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Customer Support is being turned upside down. Here’s what you need to do about it.

Intercom, Inc.

The internet is moving more businesses and people online, and driving a huge increase in inbound support volume. Meanwhile customer expectations are rising – they expect better experiences and immediate support resolutions. Customer support is undergoing massive, irreversible change. The Conversational Support Funnel.

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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. Let’s dive in.

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

Intercom, Inc.

In a commissioned study by Forrester Consulting on behalf of Intercom undertaken in April 2021, Drive Conversational Experiences for a Future-Ready Customer Support Strategy , we learned that only 37% of support leaders and decision-makers are satisfied with their organization’s current digital channels and solutions. Sound familiar?

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9 Must-Have Features To Look For In Customer Engagement Platforms (CEPs)

Userpilot

The study showed that companies that get customer success right prioritize technologies that improved customer experience. A Customer Engagement Platform (CEP) is an example of a tech solution that can help you achieve a great customer experience. What is a customer engagement platform (CEP)?

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Catch up with New at Intercom, our fall product launch event

Intercom, Inc.

We’ve heard you loud and clear – our customers’ feedback and partnership was our biggest driving force behind today’s product announcements. And if you ask us, the answer to these challenges is in-product communication. Intercom customers typically see a 31% increase in engagement after implementing in-product messages”.

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The Activities of a Strategic Product Manager

ProductPlan

increase free-trial downloads by 50% in the next six months), and initiatives (e.g., Try these inbound/outbound efforts exercise by dividing your PM activities into either an “inbound effort” or “outbound effort” bucket. Common inbound effort activities include: Setting the vision. Customer communication/experience.

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Everything just changed: How to keep your customers at the center during turbulent times

Intercom, Inc.

I shared how we’re navigating these big changes, from the immediate impacts on customers, to the implications for our marketing and product plans, and, finally, to our customer communications strategy. At Intercom, we’re offering our platform for free to any group fighting COVID-19 and its impact on society.