Customer Support

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...

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...

Are you looking for customizable help desk software that fits perfectly into your team? Let’s be honest, despite having similar goals, no two customers service teams are the same. They differ in aspects such as team size, workflow, hierarchy, and even how they monitor their performance.  The best thing about help desk customization is that...

For any small business, a single support email account is sufficient for managing customer problems. But once you scale past that, you need the best help desk software to ensure every customer issue is seen, prioritized, and responded to.  As soon as you reach this stage, you are faced with a dilemma – in the...

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...

Entrepreneurs, customer success managers, and customer service professionals have a big question facing them – How to reduce customer complaints? Receiving messages from your customers is really an amazing thing. However, the reason matters. Are you getting more complaints than compliments? Has your team succumbed to an endless list of customer complaints?  No matter how...

The recipe to bake awesome customer service is indeed very simple – be fast, accurate, and consistent with your responses. But why are businesses unable to cook what they had promised? What ingredient are they missing?  The missing ingredient can be automation technology. Even a simple feature such as automated ticket routing can help you...

No matter what service you offer to consumers – financial, SaaS, IT support, consultancy, etc., you need the right service level agreements (SLAs) to strengthen relationships.  However, despite the proven effectiveness of SLAs, many people say that if people trust each other, why do they need a formal agreement, and who is gonna read it...

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...