Teams | Collaboration | Customer Service | Project Management

What Is A Community Forum And How Can It Help Your Business?

If you’ve ever found a solution online to an obscure tech problem you’ve had, then it’s very likely that you’ve interacted with an online community forum. Community forums allow people to connect and discuss shared interests. Especially now, where many people’s days are spent online, community forums represent a space of connection for many.

Zendesk Tutorial: Analyze your business rules with rule analysis

It's no question that business rules are the heart and soul of an efficient Zendesk instance. However, managing your business rules can be extremely difficult, especially in a more complex use-case. Have no fear, for those on Support Enterprise, rule analysis can take the guesswork out of business rule management.

Why you should use historical data to automate inquiries

In fact, according to Gartner, by 2022 70% of all customer interactions will involve emerging tools like chatbots, machine learning, and mobile messaging, up from 15% from 2018. Customer service automation has proven to reduce agent frustration and turnover, increase customer satisfaction and improve customer loyalty. Automation does not come without any challenges, however.

How CX leaders across industries can flex their agility

Agility was a buzzword even before 2020, particularly in fast-moving industries where changing trends and emerging technologies meant businesses had to constantly stay on their toes. But last year, businesses of all types were forced to restructure business plans and adapt to a changed world nearly overnight. Suddenly, the value of agility became more obvious than ever. But agility isn’t just something you need during extraordinary circumstances like a global pandemic.

How a Business Intelligence Firm uses OneDesk to manage internal requests from multiple subsidiaries

Services and requests are two concepts that go closely hand in hand. Even for internal requests, once a service is requested, there is a certain level of agreement that must happen between the two parties involved. This is often handled via terms and contracts, but these can be easy to mismanage or lose sight of. In most software used for managing work, these aspects are not captured or part of the workflow.

Workflow Management Tools (Potential Benefits)

Workflow management tools can have a tremendous impact on team performance. Is your team failing to live up to expectations? Do you have a clear plan to drive productivity and improve customer satisfaction? If you’re struggling to get more from your team, we would recommend implementing StartingPoint into your operations for a streamlined workflow. When it comes to finding a comprehensive solution for workflow automation, StartingPoint ticks all the boxes.

The business imperative of supporting your people

It’s no secret that the workplace has changed quite a bit over the past year. And the reality is that the future of how teams collaborate, communicate, and connect is still very much in flux. As companies navigate the uncertainty around reopening and tackle big questions when it comes to how and where they want to work, there’s a lot on the table: The answers, likely still forming, will look different for every company.

Inbound vs Outbound Call Centers: How They Differ

Are you unsure of the difference between inbound vs outbound call centers? What makes them different, and which one is best for your business? In this post, we want to set the record straight. Since outsourcing to call centers has become an increasingly important part of running a business in the new age of marketing and sales, your company might find itself wondering what the differences are between inbound and outbound call centers.