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Don't panic: 6 steps for dealing with service disruptions
Service disruptions have an enormous impact on customers, so its best to have a plan in…
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Knowledge bases and forums: what's the difference and does it matter?
Customers today expect to be able to come to your website and discover the information theyre…
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Understaffed and extra busy? Here's how to keep your cool
There are going to be days when you dont have enough customer service staffing to meet…
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Tip of the Week: Queue Management in Zendesk
Wouldn't it be helpful to have a guide that generally outlines the best ways to manage your queue of…
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Customer service rewards and recognition: Happy employees, happy customers
Here's my philosophy: you get happy customers through happy employees
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Small and mighty: Empowered support teams lead to CX success for SMBs
“Champion” small businesses deliver on customer service, agent experience, and agility.
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We're connected: four new integrations
We recently announced our new integration with Shopify. Here are four more great new integrations to…
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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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5 steps to setting better customer service goals
Finding the right balance for setting customer service goals is integral to the success of any team
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Simplified IT service management, part 4
I went through my years in IT support never knowing the difference between incidents and problems.…
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Why customer service is so important to online shoppers
Most people think of shopping online as a way to cut costs. E-commerce stores relieve customers…
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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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The History of Customer Support
There was a time when customer support meant you told a shop owner your issue with…
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Matchmaking in the cloud: a perfect marriage of sales and support
This paper describes why integrations of best-of-breed tools in the cloud will outperform standard all-in-one platforms.…
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Self-service: do customers want to help themselves?
Studies of customer feedback tell us that more and more customers prefer self-service over contacting a…
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