Customer support · Production

Bailey Nelson cuts first response time by 96% and raises CSAT to 90–95% with Intercom

The problem

Bailey Nelson's previous support tool created usability problems for customers and agents alike, generating a backlog of 100–200 unresolved tickets, multi-day response and resolution times, and no real-time satisfaction reporting — all while failing to meet the expectations of a young, tech-forward customer base.

Workflow diagram · grounded in source
1
Customer contacts via Messenger
trigger
“We installed the [Intercom Messenger] on our site, which quickly streamlined communication for customers”
2
Automation and AI gather customer info
ai_action
“We improved our processes using Intercom's automation and AI capabilities, which helped us gather customer information faster and cut down on response times”
3
Workflows route to right agents
routing
“easy workflows and automations to make sure the right issues reached the right people quickly”
4
Custom Answers enables self-serve
ai_action
“We also noticed more people using self-support articles and getting answers from our Custom Answers feature, solving about 11-12% of their issues on their own”
5
Agents handle conversations in Inbox
human_review
“the [Inbox] made it easy for our team to engage in conversations with them”
Reported outcome

Bailey Nelson reduced first response time by 96% — from several days to under three hours — and cut average resolution time from three or four days to about four and a half hours.
CSAT climbed from around 75% to between 90% and 95%, and 11–12% of customers now resolve issues through self-serve. The historic backlog of 100–200 tickets was cleared within a month.

Reported metrics
First response time reduction96%
First response time before and afterfrom several days to under three hours
Average resolution timefrom three or four days to about four and a half hours
Customer satisfaction scorefrom around 75% to between 90% and 95%
Show all 7 reported metrics
first response time reduction96%
first response time before and afterfrom several days to under three hours
average resolution timefrom three or four days to about four and a half hours
customer satisfaction scorefrom around 75% to between 90% and 95%
self-serve resolution rate11-12%
ticket backlog clearedcleared within a month
unresolved ticket backlog size100-200
Reported stack
IntercomShopifySlack
Source
https://www.intercom.com/customers/bailey-nelson
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Frequently asked questions

What did this team achieve with this AI workflow?

Bailey Nelson reduced first response time by 96% — from several days to under three hours — and cut average resolution time from three or four days to about four and a half hours.

What tools did this team use?

Intercom, Shopify, Slack.

What results were reported?

First response time reduction: 96%; First response time before and after: from several days to under three hours; Average resolution time: from three or four days to about four and a half hours; Customer satisfaction score: from around 75% to between 90% and 95% (source-reported, not independently verified).

How is this customer support AI workflow structured?

Customer contacts via Messenger → Automation and AI gather customer info → Workflows route to right agents → Custom Answers enables self-serve → Agents handle conversations in Inbox.