Tue.Aug 22, 2023

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How CRMs Are Using AI to Improve Customer Relationship Management

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More than ever, the capabilities of artificial intelligence (AI) are a reality instead of the stuff of science fiction novels. From our personal lives to the way we run our companies, AI is becoming more available for a range of applications. Since AI is revolutionizing sales , marketing, and many other aspects of business, it’s no surprise that many CRM providers are also using the technology to enhance customer relationship management.

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Transforming Words into Profits: Harnessing the Power of Storytelling to Motivate Your Sales Team

The Center for Sales Strategy

Think back to the last time you were truly moved by a story you heard. Maybe it was a heartwarming tale that tugged on your emotions. It could have been a story about overcoming impossible adversity. Maybe it was even a tragic tale of loss and redemption. Whatever the case may be, stories have a unique power to evoke emotion and connect us with others.

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How To Optimize Your Support Strategy for Messaging Channels

Help Scout

It’s easy to add a new messaging support channel, but can your business deliver high-quality service through that channel at sufficient scale? Here are some ways in which you can make it happen.

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GigCX Levels Up: 5 Key Takeaways from the 2023 GigCX Report

Customer Think

The 2023 GigCX Report features the results of Limitless’ annual GigCX survey, with headline data taken from over 400 CX leaders from the U.S. and U.K., and over 600 GigCX Experts across 34 countries in six continents, including the U.S., U.K., Canada, Brazil, Australia, Indonesia, India, South Africa, France and Germany.

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2024, The Year of the Customer

2023's struggles fueled a shift: companies are ditching wasteful strategies in favor of data and AI-powered growth. Enter 2024, the year GTC takes center stage. Discover 5 ways a customer-centric approach unlocks new revenue and delivers lasting success.

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Using ChatGPT for Customer Service

Help Scout

How ChatGPT — or other generative AI tools — can be used to help answer customer service queries and deliver better service. How good is ChatGPT and in what other ways could it be used in customer service situations?

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In Memory of Chris Burnham

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This blog post is written in remembrance of Chris Burnham. In honor of Chris, donations can be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.

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8 Best Practices for Designing a Helpful Contact Page

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Your contact us page is the first place customers go for answers on your website. See contact us page examples from top companies for ideas on how to design yours right.

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The Ultimate Guide to Knowledge Base Management

Help Scout

Learn what a knowledge base is and discover how to plan, create, and deliver effective help center content to create better customer experiences.

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Customer Service vs. Customer Experience: Explained

Help Scout

The terms customer service and customer experience are often confused or used interchangeably. They’re not the same thing, but they are related.

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These 13 Stories of Remarkable Customer Service Will Put a Smile on Your Face

Help Scout

In a world where support is often thought of as a cost center, these remarkable customer service stories will remind you of its true potential.

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How to Stay Competitive in the Evolving State of Martech

Marketing technology is essential for B2B marketers to stay competitive in a rapidly changing digital landscape — and with 53% of marketers experiencing legacy technology issues and limitations, they’re researching innovations to expand and refine their technology stacks. To help practitioners keep up with the rapidly evolving martech landscape, this special report will discuss: How practitioners are integrating technologies and systems to encourage information-sharing between departments and pr

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How Beacon Helps You Deliver Great Customer Service

Help Scout

Help Scout’s Beacon gives your customers access to email and live chat support, help documentation, and proactive messaging—all right where they need it.

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5 Ways to Automate Support Without Degrading Service

Help Scout

Customer support automation can leave customers feeling underappreciated. Here are 5 ways to automate without degrading service quality.

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GPT-3 and AI in Customer Support

Help Scout

GPT-3 has been making news recently, so it’s worth taking a look to understand what it is and how it might help with customer support.

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12 Customer Service Phrases to Use (+ 8 You Should Avoid)

Help Scout

Discover the 12 most useful customer service phrases for improving your support conversations, and learn which 8 common phrases you should avoid.

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1st, 2nd, and 3rd Party Intent Data: Which Is Right for You?

How do 1st, 2nd, and 3rd party intent data compare? 1st, 2nd, and 3rd party data each have specific advantages and disadvantages. It comes down to four factors: accuracy, cost, control and quantity. This infographic explains the pros and cons of each and helps you understand which one is best for meeting your business objectives. Intent data can be a great way to fill your pipeline and close more deals.

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16 Customer Service Tips to Never Forget

Help Scout

The best customer service tips can only come from world-class teams. Here are 16 tips for delighting your customers.

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7 Predictions for Customer Service and Support in 2023

Help Scout

Here are 7 important trends that will affect your work in customer service and experience for 2023, from supply chain recovery to AI-driven productivity.

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Quarterly Release Notes, September 2020: Article Ratings, New Messages Editor

Help Scout

Release Notes is our bimonthly update that highlights recent product improvements we’ve made so you can easily stay up to date on what’s new.

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Quarterly Release Notes, March 2020: COVID-19 Resources, Chat Ratings, and More

Help Scout

Release Notes is our bimonthly update that highlights recent product improvements we’ve made so you can easily stay up to date on what’s new.

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ABM Evolution: How Top Marketers Are Using Account-Based Strategies

In times of economic uncertainty, account-based strategies are essential. According to several business analysts and practitioners, ABM is a necessity for creating more predictable revenue. Research shows that nearly three-quarters of marketers (74%) already have the resources needed to build successful ABM programs.

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Quarterly Release Notes, November 2020: Advanced Permissions, Message Reports

Help Scout

Release Notes is our bimonthly update that highlights recent product improvements we’ve made so you can easily stay up to date on what’s new.

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10 Live Chat Examples for the Entire Customer Journey

Help Scout

We've pulled together 10 creative live chat examples so you can see how useful chat can be in helping you meet a variety of company goals.

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How We Replaced Our Weekly All-Hands Meeting with Video

Help Scout

Weekly videos are a fun, easier-than-you-think alternative to all-hands meetings and boring email updates. Here’s how Help Scout does it.

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How Building a Community Can Supercharge Your Customer Service

Help Scout

Brand communities are helping companies supercharge their customer service with insights into customer needs, expectations and desires.

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How to Leverage Intent Data for Better Outcomes

Speaker: Susan Spencer, Principal of Spencer Communications

Intent signal data can go a long way toward shortening sales cycles and closing more deals. The challenge is deciding which is the best type of intent data to help your company meet its sales and marketing goals. In this webinar, Susan Spencer, fractional CMO and principal of Spencer Communications, will unpack the differences between contact-level and company-level intent signals.

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Why All Hands Support Didn’t Work for Our Company

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Anna Brozek, operations director at Big Cartel, explains why her company tried and eventually ended the practice of all hands support.

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21 Key Customer Service Skills (and How to Develop Them)

Help Scout

Learn what customer service is and why it's important. Discover the 21 customer service skills every support professional needs to thrive.

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Relationship Marketing: The Value of Marketing to Current Customers

Help Scout

Relationship marketing is customer marketing strategy that emphasizes retention, loyalty, satisfaction, and lifetime customer value.

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6 Tips for How to Collaborate on Remote Design Teams

Help Scout

Remote designers face unique challenges and rewards. Here’s what we’ve found works for our distributed design team.

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ABM Success Recipe: Mastering the Crawl, Walk, Run Approach

Shifting to an account-based marketing (ABM) strategy can be both exciting and challenging. Well-implemented ABM motions build engagement with high-value accounts and drive impactful campaigns that resonate with your audience. But where do you begin, and how do you progress from crawling to running? Watch now as Demand Gen experts delve into the essentials of each stage of the ABM process.

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How We Use Video to Build Remote Culture

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Team building activities can often feel forced, but video is a surprisingly easy way to strengthen company culture and have fun.

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How to Stand Out in a Crowded Market

Help Scout

The way to stand out from the competition in a crowded market is to tailor your offerings to an underserved segment — here’s how.

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Keep Customers In the Flow With Messages

Help Scout

Introducing Messages, a new way to convert more customers, reduce support requests, and build a better business proactively.

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The Complete Guide to Email Management in Higher Education: Ebook

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Learn how to create high-quality experiences for students, faculty, and staff by taking control of your university inboxes.

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Negotiate Larger Deals More Quickly

What if there was a better method of changing the conversation with your customer from delivering pricing to delivering value solutions? A method that would help keep you in control, manage the uncertainty, and close larger deals more quickly for you and your company? There is.