Sarah Chambers wrote close to 60 articles on customer service for the TextExpander blog, from live chat scripts and professional support phrases to building a service strategy.
Live customer service chat gives customers instant answers from a real person on your support team. See where chatbots and AI fit, plus four benefits of human chat: real-time empathy, personalization, ease, and proactive help.
Customer delight goes a step beyond customer satisfaction. Learn four ways to delight customers, plus how multichannel support, unexpected follow-ups, and quick turnaround times help support teams deliver it consistently.
A customer journey map shows your product from the customer's point of view. Support teams can use one to understand customers holistically, offer proactive help, improve the product, and refocus executive priorities.
Memes about customer service offer a laugh about one of the most demanding jobs. This collection of 13 memes covers difficult customers, last-minute release bugs, and the supportive bosses that keep support teams going.
A customer experience audit reviews every interaction a customer has with your company. See how to run a CX audit and eight reasons to do one, from reducing churn and setting baselines to finding quick fixes.
Customer satisfaction is hard to capture with a single score. See five ways to measure it, including CSAT, CES, NPS, referrals, and renewals, and why combining several sources gives a more accurate picture.
Holiday customer support takes careful planning to handle seasonal spikes. Support leaders can learn how to invest in their team, cover all their bases, automate where it makes sense, and bring in extra help.
Customer support can improve in the new year with a few focused changes. See six tips on giving customer-facing teams more autonomy, working cross-functionally, gathering feedback, and favoring quality over quantity.
Customer service trends point teams toward stronger relationships and smarter use of AI. See six shifts to consider, including agent experience, security and privacy, real-time co-browsing, and contactless service.