When does a business need an omnichannel customer service strategy?

It’s not difficult to imagine why customers and businesses would be interested in having seamless conversations across channels, but it’s perhaps less obvious why they would proactively move a conversation from, say, Facebook Messenger to their own mobile app, or from their website to WhatsApp. Here are a few scenarios where changing channels might come in handy: 01 When businesses want to authenticate customers to perform sensitive operations Consumer chat apps like Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp are great because they’re so accessible, but sometimes brands need to have private conversations with their customers. Let’s say you’re a bank or insurance...

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5 signs it’s time to consider an omnichannel solution

5 signs it’s time to consider an omnichannel solution If any of these scenarios sound familiar, it may be time to consider a more robust solution for your customer service. 01 Your customer experience is inconsistent across channels A customer who reaches out on social media should get the same great service as a customer who sends you an email. Being accessible builds trust and increases customer loyalty. Omnichannel allows you to provide a consistent, seamless experience on any channel, not just the channels that get the most volume. 02 Agents are switching between solutions Managing multiple systems is one of...

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What omnichannel customer service really means?

Learn how omnichannel differs from multichannel and what a good omnichannel experience looks like. High performing teams are more than twice as likely as underperforming teams to be taking an omnichannel customer service approach, according to Zendesk’s Customer Experience Trends Report, 2020. Yet Zendesk findings also revealed that only 35 % of Benchmark companies have an omnichannel strategy in place. This gap represents a sweet spot where businesses can rise above their competition and differentiate on the basis of customer experience. Success starts with understanding how omnichannel differs from multichannel—and why that matters. It also requires a business to determine...

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What is a ticketing system?

What is a ticketing system? A help desk ticketing system (support ticket system) is help desk software that collects and tracks all customer support interactions from various channels—phone, chat widget, email, and social media. No matter how a customer chooses to reach out to your team, that interaction will be logged in the system. When it comes to efficiency, not all ticket management systems are created equal. Zendesk Support is an omnichannel ticketing system that makes it easy for your business to track, prioritize, and solve customer support tickets for inquiries. Zendesk support ticketing software makes it effortless for teams to...

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“#1 Help-desk software” that creates better customer experiences for your business !

Introducing : “Help-desk software” that creates better customer experiences for your business ! What does help desk software do? A helpdesk is technology that executes a few core tasks, and ideally far more, acting as a partner as you scale. Traditionally, a help desk defines its goals and processes based on government and corporate best practices such as ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library). The goal within ITIL when dealing with customer issues or incidents specifically is to “restore normal service operation as quickly as possible and minimize the adverse effect on business operations,” Mikkel Svane, CEO of Zendesk, once...

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How to : Do customer service right with Zendesk

ZENDESK SUPPORT : The core of customer support A fully integrated ticketing system is the first step to building a great customer experience. It’s a central hub for all your customer questions, requests, and concerns. Above all, it gives you a complete picture of each customer, so you can offer the right support. A win for customers Easily offer support on any channel like email, messaging, social media, help center, voice, bots, and community forums. Easy for agents Give agents everything they need to deliver high quality support. Adaptable to your business Stay agile with a powerful and flexible...

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What is a sales CRM?

When most people refer to a CRM (customer relationship management) they’re referring to software or a tool that enables them to manage and improve their relationships with prospects and customers. But customer relationship management varies, depending on what department you’re talking to. A support team might use a CRM to manage customer tickets, while marketing teams may use the tool to analyze how consumers respond to online campaigns. When it comes to sales, a CRM is used to streamline pipeline management. With a sales CRM tool, you can safely store databases of customer information and drive more sales. Simplify sales A sales CRM is a...

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The Zendesk Benchmark: how established companies win with digital transformation

When customers speak with companies, they want to do so with the same digital channels they use to communicate with friends and family. And they expect the experience to be effortless. This expectation is just one aspect of the digital disruption that is upending how legacy enterprise companies do business. The stakes for these companies have never been higher, particularly when many emerging players have already mastered the quickly evolving digital landscape. With data from the Zendesk Benchmark, our crowdsourced index of customer service interactions from more than 45,000 companies using Zendesk across the globe, we identified what separates...

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The Zendesk Benchmark: how fast-growing digital natives can innovate and scale

Enterprise companies that have already adopted digital technology face a unique set of opportunities and challenges. Often born digital, they tend to be comfortable viewing their support software as a platform that can be extended using apps, APIs, and integrations. Which is an advantage, considering the extremely high ticket volumes they handle, and their customers’ expectations of an effortless support experience. With data from the Zendesk Benchmark, our crowdsourced index of customer service interactions from more than 45,000 companies using Zendesk across the globe, we identified what separates customer experience leaders from the rest to pinpoint recommendations for large...

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