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The ultimate guide to customer relationship management

Discover what customer relationship management actually is, why it’s important, how to select the best CRM…

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9 best forum software for building an online community in 2024

Choose the right forum software for your business to create a successful online community and boost customer engagement.

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Collaboration, inspiration, support: Inside the InVision community

The team at InVision explains how they reaped the benefits of an engaged user community, now an essential component of their business strategy—for support and beyond

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Writing the ultimate sales representative job description [with template]

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Women in Leadership

At Zendesk, we care about creating an inclusive environment for all leaders, in particular women leaders, so that we can celebrate achievements, provide networking opportunities and collaboration to help support women in CX and beyond.

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4 principles of the consultative sales approach

Consultative sales is solution-based selling based on a deep understanding of the customer. Convert more leads with these 4 consultative sales principles.

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What is relationship marketing? A guide for 2023

The differences between customer relationship marketing and customer relationship management can be confusing. Learn the definition of each in this post!

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11 tips to improve agent productivity and efficiency

Are you ready to take your customer support team to the next level? Follow these tips to boost agent productivity and efficiency.

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5 types of customers and what they need

As a customer support agent, you will interact with a variety of people, each with their…

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Yesterday’s extraordinary is today’s ordinary

Every business needs to consider how to continuously deliver better customer experiences that can compete with…

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5 biggest gaps in customer service for mid-size companies

Companies like Amazon and Uber have set the standard for customer service, which means that keeping…

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Mastering change management

See how you can master change management, a structured approach to organising people, processes and technology in order to smoothly implement change within a company

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Sales productivity: How to measure it.

Learn valuable productivity insights from sales experts, as well as productivity measures to use to improve…

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Personalised customer service: what it is and how to provide it

Personalization matters more than ever. Here’s how to leverage customer data and omnichannel support to create personalized customer experiences.

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How is machine learning being used in customer service?

Machine learning in customer service is used to provide a higher level of convenience for customers…

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How to write a sales email: 6 sales email examples that work

Learn how to create a sales email that captures the reader’s attention and has a good chance of leading to a sale with these sales email examples and tips.

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18 sales follow-up email templates to boost conversions

The right sales follow-up email can be the difference between making a sale or not making one—we’ve got the templates to help you cross the finish line.

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Don't be afraid of change

Without a change management process to ensure success, all kinds of disruptions can occur, slowing down productivity and eating away at resources

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12 sales email templates for every stage of the sales pipeline

From prospecting to closing, we offer a sales email template that you as a sales rep can use for every stage of the sales pipeline.

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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.

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