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Five ways in which customer interaction can improve your business

Customers will call, customers will interact and customers will even vent at you. But the truth…

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Repeat Customer: behind the scenes of great #CX

When things go wrong in customer service for a major brand, a lot of people pile on—dissecting what happened and publicly shaming the company for their missteps

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De-stress the change management process

Change management might be needed for all sorts of reasons, such as an implementation of a new technology, transition to a new strategy, or an organizational change

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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Be the type of tech support team you want to interact with

When code breaks down inside a product, the result is a telephone ringing or the quiet ping of a new email notification at that company’s support center.

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How Freshly provides seamless, time-sensitive support

As one of the fastest-growing prepared-meal companies, the most important part of our business is accurately shipping fresh, nutritious meals to customers every week

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All about average handle time

A customer’s time is precious, and so is yours. Average handle time can help companies gauge the strength of their call center and phone support.

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What is average handle time (AHT) and how do you calculate it?

Average handle time (AHT) is a customer service metric that measures the average length of a customer's call. Use it to improve operational efficiency.

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The integration meditation

Everyone can relax; new integrations have arrived.

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Be ready for anything: support forecasting and scheduling

One of the easiest ways to distinguish a good support organization from a great one is this: good ones are capable of meeting the everyday challenges as they occur, but great customer service

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The startup spouse: a view from the other side of bed

Over half a million people become entrepreneurs in the United States each month. That’s a lot…

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10 Customer experience KPIs

According to recent research, by the year 2020, customer experience will overtake price and product as the key brand differentiator.

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Building customer loyalty with great support

Every customer service interaction has the potential to build loyalty and trust with a customer, even the password reset answers you provide.

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Three things to consider when offering self-service

The applications and benefits of customer self-service are vast, touching everything from global support to brand awareness.

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Knowledge management best practices

A Q&A with Forrester's Kate Leggett on knowledge management best practices.

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24/7 Support without 24/7 staff

Providing support around the clock can be very difficult.

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Content Cues: for agile and collaborative help content

Staying on top of knowledge management for help centers can be tricky, but it's a lot easier with help from artificial intelligence

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Introducing Content Cues for Zendesk Guide Enterprise

Empowering customers to help themselves is major part of a successful customer service organisation.

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