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United Airlines Computer Outage Is Customer Service Crisis Case Study

ShepHyken

Last week United Airlines had a computer outage that lasted two and a half hours and caused 200 flight delays and six cancellations. Keep in mind, this wasn’t a single unhappy customer complaining to a gate agent at the airport. And it may not be a computer glitch, but a weather problem that causes airline delays.

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The Power of Emotional Connection: Growing Your Business Through Strong Customer Experience

CCNG

I quickly called the airline to see what could be done to rectify the situation. Still after 10 years, I remember that conversation with that agent, and go out of my way to use that airline. In today's competitive market, providing an outstanding customer experience is more important than ever.

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Guest Blog: Are You Setting the Right Customer Experience Goals?

ShepHyken

It’d be like getting on an airline that’s committed to a great in-flight experience, but the pilot’s messages can only be 30 seconds in length, flight attendant interactions are limited, and you have a brief survey at the end asking how your peanuts were. Would you consider that a great customer experience?

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5 Top Customer Service Articles for the Week of December 9, 2019

ShepHyken

How a customer service project is helping Southwest Airlines realise its 360-customer vision by Nadia Cameron. CMO) VP of customer support services talks through its latest customer technology transformation. 5 Ways Elite Brands Are Setting the New Standard for Customer Experience by Janelle Estes.

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Improving Customer Experience by Empowering A Compassionate Workforce

The Northridge Group

While offering an apology to a customer is often the best an empathetic associate can do, compassionate associates are empowered to tell customers they appreciate their feedback, offer reasonable solutions and pass the feedback on to management. This empowerment benefits both the customer and the company.

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Guest Blog: How Companies are Using Bots to Enhance Customer Experience

ShepHyken

This week on our Friends on Friday guest blog post my colleague, Manuel Grenacher, writes about how using bots can help manage and improve the customer experience. Used properly, I believe bots can be an customer service excellent tool. Shep Hyken. Booking an appointment—say, a plane ticket—used to be so easy. Want a pizza?

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Is a Digital-Only Strategy Right for Your Business?

CSM Magazine

As Frontier Airlines embarks on its first full year of a digital-only strategy, James O’Hare, MD of LINK Mobility , looks at whether it’s right for every business. . At the end of last year, Frontier Airlines announced it was moving to a digital-only customer service model. Delivering empathetic care can’t be done by a bot.