Call centers are often on the front line of customer experience and CX, making them crucial business touchpoints. And with the rise of automation and AI technologies, customers expect quick responses and fast resolutions to their problems. While these new technologies bring incredible new ways to serve and delight your customers, customers still turn to call centers and contact centers for complex issues that require human expertise to untangle.

Could you save money on your Zendesk Plan? Zendesk is often the go-to choice for businesses seeking a robust customer support tool. But navigating their extensive range of plans and pricing options can feel overwhelming. Don’t worry—we’ve got you covered. In this guide, we’ll unravel Zendesk's pricing plans to help you understand how they match up against your team’s needs. We'll help you understand which Zendesk tier works for different kinds of organizations.

If you spend a lot of time reporting in Zendesk, or using Zendesk Explore, then you will have noticed the platform doesn’t always show you the most up-to-date metrics. That’s because Zendesk Explore doesn’t include an auto-refresh feature for its analytics views and reports. In this article, we’ll explain how you can solve this problem, with live dashboards that auto refresh.

If you spend a lot of time reporting in Zendesk, or using Zendesk Explore, then you will have noticed the platform doesn’t always show you the most up-to-date metrics. That’s because Zendesk Explore doesn’t include an auto-refresh feature for its analytics views and reports. In this article, we’ll explain how you can solve this problem, with live dashboards that auto refresh.

When it comes to Zendesk Explore and reporting in Zendesk, there's no denying Zendesk’s power in analyzing customer data and uncovering insights. However, even experienced users will acknowledge that Zendesk Explore can be complex to understand, and challenging to master. Perhaps you’re new to Zendesk, or are a long-time Zendesk user who’s recently been tasked with new reporting responsibilities?

TouchCare’s sales team recently expanded. It was at this point COO, Juliet Frerking knew it was time to bring in a system of KPIs to support the team’s growth and set them up for success. But how would she decide which KPIs to track, and which metrics to ignore?

When Dymatec began expansion into the US, Vaughn Newton wanted to share sales targets in a way that would make new team members across the pond feel included. What he hadn’t banked on was the profound culture change that would happen as a result of making sales figures visible to everyone.

At the start of 2023, Sycous’ Support agents had no access to live Zendesk data. Data Analyst, Michael Brooke would spend an hour each day creating reports for the Support Manager, and the agents would only see what was happening at monthly meetings — well past the point where they could affect what was happening. With a spare TV lying around the office, they decided to try a real-time dashboard. Spoiler alert: it was a huge success!

When Amir started in his role as Customer Service Director at a leading, global software company there was little structure or accountability within the Support team. They weren’t on the same page — and individual performance varied drastically. Being a remote team only amplified the problems, agents were often working in silos with no visibility of what others were doing.

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