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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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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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Guest Blog: How to Handle a Know-It-All

ShepHyken

But when dealing with a real expert who also happens to have a know-it-all attitude, you often face a dilemma—or several—in offering great customer service: You may need their expertise to solve the problem with their account. As your team member, their consensus may be necessary before you can move forward to solve a customer problem.

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Social Customer Care is Changing CX: Two Real-Life Examples

Clarabridge

“Social in particular, because it’s not the dominant path for communication between customers and airlines, does tend to have a shorter queue,” he said. Of course, Sid was right—social media is increasingly becoming the preferred channel for customer care in many industries. 1, 2 Harvard Business Review.

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Artificial Intelligence in Customer Care: What, Why, and How

Noble Systems

Customer care today remains mostly reactive. Businesses wait for a customer to call into the contact center. The agent asks a series of questions to gather information needed in order to answer the customer’s question or solve their problem. Then we’ll cover why you should care. AI Defined.

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5 Reasons Why Social Media Is Critical for Great Customer Service

Win the Customer

It’s also a great way to show others that your brand cares about them. So, which companies do social customer service right? No list of companies that get customer service on social media is complete without mentioning the American airline JetBlue.

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The Importance of Customer Self Service Portal

Kayako

Are you ready to provide fast and responsive customer care? Build a Help Center so easy to use, it becomes your customers’ go-to. What Is Customer Self-Service? Customer self-service is exactly what it sounds like – making it easy for customers to help themselves. Customer Self-Service Portal Access.