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Time to build a support operations team

It might be difficult to determine how and when to add a support operations team. Learn how we did it.

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Customer support like texting your (girl)friends

We’re each the sum of the five people we spend the most time with, says Olivia June, founder and CEO of VINA.

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Say it with an emoji. Yes, even at work.

Whether or not you it, modern communication often involves emojis or their predecessor, emoticons. They’ve even…

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Happier agents go with the flow

We all know how great it feels to be in the zone.

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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5 must-haves in B2C customer support

B2C companies need to invest in features that account for their consumers’ behaviors, so we highlighted the 5 must-haves features that ensure every customer can be heard

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The Multi-channel Customer Care Report

Customers simultaneously want the warmth of human communication and the speed and efficiency of automated service.

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Everyone is an SME in the self-service economy

Self-service experiences play a valuable role for scaling companies, helping them optimize internal resources and give customers more value.

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Building real relationships through technology

BombBomb uses video—and Zendesk Support, Guide, and Chat—to rekindle a sense of human connection with its customers

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The key to great service? Saying “I don’t know”

We've turned the spotlight on Zac Renault, a customer advocate who provides French language support.

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Keeping gamers in the game through customer service

With the rapid emergence of online and mobile games, it’s more important than ever for gamers to get the help they need so that they continue to stay engaged.

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How to set up support tiers

If your company is growing, your organizational structure is probably getting more complicated.

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Gartner’s Customer Engagement report

With the many available CEC options to research and choose from, it can be challenging to determine which one is the right fit for a company.

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Are your customer service representatives happy?

It's not always easy to tell if customer service representatives are happy or not - but you can figure it out with Agent Satisfaction (ASAT) surveys and by measuring agent performance

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8 support manager skills to develop

Organizations and management structures are always changing.

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Multiple products still need to add up to one great experience

As I approach my eighth year at Zendesk, I still recall the first time I visited a customer to watch a team of support agents work.

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Raising the bar: 4 more leaders in customer service

Achieving great leadership in customer service means going beyond what’s expected.

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Tip of the week: auto-assigning tickets

Today’s tip of the week describes how to automatically route tickets to a particular agent, or…

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Mediaocean empowers better customer support teams and content with Zendesk

Mediaocean is an advertising service and software company, headquartered in New York City, with 1,000 employees serving more than 80,000 clients in over 77 markets and a global media spend of over $140 billion

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