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A well-defined CX strategy combined with an effective Customer Success (CS) operating model can yield significant and tangible benefits including retention and expansion of existing relationships and the strengthening of …
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First Contact Resolution (FCR) measures the percent of assisted support cases that are resolved as a result of the initial interaction with a qualified support representative. Resolving cases at first …
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Service and Success programs are a significant source of revenue. To assure that they yield their maximum revenue potential, treat service portfolios as strategic offerings in the corporate portfolio by …
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Learn about Salesforce Trailhead, self-paced, online learning platform provided for free to anyone. Trailhead offers an excellent example for how to develop customer proficiency.
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How efficient and effective is your support organization? Do you measure how efficiently staff are handling core support activities? Do you meet or exceed industry performance benchmarks? The process of …
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This article defines Support excellence and explores what it takes to achieve this level of performance to maximize the impact of Support delivery.
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What percent of cases can your Support team close at first contact? The industry average rate across all customer segments and product types is 53.7%. Some support groups close cases …
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First Contact Resolution (FCR) is a common metric used throughout the technology services and broader customer services industries. While widely used the underlying inputs and assumptions that makeup FCR vary …
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Once a company has established a service relationship with a customer the service renewal policies and practices it uses determine whether it sustains the relationship or puts the relationship at …
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If you want to make money from support, you need to charge for it and most technology companies do.
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Every technical support organization should have service level guidelines as a basis for determining how to prioritize cases and allocate resources and for managing consistent expectations with customers. Introducing service …
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Companies that apply self-service and support automation can yield significant benefits, but not without risks. This article examines the risk and rewards associated with Self-service and support automation initiatives.
2.19.20 Read Time: 2 Mins
Learn how to measure customer experiences delivered through digital channels.
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It is no longer enough to attach a support program to a product sale. Effective Success Sales teams must be able to establish long term service relationships that last and …
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If you only care about the first-year revenue from support and maintenance contracts, then any attach is a good attach. If you want to maximize revenue from the support annuity, …
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When new customers purchase service agreements you must make certain that they understand how to access and use the services they are entitled to through a formal service onboarding process. …
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Something more profound is happening across the industry. This article defines the state of customer success and introduces Top 10 Customer Success Facts. The fundamentals of Customer Success are not …
