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Top 15 Help Desk Metrics to Measure IT Support Performance

Just as having help desk software is essential, so is measuring team performance. And the way to do that is through service desk KPIs. But which help desk metrics should you focus on for your team when there are so many to consider? The answer isn't always clear or straightforward.

How to use AI to cut customer service costs in financial services

Financial services are at a pivotal point in the industry. The meteoric rise of NFTs and cryptocurrency has given way to rumblings of a pending recession, fuelled by the collapse of several notable banks in recent months. As we emerge from the pandemic, however, some things haven’t changed: virtual work is the new normal. Many employees are still remote and customers expect to connect with your company on their mobile devices.

Understanding Customer Support SLAs: Maximizing Satisfaction

We’ve all been there. Unlocking our phone, opening the Uber or Lyft app, and ordering a ride. When we do so, both the driver and rider are agreeing to certain terms and conditions: picking the rider up within a designated time frame, how much the trip should cost, an estimated arrival time, and delivering the rider to their destination safely. This agreement of sorts is similar to Service Level Agreements (SLAs), which ensures service obligations and promises are kept.

30-60-90 day sales plan for managers, reps and sales territories

A new sales rep isn’t going to magically outsell the top performers the first day on the job. Before a new rep can begin to hit and exceed quotas, they need time and a well defined plan. One of the most popular plans for success in a new environment is the 30-60-90 day plan. In this guide, we’ll show you how to create a useful three month plan for managers, sales reps and new territories.

What's New At TeamSupport? Q1 2023 Product Releases/Updates

TeamSupport is all about customer-centricity; it’s built in our DNA. So, we regularly update and enhance our products to ensure we’re providing you, our customer, with software that can grow with you and support your customer service efforts. Detailed below are the features we’ve released in the first quarter of 2023.

Hottest trends in ecommerce

Today’s ecommerce market is on fire, evolving at a dizzying pace driven by new technology, capabilities, and customer demand. According to Ecommerce News, turnover from online shopping in Europe grew by 13 percent in 2021. And the popularity of ecommerce is set to continue as new technologies and platforms create exciting opportunities for retailers and shoppers.

Service Level Agreements in Customer Service

In customer service, a business’s promises only add value when they are guaranteed in writing. Customers want to know that quality and timely service is guaranteed, and that they have specific recourse if things don’t go as planned. Service level agreements (SLAs) designate contracts between a service provider and their clients that define the service provided, as well as the timeframe and delivery method.

3 consumer trends shaping grocery retail in 2023

Grocery lives in a world of retail unlike any other–there’s no getting away from the fact consumers need to buy the essentials, and those essentials can be found in their local supermarket. Grocery offers a wealth of opportunities to both improve the experience of shopping for everyday essentials, and to tempt shoppers to keep adding non-essentials to their baskets. Inflation is at a 40-year high.