tips and tutorials

How to define your customers: Type vs. Time

Reduce churn and improve your customer experience with this simple model.
interviews

Team culture and multichannel support - interview with Kirst Traill at Hootsuite - Part 1

Now VP of Customer, Kirsty Traill talks to us about how she supports 16 million+ users across 175 countries. She's spent 15+ years in customer facing roles.
tips and tutorials

Zendesk Setup and Tutorials

Struggling to get Zendesk working? We've created a series of simple step-by-step tutorials to get your instance working like a pro.
customer experience

The Intercom live chat experience that gave me life

Coming up to GDPR, I felt a little defeated, a lot confused, and genuinely couldn’t wait for May 25th to arrive. After countless emails trying to wade through the murky waters of “What does the GDPR really mean for Australian internet-type business,”
product

New Feature: Multi-user access for the Influx dashboard

We've just launched our most requested feature since day 1 of Influx in 2013: Multi-user access.
interviews

Building an early support team for a high-growth SaaS business - interview with Cori Morris from Front

Cori Morris has been leading the support operations at Front since the launch of their in-house support operation. Growing the team from a party of one to six with a bunch of learnings along the way.
best practices

Get more leads with these six automated live chat tactics

Adding live chat to your funnel is not only a great way to support your customers; it can also prove to be super fruitful in igniting sales and optimising leads.
customer support

What 10+ years in support taught us about working with customers

Communication can be difficult for everyone, even when your job is centered on it. As a customer support representative, you must draw on a wide range of talents, including basic communication skills.
interviews

Tech support KPIs and management - interview with Todd Zabel from Janrain and Google

Todd Zabel has been helping customers and building support systems for more than ten years now, and he's done it at leading companies including Google, Janrain, and TiVo.