Customer Service: Talk the Way People Talk

If you want customers to trust you, you can develop that trust by speaking to them in a natural, human way.
Date Published February 9, 2017 - Last Updated April 19, 2019

Rewards, Recognition, and Customer Service

Learn what support center analysts really want when it comes to rewards and recognition.
Date Published February 8, 2017 - Last Updated April 19, 2019

Driving Automation in Technical Support Centers

For technical support centers, technology and automation can play a role in improving performance and controlling costs.
Date Published February 2, 2017 - Last Updated December 6, 2017

What Is the New Face of IT?

The support center has been called “the face of IT” because it is where customers and users of information technology interact with the IT department. But everything has changed.
Date Published February 1, 2017 - Last Updated December 6, 2017

Top 25 Thought Leaders in Technical Support and Service Management

These thought leaders are practitioners and consultants in the technical support and service management community and share insights on industry challenges and the future of the industry.
Date Published January 31, 2017 - Last Updated December 6, 2017

Taking Service Management Outside IT: It's Not as Simple as It Sounds

IT organizations need to do more than just think that they do service management and deliver services just because they adopted ITIL.
Date Published January 24, 2017 - Last Updated December 6, 2017

#HDIchat Recap: What Do Your Customers Really Care About?

Are you asking the right questions in customer surveys?
Date Published January 23, 2017 - Last Updated December 6, 2017

#HDIchat Recap: How Have You Improved Customer Service in the Past Year?

How important is customer satisfaction in your organization, and what are you doing to improve the service you deliver?
Date Published January 17, 2017 - Last Updated December 6, 2017

Getting Escalated Issues Addressed

When support center tickets are escalated, delayed, bounced back and forth, and argued over, the end-user is the one who is still suffering degradation of service.
Date Published January 17, 2017 - Last Updated December 6, 2017

Remote Control and the Changing Role of Desktop Support

If support center staff can provide support through remote control, does that mean that desktop support only responds when remote control can’t be used to resolve the issue?

Date Published January 12, 2017 - Last Updated December 6, 2017