Teams | Collaboration | Customer Service | Project Management

The December release of OneDesk is a big one with a list of significant improvements and new features. It went live on December 10th 2019.

We just wrapped up our 14 city “Closing Time” tour, where we’ve been gathering local sales leaders for a face-to-face discussion about how customer expectations about the purchasing process are rapidly evolving, and how the sales profession is changing to keep up. Last month in Austin, we recorded a quick discussion with one of our guests, Zendesk customer ClearCorrect, a leading manufacturer of clear orthodontic aligners.

As we look forward into the next decade, let's first reflect back to the previous one and the impact it had on customer support. The 2010's was a decade driven by the emergence and evolution of mobile technology, making it easier to communicate than ever before. It also launched "big data" into the mainstream, and support teams had more information about their customers than ever before. We've looked at annual customer service trends in the past, but now it's time to look even further down the road.

Customer service isn’t just about answering questions and diplomatically handling complaints. It’s also about delighting your customers to generate goodwill and build lasting relationships at every turn. To help you protect and enhance your revenues, let’s explore what makes a great customer service philosophy, and how you can create yours.

When you think of companies that offer great customer service, the best examples are not one-off moments of companies going out of the way to delight a customer. Instead, the best examples of customer-focused brands are those that have carved a name for themselves by caring genuinely for their customers and consistently putting their customers first. Sales and marketing efforts can help your company onboard customers.

Outsourcing customer service can help you save money, scale your team fast, and provide round-the-clock assistance to your customers. However, building and managing a team of remote customer service representatives has its own unique challenges, and it’s important to do it right. Here are five best practices that you should keep in mind – #1 Hire the Right People You already know that a great customer service representative must be patient, empathetic, and likable.

Kicking off with Black Friday, you can expect an influx of guests to your e-commerce and brick-and-mortar stores. With our latest set of Marketplace apps, not only can you give your support agents an added boost during the holiday crunch, but also elevate your customer experience across multiple touchpoints — turning this shopping season into a revenue bonanza.

Across the worlds of CRM, project management, and support work, there are a multitude of different tools and software that can be used. In some cases where departments are large enough to support integrating their tools with other team’s tools, it’s not a concern using so many different tools to get work done. However, there are many companies that require close communication between teams that are hindered by their usage of separate, disparate tools.

Think about the last time you had a positive customer service experience. What was it about that interaction that left a good impression? The service itself? The convenience? The quick resolution time? Maybe you googled a question about a product you were using and found the information right away. Maybe the contact info was easy to find, or you were able to send them a message from their website, then carry the conversation over to your preferred messaging app on your phone.

As soon as the first deal of humanity was struck, and services were exchanged for goods, the first business-customer relationship started. In fact, the 1750 BCE complaint tablet to Ea-Nasir is widely believed to be the first customer complaint ever.