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Customer care in a crisis: How support teams are navigating shifts in volume, wait times, and CSAT

Intercom, Inc.

” To find out, we surveyed 400 support managers, directors, and executives across both B2B and B2C and affected industries like media, healthcare, and technology. According to our research, 54% of B2B support teams are seeing increased volume, along with 45% of B2C support teams. Their SVP of Customer Experience Margaret K?dziora

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Later’s Farhan Virji on adapting B2C support strategies for B2B teams

Intercom, Inc.

On the surface, B2B customer support issues might look quite different from those of B2C. But despite these differences, Farhan Virji , VP of Customer Happiness at Later , believes that there is actually quite a lot that B2B support teams can learn from their B2C colleagues. 3 B2C support trends and lessons learned.

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How B2C companies are using live chat to drive sales and offer a personalized customer experience

Intercom, Inc.

Elegant Themes is using Visitor Auto Messages to convert 3x more paid subscriptions. “We’re now converting 25% of leads that come through live chat to paid subscriptions” The team at Elegant Themes use Visitor Auto Messages to proactively encourage potential buyers to speak with their sales reps.

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The Business Impact of Customer Experience

Alchemer Mobile

Although the buy cycle for a B2C customer varies vastly from a B2B customer, they both have one key thing in common: What people say and feel about you carries more weight than any awesome marketing campaign you put in place. Customer acquisition. How do people discover your brand? What does the buying journey look like?

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Get context on live chat conversations fast

Intercom, Inc.

If you were in a B2C scenario here, you wouldn’t walk over and tell them you’ll be in touch later on. This mistake is common in the B2C world and while urgency exists in the B2B world, it’s important when you deal with leads to quickly understand what type of lead they are and what type of response they require.

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The ultimate marketing technology stack for 2019

Intercom, Inc.

For example, a business that sells their products or services to consumers (B2C) or to businesses (B2B) and use different channels and techniques to acquire customers, and will have varying technology needs as a result. This works as well for a B2B company like Intercom as it does for any B2C company. Stage 2: Engage.

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How we’re building a marketing engine to move upmarket

Intercom, Inc.

But as they pick up steam, offering more products to multiple target markets, it’s easy for the message to get a little fuzzy. Imagine trying to maintain a unified message and overall brand vision across those time zones and organizations – it’s a big challenge for any marketer. As a company grows, the message gets fractured.