I’ve evaluated dozens of chat and messaging platforms while helping support teams scale omnichannel programs across Europe. When you’re operating in the mid-market — not a tiny startup but not a global enterprise either — the choice between Zendesk, Intercom, and Freshdesk often comes down...
Apr 15, 2026
• by Claire Moreau
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I’ve spent more than a decade helping support teams design processes that keep customers calm and teams focused during incidents. One of the most reliable levers I’ve found is a well-drafted cross-functional incident runbook: a living document that defines who does what, when, and how we talk to customers. Done right, it reduces escalations, shortens resolution times, and — importantly —...
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When I help teams prove the value of self-service content, the most common problem I see is an appetite for perfect measurement that never turns into action. Teams design complex tracking schemas, wait for months of noisy data, then decide measurement is "too hard" and revert to opinion-based decisions.I've learned to flip that script: start with a minimal data collection plan that answers the...
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When I work with product and support teams on onboarding, I stop thinking about "onboarding" as a single linear process and start thinking about a conversation made of signals. Every click, message, error, and delay is a signal that tells you whether a trial user is moving toward activation — or toward churn. Designing an onboarding support journey around these signals is the fastest,...
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I often get asked how to run fast, low-risk experiments that actually tell you whether a new automation or conversational flow is worth rolling out. Recently I needed to compare Intercom’s outbound flow/series approach with our existing live conversation model — and instead of a vague pilot, I designed a one-week experiment that gave clear, actionable results. Below I share the exact approach...
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I run a lot of experiments with chatbots and conversational automation, and one question keeps coming up: how do we prove the bot is actually improving customer satisfaction? It’s tempting to point to a single CSAT score and call it a day, but in practice you need a mix of quantitative and qualitative signals to build a convincing story. Below I share the set of metrics I always track, why each...
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When I’ve been in the room asking for budget for a new support platform, the difference between "we need better tooling" and "we deserve investment" always came down to one thing: the dashboard. Leaders don't buy feelings — they respond to clear, measurable impact. Here’s the exact set of metrics I put on a leadership dashboard to win budget conversations for a new support platform, how I...
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I used to treat reopened tickets as an annoying metric — a little blip on a dashboard that nudged managers to shrug and reassign. Over years of working with support teams, though, I learned that ticket reopenings are a goldmine. They reveal where conversations fail to resolve root causes, where automation promises but underdelivers, and where agents inadvertently create extra work....
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I often get asked whether it's possible to cut average handle time (AHT) without eroding first contact resolution (FCR). In practice, these two metrics are deeply connected: shave off a few minutes in one place and you can accidentally send customers back into the queue. Over the last decade I’ve worked with support teams who needed to reduce AHT to meet cost targets while protecting — and...
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I want to show you a practical way to cut support costs by about 30% in under a year by combining a simple tiered self-service funnel with lightweight analytics. I’ve done this for teams that range from 10 to 200 agents, and the pattern is the same: fewer repetitive contacts, faster resolution for customers who prefer self-help, and better triage for agents when human intervention is...
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Moving a support organisation from an email-first mindset to true omnichannel operations is one of the highest-leverage changes a team can make. I’ve led and advised several migrations like this, and what consistently separates successful programs from stalled projects is a clear, pragmatic sequence of decisions — not aspirational roadmaps. Below is a step-by-step playbook I use with teams:...
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