The Ticket: Discover the Future of Customer Service, Support, and Experience, with Intercom

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 companies and early-stage SaaS investors, and where those golden opportunities lie.Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/9gAbPEUrz4Y?si=xoJj1BlUUT7_o1siTranscript: https://www.intercom.com/blog/videos/angel-investor-christoph-janz-on-opportunities-in-aiRead Christoph's "mental map" here: https://medium.com/point-nine-news/where-are-the-opportunities-for-new-startups-in-generative-ai-f48068b5f8f9Follow the people:https://twitter.com/destraynorhttps://twitter.com/chrijaFollow our podcast:Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/intercom-on-product/id1462264923Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/6d9s4PBzvdESARqUadlCpoYouTube https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlCIldMZCaFrcO10XuO7JtPpsZ7EyK0fgRSS Feed https://rss.art19.com/intercom-on-productSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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-serviceWatch a video of this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKvBG4YP0Nwhttps://www.instituteofcustomerservice.com/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Experts discuss how AI is revolutionizing customer support roles. They highlight the benefits of AI-powered tools, the addition of new roles for AI analysis and conversation design, the evolving responsibilities of representatives, change management best practices, and evaluating AI in support roles.

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 sounds, ambience and music. If you would prefer to listen to the episode with just interviews you can listen to an alternative version here.Read a transcript of this episode here: https://www.intercom.com/blog/podcasts/intercoms-notification-sound/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This podcast discusses the relationship between company and product strategy, the importance of aligning them, defining their boundaries, spotting and evaluating strategies, and the core ingredients of a good strategy.

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=qGoaHcgwSscRead a transcript: https://www.intercom.com/blog/videos/training-support-leaders-with-peak-support-hannah-steimanYou'll find the leadership materials that Hannah mentions in the episode here: https://blog.peaksupport.io/leadership-training-program-managersSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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 https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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 here: https://www.intercom.com/blog/podcasts/customer-success-nick-mehta-gainsight/This episode was originally published on 10/12/20See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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-QVuTUTranscript: https://www.intercom.com/blog/videos/hubspot-noel-oreilly-ai-customer-support-strategyWe'd love to hear your thoughts on the podcast and what you'd like to hear more of on it. E-mail us: podcast@intercom.ioSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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.Watch this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sjF8PNTyPQRead a transcript: https://www.intercom.com/blog/videos/leonard-berry-customer-service-excellenceSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.