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Flying High and Well-Grounded: How Virgin and Southwest Practice Airline Employee Ambassadorship

Beyond Philosophy

Both understand (in the case of Sir Richard at Virgin Group) and understood (in the case of Herb Kelleher at Southwest Airlines) the value of putting people and customers first, HR practice second. Among airlines, working in a supportive, trusting, fun, responsive and energetic culture isn’t confined to staff at Virgin.

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The Five Rules for Affecting Real Culture Change

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For example, we were working with an airline that wanted to improve their experience. ” In essence, this alone tells you everything you need to know about this airline. The first call center I managed many years ago had 550 people in Bristol, England. Moreover, I stayed as long as the call center was open.

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7 Questions That Reveal Whether Your Company is Committed to CX

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For example, often, the call center environment has a measure called “Average Call-Handling Time.” In our Global Customer Experience Consultancy, we were doing some work with an airline. This airline didn’t call customers passengers. They called them self-loading freight.

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Keep Calm and Carry On: Controlling the Controllables with COVID-19

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I’ve had two interesting emails from Southwest Airlines and Delta explaining what they were doing to respond to the crisis. Moreover, people still talk about the fact that Southwest Airlines were the only airline after 9/11 that let people change flights without any additional costs. Be transparent. Well, guess what?

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Where AI Meets CX: How Conversational Commerce Effects Customer-Driven Growth

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For example, many years ago, he tweeted snarky comments about a recent Customer Experience he had with the airline JetBlue. Messina says this AI works well in this context because the Apple Call Center is a restricted realm. Organizations want to lower those call center costs through automation.

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Delivering Unique, Attractive (Even Branded) Customer Experience Lagniappe: Any Company Can Do This

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Whether, as Bob Thompson discussed, the strategy focuses on touchpoint improvements, seamless customer-focused journey, or delivering stand-out, branded experiences (think Zappos, Trader Joe’s, Wegman’s, Southwest Airlines, Zane’s Cycles, Metro or Umpqua Bank), any company can do experience lagniappe. Lagniappe works. Improve Your A.I.M.

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13 Call Center Training Tips For Upskilling Agents (+ Case Studies)

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Call center agents are an essential part of your customer experience and brand. To be fully effective, agents need your support; implementing a solid call center training program will equip your team with everything they need to handle conversations effectively. 13 Call Center Training Tips. #1