Successful support, technical or otherwise, thrives on consistency. Businesses that consistently have fast, accurate, and friendly support resources available will have higher customer satisfaction rates than those who are continuously slow to respond, provide inaccurate information, or appear apathetic. But how do you provide fast, knowledgeable, and consistent support while keeping costs down?

We’ve now reached a pivotal point in customer service where it’s essential to take a proactive approach or get left behind, fast. In 2021, speedy customer service must be at the centre of your growth strategy. Knowing that speed is the most important factor contributing to higher CSAT scores, we created the “Cut the Wait” playbook. It’s a guide on how to improve customer satisfaction by cutting wait time.

The recent global crisis has altered customer behavior, pushing them towards digital-first channels of engagement. This has redefined customer service expectations, and has caused customers to place greater importance on speed over other parameters. So what does this mean for you? We commissioned Forrester to survey over 200 IT leaders for their take.

Many customer service agents reach a point in their career when they decide they want to transition into a new role. Those next steps could take you in many directions: sales, customer success, or people ops, to name a few. But one of the most likely moves is to become a customer service manager. After years of helping customers find answers to their queries and honing your service skills, you’re ready to take on more responsibility.

The value of Mattermost is significantly enhanced with third-party tool integrations and customization. Today, we are releasing the developer preview of a new Apps Framework for creating application integrations and customized workflows. The Apps Framework complements the existing ecosystem of plugins and allows apps to be written in any language and deployed with serverless hosting.