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Support by Group Chat
One of the more interesting ideas I've seen kicking around the blogosphere is support by group chat. We use Campfire here at Dovetail as a group chat application, and we love it. It allows all of us to share information, even when we may be in different Read More...
Dovetail knows Clarify as good as, if not better than, Clarify
Over on IT toolbox, a recent post was inquiring about people's experience of dealing with Dovetail . One of our customers responded: we were a customer of theirs for about 2 years (purchased Super Email Clerk)...we moved on to a different package at the Read More...
FreshBooks roadtrip: a great example of getting personal with customers
Becky at the Customers Rock! blog recently detailed the FreshBooks roadtrip , which is a great example of how a company can stay connected with its customers. I love this: This was not a product roadshow.  This was a listening tour . I also really Read More...
Don't force the customer into working how we want them to work
I've run into two scenarios this week where co-workers asked me how they should handle certain requests. How these questions get answered shows how much you're in a customer-centric mindset. Customer requests a new version of a product Within our SelfService Read More...
SLA Monitoring
One of the common tasks for a support/call center manager is making sure the team is living up to its service level agreements (SLAs). Pretty much every customer I've ever dealt with has different SLAs. As you can imagine, there's a zillion ways for companies Read More...
A great example of usability improving the customer support experience
The 37signals guys point us towards Twitter's use of HelpSpot's Help Desk software : How do you help your helpdesk/support team give you the best support? Give them the information they need right from the start. I really like the simple, clear, and concise Read More...
A simple blog comment turns around a customer experience
I've blogged in the past about turning blog entries into customer experiences . Here's a recent real-world example of that. Adam Esterline reviewed Watir as part of a web application testing comparison. In his own words, "I did not give Watir very high Read More...
Who's the concierge at your company?
The Customers Rock! blog points us to Chad, the web concierge at Element Fusion . From the Customers Rock! blog: Chad’s job as concierge is to hand-hold the customers as they take their first steps with Light and make the who experience quick and easy. Read More...