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Philippe Lehoux
May 10, 2017
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January 22, 2026
10 best AI tools for small businesses in 2026
The 10 best AI tools for small businesses in 2026, with verified pricing: Missive, Jasper, Copilot, CloudTalk, Dialpad, Freshdesk, Aissist, HeyGen, Grammarly, and HubSpot.
May 4, 2021
How to automate customer support (without losing the human touch)
Your team doesn’t need to manually sort, label, and assign every email. Here’s how to automate the repetitive parts of customer support so your team can focus on helping people.
November 1, 2023
How to put the customer first (without letting it eat your business)
A customer-first strategy isn’t about saying yes to every customer. It’s about building a business that anticipates what customers need, listens when they speak, and serves them well, without sacrificing what makes your business work.

November 14, 2023
B2B customer service: what makes it different and how to do it well
B2B customer service isn’t just B2C with longer contracts. The relationships are deeper, the stakes are bigger, and the support operation looks nothing like a retail helpdesk. Here’s what makes it different and what good looks like.
November 28, 2024
9 best Help Scout alternatives for 2026
Looking for alternatives to Help Scout? These 9 tools cover shared inboxes, help desk software, and customer communication platforms, with features and pricing to help you choose.
December 10, 2020
Missive security and privacy FAQ
Missive is SOC 2 Type II and GDPR compliant. Full FAQ on our security and privacy practices: encryption, AI data handling, SSO, data export, and account deletion.
October 8, 2020
How to add live chat to Shopify (and actually manage it as a team)
Adding a chat widget to your Shopify store takes five minutes. Managing those conversations as a team without dropping the ball? That’s the real challenge. Here’s how to set it up right.
July 30, 2022
Email Management Tips for Lawyers: How to Waste Less Time
Practical email management strategies built for law firms—from shared inboxes and canned responses to delegation and automation—with tips from attorneys who've solved inbox chaos.
May 14, 2025
8 ways to use AI in your email inbox in 2026
Eight practical ways to use AI in your inbox in 2026: auto-categorize, route, escalate, draft, summarize, schedule meetings, and pull past context.

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