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Last modified: June 20, 2024

Qualities of a Good Customer Service Representative

However, if everyone seems so driven to champion the welfare of customers, how come not all of them are able to meet expectations? Where do some companies go wrong? When evaluating possible reasons, you can’t overlook the role of your customer-facing employees. Your organization may have the best technology, customer support software, or even clearly...
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Last modified: June 20, 2024

How to Reduce Customer Service Response Time

Successful brands such as Amazon, Disney, and Apple have one thing in common – they are known for fast and delightful customer service.  There is no doubt that customer service has become the most important brand differentiator. It brings repeat sales, boosts retention, and contributes to your bottom line. When organizations improve their customer service...
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Last modified: October 15, 2024

The Ultimate Guide to Customer Service Training & Onboarding

Have you ever contacted a business for support only to be misguided by an agent? Or maybe the agent treated you more like a “ticket” than an actual human being with emotions?  Yes, sadly, we have all been there. So as a business owner, how do you avoid such horrific situations and build your customer...
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Last modified: July 28, 2024

What is SaaS Customer Support?

SaaS or software as a service is a profitable business model. You create an awesome product, spend a little on marketing, acquire new users, and voila, profits roll in. But when users are stuck somewhere, how do you offer awesome SaaS customer support?  Due to the laser-sharp focus on development and sales, SaaS customer support...
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Last modified: April 18, 2024

How to Reduce Customer Support Costs for Your Business

Just like sales or marketing, customer service teams are always under the pressure to reduce customer service costs and stick to “the budget”.  But with never-ending phone calls and flooded inboxes, how do you improve the customer support experience without spending some dollars?  keeping your service costs down does not mean ignoring customer satisfaction. It...
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Last modified: December 17, 2024

10 Important Customer Satisfaction Metrics to Target in 2024

A lot of contemporary businesses realize the importance of customer satisfaction but get clueless when you ask them a single question, “So, how do you measure customer satisfaction?” Customer satisfaction metrics can help – allowing you to measure customer loyalty, identify at-risk customers, reduce churn, and attract new customers in a crowded marketplace.  In short,...
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Last modified: May 8, 2024

What is a Customer Support Funnel and How to Build One

Sales, Marketing, Human Resources, all these departments are known for illustrating the user journey using a funnel. But what about customer service?  For businesses, it’s time to rethink the customer support funnel. While no two companies are created in exactly the same mold, they can all use a support funnel to guide their customers to...
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Last modified: April 18, 2024

The Top 10 WOW Customer Service Stories of 2024

COVID-19 has impacted lives and livelihoods across the globe. While people are forced into isolation, customer service teams struggle to communicate proactively and win customer trust. But should this mean the end of the world? Of course not! There are still plenty of wow customer service stories that are making customers rejoice.  Even after millions...
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Last modified: May 8, 2024

10 Types of Customer Service for Always Staying Connected With Customers

At some point in time, we all have contacted a business for help.  While your parents or grandparents might have relied solely on phone or email support, Generation Z loves to explore different types of customer service channels such as social media, live chat, video support, and more. The modern customer service landscape is not...
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Last modified: April 18, 2024

Ten Tips to Motivate Your Customer Support Team

Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, customer service managers, as well as employees worldwide are grappling with challenges such as remote working, communication barriers, and most importantly – lack of motivation.  Are your employees slacking off? Has team productivity gone down the drain?  Lack of customer service motivation is doing more harm to your...
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