Keep Calm and #CustServ On

Explore best practices that your organization can use to effectively deliver exceptional customer service.
Date Published October 26, 2015 - Last Updated May 11, 2016

Improving Customer Service in Technical Support: Personalization

Technical support centers must demonstrate their value. They can add value with personalization, concierge services, walk-up, excellent self-service, and more.
Date Published October 20, 2015 - Last Updated May 11, 2016

Blend Analytics and Common Sense to Optimize Customer Service

Any service desk can hit service level metrics (SLAs and KPIs). Whether you’re an internal service desk manager or an outsourcing provider, you need to add value to improve CSAT scores.
Date Published October 8, 2015 - Last Updated May 11, 2016

The Art of Interviewing and Hiring Tech Support

Hiring is the most important thing a manager does. But the lack of training in many IT organizations on how to hire the best tech support people is alarming.
Date Published October 1, 2015 - Last Updated May 11, 2016

The Customer of Tomorrow Is Here Today

The interconnectedness of devices for home and business—the Internet of Things (IoT)—demands a new definition of support.
Date Published September 22, 2015 - Last Updated May 11, 2016

True Professionalism: The Core of Service Excellence

Customer service is about common courtesy, artfully delivered. True professionals stand out from the crowd and grow rewarding and satisfying careers.
Date Published September 1, 2015 - Last Updated May 11, 2016

The Myth of Self-Service

Self-service: The phrase evokes deep emotion in customers and support personnel alike, though they perhaps occupy opposite ends of the spectrum. But take heart, support professionals—self-service is possible!
Date Published June 2, 2015 - Last Updated May 11, 2016

The Rapid Evolution of IT Culture

IT professionals need to adapt to today's changing culture or we risk becoming extinct. It is no longer all about the technology; it’s about partnership and solutions, where technology becomes transparent and unobtrusive.
Date Published May 19, 2015 - Last Updated May 11, 2016

Becoming a Trusted Advisor in the New World of IT

Trusted advisors will play a pivotal role in the new world of IT. Cinda Daly sat down with industry thought leaders Malcolm Fry and Phil Verghis to learn more about how businesses can take advantage of this opportunity.
Date Published May 19, 2015 - Last Updated May 11, 2016

Implementing Best Practices and Improving Customer Satisfaction at Petrobras

Fifteen years ago, support at Petrobras was highly decentralized, with each of the company’s individual areas receiving user support from dedicated IT teams. There were no provisions for behavioral training or career-pathing, and the many IT teams providing support weren’t referencing best...
Date Published May 7, 2015 - Last Updated May 11, 2016