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New Look and Feel, Same Help Scout
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What Is Customer Service? Help Scouts Weigh In
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Why Great Customer Service Isn’t Just Important, It's a Necessity
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New in the Queue: AI Drafts, Snooze, and Send Later
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How To Create an Outstanding Ecommerce Knowledge Base
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Support Team Mailbag: Managing the Queue
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Improve Experience with Customer Service Automation
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HSL: An Intuitive Way to Represent Color in CSS
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Navigating the Hype: Staying Customer-First in an AI-Enabled World
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What are the Best Help Desk Ticketing Systems? Top 11 Options
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Conversation Corner: Real Support Talk
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AI Ticketing Systems: What They Are and 8 Options to Consider
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Between Two Borgs
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Help Scout Using Help Scout: Tags and Custom Fields
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Encouraging Empathy in Customer Service Teams
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Making Things Right: Examples of Customer Service Recovery
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Beyond the Biscoff: Thoughts on Building Customer Loyalty
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Building Skills for the Sport of Support
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Accessibility First is the New Mobile First
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9 Customer Experience KPIs to Track for Better Business Outcomes
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Catch Me if You Can
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Help Scout Using Help Scout: Saved Replies
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The 11 Best Customer Service Software: 2025 Buyer's Guide
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Help Scout’s Shopify Integration: More Functionality At Your Fingertips
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The HIPAA-Compliant Help Desk Software You Can Trust
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8 Ways for Support Teams to Use the Time That AI Saves
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A New Paradigm: Rethinking 'The Customer Is Always Right'
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Help Desk Automation: A Recipe for Better Support
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What is Knowledge Management? A Beginner’s Guide
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The Evolution of Performance Management at Help Scout
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The Top 10 Benefits of Chatbots in Customer Service
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First Impressions Last
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The AI-Enhanced Support Team of the Future
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Crafting an Effective Customer Service Cover Letter: Examples and Tips
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The Name of the Rose
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Using AI for Email Writing: The 9 Best Tools
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When Support Teams are Blamed for Product Problems
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New in the Queue: Shopify, Social, and AI
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101 Best Live Chat Response Examples for Customer Service
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The Ultimate Guide to Understanding and Managing Your Customer Lifecycle
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How To Share an Instagram Account: The 3 Best Ways
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AI and Customer Experience: The Basics + 5 Tools to Try in 2024
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How to Use AI for Live Chat + 5 Tools To Consider
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Evolving Brand Design at Help Scout
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Coping in the Queue: Tips for Managing AI Anxiety in Customer Support
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Fears, Careers, Robot Peers: Help Scout Support Pros Talk AI
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AI and the Gravity of Mediocrity
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Help Scout Has Acquired SupportAgent.ai
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Navigating a Support Career in an AI-Powered World
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The 21 Best Instagram Tools for Business Growth (2024)
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How to Improve Ecommerce Customer Retention (5 Easy Ways)
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A Very Help Scout Thanksgiving
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4 Diverse AI Chatbot Examples for Great Customer Service
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Help Scout Has a New Look
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How AI Can Boost Help Desk Productivity (+ 7 Tools to Try)
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Bring Instagram Conversations Into Help Scout
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Quarterly Release Notes, October 2023: AI Assist, Log in with Google, and More
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Four Customer Service Lessons Leaders Learned Early — and Still Call on Today
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Conversational AI for Customer Service: How to Get it Right
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7 Customer Service Resume Examples + Best Practices
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How to Enhance Customer Service with AI Tools: Featuring Close, JustCall, & Make
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Common Customer Complaints: 8 Examples and Solutions
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Benefits of AI in Customer Service: 4 Ways AI Can Help
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Customer Service Week: What It Is and Ways to Celebrate
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Inside Support: Q&A with Support Leader Brittany Ferguson
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Navigating Product Changes in SaaS Support
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How to Create a Jira Ticketing System
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Gorgias Pricing Explained: Features, Plans, and Alternatives
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The 7 Best CRM Platforms Compared (2024)
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Introducing AI Assist for Better, Faster Responses
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Finding Joy in the Feedback Loop — Through Improv and in the Queue
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First Impressions Are Fast Impressions
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The 11 Best Issue Tracking Software for Customer Support Teams
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The Best Shopify Customer Service Apps: 8 Options for 2025
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How To Be Heard By Your Product Team
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Building Stronger Customer Relationships
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AI Customer Support Software: The 10 Best Tools for 2024
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How Mabel’s Labels Achieved a 93 CSAT Score while Reducing Support Volume by 58%
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The 10 Best Customer Experience Software Options on the Market (2024)
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Going off Script
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17 Great Customer Service Examples to Inspire You
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Customer Service Management: How to Develop an Effective Strategy
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Comparing the 12 Top Knowledge Management Tools of 2024
Ecommerce
Building a Customer-Oriented Ecommerce Business Through Better Human Interaction
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48 Ecommerce Interview Questions for Hiring the Right Team
Ecommerce
50+ Ecommerce Survey Questions To Ask in 2024
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Quarterly Release Notes, July 2023: AI Summarize, Tag Organization, and More
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Help Scout’s AI Is at Your Service
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We’ve Changed Our Minds About AI in Customer Service
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Help Scout + AI = Better Customer Support
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The 8 Best Customer Service Mobile Apps (Features + Pricing)
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How to Plan for Connection at Your Remote-company Retreat
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How Castiron Helps Thousands of Customers With a Two-Person Support Team
Customer Engagement
Attract, Delight, Repeat: How To Turn Ecommerce Buyers Into Repeat Customers
Ecommerce
Comparing SaaS and Ecommerce Support
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The 8 Best HIPAA-Compliant Messaging Apps
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Paid SaaS Support: How To Offer It and Why It Matters
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How BombTech Golf Increased Customer Satisfaction as Their Business Scaled
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26 Customer Service Interview Questions (+ Interview Tips)
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Quarterly Release Notes, April 2023: Messenger App, Restricted Docs, and More
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Facebook Messenger for Customer Service: The Basics
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Charting the Course of an Unexpected Career
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Unlocking the Power of Customer Feedback with Microsurveys
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8 Customer Success Software Tools to Encourage Growth
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How To Optimize Your Support Strategy for Messaging Channels
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Choosing the Best Customer Communications Management Software
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Deliver a Seamless Support Experience with Messenger in Help Scout
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Friday Notes Keep Us on the Same Page
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Customer Engagement Software: 12 Tools to Try in 2024
Customer Engagement
Beyond Tickets: How Support Teams Impact Revenue (Featuring Litmus and Close)
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Artificial Integrity: Trust, AI, and Customer Service
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Tap Into Revenue in the Queue With Light Users
Scaling Service
Make Customer Support a Team Sport with Light Users
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Want to Reduce Support Volume? Follow These 5 Steps
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The 11 Best SaaS Knowledge Base Platforms for 2024
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The 9 Best Help Scout Alternatives (Including Features and Price)
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Interviewing at Help Scout: The Insider Perspective
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How to Get More Shoppers to Purchase with Messages
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Go Ahead, Learn Something: How Help Scout Empowers Employee Growth
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Create Help Articles With Confidence Using the New Docs Editor
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Leveling Up Your Support Toolkit: Using Messages in Help Scout
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Customer Support Tactic: Isolate the Backlog
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Google Groups Alternatives: 11 Great Options for Businesses
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Spikeball is a Help Scout User for Life: Here's Why
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Using ChatGPT for Customer Service
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Litmus Boosts Customer Retention Rate by 26% with Help Scout
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How Ashesi University Created a School-Wide Support Center with Help Scout
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Space and Support Help Working Parents Thrive
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How Distributed Customer Service Teams Improve Each Other’s Skills
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12 LiveChat Alternatives for Support Teams and Beyond
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Quarterly Release Notes, Dec 2022: More Microsurveys, Message Styles, and More
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7 Predictions for Customer Service and Support in 2023
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Help Scout vs. Intercom: A Deep-Dive Comparison
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The Top 9 Help Desk Software for Small Businesses in 2024
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Top Shelf Reads from Help Scout Leaders
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How To Tell if a Company Is Really Customer-Centric
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Support Tactic: Fresh Eyes, Fresh Voice
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Setup Guide: How to Create a Shared Inbox in Gmail
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7 GrooveHQ Alternatives to Help your Team Scale
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The 10 Best Web-Based Help Desks for Growing Businesses
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Words are the Bridge: Finding Harmony in Songwriting and Content Strategy
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The 9 Best Kustomer Alternatives for Help Desk Tickets
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Microsurveys: The Quick Way to Capture Customer Feedback
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Quarterly Release Notes, October 2022: Light Users, Microsurveys, and More
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8 Gorgias Alternatives for Better Customer Support
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Sabbaticals in the Real World: How Help Scouters Are Using Their Time Away
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12 Tips and Tools to Better Manage Your Work Email
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Removing customer service accents via AI: The wrong solution to a real problem
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How a Shared Inbox Can Improve Efficiency, Transparency, and Collaboration
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The 11 Best Help Desk Software: Tested & Compared
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Finding Flow at Work and on the Trail
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Straight From the Source: Help Scout Love
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The 9 Best Missive Alternatives for Team Collaboration
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Best Practices and Tips for Implementing a Help Desk
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The Ultimate Guide to Email Management for Education
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The Complete Guide to Email Management in Higher Education: Ebook
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What are the best email ticketing systems? Top 12 Options
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Product Walkthrough: Help Scout for Education
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47 Pro Tips on How to Talk to Customers
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A Love Letter to Social Media Customer Service Pros
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Help Desk vs. Service Desk: Which Is Best for You?
Software & Systems
Live Chat Software for Education: The 11 Best Options
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6 Great Templates for Customer Onboarding Emails
Scaling Service
How to Create and Organize a Knowledge Base
Scaling Service
How To Create an Excellent Customer Engagement Strategy
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The Beginner’s Guide to Help Scout
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Building a Customer-Focused Company
Scaling Service
A Guide to Customer Success Manager Career Paths
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Changing a Company Culture
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Standard vs. Plus Pricing: How to Choose the Right Plan For You
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How to Create Great Customer Feedback Email Templates
Scaling Service
8 Free Customer Satisfaction Survey Templates
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If Customer Service Were Really Superheroes
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Email vs. Live Chat Support
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How to Write the Best Customer Support Manager Job Description
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The Problem With Gmail and Outlook for Shared Email
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Work For Customers, Not Personas
Inside Help Scout
Bring Your Whole Company Closer to Your Customers With Light Users
Scaling Service
4 Customer Success Plan Templates and How to Use Them
Scaling Service
Customer Service Hiring: Project Ideas
Scaling Service
Support Team Swarming Vs. Tiering
Scaling Service
Product Support Analyst Job Description: Template and Examples
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10 Practical Ways to Increase Team Productivity
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9 Helpshift Alternatives for Your Customer Communication Needs
Software & Systems
The 7 Best Zoho Desk Alternatives on the Market Today
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How To Write an Auto-Reply Email: 6 Examples
Software & Systems
The 8 Best LiveAgent Alternatives For Customer Support Software
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How RealtyNinja Supported 300% Customer Growth with Help Scout
Inside Help Scout
Help Scout & Census: Sync trusted data to delight customers and reduce churn
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Guiding clients to email support instead of their account managers
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Quarterly Release Notes, June 2022: Docs + Beacon, Videos in Messages, and more!
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7 Types of Software Every Small Business Should Consider
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7 Best Practices To Boost Your Team Collaboration
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Is Google's LaMDA sentient, and if so would it like a job?
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The 9 Best Email Support Software Solutions for Your Team
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Omnichannel Customer Service 101: Definition, Benefits, & Tips
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Turning support requests into customer insights
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8 Strategies to Skyrocket Ecommerce Customer Loyalty
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Help Scout’s Ultimate Guide to Remote Management
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Customer Onboarding: Steps, Examples, and Best Practices
Customer Stories
How George Washington University Handled a 22% Increase in Email Traffic
Customer Engagement
7 Key Customer Experience Metrics, From Basic to Advanced
Software & Systems
The 9 Best HappyFox Alternatives on the Market in 2024
Software & Systems
The 11 Best Kayako Alternatives for Customer Support in 2024
Software & Systems
9 Best HubSpot Service Hub Alternatives: Expert Reviews
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Museum of Customer Support: Ancient Fast Food
Ecommerce
The 8 Best Ecommerce Help Desks On The Market Today
Ecommerce
Ecommerce Live Chat: Why You Need It + 12 Top Tools
Software & Systems
The 9 Best Help Desk Software for Schools and Universities
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Make Sure Every Customer Finds an Answer With Docs + Beacon
Leading Service
How to Know When It's Time to Hire For Your Support Team
Leading Service
Step-By-Step Guide: Measuring Customer Service ROI
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Release Notes, March 2022: Previous conversations, user report change, and more!
Customer Service
18 Higher Education Email Templates and Saved Replies
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The 9 Best Email Collaboration Software Platforms
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Help Scout’s Conversation Corner on Experience This!
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7 Outlook Shared Mailbox Alternatives for Email Collaboration
Tips & Templates
Writing Excellent Customer Service Emails
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Teaching Analytical Reading
Software & Systems
The 7 Best Crisp Alternatives for Customer Support in 2024
Articles
How to Change Your Team’s Behavior
Tips & Templates
13 Best Practices for Improving Online Customer Service
Customer Engagement
Customer Success: What It Means, Why It Matters, and More
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The 9 Best Gmelius Alternatives for Email Collaboration
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Top 12 Intercom Alternatives [Side-By-Side Comparison]
Tips & Templates
How to Deal with Difficult Customers
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Museum of Customer Support: The First Shopping Cart
Customer Engagement
SaaS Customer Success: Key Roles, Strategies, and Tools
Leading Service
11 Key Customer Service Metrics + 4 Real Example Reports
Articles
Measuring Customer Service Success More Broadly
Tips & Templates
9 Guiding Principles for Doing Startup Customer Service Well
Articles
Encouraging Support Teams To Write Help Docs
Software & Systems
Top 14 Freshdesk Alternatives and Competitors for 2024
Articles
12 Predictions for Customer Service Trends in 2022
Software & Systems
Distribution List vs. Shared Mailbox vs. Shared Inbox: Which Is Best?
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Quarterly Release Notes, December 2021: Targeted Messages, Properties Visibility
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Fast Food vs. Fine Dining in Customer Service
Leading Service
How To Make the Most of Your Customer Support Data
Ecommerce
Reducing and Handling Ecommerce Shipping Cost Complaints
Scaling Service
Customer Self-Service: Benefits, Tips, and 5 Great Tools
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Dealing With Abusive Customers
Software & Systems
The 9 Best Team Email Management Software for 2024
Customer Stories
How FlexJobs Engages Customers With Proactive Messages
Leading Service
How Support Teams Can Improve Customer Retention
Leading Service
The 8 Best Customer Service Channels (& How to Pick Them)
Articles
Museum of Customer Support: The World's Oldest Complaint Letter
Software & Systems
The Pros and Cons of Free Help Desks + 5 Options to Consider
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Writing Your Own Customer Service Recipe Book
Software & Systems
The 8 Best Hiver Alternatives for Team Collaboration in 2024
Tips & Templates
Delivering Excellent B2C Customer Service: 7 Best Practices
Leading Service
19 Actionable Help Desk Metrics for Customer Support Teams
Hiring & Culture
DEI at Help Scout: 2021 Update
Software & Systems
Shared Email Account: Types, Tips, and the 9 Best Tools
Leading Service
14 Actionable Live Chat Metrics to Start Tracking Today
Software & Systems
Buyer's Guide to Choosing the Right Customer Support Tool
Software & Systems
What Are the Best Zendesk Alternatives? 9 Top Options
Articles
Terrifying Tales of Spooky Support
Tips & Templates
What is SaaS Customer Support? Examples and Best Practices
Leading Service
Announcing Help Scout's 2021 Customer Service Awards
Articles
Annual Planning as a New Customer Support Leader
Software & Systems
15 Customer Communication Tools to Engage Your Audience
Articles
Visit Sea Sat, the Customer Service Restaurant
Leading Service
9 Actionable Knowledge Base Metrics to Start Tracking Today
Articles
Why Customers Ask Vague Questions (and What To Do About It)
Ecommerce
The 11 Best Ecommerce Customer Service Software Platforms
Product Updates
Build Better Customer Relationships With New Targeted Messages
Leading Service
10 Ways to Improve Your Customer Service Security
Software & Systems
Top 11 Email Management Software + Who They're Best For
Scaling Service
How to Scale Customer Support Without Compromising Service
Tips & Templates
5 Steps Support Teams Can Take To Get Product Bugs Fixed
Hiring & Culture
Help Scout’s Step-By-Step Remote Hiring Process
Articles
The Book That Changed My Customer Service Career
Scaling Service
Customer Onboarding Specialist Job Description: Templates and Examples
Articles
The Supportive: A Series for Service Professionals
Scaling Service
Customer Success Specialist Job Description: Template and Examples
Scaling Service
Small Business Customer Service Outsourcing: 4 Pitfalls to Avoid
Tips & Templates
The Ultimate Guide to Small Business Customer Service
Articles
What Should I Include in My Cover Letter?
Leading Service
How to Measure Customer Service Quality: Methods & Tools
Scaling Service
How to Write a Tier 2 Support Job Description + 5 Examples
Scaling Service
Customer Support Rep Job Description: Template and Examples
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The 10 Best Knowledge Base Software Options for 2025 [Buyer's Guide]
Tips & Templates
Tips & Templates for Writing Great Knowledge Base Articles
Tips & Templates
18 Customer Service Tips for Financial Services Companies
Tips & Templates
Managing Social Media Customer Service: Strategies and Tips
Tips & Templates
9 Customer Service Blogs Every Support Pro Should Follow
Leading Service
How to Recognize, Reduce, and Repair Customer Service Burnout
Software & Systems
How FAQ Software Can Help Your Small Business
Tips & Templates
13 Tips and Best Practices for Real Estate Customer Service
Customer Engagement
Building a Customer-Oriented Company: Strategies & Examples
Tips & Templates
11 Tips on Delivering Great Customer Service in Education
Tips & Templates
11 Types of Bad Customer Service (and How To Avoid Them)
Articles
Telling My Boss About My True Career Goals
Software & Systems
Google Collaborative Inbox: Pros, Cons, and 5 Alternatives
Software & Systems
The 12 Best Front Alternatives for Shared Email
Tips & Templates
Delivering Great Customer Service in the Healthcare Industry
Product Updates
Quarterly Release Notes, June 2021: Messages Updates, Fundraising Emails, & More
Working Remotely
How to Build a Globally Remote Team That Really Works
Software & Systems
11 Top SaaS Help Desk Software for 2024 (Ranked & Rated)
Tips & Templates
107 Customer Service Statistics and Facts You Shouldn't Ignore
Customer Engagement
10 Inspirational Customer Experience Examples
Customer Engagement
Customer Experience vs. Customer Success: Explained
Software & Systems
Help Scout: A Team Inbox Built for Customer Support
Software & Systems
Why You Don’t Need an AI Support Chatbot
Software & Systems
What to Expect When Shopping for Support Software
Software & Systems
Why Help Desk Software Is a Must-Have for Small Businesses
Customer Engagement
Customer Success vs. Account Management: Why Both Matter
Hiring & Culture
How We Approach Employee Compensation at Help Scout
Customer Engagement
5 Examples of Customer Success Marketing for SaaS Teams
Articles
Being Pushed to Offer Service Level Agreements Too Soon
Software & Systems
What are the Best Live Chat Tools for 2025? Top 11 Picks
Customer Stories
How Brain.fm Achieved a 95% CSAT Score With Help Scout
Customer Engagement
4 Simple Tips for Crafting an Ideal B2B Customer Experience
Leading Service
How to Build a Strong Customer Service Culture
Customer Engagement
10 Simple Ways to Wow Your Customers Every Day
Articles
Balancing Soft-Skills With Technical Ability
Customer Engagement
What Is Customer Happiness + 11 Ways to Inspire It
Customer Engagement
6 User Adoption Strategies for Growing SaaS Businesses
Customer Stories
How OnePageCRM Reduced Their Team's Workload by 50%
Customer Stories
Customer Story: Upstream Tech
Scaling Service
The Taming of the Queue: 14 Support Queue Management Tips
Customer Engagement
6 Customer Experience Books Every Founder Should Read
Customer Engagement
5 Effective Customer Loyalty Programs for Small Businesses
Scaling Service
How to Hire for Customer Service: A Step-by-Step Guide
Customer Engagement
CX Fitness: Conducting a Customer Experience Analysis
Product Updates
Quarterly Release Notes, March 2021: Beacon Identify Changes, Messages Editor
Customer Engagement
Creating a Customer Success Journey Map in 6 Steps
Customer Engagement
6 Customer Centricity Examples To Use In Your Business
Behind the Scenes
Behind The Scenes: How a Help Scout Article Is Made
Articles
Breaking Into SaaS Support
Customer Stories
Customer Story: GrabCad
Customer Stories
Customer Story: Springboard
Customer Engagement
A Comprehensive Guide to Customer Satisfaction Score
Customer Stories
Customer Story: Influitive
Customer Stories
Customer Story: Mixmax
Customer Engagement
How To Use NPS to Measure Your Customer Experience
Customer Stories
Customer Story: Panorama Education
Customer Stories
Customer Story: Tattly
Customer Engagement
7 Foundational Customer Experience Best Practices
Customer Stories
Customer Story: Threadless
Customer Stories
Customer Story: LanguaTalk
Customer Service
B2B Customer Service: What It Is and How To Do It Well
Articles
GPT-3 and AI in Customer Support
Articles
The Best Role for a Second Customer Service Hire
Customer Engagement
Creating a Customer Experience Team: 4 Questions to Ask
Customer Engagement
A Founder’s Guide to Collecting and Utilizing User Feedback
Customer Engagement
9 Key Aspects of a Stellar Customer Success Strategy
Customer Engagement
Where to Start When Building a Customer Success Team
Leading Service
Customer Service Training: 21+ Tips, Activities, and Courses
Customer Engagement
How to Create a Customer Feedback Loop That Works
Customer Stories
Customer Story: GrowSurf
Customer Engagement
The Role of Customer Stickiness in Building Enduring Loyalty
Articles
Avoiding Cherry-Picking in the Support Queue
Customer Engagement
Customer Satisfaction: What It Is and 6 Ways to Boost It
Scaling Service
Customer Support Job Description: Examples and Best Practices
Customer Engagement
8 Key SaaS Customer Success Metrics & How to Measure Them
Tips & Templates
How to Get Started Delivering Proactive Customer Service
Tips & Templates
101 Inspirational Customer Service Quotes
Customer Engagement
How a Great Customer Experience Can Grow Your Bottom Line
Customer Engagement
Customer Perception and How to Manage It Effectively
Product Updates
Quarterly Release Notes, November 2020: Advanced Permissions, Message Reports
Customer Engagement
How to Improve Customer Loyalty With Customer Effort Score
Customer Engagement
10 Techniques for Collecting Voice of the Customer Data
Customer Engagement
How to Inspire, Measure, and Improve Customer Loyalty
Scaling Service
Holiday Customer Service: 6 Tips for Scaling Support Spikes
Customer Engagement
A Founder’s Guide to Building a Customer-Focused Company
Customer Stories
Customer Story: TeamSnap
Product Updates
How to Manage Changing Team Needs with Advanced Permissions
Customer Engagement
How to Identify and Optimize Customer Experience Touchpoints
Tips & Templates
13 Response Templates for Tricky Customer Service Emails
Software & Systems
Quick Start Guide to Creating a Knowledge Base in 6 Steps
Scaling Service
5 Ways to Automate Support Without Degrading Service
Tips & Templates
5 Simple Knowledge Base SEO Tips Anyone Can Follow
Revenue Growth
A Complete Guide to Customer Acquisition for Startups
Leading Service
How to Implement Live Chat With a Small Support Team
Revenue Growth
Understanding Consumer Behavior to Convert More Customers
Leading Service
How to Set Customer Service Goals (+ 9 Example Goals)
Tips & Templates
How to Write Support Emails Your Customers Will Love
Scaling Service
7 Steps to Build a Thriving Customer Service Team
Customer Engagement
4 Meaningful Customer Satisfaction Metrics, Compared
Leading Service
Announcing Help Scout's 2020 Customer Service Awards
Support Careers
Tips for Finding Your Perfect Customer Service Career Path
Product Tutorials
The Non-Coder’s Guide to Using the Help Scout API
Revenue Growth
The List Building Strategies That Grew 251,000 Subscribers
Product Updates
Quarterly Release Notes, September 2020: Article Ratings, New Messages Editor
Tips & Templates
Customer Support: Definition, Importance, and 8 Essential Tips
Leading Service
Writing an Effective Apology Letter to Customers (+ 5 Examples)
Hiring & Culture
How Help Scout Mitigates Unconscious Bias in Hiring
Leading Service
Customer Service Experience: Definition, Tips, & Examples
Customer Service
8 Companies with Exceptional Customer Service + Helpful Tips
Customer Engagement
6 Proven Strategies for Building a Customer-Centric Company
Support Careers
7 Tips for Becoming a SaaS Support Professional
Leading Service
How to Create an Inspiring Customer Service Philosophy
Customer Engagement
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Remote Management
Remote Employees Shouldn’t Be Paid Less Based on Geography
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KPIs and Business Practices in the Time of Coronavirus
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Working Remotely
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Revenue Growth
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Tips & Templates
9 Knowledge Base Tips for a Better Customer Experience
Revenue Growth
Weathering the Economic Storm of COVID-19
Customer Engagement
Customer Satisfaction Surveys: A Comprehensive Guide
Working Remotely
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Ecommerce
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Tips & Templates
18 Knowledge Base Examples That Get It Right
Hiring & Culture
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Hiring & Culture
Building Exceptional Teams and Culture in a Pandemic: Live Q&A
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Working Remotely
Working Remotely: Tips from 100+ Remote Workers & Leaders
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12 Shared Inbox Software Options for Team Collaboration
Leading Service
Crisis Communication Tips for Customer Service Teams
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Support Careers
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Software & Systems
Live Chat Support 101: Definition, Benefits, and Best Practices
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21 Key Live Chat Statistics for Customer Service Teams
Tips & Templates
6 Important Live Chat Tips for Email Support Pros
Tips & Templates
8 Live Chat Best Practices and Common Mistakes
Software & Systems
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DEI at Help Scout: Fall 2019 Update
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The Secret Art of Delegation
Leading Service
Communicating With Customers During a System Outage
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Customer Engagement
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7 Shared Mailbox Best Practices You Can Put Into Action
Customer Service
The 19 Best Customer Service Tools for Every Support Team
Scaling Service
Creating Customer Flow
Leading Service
How to Handle Customer Support During Company-Wide Events
Hiring & Culture
27 Company Retreat Ideas Your Team Will Actually Enjoy
Leading Service
Should I Let My Staff Complain About Customers?
Hiring & Culture
How to Plan a Fun and Productive Company Retreat
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13 Productivity Hacks to Maximize Your Time
Product Tutorials
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Inside Help Scout: How We Triage Our Support Queue
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ARPA: A Framework Alternative to the RACI Model
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Help Scout’s Brand Animation Process
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Scaling Service
Rolling Out Weekend Support
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27 Funny Customer Service Quotes
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How to Communicate Ideas Effectively
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DEI at Help Scout: Spring 2019 Update
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5 Boring Customer Service Stories
Leading Service
Humanize Your Support With Data
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The Impact and Value of Taking a Sabbatical from Work
Engineering
The Technical Debt Myth
Remote Management
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Behind the Scenes
Making (and Breaking) the Help Scout Brand
Scaling Service
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Behind the Scenes
Behind the Scenes: The Design of Beacon
Leading Service
Why Analytical Reading Is a Must-Have Skill
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The Skills You Need for a Support-Driven Growth Role
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Communicating Support Successes to the Wider Company
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Engineering
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Tips & Templates
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Software & Systems
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Remote Management
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Revenue Growth
Sales as a Service
Scaling Service
3 Strategies for Scaling Up to 24-Hour Customer Service
Behind the Scenes
Making Content More Inclusive
Scaling Service
Customer Support Operations: Description, Responsibilities, and Skills
Hiring & Culture
6 Steps to Recruiting Like a Human
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The Business Case for Support-Driven Growth
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Remote Management
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Leading Service
Help Your New Hires Rock: 30/60/90-Day Reviews for Support
Revenue Growth
Getting Started with Support-Driven Growth
Scaling Service
What to Call Your Customer Service and Support Teams
Leading Service
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Hiring & Culture
DEI at Help Scout: 2018 Update
Revenue Growth
Everything You Need to Know About Implementing a Price Increase
Revenue Growth
How to Stand Out in a Crowded Market
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Customer Engagement
Customer Service vs. Customer Experience: Explained
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Customer Service vs. Customer Support: Explained
Customer Engagement
Customer Support vs. Customer Success: Explained
Hiring & Culture
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How to Deal With Cheap Customers
Articles
AI, Curiosity, and the Future of Human Customer Service
Leadership Tips
Learn How to Negotiate with these 12 Tactics for Successful Negotiations
Remote Management
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Leading Service
A Customer Support Leader’s Guide to One-on-Ones
Customer Engagement
11 Strategies to Maintain Customer Intimacy at Scale
Scaling Service
Scaling Support With Personality at Cards Against Humanity
Leading Service
How to Rebuild Customer Loyalty After a Data Security Breach
Product Updates
Beacon 2.0 Preview: The User Interface
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Software & Systems
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Tips & Templates
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Product Updates
Beacon 2.0 Preview: Introducing Chat
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Writing Support Emails: A Style Guide
Leading Service
Turn Support Hunches into Usable Data for Product Teams
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Inbox Zero: The Fast, Empathetic Way to Get Your Team There
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Leading Service
Working Successfully in a Collaborative Support Model
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9 Experiential Marketing Examples from Highly Creative Companies
Scaling Service
How to Determine Your Company’s Multichannel Customer Support Strategy
Product Updates
Beacon 2.0 Preview: What’s New
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Leading Service
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The Future of Self-Service
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Self-Service is the Next Frontier in Customer Support
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The Art of Customer Loyalty in a Subscription Business
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Customer Engagement
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Remote Management
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Support Careers
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Leading Service
Why Support Teams Must Stake a Claim to Revenue
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How to Revamp Your Knowledge Base Architecture
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Listen While You Lead: 3 Unexpected Lessons for New Managers
Ecommerce
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Why You Should Set Big Goals (Even If You Might Not Hit Them)
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6 Ways to Get More Mileage out of Your Help Content
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Knowledge Base Design Tips for Better Self-Service Support
Scaling Service
The Right (and Wrong) Way to Outsource Customer Support
Leading Service
8 Best Practices for Designing a Helpful Contact Page
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Empower Your Customers With Self-Service, Chat and Help Desk Support
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3 Simple Automations That Free Your Support Team From Tedious Tasks
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8 Slack Hacks for Reducing Information Anxiety
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10 Lessons We Learned About Telling Customer Stories
Tips & Templates
Why Your Customer Service Sucks
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Engineering
How I Stay Productive Working Remotely
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How To Succeed as a Customer Support Manager
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Testing Code That Talks to the Database
Engineering
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Take It or Leave It: What Help Desk Data Should You Migrate?
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The Future of Customer Service: 10 Trends to Watch
Engineering
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The Art and Science of Getting into the Flow
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6 Questions to Ask Before You Email Your Customers
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Customer Engagement
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Support Careers
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Tips & Templates
How to Break Up With Abusive Customers
Revenue Growth
The Psychology Behind the Perfect Customer Interview
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How to Write the Perfect Interview Thank-You Email
Articles
What My Mechanic Taught Me About Customer Service
Leadership Tips
How to Work a 40-Hour Week
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The Value of Doing Things That Scare You
Leadership Tips
How to Build a Great Business
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9 Customer Champions Who Received Great Customer Service
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Taking the Right Tone With Customers
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Building a Community Around Your Business
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Articles
5 People You Need On Your Customer Support Team
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The Surprising Reality of Side Hustles: They're Good for Business
Revenue Growth
How to Use Storytelling to Connect with Your Customers
Revenue Growth
Great Content Is Still the Biggest Hurdle
Leading Service
How to Build and Optimize Your Customer Support Funnel
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4 Ways Groups Can Stifle Creative Thinking
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Hiring & Culture
How We Use Video to Build Remote Culture
Support Careers
4 Ways to Find Meaningful Opportunities in Customer Support
Leading Service
Improving Employee Retention in Customer Support
Support Careers
Don't Let Your Professional Shortcomings Hold You Back at Work
Leading Service
Support Teams Should Have a Seat at the ‘Adult' Table
Revenue Growth
Relationship Marketing: The Value of Marketing to Current Customers
Leadership Tips
A Brief Guide to Better 1:1’s—For Makers and Managers Alike
Leadership Tips
The 25 Best Entrepreneur Books on Marketing, Sales, and Support
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9 Tips to Improve Your Customer Support Game
Revenue Growth
Have the 4P's of Marketing Become Outdated?
Customer Engagement
Support, Sales, and Marketing Need to Work in Harmony
Tips & Templates
6 Tips for Delivering Effective International Customer Service
Support Careers
The Best Advice We Ever Received
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These 13 Stories of Remarkable Customer Service Will Put a Smile on Your Face
Support Careers
How to Break Your Worst Work Habits
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Organizing Teams With Players and Coaches
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16 Customer Service Tips to Never Forget
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Boost Customer Happiness with Exclamations and Emoticons
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The 27 Best Customer Service Books
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Upselling in a Customer-First Company
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10 Timeless Pricing Strategies to Increase Sales
Scaling Service
How We Transitioned to 24-Hour Support
Leadership Tips
Org Structure Is All in the Execution
Remote Management
How Remote Teams Are Becoming the Future of Work
Tips & Templates
Track Requests to Keep Customers Coming Back
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The Psychological Benefits of Writing
Leadership Tips
When Being Nice Isn’t Being Kind
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Solving Problems Outside Your Domain
Support Careers
3 Approaches to Getting Unstuck
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What Really Matters Can’t Be Measured
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7 Ways to Engage Far-Flung Team Members
Hiring & Culture
How We Replaced Our Weekly All-Hands Meeting with Video
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5 Big Lessons Support Managers Wish They’d Learned Sooner
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How to Sabotage Any Meeting
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3 Steps to Making Better Decisions
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Why a Visual Really is Worth 1,000 Words
Support Careers
The Importance of Finishing What You Start
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Giving Great GIFs for Better Support
Scaling Service
Why All Hands Support Didn’t Work for Our Company
Support Careers
The Science of Setting and Achieving Goals
Growth & Culture
How Bias Can Sabotage the Workplace
Remote Management
Why Water Cooler Talk Matters More Than You Think
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5 Perspectives on Diversity in the Workplace
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Mastering the Art of ‘Just Start’
Support Careers
What Psychology Teaches Us About Structuring the Workday
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What We Learned Telling Customers’ Stories
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7 Ways to Nurture Creativity
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The Hidden Beauty of Constraints
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Routine Disruption: How to Change Your Habits for the Better
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Support Careers
If You Aren’t Cringing, You Aren’t Improving
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How Writing Regularly Can Improve Your Creativity and Clarity
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Lessons Learned from 6 Years of Working in My Pajamas
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Easy Reading Is Damn Hard Writing
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How Music Affects Your Productivity
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Building a Newsletter Welcome Series from Scratch
Leading Service
The Benefits of Learning as a Team
Leading Service
Avoiding the Silo of Team Communication
Customer Stories
Customer Story: Tuft and Needle
Customer Stories
Customer Story: Senneca
Leading Service
25 Insights for Creating and Sustaining Workplace Happiness
Remote Management
Silence Is a Noxious Gas
Revenue Growth
Letting Your Customers Speak for You
Leadership Tips
How to Write with Substance
Leadership Tips
Keeping Our Overachiever Culture
Tips & Templates
The Customer Always Remembers
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Leading Service
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Leadership Tips
Must Reads for Leaders: 10 Invaluable Books for Moving Hearts and Minds
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Tone and Language Are Building Blocks to Customer Expectations
Scaling Service
The Business Case for Loving Customers
Customer Engagement
How the American Red Cross Redesigned the Experience of Donating Blood
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The Lost Art of Candor in the Workplace
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25 Underrated Books on Persuasion, Influence, and Understanding Human Behavior
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10 Must-See Videos from Stanford Business School
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100+ Famous Business Quotes About Customer Service
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Don’t Let Tone Ruin Your Support Interactions
Customer Engagement
How Disney Creates Magical Experiences (and a 70% Return Rate)
Customer Engagement
Why Chipotle’s Customer Experience is Trouncing the Competition
Tips & Templates
Customers Are Tired of Insincere Support
Growth & Culture
How to Make Hiring Less of a Headache
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Features Tell, But Benefits Sell
Revenue Growth
Giving Your Customers a Peek Behind the Curtain
Tips & Templates
Using the Customer Service Tone
Working Remotely
Six Ways Remote Teams Can Crush Their To-Do Lists
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How to Build a Brand that Wins Over Customers’ Hearts and Wallets
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The Right (and Wrong) Way to Handle a Company Crisis
Engineering
Front-end Testing for the Lazy Developer with CasperJS
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A Scientific Take on Viral Marketing
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The Happy Warrior: Research Reveals What Makes a Successful Leader
Leadership Tips
10 Academic Insights on Building and Managing an Exceptional Team
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Creating a Unique Selling Proposition that Stands Out
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10 Proven Ways to Build a Website that Customers Will Love
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Customer Profiles: A Smarter Way to Reach Your Customers
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Why Steve Jobs Didn't Listen to His Customers
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Stop Being a Customer Support Dictator
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How to Take Charge of Your Churn Rate
Customer Service
5 Memorable Holiday Customer Service Stories
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The 3 Words Your Customers Love Most
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5 Things Your Customers Can Do Better than You
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How Restaurant Servers Increased Tips by 23 Percent (Without Changing Service)
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How To Tell a Customer No
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