“Technical Support Excellence is the achievement of the maximum positive impact on profitability and reputation of the company, product, or brand being supported through the efficient and effective delivery of support.”1 That’s according to a recent report by ServiceXRG, a research firm that helps companies retain customers, expand revenue, and achieve cost efficiencies through service excellence.
Artificial intelligence (AI) helps businesses meet the digitally-inclined customer on their channel of choice. From ticket deflection to smart automation, the impact of AI on customer service is announcing itself in surprising ways. A customer can now start a conversation over chat, continue it via phone, and pick it up later over email within the same conversation thread.
Stop playing ticket volleyball with your B2B customers When you stop playing ticket volleyball with your B2B customers--bouncing tickets from agent to agent or even dev ops—and achieve swift ticket resolution with the right B2B customer support software, everybody wins. We conclude our four-part series about how a B2B customer support software solution like TeamSupport can help solve the many points associated with your current customer support system.
As small businesses grow and acquire new customers and users, their work management needs also grow. For agencies that offer multiple, different services, it’s challenging keeping track of every piece of work and every person that is involved with making it happen. Over the course of a business scaling up, they pick up new tools along the way to address needs as they are identified.
Break down silos and build up communication among teams. In today’s hyperconnected world of business, it’s hard to believe that silos still exist between departments. Sadly, they do. But with the right B2B (business-to-business) customer support software, it’s easy for support, sales, and product development teams to all have full visibility into the history of the customer, what products they are using, and what communication has occurred throughout the relationship.
Many small and midsize businesses (SMBs) rely on a patchwork system of multiple tools just to capture customer information and respond to requests. This can result in time wasted, missed requests and lost sales—not a great look for a growing business. What’s more, these workarounds and stopgaps simply don’t scale. As your business matures, your technology needs to mature too.
When you’re looking to hire and build your customer service team, you’re faced with one question: What will you call your employees? Your titles say a lot about your company and explain what you expect your employees to do. So we’ve compiled a comprehensive list of all customer service job titles. To choose the best customer service titles for your company, take a look at this list!
How a support agent is introduced to a new role and how they’re coached until they can get up to speed plays a huge role in their performance throughout their career. In fact, organizations with a strong training and onboarding process improve new hire retention by 82% and productivity by over 70%1. So, it’s vital that you train and onboard your agents well, especially in a remote work environment.
