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Hello super agents - it’s time for your first mission - a special operation drafted for your eyes only.As a customer support agent using Freshdesk, we want to hear from you! Search through your bank of resources and expertise to divulge product secrets with the community. Challenge brief: How do you use Freshdesk to automate tasks? Automating mundane and repetitive tasks is a norm today. Freshdesk provides a number of ways businesses can automate workflows and processes, making it easy for agents, and increasing productivity.🚀 Theme: Using Freshdesk to automate tasks.🕛 Timing: Accepting intelligence till September 16.🎉 PrizesGet recognized as a top operative in the community Your key to a covert badge Get spoiled with Freshworks goodies  ✅ How can you get involved?👉 Do you have a creative  automation use-case? Share it with the community in the comments section below.   🧾 To help craft your own statements, here are a few triggers - Problem statement you were facing How did you sol

Dear Freshworks Community Family, As we approach the close of this year, some of you might be wrapping up work, cozying up by the fireplace, or exploring favorite destinations. We would like to take a moment to revisit 2023 and reflect on the collective journey we've experienced together in this community.                                         2023 has proven to be a remarkable year on various fronts. The launch of Community 2.0 ushered in a wave of exciting features and improvements. This encompassed the recommencement of Community Events, the engaging 'Community Hours’ sessions, updates on the IDEAS Section, and the introduction of Community Subject Matter Experts. The much-anticipated activation of 'Dark Mode' for our Freshservice users was a highlight, being the top voted IDEA on the Community. It was a delightful Christmas surprise from our Freshservice Santas to our users! 🎅🌙Thank you for your support through the changes, enhancements, and optimizations that the community und

Welcome to the second edition of #Storytime - your weekly ticket to a world of entertaining and inspiring customer tales! 💥We are touching the realms of ITSM with today’s tale on digital transformation!Have you ever wondered what it would be like to effortlessly manage your IT services, like a finely tuned engine that propels your organization forward? The smooth operation of a well-maintained machine is essential for optimal performance and productivity. 🚀 Elsevier, a global leader in information and analytics, found themselves faced with the challenge of keeping their IT systems running smoothly. They sought a solution that would act as the engine of their IT operations, ensuring seamless functionality and driving their success.Much to their liking, they encountered Freshservice, the instrument that enabled Elsevier's IT service management. Like an efficient motor, the tool provided the reliability needed to power their operations.Becoming central to their IT infrastructure, Freshs

Hello Freshworks Community Fam!!The holiday season is upon us, and we're thrilled to share some exciting news that will add even more sparkle to your festivities! 🌟 Introducing Freshworks Insiders – a celebration of YOU, our fantastic super-users! 🎁 What is the Freshworks Insiders?Designed to celebrate and empower our customers, it is a space where your voices are heard, your stories are shared, and your impact is felt. 🌈 Why Should You Join?Your Voice Matters: Share your success stories and holiday triumphs! Take part in curated challenges and asks to win points! Take center stage: Let's talk about you! We'll shine the spotlight on your expertise and industry knowledge, so you can inspire peers across the globe. Exclusive Rewards: Tis' the season of giving, and we're giving back to you! As a part of our program, you'll have access to exclusive perks, discounts, and goodies.  🎉 How Can You Get Involved?Getting started is. Visit our website, click 'Join Now,' and voila, you’re a par

Hello everyone! We're excited to kick off our Community Hours - AMA sessions - #AskAllyAnything. Whether you're new or a community champion, this session is packed with value, and @alyssia.correa  is here to answer all your questions. These sessions will be held on both Tuesdays and Wednesdays, to ensure that we can accommodate all our community members across different time zones. :)We’re really looking forward to connecting directly with you. We cannot wait to discuss the new community and its updates, and hear your valuable feedback. Here are your link to Register to the Upcoming session! Register Here - For those who are wondering, what’s in store… here you go!Agenda -New Members Welcome: Join us, introduce yourself, and take a deep dive into the new Community. Exclusive Virtual Tour: Get ready to explore the exciting updates and features in Community 2.0—it's going to be awesome! Feedback Time: We encourage you to ask questions and share feedback on the new structure, navigation,

Hey Freshworks Community Members!! Did you know that you can now extend your Freshworks product capabilities by building apps 3x faster by leveraging the power of Generative AI?  With our latest Generative AI toolkit - Freddy Copilot for Developers, you can solve critical business problems and drive outcomes faster with minimal effort by building reliable custom apps on the Freshworks Marketplace. Freddy Copilot for Developers is an AI-powered app development toolkit that lets your tech teams move away from mundane coding tasks, enabling them to build business solutions easily with more than a 50% reduction in errors.  This capability is now available to all Freshworks customers, irrespective of the product you are using. We are live with the Beta program for Freddy Copilot for Developers. Sign Up today using this link and get access today! Here are some of the key features that you can leverage on our Gen AI app development toolkit !!! Use-Case to App Building apps by developing each

Helloo Freshworks Community Fam!!!We are already hearing the jingling of bells 🔔🌟and the sweet melodies 🎶 🎉🎄 of Christmas carols. It’s the most wonderful time of the year again ❄️🎇🎉!!!                                       As we reflect on the year gone by, it’s also an important time for us to express our gratitude to each one of you for being an integral part of our Freshworks Community family! Without your unwavering support and passion for sharing knowledge, this thriving community wouldn't have evolved into the vibrant space it is today.This Thanksgiving, we want to take a moment to share our heartfelt appreciation for our colleagues and team-mates who are the real heroes and champions of the Freshworks Community - they work tirelessly behind-the-scenes, extending all kinds of support and are the gears who help us run our community engine smoothly.We also wanted to thank our customers and community members for extending their valuable time to contribute their expertise as w

Hello, hello Freshworks Community, It’s been a minute and we’re already 6 months into 2023!! We know we say this often, but seriously - where has the time gone?We know we’ve been pretty silent for a while and not had as much activity or updates that you may have been used to, but we do have some exciting developments and news for some of the changes coming your wayyy…. So what are these big changes you ask? Drumrollll pleasee…🥁🥁🥁 We’re RE-LAUNCHING the community, so get ready for⚡⚡🥁 Freshworks Community 2.0 🥁 ⚡⚡ Over the last few months, our team has been tirelessly working to build out this new structure, gathering feedback from our customers and our employees to really elevate your experience in the community. Granted, it’s taken a wee bit longer than anticipated to launch the new version of the community, but that’s because we want to get this right for you - so we can only request for a little bit more of your patience while we iron out a few more nuts and bolts.We’d still lov

Hey Freshworks Community Fam!  Are you familiar with Freshworks Professional Services and its offerings? Explore it with us in our upcoming Service Tutorial session.I’m really pleased to announce the first Service Tutorial session with our Subject Matter Expert (SME) @eric.smith on Wednesday, November 8 at 9:00 p.m. IST | 4:30 p.m. CET | 7:30 a.m. PST.This session will give you an overview into 'Freshworks Professional Services,' where you'll learn about our service offerings, team structure, and the key value drivers that empower your business growth.But first, I’d love to introduce Eric and share a little more about him below: Eric SmithManager, Service SalesFreshworksEric is a Services Sales Manager at Freshworks with over 15 years of experience in large enterprises. He's a key driver of Freshworks' growth, specializing in strategic sales. He is committed to top-tier project delivery and always has a customer-centric approach. Eric's passions include golf, ice hockey, aviation and h

Hey Freshworks Community Fammm!As we near the holiday season, let's wrap up the year with valuable learnings. To facilitate this, we have our Subject Matter Experts hosting monthly events that are packed with a lot of insights and expertise.Also, as we approach the end, we're working on something bit more fun too (stay tuned for updates 🎉!).Here’s a roundup of November's events that you may not want to miss!!! Exploring Freshworks Professional Services: An Overview hosted by @eric.smith        Date: November 8, at 9:00 p.m. IST | 4:30 p.m. CET | 7:30 a.m. PSTRegister Here:   Ask Your Questions Here: Live Q&A session on Customer Service Suite with @Preethi Cx expert          Date: November 14, at 9:00 p.m. IST | 4:30 p.m. CET | 7:30 a.m. PST  Register Here:  Ask Your Questions Here: Benchmarking: The path to service excellence and service desk efficiency hosted by @Anand.Elangovan          Date: November 16, at 3:30 p.m. IST | 10:00 a.m. GMT | 9:00 p.m. AEDT Register Here:  Ask You

Hello fam, Welcome to the first edition of #Storytime - your weekly ticket to a world of entertaining and inspiring customer tales! 💥We’re kicking off this series with a European adventure - Trainline and Freshworks. A tale where travel meets seamless customer experience, creating unforgettable memories along the way!Picture this: You and your pals are all set for an epic adventure across Europe and the UK. You're pumped, they're pumped, and you're ready to go. But let's face it, planning a trip can be as confusing as trying to fold a road map in a hurricane.Enter Trainline, the rail and coach travel brand that's got your back, no matter how many wrong turns you take (intentional or not). They serve travelers from more countries than you can count on one hand and have more downloads of their app than you have selfies on your phone (which is saying something).Now, here comes the pandemic, throwing travel plans into more loops than a roller coaster. But Trainline doesn't back down from

Hello Freshservice Fam!!!Trickkkk or Treatttttttt!!!! You all would have been there, facing those petrifying IT challenges that seem to lurk in your daily operations. From tricky ticket surges to scary SLA violations, dealing with pesky password phantoms, you've likely encountered them all! These are just a few examples of some of the scariest IT challenges that haunt the world of IT service management right??  Now, we want to hear from you! What hair-raising spooky names have you come up with for the IT challenges you've encountered? Share your creative names and join our #SpooktacularChallenge.Please respond in the comments below with your uniquely named IT challenges and a brief description of how they've given you the creeps in your IT service management efforts.Feel free to add your own chilling, entertaining, or enlightening twists to your IT horror stories. After all, in the spirit of Halloween, we're here to have a bit of fun while sharing knowledge. You can also share with us

Hello Hello Fam!I hope you're all doing great and basking in the joy of exploring Freshworks Community 2.0. As you are navigating through the new community structure, I’m sure you must be eager to explore further, ask questions and share feedback and we would like to hear directly from you - so for the first time, we’re going to set up a meeting with the Community team to answer all your queries.We’re really looking forward to the chance to meet all of you and also use this opportunity to give you a tour of the community and hear of what you’d like to see more of  in the community! Well guess who’s going to be hosting these AMA’s? It’s our Captain, @alyssia.correa  and we’re going to call it #AskAllyAnything - so please fire away!!  What can you expect in this session?👀 Sneak Peek of Community 2.0: An exclusive virtual tour of the revamped community, where we'll walk you through all the exciting updates and features that have been introduced.  🕵🏻 SME Councils: We will discuss the go

Hello, hello Freshworks Community!How’s it going - we’re at the final stretch of the year - it's October already! We’ve been really excited to re-launch our events on Community.Thank you for actively engaging and participating for all our sessions so far!  To streamline your experience, we will be publishing a monthly roundup of the sessions. Here is  a roundup of all the October Community events led by our SMEs (Subject Matter Experts) . These sessions are packed with valuable insights and expertise you won't want to miss out!  Live Q&A Session with Sales & Marketing Expert ft. @Jessica Jeyakumar ​​​​​​​      Date : October 10, 2023 | 3:00 p.m. IST | 11:30 a.m. CET | 8:30 p.m. AEDTRegister Here - Ask Your Questions Here - Understanding the Bot Game Ft. CX Expert @ShubhamShrivastava       Date : October 18, 2023 | 3:00 p.m. IST | 11:30 a.m. CET | 8:30 p.m. AEDT Register Here - Ask Your Questions Here -  Automate Like Mozart: Unleash the Symphony of Automation with Freshservice

Hey Freshworks Community Fam! I’m really pleased to announce our first Best Practice Webinar - ‘The subtle art of not getting a Ticket’ with our CX Subject Matter Expert (SME) @thriyambhakesh.ravi on Tuesday, September 19, 2023 at 9:00 p.m. IST. Our Best Practice sessions are designed to let our community members directly interact with Subject Matter Experts (SMEs). You'll discover insights and strategies for delivering exceptional customer experiences and make your CX processes more efficient. But first, I’d love to introduce Thriyambhakesh and share a little more about him below: Thriyambhakesh RaviSolutions Architect - FreshworksThriyambhakesh is a Solutions Architect at Freshworks, with over 9 years of expertise in the (CX) industry. He has held multiple CX roles in his previous positions and has a successful track record of over 50 projects within Freshworks. Beyond his professional endeavors, he's deeply passionate about CX. Outside of work, he enjoys playing village cricket and

Greetings Freshworks Community members! We have a proposition for you, one that will unveil a world of exclusive benefits and extraordinary experiences. We are keeping the finer details under wraps for now.Read on to discover the path to becoming a part of the inner circle. The Quest: Guess the answers to 3 questions, find the correct 4-digit passcode, and reveal your answer in the comments section. All those who guess it right will receive an exclusive invite in their inbox! How many customer service products does Freshworks have? How many product plans do we offer? How many offices does Freshworks operate?💡 Let’s see how many of you can get it right!  And if you do, keep an eye out in your inbox 👀✉ Cheers! 

Hello everyone!A big shoutout to all the awesome participants who joined us for the Analytics Webinar Series! It was absolutely delightful to witness such enthusiasm from a diverse global audience.We understand that there has been a slight delay in uploading the recording of the session. However, we are happy to inform you that it is now available for your viewing. Please check it out ! 👀Analytics OverviewCRM Deep-diveCX Deep-dive Please feel free to share your questions/comments below. We’d love to hear from you!Cheers! 

Hello Freshworks Community,  Attention please!!  The time has finally arrived for us to take Freshworks Community 2.0 - LIVE !! Please note that the migration process will begin from Thursday, 20th July, 2023 and will run over the next few days.While the migration process is on-going you will notice new changes to the layout, improvised categories, changes to the home menu and articles temporarily missing. Please note that these will gradually be placed in the new categories. You may find some categories to be temporarily empty but please do not worry, the migration may extend for a little while we gradually phase the migration of our entire database. We will be moving over 10,000 articles and the migration will happen in phases, please bear with us as this may take a few weeks to complete. In the interim, we look forward to your feedback, suggestions, any pages that could be broken, please do alert us on this thread so we can keep an eye out and amend immediately. We hope these change

Hello Freshworks Community Members! We understand that every business is unique and that’s why we offer tailored solutions to meet your specific needs. Our experts from Freshworks Professional Services team will spend time with you to understand your business goals to get maximum value from your investment 📈.Discover the range of services offered below and let us help you achieve your business goals today. Here are some of the services on offer:  Managed Services: Lean on a Freshworks product expert to take care of your system administration. Includes a monthly bucket of hours for configuration, best practice sharing, training, and more. This offering includes expert design, configuration & deployment of new features, system administration, customized agent and admin training sessions, proven best practices for optimizing productivity.  ​​​​​Health Assessment is a comprehensive review of your existing setup to help you to understand the current state and proactively identify areas

Seasons greetings!​With the start of the Community Carnival, this October is going to be a treat for everyone! We’ve put together a few riddles that tests the most heard Freshworks and SaaS lingo - can you figure out what they are? Put your answers in the comments section below!!  ​🐶🐾 I am Freshworks’s very own pet dog. I am the best at automation. What’s my name? Number of words: 01 ⚙️🔥 I am the latest and the hottest D2C integration with a Freshworks product. What am I?Number of words: 02 ✈️💻 I make or break a customer’s journey with a productHint: I am not a product feature but I determine the end-user's interactionNumber of words: 02 😍📝I measure how a customer feels about the product and service through a surveyHint: The answer is an abbreviation   🕒💰 I am free of charge for a limited time. Typically, for 14 or 30 days.Number of words: 02 🚀🚢 I am a Freshworks product that personalizes engagement, shortens your sales cycle, and grows your business. Who am I?Number of words

Hey there 🙋🏽Just checking: Are you still using Freshservice just to manage helpdesk tickets?If yes, you're not benefiting from the native IT Operations Management features that can help your business save big by staying always on. Plus, with the latest enhancements and powerful feature releases, there's no reason why you should continue spending on external tools!Sign up your self, and your colleagues in ITOps, for Let's Talk ITOM Season 4. Explore via three webinars how Freshservice can help you:👉🏽 Minimize service outages >> Streamline incident management to keep end users and agents happy👉🏽 Tackle IT complexity >> Break silos across IT teams, unlock collaboration, & tackle bloatware👉🏽 Eliminate agent burnout >> Minimize noise, chaos, & confusion to resolve incidents fasterCan't attend? Register anyways and receive all recordings via email.SAVE A SEAT!

Introducing #CommunityChat or as we call it ‘Courtside with community’, an informal conversation among community members over cups of our favorite beverage.I am currently writing this post with a tall glass of iced coffee in my hand This time around, we will be discussing all things ITSM - Topic of the hour: How to use ITSM & ITOM together to make your business unstoppable. Here’s a list of questions we’ll be tackling in this chat - What are the top priorities for IT leaders in 2022? How do IT leaders make the leap from tech leaders to business drivers? How to transition from traditional IT to DevOps? How to create delightful technology experiences for agents and employees? What are some challenges organizations face when setting up their enterprise service management, and what are the different solutions required to address them?How does it work?To answer a question, tag the answer with the corresponding number. For example, if you are answering the first question Q1, start your a