Your customer service department is at their wits’ end. They’re small and not capable of providing the same proactive customer service as larger teams. It feels like they’re losing a battle against their own software – firefighting technical issues, but never able to see past the smoke.  You know there’s got to be a better […] The post 3 Tips for Successfully Implementing Predictive Customer Service appeared first on Groove Blog ..read more

Are you a support manager who wants to help your team improve their skills? If so, you’re in the right place! When most people think of support managers, what comes to mind is daily tasks like tracking the ticket queue, setting customer satisfaction goals, and analyzing feedback. But in reality, as I’m sure you know, […] The post How Support Managers Can Help Their Teams Level Up in the Industry appeared first on Groove Blog ..read more

If you're considering Freshdesk, but also trying to evaluate alternatives for pricing and feature set - we've done the legwork for you. Check out this free evaluation with competition and ratings. The post 5 Freshdesk Alternatives for Small Online Businesses appeared first on Groove Blog ..read more

You’re pretty happy with the quality of support your customer service team provides. They reply quickly to customers, get problems resolved ASAP, and offer empathetic support. And yet, you can’t help but feel like there’s something more they could be doing to leverage support for growth.  Rather than just keeping things afloat, you’re wondering how […] The post The Fundamentals of Support Driven Growth appeared first on Groove Blog ..read more

Every great customer service representative has struggled with saying no. It’s practically ingrained into your subconscious that the “customer is always right”, even if they aren’t. Sometimes far from it. And yet, you’re led to believe you need to do everything in your power to please them.  In reality, this isn’t always possible. Often, it’s […] The post How To Say No To Customers (And Why It’s Sometimes Necessary) appeared first on Groove Blog ..read more

You’ve built an amazing SaaS product, but now you’re drowning in a sea of customer queries. Your support team is getting sidetracked by repetitive tickets, the churn rate is creeping up, and you’re losing sleep over missed follow-ups. Sound familiar? In the fast-paced world of SaaS, stellar customer support isn’t just nice to have—it’s critical […] The post How To Choose the Right SaaS Helpdesk Software appeared first on Groove Blog ..read more

So, your customer support team just switched over from Gmail to Zendesk.  And while you’re happy about the upgrade, you can’t seem to find the tools you’re looking for within its UI. There’s a pretty steep learning curve that’s resulted in a lot of wasted time. You’ve also realized you’re paying a premium for features and […] The post What’s the Best Customer Service Software for Your Small Business? appeared first on Groove Blog ..read more

It’s 9:03 AM. Hannah, your newest customer support rep, juggles complex queries while frantically searching through scattered documents and outdated wikis. Sound familiar? This daily struggle is why many small businesses are turning to internal knowledge base software as their customer support secret weapon. Imagine this instead: Hannah logs into a centralized knowledge management system, […] The post How To Use Internal Knowledge Base Software To Improve Customer Support appeared first on Groove Blog ..read more

It can be hard to get support staff educated on your product in an accessible way. At the same time, it’s absolutely crucial. Your team needs to be armed with intimate product knowledge to guide customers through the various use cases for your product. Otherwise, you risk high churn rate and low adoption rate.  To […] The post SaaS Customer Support Training: How To Get It Right the First Time appeared first on Groove Blog ..read more

Has your business struggled to optimize customer support with Outlook?  Maybe you’ve found that emails get lost in the shuffle. Or you can’t figure out which support agents are under-performing, because there’s no concrete data to reference. I’ve been there before – working for an incredibly small team in ecommerce, attempting to provide effective support […] The post What’s the Best Outlook Alternative for Customer Support? appeared first on Groove Blog ..read more