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Story of a portrait: how we create our Intercomics

Intercom, Inc.

When you think of Intercom, you probably think of software, our Messenger, perhaps this blog. Intercomics are a very special part of our culture, acting as a highly visible way that we recognize and celebrate each other. The Intercomic we present to our founders marking the company’s birthday is an even more elaborate production.

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Crafting Compelling Stories: The Key to Unlocking True Customer Engagement

Beyond Philosophy

Learn more about Colin Shaw : Join over 80,000 people on our LinkedIn Newsletter list or visit our website for more great podcast episodes. Listen to the podcast: Once upon a time… These four words are the unmistakable beginning of a story, and if there is one thing we humans love, it’s stories. A story can help here.

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How to Craft Compelling Stories to Unlocking True Customer Engagement

Beyond Philosophy

“Did I tell you about the time I …” These seven words are one of many ways we signal one of our favorite things is coming next: a story. We can’t get enough of stories and look for them everywhere, from news to conversations to the commercials we can’t avoid on TV. Stories are an essential part of the human experience.

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Storytelling is great, but is it enough?

Intercom, Inc.

Companies work to unlock the story of their brand , to tell the story of their target customers, use data to tell stories about their industry or provide further insights. Meanwhile, CEOs are increasingly seen as leading their companies by the stories they tell. This trend gets at a central truth: we like hearing stories.

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For better products, start with a problem statement

Intercom, Inc.

Indeed, our first R&D principle is “Start with the problem.” We build our products for our customers, and the core of a good problem statement is a clear description of the result that a customer is seeking to achieve. Use a job story to avoid common mistakes. 1: The outcome the customer wants.

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The 3 Essential Customer Service Skills (and How to Grow Them)

Inside Customer Service

How grow your listening skills Like rapport, most of us already use listening skills in our personal relationships. Ask them to tell you a story. Listen carefully for the main idea of the story and why you think it might be important to the storyteller. At the end of the story, give the storyteller a recap of what you heard.

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Transforming MR and Insights teams into active participants in Customer Experience processes.

Futurelab

Thus, the CEOs start turning to their data-savvy employees with a new directive: “We need to improve our Customer Experience, and you seem to know what the customers want.” Incorporate these stories into training and internal communications to create a more human and relatable approach and create a movement around the customer.