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The Ticket: Discover the Future of Customer Service, Support, and Experience, with Intercom
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On The Ticket, you'll hear Intercom's Customer Support team in conversation with the customer service leaders, renowned customer experience thinkers, and influential authors who are shaping the field of customer support. Follow The Ticket to get the weekly episodes and sign up for our twice-monthly newsletter bursting with all the insights, trends, tips, and assets your team needs to embrace the future of customer service. https://www.intercom.com/blog/newsletter 🏠 www.intercom.com
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Our Chief Product Officer Paul Adams talks about how AI has raised the bar for what great customer service looks like and what it takes to rise to the occasion. He explains our vision for AI-first Customer Service, and how we’re making that vision a reality. You can watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/X3iNjM89fRA?si=fDtP8tl-FY4PHxxm Fol…
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Intercom’s Senior Director of Automated and Proactive Support Ruth O’Brien and Senior Director of Human Support Bobby Stapleton discuss the impact AI is having on customer service careers, and what “new world” support roles and career paths look like compared to “old world” ones, based on their own personal experience. Watch this episode on YouTube…
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Today, we're delighted to have Mercer Smith, VP of Managed Operations at PartnerHero and the author of "CXOXO: Building a Support Team Your Customers Will Love." Mercer joins our own Bobby Stapleton, Senior Director, Human Support at Intercom, to share her expertise on using AI to elevate your customer service operations without sacrificing the per…
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In today’s episode, we’re joined by Declan Ivory, VP of Customer Support at Intercom, and Bobby Stapleton, Senior Director of Human Support at Intercom who explore how our own Customer Support team is benefitting from Intercom's Fin AI Copilot, our brand new intelligent personal assistant for customer service teammates. We'll uncover how Fin AI Cop…
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Intercom's Senior Director of Automated and Proactive Support, Ruth O’Brien, and Senior Product Marketing Manager, Olivia Singarella, dive into what Fin AI Copilot is and why every support team needs it. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DV6RK_-qGkQ 📝 Blog: https://www.intercom.com/blog/videos/ticket-welcome-fin-ai-copi…
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This week on The Ticket we're bringing you the first episode of "Off Script", a new series of candid conversations with Intercom leadership about the extraordinary AI-driven transformation we’re currently experiencing. In this episode, Intercom Co-Founder Des Traynor talks about the generative AI revolution that startups and all of technology – and…
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This week's guest, CX author and speaker Stacy Sherman, is an expert at turning that aspiration into reality. In this episode, she joins our Director of Human Support Bobby Stapleton to discuss her Doing CX Right framework to design a standout customer experience to help you get – and keep – customers, and shares her best practices for empowering y…
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This week our Director of Automated and Proactive Support, Ruth O’Brien, and our Director of Human Support, Bobby Stapleton, dive into the importance of creating a culture of knowledge management for unlocking AI success and delivering a great customer experience. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNujY05wFAE 😁 Follow t…
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Over the last decade, support tech stacks have become fragmented and clunky, slowing support teams down and holding them back from providing fast, personal customer experiences. Now, with recent tech advancements, support teams that adopt a complete AI-first platform can provide world-class customer experiences at phenomenal scale. In this episode,…
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Intercom VP of Customer Support Declan Ivory chats with Jenna Elliott, VP of Global Customer Success at digital analytics platform Amplitude, about the intricacies of driving customer success in today’s world and what the roadmap for businesses aiming to thrive in this era looks like. 📝 Blog: https://www.intercom.com/blog/videos/amplitude-jenna-ell…
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With AI handling a greater proportion of customer issues, the balance between cost and value is undergoing a huge and rapid shift. In this episode Declan Ivory, our VP of Customer Support, and Bobby Stapleton, our Director of Human Support, unpack a lot of the implications of this new reality. 📝 Blog: https://www.intercom.com/blog/videos/economics-…
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Making magic: Simon T. Bailey on the platinum service principles that create lifelong customers
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Declan Ivory, VP, Customer Support at Intercom sits down to chat with Simon T. Bailey, author of 'Be the Spark: Five Platinum Service Principles for Creating Customers for Life'. They chat about how to be the spark in customer service, how to foster an environment of operational excellence amongst your CS team, why emotional moments for your custom…
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Bobby Stapleton, our Director, Human Support, hosts this fascinating conversation with Declan Ivory, VP, Customer Support and Anthony, our Director, Customer Support Operations, in which they explore how the survey results of our Customer Service Trends Report 2024 shed light on the ways customer service is changing. 🗂️ Chapters 00:00 Introduction …
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Jeff Vincent is Group Product Manager at Hupspot. In this interview from our archives in 2016 Jeff worked on the product team at Wistia, the video platform for business, but formerly ran their customer support operation. The common thread is a focus on solving customer problems. Jeff joined us for a wide ranging chat which covered everything from h…
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Intercom Co-founder Des Traynor sat down with Paul Adams, our Chief Product Officer, and Emmet Connolly, our VP of Design for a conversation on the good, the bad and the ugly of 2023 and our expectations and predictions for the year ahead. Watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLix8mAp5k8 Read a transcript: https://www.intercom.com/blog/…
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CX expert Camille E. Acey joins us to explore the ever-changing landscape of the industry: from embracing AI and automation to managing teams in a time with layoffs, we’re delving into the nitty gritty of balancing the needs of different customers with the constraints of limited resources. Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpXJANfww…
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Synthesia CEO Victor Riparbelli joins Intercom co-founder Des Traynor for an engaging conversation on Synthesia, the future of video, and the transformations that lie ahead. Watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oa61Pn_mWXk Read a transcript: https://www.intercom.com/blog/videos/synthesia-ceo-victor-riparbelli-generative-ai-video www.int…
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2023 was the year AI changed everything – and Intercom has been at the forefront of the revolution. Listen to highlights from our conversations about how AI is transforming customer service and the world of tech. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.…
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Worried about customers leaking out? Learn how a remarkable customer experience can be your best marketing and sales strategy as CX keynote speaker and author Dan Gingiss joins us on the show. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.…
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Take a tour of the evolution of phone support – from an old recording of Alexander Graham Bell to the science of on-hold music to Intercom Phone. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Where are startups better suited to challenge established players? Can they transform mature categories with an AI-first lens? How do these risks play out in horizontal and vertical markets? Intercom Co-founder Des Traynor caught up with Christoph Janz, Partner at Point Nine Capital, to pick his brain on the implications of generative AI for SaaS c…
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Learn how implementing a service culture across every department of your company can pave the way for a customer-centric transformation that elevates the customer experience to new heights from Jo Causon, CEO of The Institute of Customer Service. Read a transcript: https://www.intercom.com/blog/videos/jo-causon-customer-service Watch a video of thi…
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AI is revolutionizing the customer service landscape, and with it, the traditional role of a support agent. On today's show we're joined by an industry panel of experts to answer the questions - what does that future look like for support teams? And how can you best prepare for the new opportunities and challenges to come? Today's guests: Christian…
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Sound plays a considerable role in determining whether a customer experience is good or not. This week, in an archive episode of Inside Intercom from 2021, you’ll hear how Intercom landed on its notification sound and how a round of customer feedback gave way to the blip, bop, clack, hiss, shake and tick. Note: This episode contains notification so…
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In this archive episode of Intercom on Product from 2019, Des Traynor and Paul Adams discuss 6 key ingredients for product strategy and aligning this with company strategy. Click here to read the Michael Porter paper, What Is Strategy mentioned in the episode. Transcript: https://www.intercom.com/blog/podcasts/intercom-on-product-ep07/ See Privacy …
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On today's show we sat down with Peak Support's President and Chief Strategy Officer Hannah Steiman to chat about leadership enablement and why it’s key for support teams in high-growth companies. Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGoaHcgwSsc Read a transcript: https://www.intercom.com/blog/videos/training-support-leaders-with-peak-…
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In this archive episode from 2021, IBM's Chief Design Officer and Global Vice President Arin Bhowmick joins us to discuss the role design plays at IBM, the importance of user research, and the principles of building ethical, sustainable AI. Transcript: https://www.intercom.com/blog/podcasts/arin-bhowmick-ibm-on-ethical-ai/ See Privacy Policy at htt…
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Customer success can often feel like an ambiguous and unquantifiable concept, yet maintaining your performance in this area is essential for scaling your business. In this episode from our archives, former Senior Director of Customer Support Kaitlin Pettersen chats to Gainsight CEO Nick Mehta about solving the CS equation. Read a full transcript he…
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Intercom's Director of Automated and Proactive Support Ruth O'Brien caught up with HubSpot’s Director of Customer Support for EMEA Noel O’Reilly to chat about how AI and automation are affecting customer service today and HubSpot’s AI strategy for support in the year to come. Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0S-vS-QVuTU Transcript:…
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Today we sit down to talk with the legendary Professor Leonard Berry to talk about his book 'On Great Service' and his framework for improving service quality. Professor Berry has written ten books in all, including: Discovering the Soul of Service; On Great Service; Marketing Services: Competing Through Quality; and Delivering Quality Service. Wat…
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In this episode of Intercom on Product, our Co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer Des Traynor and Paul Adams, our Chief Product Officer, discuss how AI is going to transform the software industry, and how startups can identify the best AI opportunities to target vulnerable incumbents. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California P…
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In this episode, Intercom’s VP of Product Design Emmet Connolly catches up with Elizabeth McGuane, UX Director at Shopify, to talk about her love of words, incorporating semantic concepts into the design process, and the importance of building a shared language. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https:…
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In this episode, our Senior Director of Machine Learning, Fergal Reid, joins Emmet Connolly, our VP of Product Design, to take superintelligence head-on – the knowns and the unknowns, from the ethics to the threats and the challenges of regulation. Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYBQzO2u1Xs Read a transcript: https://www.intercom…
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In this episode we chat with AI guru Andrew Louder about selecting and implementing the right AI tools for your business. Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/YSf2O0EEZBg Transcript: https://www.intercom.com/blog/videos/unlocking-productivity-with-ai-andrew-louder See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https:…
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Discover the secret sauce of innovative companies, according to Stanford professor Behnam Tabrizi
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We're joined by Behnam Tabrizi - author of 'Going on Offense: A Leader’s Playbook for Perpetual Innovation'. Behnam shares insights on how to create a culture of perpetual innovation that will allow organizations to adapt to new environments and seize new markets. Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2lQn6DEU5s Transcript: https://www…
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The father of customer journey mapping, Chip Bell, talks driving innovation through customer partnership
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We chat with Chip Bell - author of 'Inside Your Customer’s Imagination: 5 Secrets for Creating Breakthrough Products, Services, and Solutions' - to chat about how building co-creation partnerships with customers can tap into a well of creativity that will drive your business forward. Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QV1VJauEyNE Rea…
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In this episode, we chat with Lynn Hunsaker - author of Innovating Superior Customer Experience - about how customer centricity can be a motor of innovation – and how understanding the customer’s needs, wants, and preferences will pave the way for businesses to flourish. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqZKIBUW8Lk Tra…
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Rohini Pandhi has been a product manager at early-stage startups all the way up to publicly traded companies. Now a Product Lead at Square, Rohini sat down with Intercom Senior Director of Product Management Michelle Fitzpatrick in this archive episode from 2018 to share her tips for staying close to customers, parsing feedback and prioritization a…
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What happens when customers meet chatbots? Discussing our latest research on AI in customer service
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In today’s episode, we’re joined by our own Senior Product Researchers, Cormac O’Dwyer and Sophie Woods, to find out if and how AI is changing people’s feelings toward chatbots. Transcript: https://www.intercom.com/blog/podcasts/what-happens-when-customers-meet-chatbots-discussing-our-latest-research-on-ai-in-customer-service/ See Privacy Policy at…
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We caught up with Kavita Ganesan, author of The Business Case for AI, to talk about strategies for business leaders to seize the transformative potential of AI. Transcript: https://www.intercom.com/blog/podcasts/ai-educator-kavita-ganesan-on-uncovering-ai-opportunities-in-your-business/ You can find more info on Kavita here: https://kavita-ganesan.…
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Can a customer support chatbot tell a joke? Former head writer for The Tonight Show and software engineer, Joe Toplyn, joins us to answer that question via his AI joke generator - Witscript. Transcript: https://www.intercom.com/blog/videos/two-ai-chatbots-walk-into-a-bar-tv-writer-joe-toplyn-on-teaching-chatbots-to-crack-jokes/ Watch the video: htt…
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When we created our state-of-the-art AI chatbot we knew we wanted to give it a proper name - it felt too much like part of the team not to. On today's episode VP of Product Design, Emmet Connolly, and our VP of Corporate Marketing, Alyssa Smrekar tell the story of how you go about naming a chatbot. Transcript: https://www.intercom.com/blog/podcasts…
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In our latest report n - The State of AI in Customer Service 2023, we dive into the top five trends transforming customer service. From preparing a seamless implementation of AI that can drive the customer experience to guiding your team through the transition — this may be a time of concerns and challenges, but it's also one ripe with opportunitie…
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In this episode, we chat with Jennifer FitzPatrick - the author of Reimagining Customer Service in Healthcare to talk about simple strategies that can transform customers "from hateful to grateful". Watch this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wiPKiD7q9w Transcript: https://www.intercom.com/blog/videos/healthcare-customer-service-jennifer-f…
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In this episode, our Senior Director of Machine Learning Fergal Reid joins Emmet Connolly, our VP of Product Design, to delve into the impact and revolutionary potential of AI – it’s a fascinating conversation that touches on a lot of the broader, existential issues raised by this incredible new tech. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://www.yout…
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Preparing your CS team for the age of AI: Hear the latest thoughts from leaders in the space
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Advances in AI and automation are reshaping customer service—and keeping up is critical to any support team’s success. Join Intercom’s VP of Customer Support Declan Ivory, along with Rati Zvirawa, Senior Group Product Manager for Fin, along with our special customer guest speaker Geronimo Chala, Chief Client Officer at Rebag, to learn how to: Prepa…
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Des Traynor, Co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer at Intercom sat down with Paul Adams, our Chief Product Officer, to talk about the transformative impact of AI, evolving landscape of customer service, and how humans and AI will work together in the future. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0iTFjenUbQ Transcript: http…
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Time for a deep dive on the journey to Fin! Des Traynor, Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer at Intercom, talks with Rati Zvirawa, Senior Group Product Manager, and Brian Donohue, VP of Product, about the whole process - from building Fin and launching the beta to what it takes to build product in the era of AI. Transcript: https://www.intercom.c…
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Unleashing productivity: Learn how AI boosts customer service team productivity by 14%, according to Stanford and MIT researchers
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In today’s episode, we had the opportunity to chat with MIT Ph.D. candidate Lindsey Raymond, one of the Stanford University and MIT researchers behind a groundbreaking new study which found that AI boosts customer service team productivity by 14%. Episode transcript: https://www.intercom.com/blog/podcasts/unleashing-productivity-learn-how-ai-boosts…
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On this weeks podcast we're joined by CX consultant Micah Solomon and author of 'Ignore Your Customers (and They'll Go Away): The Simple Playbook for Delivering the Ultimate Customer Service Experience'. Micah reveals what it takes to elevate a bland customer interaction into an unforgettable experience that drives lifelong loyalty. Watch this epis…
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