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3 ‘must-haves’ for building long-term customer relationships

Long-term customer relationships don’t happen overnight. They begin the first time a customer engages with your…

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20+ techniques to provide good phone customer service

What makes a good customer service call? Get our best phone customer service tips for increasing satisfaction and brand loyalty.

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5 ways to reduce customer care costs without compromising quality

According to research, over 70% of all customers who leave a company for its competition have…

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Meeting customer expectations... at scale

Meeting expectations. It doesn’t sound thrilling, or particularly hard. In fact, it sounds like the note…

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Return customers: How to keep them coming back for more

Read on for 5 strategies to gain repeat customers.

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Why delighting customers doesn't pay

Rick Delisi, co-author of The Effortless Experience: Conquering the New Battleground for Customer Loyalty, came to…

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Responding to fan outrage: the best way to say “I’m sorry”

The video game industry has seen a seismic business shift over a relatively short period of…

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Customer satisfaction last quarter: trick or treat?

With the release of the our quarterly Zendesk Benchmark report, we’re very happy to announce that…

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Always online gaming: who wins?

In the age of shared content, publishers across the entertainment and software industries have fixated on…

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Forging an unforgettable connection: The Starbucks experience

What could possess someone to visit Starbucks 16 times a month (that’s once every two days)…

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Why customer service is so important to online shoppers

Most people think of shopping online as a way to cut costs. E-commerce stores relieve customers…

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The holiday satisfaction slump: keeping holiday customers happy

Holidays are hard on customer satisfaction. Last year, you might have noticed a slump in your…

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Customer experience is more important than advertising (Infographic)

It's never been more important to invest in customer service and the customer experience.

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Don't Keep Your Customers Waiting

Nothing says DISRESPECT quite like forcing someone else to wait. And yet, that is exactly what…

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Costco's ridiculously liberal return policy

When you read Costco’s return policy, it’s pretty extraordinary. For instance, check out the rules governing…

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