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What we shipped: 2018 year in review

Intercom, Inc.

In 2018, we doubled the size of our R&D teams to continue building best in class products with non-stop innovation. In 2018, we set out on our own path to make our mark where we felt others had fallen short. In doing so, they have been able to unlock new efficiencies for their teams and their customers.

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Mobile Customer Response Rates Grew by 20% Last Year: New Data from our 2018 Benchmark Report

Alchemer Mobile

Asking the right question, at the right time, in the right format, combined with a deep understanding of engagement gives companies a more complete picture of the the health of their customer communication strategy. 20% more customer feedback and a 91% response rate. The results were surprising—and so, so encouraging.

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Food & Drink Apps: Using Industry Benchmark Data to Understand Changes in Mobile Customer Sentiment

Alchemer Mobile

See actionable strategies for engaging with customers during this difficult time here. So, what can these brands do to capture, analyze, and act on these changing customer behaviors? Data from our 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , and 2019 reports is included to show shifts in brand focus and engagement over time.

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6 Ways Your Business can Benefit from Negative Reviews

Alchemer Mobile

Even big brands have had their fair share of angry outpour from disgruntled customers and survived. While larger companies’ reputations can sustain a few blows without actually collapsing, small businesses can’t rely on the benefit of the doubt to amortize customers’ wrath as effectively. Show Your Customers You Care.

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Building Resolution Bot: How to apply machine learning in product development

Intercom, Inc.

We are at the start of a revolution in customer communication, powered by machine learning and artificial intelligence. At Intercom, we have taken advantage of these technologies relatively early. Our Custom Bots and Resolution Bot already work for thousands of businesses every day. We can’t just build for the good path.

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A decade in the making: An oral history of Intercom’s first 10 years

Intercom, Inc.

Karen Peacock: So Intercom is and will be the modern customer communication platform. Karen Peacock: We will be the primary way for companies to support their customers, to engage their customers, their prospects. This was pre-Stripe, pre-anything, pre any good technology that we know today.

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Defining customer support: why it’s key to your long-term success

Intercom, Inc.

Depending on the industry, these services can range from call centers to ticket-based helpdesks, from self-serve knowledge bases to increasingly personal types of customer support using tools such as Intercom. Customer support should be personal. Defining your customer support level.