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HubSpot Service Hub Software Certification Exam Answers
Question 1: True or false? A visitor can start a conversation with a chatbot, and then that chatbot can transfer the conversation to a human.
- True
- False
Question 2: True or false? Knowledge base articles should be casual, personable, and anecdotal.
- True
- False
Question 3: True or false? It’s a good idea to write your knowledge base titles as questions.
- True
- False
Question 4: True or false? Most people prefer using self-service compared to phone support.
- True
- False
Question 5: True or false? Experiencing lower ticket volume is a good indicator that your knowledge base is working well.
- True
- False
Question 6: True or false? It’s a best practice to send your NPS survey to customers monthly.
- True
- False
Question 7: True or false? You should only ask a customer to become an advocate over the phone.
- True
- False
Question 8: True or false? When writing custom feedback surveys, use a variety of open-ended and closed-ended questions.
- True
- False
Question 9: True or false? Regardless of how long it takes, you should respond to every single customer feedback survey you receive.
- True
- False
Question 10: Your manager wants to know who your primary persona is. The best feedback survey to use is:
- Net promoter score
- Custom feedback survey
- Customer effort score
- Customer satisfaction survey
Question 11: Which of the following is NOT a stage in HubSpot’s feedback framework?
- Improve the customer experience
- Establish listening posts
- Collect customer feedback
- Understand customer sentiment
Question 12: What is an advocate?
- Someone who gives you a score of 9 or 10 on your NPS survey
- Someone who helps you generate more business
- Someone who gets paid for advertising your brand.
- An employee on your marketing team
Question 13: How do you calculate NPS?
- Percentage of promoters minus percentage of passives
- Percentage of promoters minus percentage of detractors, divided by percentage of passives
- Percentage of promoters minus percentage of detractors
- Percentage of promoters
Question 14: How often should a customer effort score survey be used?
- After every support interaction
- Quarterly
- Monthly
- After every milestone
Question 15: Which survey asks the following question: How easy was it for you to handle your issue?
- Customer effort score
- Net promoter score
- Customer satisfaction survey
- None of the above
Question 16: Fill in the blank: You should use NPS instead of customer satisfaction survey when you want to understand __________.
- Ease of completing a task
- Overall satisfaction vs. satisfaction at a particular moment
- Satisfaction at a particular moment vs. overall satisfaction
- Impact of a bug or outage
Question 17: Fill in the blank: Reach out to your ______ to ask them to complete advocacy actions.
- promoters
- detractors
- passives
- marketing team
Question 18: In HubSpot, help desk is comprised of all of the following tools EXCEPT:
- Reporting
- Automation
- Knowledge base
- Tickets
Question 19: All of the following are reasons to @ mention someone on a ticket record EXCEPT:
- To escalate a ticket
- As an FYI
- To transfer ticket ownership
- To email the customer
Question 20: Which of the following is a benefit of phone support?
- It’s cheaper for your company.
- Customers can get immediate help for complicated issues.
- In general, customers prefer phone support to any other type of support.
- All of the above
Question 21: All of the following are benefits of email support EXCEPT:
- It’s immediate
- It provides a paper trail
- You can insert screenshots and gifs
- It’s conversational
Question 22: A service level agreement is a(n)
- Ticket pipeline
- Commitment between a service provider and a client
- Understanding of the amount of time it takes a company to solve a problem
- Agreement between two competing companies
Question 23: A help desk does all of the following EXCEPT:
- Streamline intake
- Provide feedback
- Improve experiences with reporting
- Triage customer issues
Question 24: Fill in the blank: With HubSpot’s help desk, you can streamline and manage your intake within ______.
- conversations or tickets
- your email client
- knowledge base
- your website
Question 25: All of the following are stages of troubleshooting EXCEPT:
- Understand the issue
- Find relevant context
- Diagnose the problem
- Ask for help
Question 26: In terms of customer support, what does triage mean?
- Gathering support inquiries
- Responding to support inquiries
- Reporting and analyzing on support inquiries
- Categorizing and routing support inquiries
Question 27: Which of the following is an example of when you should use a restricted knowledge base?
- If you only want your customers, not prospects, to access your information
- If you don’t want your competitors to access your information
- If you only want your customers to see the articles once
- A&B
- None of the above
Question 28: Which of the following is an appropriate knowledge base title?
- What are the ins and outs of HubSpot?
- How do I create a custom feedback survey?
- So you wanna build a chatbot
- How to create, send, troubleshoot, and analyze a campaign
Question 29: The HubSpot knowledge base tool can do all of the following EXCEPT:
- Offer related articles to readers
- Restrict knowledge base articles
- Add videos to articles
- Suggest articles to be written
Question 30: You should use a call-out in a knowledge base article to:
- draw the reader’s attention to an important detail
- tell your reader what articles to read next
- host Q&As
- ask the reader for feedback
Question 31: Fill in the blank: A knowledge base is a ______.
- blog about a product or service
- collection of articles about a product or service
- place where customers can contact a company’s support team
- collection of reviews about a product or service
Question 32: True or false? A knowledge base is a type of self-service.
- True
- False
Question 33: How often should you edit your knowledge base articles?
- Any time you get negative feedback on an article
- Monthly
- Whenever products or service change pertaining to the article
- Quarterly
Question 34: An example of a customer using self-service is when they:
- live chat with an employee
- Search for their inquiry and finds an article
- Search for their inquiry and ends up calling the company
- emails with an employee
Question 35: Which of the following is NOT an appropriate way to categorize your knowledge base articles?
- By persona
- By product or service
- By author
- By customer stage
Question 36: Which of the following is a benefit of live chat?
- It’s an easy way to answer complicated questions.
- It’s immediate.
- It’s easy to convey tone.
- All of the above
Question 37: Fill in the blank: With ticket ________, you are able to edit ticket properties according to which team owns the ticket.
- editing
- records customization
- views
- pipelines
Question 38: With ticket ______, you are able to filter down your tickets
- views
- editing
- stores
- records customization
Question 39: True or false? You should write new knowledge base articles every day.
- True
- False
Question 40: True or false? Cross-object reporting exists in the service analytics tool.
- True
- False
Question 41: Reports bucketed under the “conversation overview” category give you insight into:
- How your customers are changing over time.
- How effective your knowledge base is.
- How productive your reps are.
- All of the above.
Question 42: True or false? You cannot edit the look and feel of your customer portal.
- True
- False
Question 43: A customer portal helps customers do all of the following EXCEPT:
- access answers your support team has previously given.
- respond to conversations on their own terms.
- live chat with a support rep.
- know the status of their support tickets.
Question 44: True or false? All customer portals are password protected.
- True
- False
Question 45: What information can a user see in their customer portal?
- How long a rep has to respond to the ticket before an SLA breach
- Ticket replies from customer service agents
- How many other customers have filed a similar ticket
- All of the above
Question 46: Customer portal is a _______ offering.
- knowledge base
- help desk
- customer feedback
- self-service
Question 47: ________ is for folks who need to create basic, out-of-the-box reporting.
- The report builder
- Service analytics
- The report library
- The report synthesizer
Question 48: True or false? You can create cross-object reports from the report builder.
- True
- False
Question 49: In Service Hub, you can set SLAs based on how long it takes your reps to first respond to a ticket and/or how long it takes reps to _____.
- close the ticket.
- send the CSAT survey.
- respond to the second customer interaction.
- work on a new ticket.
Question 50: Agent collision detection tells you when another agent is ________.
- working on the same message.
- about to bump into you on the street.
- available for live chat.
- unavailable for live chat.
Question 51: What is channel switching?
- Switching between responding to a customer and leaving a comment on the customer’s record in conversations.
- Another name for customer portal.
- Going from live chat to Facebook Messenger to email on a single thread.
- Switching from using conversations on desktop to using conversations on your mobile device.
Question 52: Custom views in the conversations inbox lets you _________.
- Choose which of HubSpot’s predetermined views to pin.
- Create your own views based on ticket and conversation properties.
- Drag and drop conversations to HubSpot’s predetermined views.
- Customize the font of your emails and live chat.
Question 53: What type of feedback survey can you add to your live chat?
- CES
- NPS
- CSAT
- Custom survey
Question 54: If your support reps have trouble prioritizing tickets, consider _______.
- Creating a “high priority” view.
- Setting SLAs.
- Using automation to move tickets to different stages.
- All of the above.
Question 55: What’s a good NPS score?
- Varies by industry
- Anything positive
- 10 or above
- 20 or above
Question 56: Which of the following tools is NOT included in HubSpot’s Service Hub?
- Help desk
- Customer feedback surveys
- Project management
- Knowledge base
Question 57: All of the following are reasons to collect feedback EXCEPT:
- To save money
- To learn who your advocates are
- To understand what your customers think of you
- To know what to improve upon
Question 58: True or false? Each team within your company should have their own customer journey map.
- True
- False
Question 59: True or false? Even if you have different products or services, you should try and keep them on the same customer journey map if the customer journey is similar.
- True
- False
Question 60: True or false? Your customer journey map should be written from the perspective of your customer.
- True
- False
Question 61: An example of an extended value milestone is when a customer:
- gets the outcome they expected
- renews their account
- gets more than they expected
- tells their network about your product or service
Question 62: In terms of a customer journey map, what does intended value refer to?
- When customers expectations are exceeded
- The customers first experience
- When the customer feels confident they will get what they expect
- When the customer got what they expected
Question 63: Intake is how you _____.
- respond to support inquiries
- receive support inquiries
- triage support inquiries
- acknowledge support inquiries
Question 64: You should include all of the following stages in your customer journey map EXCEPT:
- First impression
- Delighted value
- First value
- Intended value
Question 65: You want to understand how your customer support team is performing. The best feedback survey to use is:
- Customer effort score
- Customer satisfaction survey
- Net promoter score
- Customer leadership score
Question 66: True or false? Customer effort score is measured on a three-point scale.
- True
- False
Question 67: True or false? You could use an NPS survey to assess overall sentiment of your employees.
- True
- False
Question 68: Fill in the blank: Companies use customer journey maps to build _______ for their customers.
- confidence
- empathy
- products
- roadmaps
Question 69: When setting up your knowledge base in HubSpot, you need to connect your _______.
- help desk
- domain
- brain
- Conversations inbox
Question 70: You can do all of the following from a ticket record EXCEPT:
- Make a call
- Send an email
- Create an internal task for yourself or a colleague
- Start a video chat
Question 71: An example of an intended value milestone is when the customer expected to get her fridge fixed, ________.
- and her fridge is fixed.
- and her fridge and sink are fixed.
- and the repair person arrives.
- but the repair person didn’t show up.
Question 72: True or false? Through ticket automation, you can move a ticket from one stage to another based on an email response.
- True
- False
Question 73: True or false? You should only reach out to your detractors.
- True
- False
Question 74: The four key moments to keep in mind when customer journey mapping are: First impression, ___________, intended value, extended value
- expected value
- first value
- second impression
- extended impression
Question 75: With Service Hub, you can complete all of the following tasks EXCEPT:
- Gather intake
- Route tickets
- Monitor all social media
- Respond to support inquiries
Question 76: In order to assess customer service agent performance, which of the following reports should you look at?
- Ticket close total by rep
- Ticket totals over time
- Ticket totals by source
- Knowledge base article views
Question 77: Which of the following is NOT a best practice when creating knowledge base articles?
- Use questions as titles
- Use bullet points
- Use a casual tone
- Use screenshots and GIFs
Question 78: A customer journey map is a representation of:
- the stages a customer goes through with your company
- where your customers physically are
- how your prospects become your customers
- how your customers renew
Question 79: How often should you revisit your customer journey map to ensure it’s kept up to date?
- Whenever you get an influx of new customers
- Quarterly
- When your business practices change
- Whenever you get negative feedback
Question 80: The extended value stage is when you _______.
- Offer your customer more than they were expecting.
- renew your customer’s account customer renews with you.
- prolong your onboarding process.
- give the customer what they want.
Question 81: Fill in the blank: The primary goal of a customer journey map is to ______.
- understand the process from becoming a prospect to a customer
- ensure your customers continue to buy from you
- know the location of your customers
- build empathy
Question 82: Fill in the blank: Creating a customer journey map will help you identify the journey from customer to ______.
- employee
- promoter
- renewal
- marketer
Question 83: When should you use multiple ticket pipelines?
- If your tickets go through different stages
- If you provide multiple products or services
- If you have multiple customer service agents
- If your tickets have different priorities
Question 84: When should you consider using a chatbot?
- If human bandwidth is a constraint
- If the cost of making a mistake is low
- If you get a lot of standard questions
- All of the above
Question 85: Which report(s) do yo use to decide which knowledge base articles to write?
- Average ticket response time
- Average ticket response time by rep
- Ticket volume by category
- All of the above
Question 86: Fill in the blank: When creating a customer journey map, you should map out what your customer is ______ and ________.
- Feeling and thinking
- Doing and looking for
- Doing and feeling
- Doing and planning to do
Question 87: When should a company create multiple customer journey maps?
- If they sell to multiple personas that go through different processes
- If they sell multiple products or services
- If they have multiple customer-facing teams
- Never
Question 88: What is a snippet?
- A reusable text block
- An email template
- The bit of text on a ticket record
- A ticket
Question 89: True of false? You can edit the NPS question in HubSpot.
- True
- False
Question 90: Fill in the blank: You should use a customer effort score instead of a customer satisfaction survey when you want to understand __________.
- Ease of completing a task
- Overall satisfaction vs. satisfaction at a particular moment
- Satisfaction at a particular moment vs. overall satisfaction
- Impact of a bug or outage
Question 91: Scenario: Your boss wants to assess how customers feel after a technician visited their home. Which survey should your boss use?
- Net promoter score
- Customer satisfaction survey
- Customer acknowledgment survey
- Customer effort score
Question 92: All of following are appropriate ways you can encourage folks to fill out your feedback surveys EXCEPT:
- Offer incentives like a five dollar gift card
- Keep your surveys short and to the point
- Email customers daily until they fill out the survey
- Offer surveys via multiple channels
Question 93: Which of the following is NOT a step when establishing listening posts?
- Define your customer journey
- Align survey methods and goals
- Collect feedback
- Analyze feedback
Question 94: Which of the following is NOT an example of an advocacy action?
- Writing a case study about a customer
- Paying your customer to leave you a good review regardless of their actual experience.
- Writing a blog post about a customer
- Asking a customer to write you a Yelp review
Question 95: You should use custom feedback surveys when you want to understand ________.
- overall customer sentiment.
- how easy it was to solve a problem.
- the satisfaction of a particular milestone.
- something that’s not covered in industry standard surveys.
Question 96: If you want to know what your customer thinks about their sales experience, which feedback survey should you use?
- Customer effort score
- Customer satisfaction survey
- Net promoter score
- Customer advocacy score
Question 97: According to the prioritization matrix, customer issues that are high impact and high cost should be prioritized:
- Today
- Tomorrow
- Next week
- Next year
Question 98: Fill in the blank: When responding to a customer, you should use an email template to______.
- answer a generic question
- answer a complicated question
- insert a knowledge base article
- transfer the email
Question 99: You want to understand how easy it is for your customers to get their questions answered from your support team. The appropriate feedback survey to use is:
- Customer effort score
- Customer satisfaction survey
- Net promoter score
- Customer leadership score
Question 100: True or false? The only way to move tickets to different stages is manually.
- True
- False
Question 101: True or false? Customer journey maps are only useful for customer-facing individuals.
- True
- False
Question 102: True or false? When setting up your Conversations email inbox, you should connect your personal email.
- True
- False
Question 103: True or false? You should only include four stages in your customer journey map.
- True
- False
Question 104: True or false? Your leadership team should be the ones to create the customer journey map.
- True
- False
Question 105: If you’re setting up Service Hub reports for the first time, where should you start?
- Service analytics
- Customer report builder
- Report library
- Sales analytics
Question 106: True or false? You can access conversations from the HubSpot mobile app.
- True
- False
Question 107: If you’ve never set up service reports in HubSpot before, start with _________.
- The report builder
- The report library
- Service analytics
- The report customizer
Question 108: Which report(s) do you use to decide which knowledge base articles to write?
- True
- False
Question 109: What’s the difference between service analytics and the report builder?
- Service analytics has out-of-the-box reports; the report builder requires you to build every report from scratch.
- The report builder has out-of-the-box reports; service analytics requires you to build every report from scratch.
- Service analytics has in-depth reports; the report builder has more generalized reports.
- Service analytics is generally for managers; report builder is for reps.
Question 110: A customer portal is a __________.
- home base where customers can view, open, and reply to support tickets.
- place where customers can open tickets, but not reply to them.
- HubSpot account for folks who don’t have paid seats.
- place where your customers can buy your products or services.
Introduction to HubSpot Service Hub Software
HubSpot Service Hub is a customer service software designed to help businesses manage and improve their customer support processes. Here’s a quick overview of its key features and benefits:
1. Ticketing System
- Centralized Ticketing: Manage all customer inquiries and issues from a unified ticketing system.
- Automated Ticket Routing: Automatically assign tickets to the appropriate team or individual based on predefined rules.
- Prioritization and Categorization: Classify and prioritize tickets to ensure efficient resolution.
2. Knowledge Base
- Self-Service Portal: Create a comprehensive knowledge base where customers can find answers to common questions.
- Customizable Articles: Develop and update help articles, FAQs, and tutorials.
- Search Functionality: Provide a powerful search feature to help users quickly find relevant information.
3. Live Chat & Chatbots
- Real-Time Support: Offer live chat options for immediate customer assistance.
- Chatbot Automation: Use chatbots to handle common inquiries and guide users through processes even outside of business hours.
4. Customer Feedback
- Surveys and NPS: Collect customer feedback through surveys and Net Promoter Score (NPS) tools to gauge satisfaction and identify areas for improvement.
- Feedback Analytics: Analyze feedback to gain insights into customer experiences and service performance.
5. Reporting and Analytics
- Performance Dashboards: Track key metrics such as ticket volume, response times, and resolution rates.
- Custom Reports: Create custom reports to measure service team performance and identify trends.
6. Integration
- CRM Integration: Seamlessly integrate with HubSpot CRM to provide context and enhance customer interactions.
- Third-Party Apps: Connect with various third-party applications for additional functionality.
7. Automation and Workflows
- Workflow Automation: Automate repetitive tasks and processes, such as ticket assignments and follow-ups.
- Service Level Agreements (SLAs): Set up SLAs to ensure timely responses and resolutions.
8. Collaboration Tools
- Internal Notes and Comments: Share information and collaborate with team members directly within tickets.
- Shared Views: Create shared views and dashboards to enhance team collaboration and transparency.
9. Multichannel Support
- Email, Social Media, and More: Manage customer interactions across various channels, including email and social media platforms.
10. Customization
- Tailored Solutions: Customize the software to fit your specific business needs, including custom ticket fields and workflows.
HubSpot Service Hub aims to enhance customer service efficiency, improve customer satisfaction, and streamline support operations.