Connect

Connecting with customers means good communication – for advertising, marketing, social media, and even among your team. In Connect we dig into the most important strategies, methods, and trends and tell you how to better get your point across.

How to Use Hashtags on Twitter and Rock Your Social Media World

#YOLO, #throwbackthursday, #summer, #chillout, #nofilter, #nocomment. Hashtags are everywhere. We use them on Instagram, Facebook (are they even working there?) and on Twitter. Hashtag this, hashtag that. What is a hashtag? It’s any word or phrase with the # symbol immediately in... read more

6 minutes
Jul 11, 2016

The Most Creative Meet the Team Pages

When I started to work at LiveChat, teamwork became a part of my life for good. Although my writing job forces me to work alone most of the time and I always look for a quiet place in the office, I can still appreciate good teamwork. I believe people can only achieve big things... read more

6 minutes
Jun 17, 2016

Using Text Messaging For Better Customer Service

Customer service is a top priority for any business. And that’s because customer service makes a difference in brand reputation, customer loyalty and revenue. Did you know that 69% of Americans would recommend a company that they had a positive experience with to others? And that... read more

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Alexa Lemzy
5 minutes
Jun 13, 2016

3 Unique Methods For Connecting With Customers

The goal of any business is to connect with its customers and forge bonds of both trust and loyalty. It seems like a simple goal, but it’s far easier said than done. Today’s technology like social media and email allows businesses to reach their customers much faster than in the... read more

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Matt Banner
8 minutes
Apr 27, 2016

6 Social Customer Service Best Practices for any Business

Social media has become an essential ingredient of good customer service, but there are some aspects that are specific to certain businesses, and need to be adapted as such. From choosing the best channel and lowering response times regardless of the nature of feedback to keeping... read more

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Michael Kamleitner
6 minutes
Apr 19, 2016

Content Marketing Quotes to Inspire Your Content Actions

Digital marketing without content marketing is like a car that is running out of gas. It won’t get you very far. Content marketing is a big part of creating relationships with customers, branding your company, getting noticed and remembered. It’s the reason your customers come... read more

4 minutes
Apr 18, 2016

Social Media Etiquette: Don’t Buy Twitter Followers

Are social media sites crucial to stay in touch with customers? Yes, they are. Do they help us with promoting our brand? Yes, they do. Do they help us with selling our products off? Uhm… Not really. Many people think that once they’ll create a Twitter account, buy ads and tweet... read more

7 minutes
Feb 26, 2016

User Onboarding Tips That Raised LiveChat’s Conversion 3x Times

If there’s one thing that can ruin your work in a heartbeat, it’s poor user onboarding. All the hard work you’ve put into getting people to start a trial of your service will be for nothing if they can’t figure out how to use it. It won’t matter that your product is a perfect fit... read more

6 minutes
Feb 4, 2016

What Patagonia Can Teach Us About Cause Marketing

For many people cause marketing is a corny sales trick. All those donation-with-purchase actions we can see on every corner. All these companies shouting: “pick me, pick me, I donate to charity! I care!”. Like, for example, Coke. You might not remember, but back then, in 2011,... read more

7 minutes
Oct 19, 2015

Darth Vader’s Guide To Killer First Impressions

Do you remember the time when you first saw Darth Vader? I wonder what your impression was upon seeing this glossy-black armored, 6'8" tall figure. Did you consider him as a kind and caring leader or rather a dark and ruthless figure? The answer is simple. Anyone who has heard... read more

5 minutes
Sep 1, 2015

Do You Take Your Customers’ Perspective

Perspective-taking is our capacity to see the world from the view of the other person. It is our key skill, which helps us create successful relationships with our customers. By understanding someone else's viewpoint, we find out what they need and want from us, how are they... read more

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Ania
5 minutes
May 22, 2015

How to Get Customer Feedback

To create good customer service, you first need to know what needs improving. Customer feedback is your go-to source of knowledge in this case. It’s the gas that will keep your customer service machine rolling in the right direction. However, what if you don’t get enough gas? If... read more

5 minutes
May 18, 2015

How to Write a Case Study

Sharing the success stories of your customers in the form of a case study is one of the most powerful things you can do for your business. No matter what you do or what kind of product you sell, showing that it worked for some real person out there and that person is satisfied... read more

10 minutes
Jan 23, 2015

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