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How the pandemic has changed customer support forever

Intercom, Inc.

As a result, companies need to understand their customers and deliver to their high standards if they want to stay competitive. “How can you ensure that your support team is still providing personable, conversational support at scale?” 53% of support teams have seen an increase in support queries since COVID-19 hit.

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Moving from reactive to proactive customer support

Intercom, Inc.

Simultaneously, support teams are struggling with spikes in conversation volumes. A proactive customer support approach is the key to regaining control. The typical support “strategy” is to let common issues roll in for support reps to address. What is proactive customer support?

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The ultimate customer support tech stack for 2022

Intercom, Inc.

Customer support is more business-critical than ever. But in today’s fast-paced world, your customer support can only be as effective as the technology that underpins it. Study after study shows that the vast majority of support teams are unhappy with their current customer support tech stacks.

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Navigating the surge: A customer support roundtable

Intercom, Inc.

It’s the perfect storm that produces a swell of people who need to get in touch with customer support. In the midst of such a surge, it’s essential to get customers’ issues resolved quickly. In this episode, you’ll hear from: Katilin Pettersen , Global Director of Customer Support: Based in San Francisco.

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Drive retention from customer support with 4 easy steps

Intercom, Inc.

But what role does customer support play in this effort to retain customers? Why great customer support is the key to customer retention. Support plays a critical role in customer retention, with 32% of consumers citing bad customer service as the main reason they discontinued business with a brand.

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No more compromises: Announcing 20+ new features to supercharge your customer support

Intercom, Inc.

Multiple industries are suddenly forced to move operations online, and support teams are at the forefront of this transformation – battling every day to deliver excellent, fast customer service, while facing an unprecedented volume of enquiries and issues. So does this mean we’ve introduced ticketing?

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2022 customer support trends: How support leaders are adapting

Intercom, Inc.

Customer support has never been a walk in the park. To keep up with these changes, last year we released our first Intercom Customer Support Trends Report. To keep up with these changes, last year we released our first Intercom Customer Support Trends Report. Last month, we published the second edition.