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CSAT has long been the go-to metric for support teams - but now there's a better way to measure how customers really feel. In this episode, Jared Ellis, Senior Director of Global Product Support at Culture Amp, joins Intercom’s Bobby Stapleton to explore his team's experience trialing Intercom’s new AI-powered Customer Experience Score. They unpack the limitations of traditional CSAT, why measuring every conversation matters, and how AI is helping them turn “neutral” experiences into standout ones.

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When customer experience lives in silos, customers feel the gaps — and businesses miss opportunities to build loyalty. In this episode, John Durocher, Chief Customer Officer at Calix, joins Intercom’s Senior Director of Human Support Bobby Stapleton to discuss how breaking down silos, embedding customer success into every team, and using AI for smarter frontline support can transform the customer journey. They also dig into why trust, simplicity, and attention to small details are key to creating standout experiences.

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Customer experience is only as strong as the feedback that shapes it but fewer customers are speaking up. In this episode, Isabelle Zdatny, Head of Thought Leadership at the Qualtrics XM Institute, joins Intercom’s VP of Customer Support Declan Ivory to unpack the decline in customer feedback – and what it means for businesses aiming to deliver world-class experiences. They explore the trust gap, survey fatigue, and rising expectations, and explain why great CX now depends on smarter, faster listening. From adaptive surveys to AI-powered insights, they reveal how leading companies are transforming how they capture feedback and continuously improve the customer journey.

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Too often in support, more time is spent diagnosing an issue than resolving it – and that’s a problem. In this episode, Maxime Manseau, VP of Support at Birdie, joins Intercom's Senior Director of Human Support Bobby Stapleton to explore the hidden costs of misdiagnosis in customer support: longer resolution times, frustrated customers, and burned-out agents. They discuss how improving issue understanding upfront – through better workflows, AI-powered tools, and even screen recordings – can dramatically reduce back-and-forth and create a smoother customer experience. Plus, they explore why human support still matters in an AI-first world, and how that directly impacts your customers.

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Our vision for Fin, Intercom's AI agent, is to answer any question, on any channel, across any platform. With our latest Built For You announcements, that vision is now a reality. Join Chief Product Officer Paul Adams and other product leaders as they introduce exciting new capabilities.

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As RB2B scaled, its support team needed a way to handle growing demand without adding headcount. Head of Technical Operations Robb Clarke turned to AI as the solution. In this conversation with Intercom's Senior Director of Automated and Proactive Support Ruth O'Brien, Robb details how implementing Fin AI Agent created a scalable support system that now resolves 65% of inquiries automatically – saving the team 132+ hours monthly. He shares practical insights on building customer trust in AI interactions, continuously improving resolution rates through knowledge base optimization, and why support leaders shouldn't wait to embrace AI – offering valuable lessons for teams at any stage of growth.

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In this episode of The Ticket, Ruth O'Brien, Senior Director of Automated and Proactive Support at Intercom, joins Bobby Stapleton, Senior Director of Human Support at Intercom, to break down key insights from Intercom’s 2025 Customer Service Transformation Report and unpack how AI is reshaping support teams, driving efficiency, and elevating customer experiences. They explore why AI adoption is accelerating, the rise of new AI-powered roles, and how businesses can navigate this shift.

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Anthropic has successfully implemented AI-first strategies to manage customer support more efficiently, allowing human reps to refocus their efforts on higher value work, all while enhancing service quality. On today's episode we're joined by Emily Lampert, Head of Product Support at Anthropic, to unpack the real-world impact of AI-first support. They discuss why Anthropic—one of the world’s leading AI labs—chose to partner with Intercom, how they balance AI automation with human expertise, and what the future holds for AI-powered customer service.

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We spoke with Constantina Samara, Head of Customer Support at Synthesia, about how AI is reshaping customer service. She tells Declan Ivory, Intercom’s VP of Customer Support, how her background in psychology informs her approach to AI-driven customer service, the biggest opportunities and challenges she’s encountered, and how Synthesia is leveraging AI to enhance both support efficiency and the customer experience.

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