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If you want to see the complete history of a ticket in Zendesk, start by looking at the ticket events. Ticket events show every single update or change made to the ticket, including when properties are added, changed, or removed, and whether those chan… Read more Reviewing Ticket History In Zendesk

Zendesk has recently added a new feature to their enterprise-level called Skills-Based Routing. This routing system is yet another way Zendesk aims to streamline your team’s workflow and your clients’ experience with customer service. Routing lets you … Read more Zendesk Skills Based Routing

Sometimes you get multiple tickets about the same issue, from the same end-user, in short succession. For cases like this, we recommend merging tickets in Zendesk to make sure you only answer an end-user once and avoid doing lots of repeat work. The pr… Read more Merging Tickets in Zendesk

Conditions and actions are the terms used within Zendesk to describe the statements created in triggers and automation, that help to specify what the trigger or automation is looking for in order to run a command. Zendesk Conditions There can be more t… Read more What are Zendesk Conditions?

At the end of last year Zendesk began offering Multi-Select Fields within tickets. This is a ticket field that gives you the option to choose multiple values from a list. This feature was much needed since sometimes one answer is not enough and this al… Read more Multi-Select Fields in Zendesk

As your business makes changes and grows bigger, so should the workflows and business rules within your Zendesk instance. Something that worked for your business, in the beginning, may no longer make sense and it may be time to update your processes. M… Read more What is a Zendesk Sandbox and Why Should You Use It?

Placeholders When you’re providing service to your customers, you want them to feel that they are being listened to by a real human, rather than simply receiving an auto-response. Zendesk facilitates this personal relationship with your customer throug… Read more Using Placeholders in Zendesk

Both triggers and automations can be an invaluable contribution to your workflow in Zendesk. You can edit, activate, deactivate, or delete them by accessing the business rules portion of the admin dashboard. In many ways triggers and automations are ve… Read more What are triggers and automations in Zendesk?

What is a Macro in Zendesk? As you start to receive tickets through Zendesk, you’ll probably begin to see issues that are the same for more than one customer. This might be a general issue, such as needing a password reset, or a specific issue when som… Read more Using Macros in Zendesk

Zendesk ticket types and what they mean for you Each ticket that comes into Zendesk is automatically assigned a life cycle of New. You can sort your tickets by their lifecycle designation to help prioritize your agents’ workflows and stay more focused.… Read more Zendesk ticket types and priorities: what you should know

One of the most useful features about your Zendesk Guide (Help Center/Knowledge Base) is that it can be customized to match your company’s branding. Integrated branding ensures that your customer has a seamless experience, and can easily identify your … Read more Applying Branding to Your Zendesk Guide

The Knowledge Capture App is a new app currently in Beta that is available for Guide Professional Plan. You must also have a Help Center. The app works to bring your existing knowledge base into your tickets and puts all the great information within yo… Read more What is the Zendesk Knowledge Capture App?

After you have taken the time to put together a beautiful and comprehensive Zendesk Guide and Knowledge Base for your end-users, you have to find a way to get that information to the masses. Go where your customers are So… where do your customers hang … Read more Want to get the most out of your Zendesk internal knowledge base? Here are some ways to spread the word…

Your customer has submitted a support request and a ticket has been created in Zendesk. What happens to that ticket next, and how do you know when a ticket has been resolved? There are five stages in the life cycle of a Zendesk ticket: New Open Pending… Read more The Zendesk Ticket Lifecycle

What is a Zendesk Ticket? Tickets are the action items in Zendesk that give your agents the information they need to assist your customers. Zendesk tickets typically begin with a support request from your customer. Tickets can be created to provide sup… Read more What is a Zendesk Ticket?

What Level of Zendesk Support Do you need? When it comes to deciding what level of Zendesk to start with it really comes down to the needs of your company and the needs of your customer service team, who will be your front line Zendesk users. If your b… Read more What Level of Zendesk Support Do you need?

Agents Agents are your support staff, they will use your Zendesk instance the most and are usually the front line for your Zendesk team. The extent of their ability is set by admins defining permissions and privileges. Zendesk agents are at the center … Read more Understanding Agents and Admins in Zendesk

Question: What makes your clients flock to your product? Answer: Providing stellar out-of-this-world customer service!   How do you find the right customer service tool for your company? Finding useful and insightful customer service software is a… Read more Why Zendesk is the Best Customer Service Tool for Your Company

2017 was a great year for 729 Solutions, and one of the accomplishments we are most proud of is becoming a Zendesk Partner. In September, three members from our team attended the Zendesk conference Relate Live in New York City where they had the opport… Read more Key Takeaways From Zendesk Relate Live 2017

729 Solutions is Now a Zendesk Developer Partner 729 Solutions is pleased to announce that we have become a Zendesk Developer Partner to help customers implement and integrate their products with this leading customer service platform. Zendesk provides… Read more 729 Solutions is now a Zendesk Developer Partner