Support Toolkit

Learn about the complexities of measuring Customer Service ROI. Despite being a cost center, it's essential to quantify its impact on revenue. Dive into methods, metrics, and strategies to accurately assess its return on investment, fostering long-term business success.

Divide these 26 customer service interview questions among your hiring team, and you’ll get the information you need to hire top talent. (36 kB)

Learn how customers buy with these 10 consumer behavior studies to help enhance your persuasion, influence, and marketing efforts.

These free customer success plan templates will help guide your team toward providing the best possible experience for your customers.

It can be tricky to know exactly when to hire for your customer support team. Here are some strategies for picking the perfect moment.

Customer success managers are already busy. Save time (and improve your customers' experience!) with these onboarding email templates.

Ecommerce founders and experts share the automation tools, social media strategies, and customer experience insights that helped them grow and retain a loyal customer base.

Everything a customer support manager needs to hold better one-on-ones. A short video lesson, sample 1:1 templates, ice-breaker questions and more.

Learn the benefits of supporting customers on social and get the tools you need to set a social media support strategy in motion for your company.

How to create a remote workplace where people thrive.

40 short essays for people building customer-centric companies — covering everything from career building to AI, empathy, customer experience, and the role of service.

View sample job descriptions, select from 60+ targeted questions, and quickly and easily build the most effective interview for your next customer-facing role.

Learn the building blocks for reliable, high-quality customer experiences in this free six-part course.

See how changes in your customer growth, conversation volume, and self-service uptake will affect your customer service hiring needs.

Learn how to fundraise without sacrificing your company's values by signing up for this five-week email series from Help Scout's CEO.

Plan out a social media support strategy for your business using our free, interactive worksheet.

Explore the 21 essential customer skills skills every customer support pro needs to develop. From problem-solving to clear communication, read how you can elevate your customer experience.

Use this guide to identify your specific support software needs, understand the types of solutions to look for and get leadership buy-in.

Learn how to create high-quality experiences for students, faculty, and staff by taking control of your university inboxes.

Whether you’re starting a support department from scratch or have been managing customer support for a while and want to ensure it is structured to succeed, these seven building blocks make for a solid foundation.

Have better conversations and improve your customer support with 47 of Help Scout's all-time best tips on how to talk to customers.

Learn how to create high-quality experiences for students, faculty, and staff by taking control of your university inboxes.

Uncover eight free customer satisfaction survey templates and how to glean insights after your customers respond.

A compilation of the most important remote management tips Help Scout's founder learned running a fully remote company for 10 years.

Struggling with a flood of support emails? Learn effective strategies to manage your inbox and provide exceptional customer service. Discover practical tips for faster responses and happier customers.