Zendesk Duet: break down the silos between sales and support
Duet is a “super seat” that gives users access to both Sell and Support, enabling sales and support reps to take advantage of the customer data flow between them
Three ways an AI-powered knowledge base changes the game
AI-powered knowledge bases have become vital to providing high-quality customer service--here's why
How we improved self-service for our customers
By improving our own customer service offerings, we aim to learn best practices we can pass along to our customers that enable them to do the same
Help desk vs service desk: what’s in a name?
Regardless of what you prefer to call these support teams, there are many solutions that help you better meet customers’ needs
Knowledge management maturity: Tips for leveling up
Customers’ self-service experience should be a reflection of their relationship with you—not a symptom of your growing pains. Here's how complex organizations can keep content relevant.
How Envoy builds apps 3x faster with a flexible CRM platform
Envoy, a Zendesk premier partner, shares how they quickly built an app for adding personalized touches to the customer experience, and did so with a flexible CRM platform
Keep it customer-centric: Self-service tips from Freshly
After enjoying considerable return on its knowledge base investment, Freshly continues leaning on self-service to support its growth
What does customer service mean to you?
Defining good customer service can be tricky, but forward-thinking companies realize that it’s customers who get to make that determination, not them
How to collaborate across teams to scale customer support
For enterprise companies with hundreds of employees and dozens of departments, you often need to go outside of your customer service team to answer a question
These consumer contradictions mean AI opportunities in CX
Your customers still aren’t entirely comfortable with AI, nor do they understand how it’s already affecting them. Here’s how to help them — and your agents.
The path to a better customer service workflow
You’ve done the work of building a strong team of great agents. Now, empower them to provide the best customer service they’re capable of.
Do you need a customer service BPO?
Every business has specific needs that can’t be solved with a one-size-fits-all solution - consider utilizing a customer service BPO
Good proactive engagement factors in privacy concerns
Many consumers love proactive engagement, when it’s done well. But honing it involves our data — which some of us would rather keep private.
3 benefits of proactive engagement
Proactive engagement is anticipating the context of common support issues and being a step ahead, so you can guide customers towards the experience they deserve
Solving your customer problems without causing more problems
What your agents experience and how they keep track of customer needs is the crucial difference between a business that works and one that works well
Customer support vs customer service
While the meaning of the terms “customer service” and “customer support” may have become muddled, it is still important to differentiate the two
5 questions every IT leader should ask of their CRM platform
When IT leaders are deciding what they need out of a CRM platform, there are five important questions they need to ask
Help your multilingual knowledge base thrive with AI
With customers all over the world opting to self-serve, turning your knowledge base into an international resource can have a big impact on your customers and agents—especially if you supplement it with AI
Chat support models: shared vs dedicated
Here are two methodologies for channel assignment that can help improve the overall customer experience
5 questions to ask customers to improve your customer support
Feedback in business is crucial to growing and improving. It’s beneficial to take a closer look at what’s working and what isn’t. But where do you start?
What is tier 0 customer support?
Tier 0 support is a great way to help your customers help themselves
4 surprising findings on big companies and customer support
Some big companies were born digital; others are just starting to modernize their customer support. New Benchmark research points to best practices for both.
5 ways that AI is already benefitting the customer experience
It’s great news for businesses that there are already practical applications of AI, especially for the customer experience.
Proven tips for retailers to make the most of this holiday shopping season
We spoke with a few ecommerce agencies to get their advice and quick tips on how merchants can be successful during this shopping frenzy