Category: Service

I remember the first time I had to communicate a price increase in a SaaS environment. I was part of the support leadership at Greenhouse Software, right in the middle of a major project to redesign our product tiers. My specific job was to connect our support services to the value of each plan. There…

Consumers’ reactions after engaging with AI-powered customer chatbots are unpredictable and fuel a clear debate: AI vs. human customer service. What should businesses choose? On the one hand, 85% of service leaders told HubSpot that AI is transforming the customer experience. 77% of teams already use it, with 92% seeing faster response times and 86%…

Reps who have worked in high-volume support environments say that the biggest point of frustration is answering the same questions again and again. An automated knowledge base can reduce that friction. I’ve seen the benefits firsthand. Early in my career, I manually answered hundreds of billing and access questions every week. The game changed once…

Customer Effort Score (CES) has become a cornerstone for measuring friction across the customer journey. In fact, customer effort varies by journey stage, which means companies need unified tracking from first touch through renewal. When companies have this information, they gain clarity to address blockers and refine every touchpoint. Companies can track CES across pre-sales,…

With the cost of enterprise software continuing to rise, renewal conversations have become more complicated than ever. Because of this, every customer interaction matters, and keeping customers happy becomes critical to retaining business. Leveraging real-time sentiment analysis for enterprise-level support teams can help businesses meet the growing demand of today’s software customers. By surfacing negative…

Churn isn’t always about unhappy customers. Sometimes, customers leave due to changing priorities, missed touchpoints, or even poor communication. Missed customer health signals and late outreach can cause valuable accounts to drift away. Teams need a proper system to track which accounts are up for renewal. Automated renewal workflows can reduce the headache. HubSpot’s CRM…

Every year, customers ask more from support teams. They want quicker replies, seamless handoffs, and answers that feel personal across every channel. That rising bar makes the job harder. Agents burn out chasing context, while customers grow impatient when they have to repeat themselves. The scale of the challenge is only increasing. Gartner predicts 30%…

I’ve seen it happen more times than I can count. A company launches a product with slick marketing and a dedicated support team. But behind the scenes, the departments barely talk to each other.  The result is a disjointed customer experience, and it taught me a critical lesson early in my career: a great product…

Like many, I’m a big fan of buying products online, which means getting packages shipped to my house. When it’s time to check out, I avoid one shipping company in particular. This delivery service has left packages outside my door without my consent, forged my signature, and marked me as “absent” without even attempting delivery….

If you’re an online shopper like me, chances are you’ve set out to read a customer testimonial before purchasing a product or service. As consumers, we want to know that other customers are satisfied with their purchase before we are ready to commit. But what sets a great customer testimonial apart from a not-so-great one?…