Stop playing ticket volleyball with your B2B customers When you stop playing ticket volleyball with your B2B customers--bouncing tickets from agent to agent or even dev ops—and achieve swift ticket resolution with the right B2B customer support software, everybody wins. We conclude our four-part series about how a B2B customer support software solution like TeamSupport can help solve the many points associated with your current customer support system.

Break down silos and build up communication among teams. In today’s hyperconnected world of business, it’s hard to believe that silos still exist between departments. Sadly, they do. But with the right B2B (business-to-business) customer support software, it’s easy for support, sales, and product development teams to all have full visibility into the history of the customer, what products they are using, and what communication has occurred throughout the relationship.

For many of us, the way we work has changed since the start of 2020. We’ve had to adapt to the unexpected, embrace remote working, and learn to keep work going even when we’re not all in the same office space. But among all the uncertainty, one thing has become clearer than ever: even when we’re apart, we’re all in this together. And teamwork has never been more important.

Two years ago, we first shared our vision for the future of work. Fast forward to today, and I’m proud to say we’ve delivered on that roadmap with the launch of Timeline, Portfolios, Workload, Automation, and now, Goals, giving organizations a living system of clarity that connects daily tasks to companywide objectives. And we’re just getting started.

Many small and midsize businesses (SMBs) rely on a patchwork system of multiple tools just to capture customer information and respond to requests. This can result in time wasted, missed requests and lost sales—not a great look for a growing business. What’s more, these workarounds and stopgaps simply don’t scale. As your business matures, your technology needs to mature too.

Over the years, the rapid emergence of gig economy platforms have created diverse job opportunities by connecting freelancers with businesses that favour a pay-per-task basis. However, being able to pick up temporary job arrangements has been both boon and bane. In the Asia Pacific, 84% of hiring managers outsource to freelancers.

Making the transition to a work from home arrangement has been a heavy lift for a lot of organizations. However, due to various risk factors and regulations, making the sudden shift to working from home has been more complicated for some sectors than others. Industries such as the financial and healthcare sectors, as well as those working for the government, face tighter restrictions on how they are allowed to work remotely.

When you’re looking to hire and build your customer service team, you’re faced with one question: What will you call your employees? Your titles say a lot about your company and explain what you expect your employees to do. So we’ve compiled a comprehensive list of all customer service job titles. To choose the best customer service titles for your company, take a look at this list!

When your career is in transition, bouncing back isn’t the only option.

As the saying goes, teamwork makes the dreamwork. Building an effective and successful team takes time, and it’s even harder in the case of distributed, remote teams. How can you run effectively a team of persons without, well, meeting in person? With the rise of remote work worldwide, many teams have found themselves juggling projects, deadlines, and goals while spread all over the country, or even all over the world. When the team works like a well-oiled clock, they can achieve big things.