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Live Chat Agent Software: Definition and the Benefits

Live Chat Agent Software: Quality customer care plays a vital role in an organization’s overall growth and continuity. How you respond and resolve customer issues and concerns determines the long-term success of your business. Investing in quality tools such as live chat agent software is important. The software helps you solve many problems centrally, thus, enabling you to offer satisfaction to your customers.

How to Improve your Agents' Performance with an Internal Knowledge Base

It’s common for IT support teams to have one subject matter expert, that one agent that can solve any problem without help or setback. But no matter how tempting it might be to solely trust in their expertise, the “knowledge hero” is not the smartest strategy for your team, and you can offset it quite easily by having an internal knowledge base. The tricky part of relying on subject matter experts is that you don’t have a plan B for when they’re unavailable.

Selecting the best Free Gantt Tool for your Business

Time management is critical for any business, and Gantt charts are a precise way of tracking progress and deadlines. In fact, they’re so helpful that they’ve become an essential tool in many industries, including project management, engineering, and marketing. In this article, we’ll introduce you to the 12 best Gantt chart tools that will help you manage your tasks more effectively.

Zulip 6.0: Threaded open-source team chat

We’re excited to announce the release of Zulip Server 6.0, containing hundreds of new features and bug fixes! Zulip is an open-source team chat application designed to help people collaborate to solve any challenge. With conversations organized by topic, Zulip is ideal for both live and asynchronous communication. Fortune 500 companies, leading open-source projects, and thousands of other organizations use Zulip every day.

7 Advantages of Global Virtual Teams Post COVID

Virtual teams have been around for a while now, and they have finally become the norm in business. They offer several advantages that make them an ideal choice for businesses of all sizes. In this blog, we will highlight the advantages of global virtual teams. We will also discuss how you can use virtual teams to improve your work efficiency, team collaboration, communication, and work-life balance.

Why do businesses choose nTask project management apps instead of Asana or SmartSheet?

If you’re looking for an efficient and user-friendly project management app, nTask is your best option. nTask is appreciated and used by businesses for its comprehensive features and its intuitive design. It’s easy to find the information you need, and the app is easy to use – even for beginners. Plus, nTask offers some great features that other project management apps like Asana or SmartSheet don’t, such as dashboards and integrations with other tools.

How to Create a Customer Service Strategy for the Holidays (+Top 5 Tips)

The holiday season can be stressful for customers and businesses. We at Freshdesk understand the impact of this holiday rush, especially on your customer support team. That’s why we have put together some of the best holiday customer service strategies to prepare you for the holiday shopping window that lasts until the new year.

Drive revenue during an economic downturn

CEOs are getting nervous. According to a quarterly survey of business leaders conducted by the Conference Board, 98% of US-based CEOs say they are preparing for an economic recession over the next 12 to 18 months. European leaders are even more fearful – 99% believe a recession is imminent. “CEOs are now preparing for near-inevitable recessions in both the US and Europe”, Roger W. Ferguson, Jr., Vice Chairman of the Business Council and Trustee of the Conference Board said.

A complete guide to KPIs for digital marketing

According to HubSpot’s recent State of Marketing Report, social media is the top channel used for marketing, followed by websites. Digital marketing isn’t limited to just those arenas, however. There's also SEO to consider, paid marketing, strategic lead generation campaigns, email marketing — the sky's the limit. And with all the different digital marketing strategies popping up in e-commerce today, how do you keep track of marketing performance? With KPIs, of course!

Unify Siloed Systems for a Cohesive Employee Experience | Simpplr

Siloed systems are, by nature, isolated from other departments, resulting in mass miscommunication. Some of the issues that arise include: For example, if your marketing team can’t access your sales information, then they’re only getting part of the picture–and this incomplete data leads to lost time and money. And then, that same marketing team may formulate data differently than the sales team, and that’s where errors occur.