Support

Customers expect support for products they buy. Besides that simple fact, nothing is obvious or given about customer service. In Support we cover the best ways to improve the customer experience and make sure your customers come back for more.

How to Get Amazing Live Chat Support

When we face a difficult situation many of us immediately have a bad day. Situations like a little argument with another driver on our way to work, morning dispute with a neighbor or disagreement with our colleague at work raise stress and influence your mood. How often... read more

7 minutes
Jul 8, 2016

Take Appreciation to Another Level: Customer Appreciation Ideas

When you think about your life, you can probably find people who appreciate you at some point. People at work, in your private life, your colleagues or even your tennis teacher. The people who appreciate you, are the ones who say how important you are, how great you do your job,... read more

8 minutes
Jun 24, 2016

How to Hire a Perfect Live Chat Agent

Building the perfect customer service team is a challenge. While interviewing potential hires, there is a lot to cover, ranging from technical knowledge to soft skills. Moreover, the recruitment process does not end after the final handshake – it is the beginning of a journey.... read more

12 minutes
May 31, 2016

How to Handle an Irate Customer without Losing Your Cool

We usually write about great customer service and advice on what you can do to provide it in your company. Yet we don’t keep off ourselves from posting about angry and irate customers. We know how hard it sometimes is to deal with them. We already wrote posts about rude customers... read more

8 minutes
May 25, 2016

The Downton Abbey Guide to Exceptional Customer Service

People loved watching Downton Abbey for a reason. There was something magical about following the Grantham’s family from the early 1900s and watching the transition from the Edwardian era to World War I. The important part of the series was the change in the British aristocracy.... read more

5 minutes
May 23, 2016

7 Ways to Turn Customer Wrath into Wins for Your Business

An angry customer is a business nightmare, right? Wrong. An angry customer is a business opportunity. If you handle your complaints process right, you can transform an angry customer into a brand advocate and a high-value return customer. Marketing professors Michael McCullough... read more

8 minutes
Apr 12, 2016

How to Use Twitter to Create Relationships For Business

Forming a strategy for your Twitter is a must but it’s only the beginning. The next big things are creating an engaging content and nurturing relationships on Twitter with your customers. Luckily you can build relationships through smart, well–planned messaging. To do that you... read more

8 minutes
Apr 8, 2016

4 Types of Difficult Customers on Chat and How to Deal with Them

No matter how extraordinary a service you provide, somewhere along the way you will meet difficult customers. We know something about it. Difficult customers are as inevitable as cold and rainy autumn after a nice and warm summer. You just have to deal with it, best by preparing... read more

6 minutes
Feb 17, 2016

Be Like Disney: Best Customer Service Training Ideas

Poor customer experience is more expensive than we think. 78% of consumers won’t make a purchase in your store if they’ve had a bad experience in the past. And, as you can expect, it’s not easy to compensate these customers for it. They will usually need 12 positive experiences... read more

7 minutes
Feb 15, 2016

6 Things You Need to Know About Multi Channel Customer Service

The way companies and customers interact with each other gets more and more interesting each year. The times when you could contact a company on a single channel only are long gone. Now, a customer contacting a company can pick any channel and expect the same level of service... read more

11 minutes
Dec 3, 2015

How Buffer Offers Great Customer Service

When we want to improve, we look for good examples. And if you want to improve your customer service, it’s hard to find a better example than Buffer. Want to learn from the best? See what they do, how they do it and what makes Buffer customer service so darn good. Connect with... read more

6 minutes
Nov 5, 2015

Customer Support Quotes That You Should Remember

I don’t think I would be wrong by saying that we all want to get better at customer service. After all, we should all strive for the best customer satisfaction. This quick read will get you closer to the customers’ mindset. It will help you understand their way of thinking, so... read more

4 minutes
Nov 2, 2015

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