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Proactive Customer Support

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Just last week I wrote about the concept of predictive customer support. Now, we take a slightly different angle with the concept of proactive customer support. The company reaches out to the customer before the customer has a chance to reach out to the company. The concept is simple.

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Predictive Customer Support

ShepHyken

But there’s one mode of communication and customer support that hasn’t been talked about much. My prediction is that it will not only become popular, but a recognized standard that customers will come to expect. What I’m referring to is the concept of predictive customer support. A copy machine is a great example.

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Upgrade Your Customer Support Rep to a Customer Support Professional

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The other day I was talking with a gentleman who was as passionate about customer service and experience as I am. He had worked with support centers and we were discussing how important the team in a customer support center is to an organization. They answer phones, emails, texts, social media comments, and more.

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Seven Practical Examples of Customer Support Automation

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Support automation helps customer support teams deliver the same (or better) customer experience much faster. No, there isn’t a bot that can answer all your customer questions instantly. Yes, automation can still create those frustrating loops that leave customers begging to talk to a human.

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Customer Support Job Description: Examples and Best Practices

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Learn how to write a customer support job description that attracts your ideal applicants, and review some excellent real-world examples. Read the full article

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Customer Support Rep Job Description: Template and Examples

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Customer support representative is one of the most common jobs on the market for individuals looking to work in technology, so the job description you write for your open role needs to be exceptional in order to attract applications from exceptional candidates. For example: Benefits that you can offer.

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How to Use Social Media as a Customer Service Channel (+ Examples from Brands)

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Even something as simple as taking the chat off the public forum and into direct messages (DMs) can do wonders for the customer experience , see the example below of how this is done: . 5 brand examples of great customer service on social media . According to Sprout Social, 86% of U.S.