Help desk metrics, also called help desk KPIs, are quantifiable indicators, such as charts, graphs, or reports used to measure the performance of your support. Help desk metrics are crucial to tracking the performance of your team and ensuring you are providing quality service. You can use help desk metrics to measure support in virtually any industry. If you perform services for customers or internal end-users, you should consider using the following help desk metrics to measure support.

In the world of customer service, businesses of every scale are constantly on the lookout for that perfect tool. That one solution that not only promises to streamline their customer support, but actually delivers on that promise with grace, agility, and, most importantly, tangible results. Enter TeamSupport. What truly sets TeamSupport apart in a sea of competitive offerings? Let's discuss the landmarks that make TeamSupport stand out and ensure we excel in delivering unparalleled customer support.

In the fall of 2020, POMS Corp., a leader in the manufacturing industry, decided that enough was enough. For years, the POMS support team had battled a ticketing system that seemed to create more problems than it solved. Support requests were frequently buried and lost, only to resurface too late. Some tickets were even left unanswered, leading to unsatisfied customers and frustrated team members.

In the digital age, where instant gratification is the norm, immediate responses to customer inquiries can make or break a brand's reputation. This rings especially true for software companies. Jackrabbit Technologies, an online class management software provider catering to children's activity centers, learned this firsthand. Before their partnership with TeamSupport began in 2011, Jackrabbit relied solely on emails to handle customer support.

TeamSupport is thrilled to announce its latest suite of AI-powered tools, built to increase agent efficiency and help your team take customer support to the next level. TeamSupport’s AI Assist incorporates the latest conversational AI technology, acting as a seasoned copilot to help agents close tickets faster, bringing faster, more satisfying resolutions to customers with less tedious manual work for agents.

If you work in a fast-paced business, it’s not hard to see why real-time analytics might be valuable. Being able to analyze live (or near-live) data can help you and your team react faster, and make more informed decisions in the moment. Setting up analytics and reporting systems always has the potential to cause a headache – this is especially true when it comes to working with real-time data.

Even though it’s sometimes seen as an enterprise-level business challenge, operational efficiency is a critical focus area for small to medium businesses (SMBs). Operational efficiency is about your business’s ability to deliver its products or services in an optimized and cost-effective way, minimizing waste and maximizing productivity. As a small business owner navigating growth, one of your biggest priorities has to be achieving operational efficiency.

In the ever-evolving landscape of customer service software, TeamSupport stands out with its dedicated focus on enriching customer support. It differs from other platforms by emphasizing a holistic approach to each customer interaction. Zendesk, another significant name in this space, also provides robust solutions for customer service.

For many, Excel spreadsheets are a no-nonsense way to keep track of your business KPIs. Whether you want to track company revenue, sales team performance or key marketing indicators, Excel is the go-to tool for many business leaders who want a simple way of monitoring the metrics that matter. However, you may have noticed that Excel is not the most effective way of getting your team to take notice of your KPIs.

Victor Figueroa, Farmers Insurance Agency Owner, was building out a sales call center when he realized his old whiteboard wasn’t quite up to the task. He tells us how switching to a real-time TV dashboard has ignited a competitive fire in his sales team. At the end of summer 2023, Victor had the chance to scale up his office space. He wanted to take this opportunity to expand not only the floor plan of his new office but also the way his team worked.