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The biggest challenges facing support teams right now (and how to solve them)

Intercom, Inc.

As a result, we’ve seen some major, long-lasting changes to how businesses and consumers communicate and build relationships with one another: The popularity of messaging channels is on the rise – messenger-based support is now the second most used support channel. Challenge #1: Limited team bandwidth, resources, and budget.

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Writing coach Leslie O’Flahavan on the dos and don’ts of customer messaging

Intercom, Inc.

Writing a clear, timely, and empathetic message to your customers is a very sought-after craft. She went on to become a high school English teacher, college writing instructor, and writing consultant for government agencies. And so, in 1996, she founded E-WRITE , a writing training consultancy that helps people do just that.

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Sparking conversations: How every team can benefit from conversational support

Intercom, Inc.

And for your support team, using the right conversational support tool and framework allows them to maximize their resources, so they can focus on solving complex queries and building long-term customer relationships. But conversational support doesn’t just benefit your support team. Teams that benefit: Sales, marketing.

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Conversational support isn’t just a nice-to-have – it’s make or break

Intercom, Inc.

According to one Microsoft Global State of Customer Service report , 90% of consumers surveyed said that customer service is an important factor in their choice of, and loyalty to, a brand, while nearly two-thirds (58%) would sever their relationship with a business due to poor customer service.

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5 Costly Branding Mistakes

UX Planet

The last thing you need is to stumble into the abyss of bad branding, a place where countless others have lost their way. Market research for startup branding can be perceived as an unnecessary expense, especially when compared to product development or marketing activities that seem more directly linked to revenue generation.

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Why you Should Invest in Relationships With Your Engineering Team

Mind the Product

It’s also essential to creating a team where great people want to work. In a perfect product development world, communications are seamless, specifications are clear, and product and engineering teams work together without friction. These are team goals that get shared across the company. Share Leadership and Credit.

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5 lessons learned starting a new team within our sales organization

Intercom, Inc.

A little over a year ago, I got the opportunity to start a new team within our sales organization – a team of Relationship Managers dedicated to growing our current customers at scale. To do the first, we had to hire, train, and write a playbook – the building blocks of any team. Relentlessly measure impact.