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Archives for December 2014

#66 – Hiring Done Right

December 16, 2014 By Chase Clemons

For the final episode of the season, we’ll be tackling the tricky topic of hiring again. Even after a few episodes on it, we’ve still got more questions to cover!

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http://media.blubrry.com/supportopshangout/p/s3.amazonaws.com/supportops/hangout/hangout66.mp3

Ways to listen or watch: iTunes | MP3 | YouTube | RSS 

This week’s shownotes

  • Special Guest Bill Bounds
  • Hiring and Training Remotely
  • New Hire Trials
  • Buffer’s logo when they’re hiring.
  • Litmus, Resource Guru, and more great companies are hiring.

This week’s shoutouts

  • Carolyn – “I want 10 Jeffs!” | Shyp
  • Jeff – Farnam Street | Mercer
  • Bill – 15Five
  • Chase C. – Carolyn, Chase L., and Jeff

If you’ve got a question for us or an idea for a future episode, send us a message here. And if you enjoyed the show, show us some love by giving us a review in iTunes.

#65 – Great Support Meets Customer Retention

December 9, 2014 By Chase Clemons

This week, we’re looking at the role support plays with customer retention. Each of us have SAAS products where a customer could leave at any time. How does the support team play a role in keeping that from happening? And what should the team do when a customer does cancel?

Listen / Watch the Episode

http://media.blubrry.com/supportopshangout/p/s3.amazonaws.com/supportops/hangout/hangout65.mp3

Ways to listen or watch: iTunes | MP3 | YouTube | RSS 

This week’s shownotes

  • Ryan Block tries to cancel Comcast service.
  • “When a customer wants to cancel is the wrong time to try to retain. Your product and services should be in retention mode 100% of the time.” – Hoon Park
  • Litmus, Resource Guru, and more great companies are hiring.

This week’s shoutouts

  • Carolyn – Lands’ End Lightweight Down Packable Coat | Remotive.io
  • Jeff – 15Five | Stratechery
  • Chase C. – UP by Jawbone | My Fitness Pal

If you’ve got a question for us or an idea for a future episode, send us a message here. And if you enjoyed the show, show us some love by giving us a review in iTunes.

#64 – Customer Security Interactions

December 2, 2014 By Chase Clemons

This week, we’re looking at handling sensitive security cases like transferring ownership of an account. A customer contacts your team and requests ownership of an account because the current owner left the company for whatever reason. It’s challenging and sometimes even scary since lots of things can go wrong. So let’s talk about how to make it safer!

Listen / Watch the Episode

http://media.blubrry.com/supportopshangout/p/s3.amazonaws.com/supportops/hangout/hangout64.mp3

Ways to listen or watch: iTunes | MP3 | YouTube | RSS 

This week’s shownotes

  • Paste Vault
  • Support Driven
  • Wistia, Action Verb, and more great companies are hiring.

This week’s shoutouts

  • Carolyn – Everlane
  • Chase L. – Interstellar
  • Chase C. – The Walking Dead

If you’ve got a question for us or an idea for a future episode, send us a message here. And if you enjoyed the show, show us some love by giving us a review in iTunes.

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