Ticket management is key to speeding up customer service and improving its quality. Time saved on routing and responding to helpdesk tickets can be invested in offering more personalized, in-depth assistance once an associate contacts a client. This is why efficient ticket management isn’t just about speed but also quality.

For B2B sellers, one-off sales aren’t enough to grow a consistent book of business. While closing an initial sale is excellent on its own, utilizing that sale as an opportunity to convert one-time buyers into long-term, loyal clients are the key to a thriving B2B business. As a result, B2B customer churn is something every business owner should consider reducing.

At its core, any B2B business’s goal is to provide value to its clients. Fortunately, the product or service being sold isn’t the only way for a company to demonstrate or provide value. There are countless opportunities for B2B sellers to act less like a supplier, and more like a partner before, during, and after the sale. That is why we will review the B2B customer journey and how businesses can optimize using proven frameworks and analytics from their operations.

Customer service is paramount in growing a modern business, especially in B2B markets. Business owners and professional buyers value companies they can build long-lasting, satisfying business relationships with. To prove that this is possible, the firm they’re partnering with needs to put emphasis on planning out the customer journey. As far as B2B customer service best practices go, planning is arguably the most important.

When it comes to adopting new philosophies, practices, and technologies, businesses tend to give disproportionate focus on the sales process. While the sales process is a vital aspect of increasing revenues through initial conversion, around 60% of buyers say that they would switch to a new brand in a given industry after one bad customer service experience. This figure only begins to demonstrate the overwhelming importance of offering a personalized, efficient customer service system.

In the modern world of B2B, all organizations now have to be hyper-focused on service. And not just within the customer service teams, but right across the entire fabric of the organization. Good customer service across the board is an organization’s key to customer retention and expansion.