A Smart Bear · Jason Cohen
articleprincipleTech Support is sales
27 October 2024Profit
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About A Smart BearTech support isn't just troubleshooting; it's the face of your company. Which means it's your brand, your positioning, and when it's excellent, it is sales.
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What a founder can learn
Founder takeaway
Treat support as part of your go-to-market system, not merely a cost center. Every response demonstrates your positioning and can strengthen trust, retention, and a customer’s willingness to buy.
Why it matters
Customers experience your company through support at moments of high friction. Handling those moments well can turn service quality into a repeatable source of confidence and demand.
Put it to work
Review five recent support conversations: What did each one communicate about your brand, and where could the response better reinforce your positioning or help the customer take the next step?
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