Make your Help Center feel even more like an extension of your brand by customizing the text at the top of the landing page.
To change the header text that customers see, visit your Help Center Settings.
Now, you can use Custom Bots to proactively reach out to your existing users – in addition to targeting visitors and leads on your website. For example, automatically prompt current users to upgrade from a free to a paid plan or from one pricing tier to the next once they’ve met the right qualification criteria.
For more ideas on how to engage your users with Custom Bots, read this article.
We’ve improved how we calculate some of your key metrics for Inbox reports, so you can instantly see how your team is performing and identify areas for improvement. This update impacts the following metrics and reports:
To ensure a smooth transition, you will be able to view both the new and old reports until January 31, 2019. After that date, the old reports will be deprecated.
Keep better track of conversations that need the most attention by prioritizing them. Inbox prioritization lets you mark conversations as priority, so your most important ones always appear at the top of your list. You can:
Inbox prioritization live now. See our help article to learn more, or head over to your Inbox to try it out.
📈 Track visitor interactions with your Messenger and measure how visitors who use the Messenger perform through the funnel. With the Google Analytics app, you can assess which messages, custom bots and apps have the greatest impact on conversions, so that you can optimize your funnel and maximize the impact of your Messenger on achieving your revenue goals.
Install the app from the Intercom App Store, or see our docs to learn more.
📆⚡️Our Get a Demo and Google Calendar apps enable leads to book demos and meetings right in the Messenger, so that you can focus on selling, not scheduling. With the latest improvements, you can further tailor both apps to your specific workflows.
Get a Demo App Updates
Google Calendar App Updates
Other scheduling updatesIn addition to using the Get a Demo and Google Calendar apps, you can now add your calendar to your Messenger profile and make it easy for VIP leads and customers to book meetings with you at any time. Simply input your calendar url into your Intercom public profile.
Learn more about the Get a Demo and Google Calendar apps in our docs, or install them from the Intercom App Store.
You can now combine the engagement and personality of video with the automation of Custom Bots. Best of all, when paired with our library of apps, it's easier than ever to drive more conversions like webinar sign-ups, newsletter subscriptions, booking meetings and tons more.
To send a Video Bot, create a new Custom Bot and click the video icon shown below:
Instantly resolve 29% of your customers’ most common questions. Answer Bot automates answers to your frequently asked questions for more efficient support and sales teams and more satisfied customers. See what Answer Bot will do for you:
Instant resolutions, 24/7Give your customers precise answers even when your team is busy or offline.On-brand automationStay in control with intelligent automation that ensures your answers are always on brand.
Immediate efficiency gainsImprove your customer response time by 44% while freeing up your team for more valuable work.
You can now track any action visitors take on your website - things like clicking specific CTAs, visiting certain pages, downloading content and more. This can give you better context when a visitor starts a chat with you, allowing you to see what actions they've taken on your site, and also allows you to send more targeted messages based on those actions. Learn more about tracking visitor attributes and events here.
Now you can customize what info you see about the leads and users you chat with in the Inbox, including the order it appears in. This lets you view information that matters most to you, first, so you can send personal replies even faster. With this update you can:
Any changes that you make will be only visible to you. To customize your view now, go here.