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Before you go whaling – automate your sales follow-up for the long tail

Intercom, Inc.

So how do you trawl your sales-ready opportunities efficiently while also going whaling? Specifically we’ve automated parts of our sales follow-up using Intercom Smart Campaigns. Before you can automate your sales follow-up, you need to segment and prioritize your leads. Long, complex sales cycle. Multiple stakeholders.

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Features, Bugs, Insights and the Art of Solving Customer Problems

Customer Service Life

Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay It’s been 10 years since I wrote an article on this blog about the importance of never saying “No” to customers. Assign a tag to each issue – In our ticketing system we can add tags to tickets. I’m not sure if it’s an infinite amount of tags but it’s a lot.

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Three ways to help your employees become brand evangelists

Inside Customer Service

In fact, if it wasn't for the name tag and the employees' offer to retrieve a pair of shoes in Sally's size, we might have easily mistaken the employee for another Dr. Martens fan. You might find them in sales, marketing, customer service, operations, or even finance. asked an employee as she approached Sally. They just came in.

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Customer advocates: The secret ingredient to sales and support success

Zendesk

A strong community of loyal advocates can serve as an extension of your sales and support teams and offer unique insights and experiences that benefit other customers and your company. Why customer advocates are important for sales and support teams. Why customer advocates are important for sales and support teams.

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What we shipped: 8 new features to increase conversions and grow your business

Intercom, Inc.

Volume and capacity are always top of mind for sales, support and marketing teams. For sales and support, the volume of prospects and customers they handle, and their capacity to scale up that volume, is the reason they are so focused on efficiency and output. Accelerated sales cycles. Performance-enhancing apps.

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Mistakes to Avoid When Selecting a CS Platform: Not Being Able to Create Inspiring Journeys

Totango

To help you navigate the process, we’ve developed a four-part blog series about the mistakes you should avoid when choosing a CS platform. Unfortunately, many platforms on the market either don’t have these critical functionalities, or if they do have them, they’re highly complex and often come with a higher price tag. .

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What is a lead magnet? The ultimate guide (+10 examples)

Zendesk

Every interaction is an opportunity to connect with leads and push them further down the sales funnel. Lead magnets provide insight into what makes your prospective buyers tick—your sales team can leverage that information to increase their chances of converting them into customers. A strong lead magnet provides value for sales leads.