Customer support on WhatsApp: what happens when your business grows faster than your team
When a business grows, WhatsApp volume grows with it.
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When a business grows, WhatsApp volume grows with it.
If your business handles support or sales over WhatsApp, this probably sounds familiar: most messages aren't really different from each other. People ask the same things, just in different words, at different times. And someone has to be there to answer, all day long.
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