Twitter with these top tips.

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How to Provide Great Facebook Customer Service

Scroll to the bottom to download our white paper “Tips for Providing Great Customer Service on…

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Customer service cover letter examples and tips

Use our customer service cover letter examples to stand out from your competition and set yourself up for success.

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