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United Airlines Computer Outage Is Customer Service Crisis Case Study

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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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5 Top Customer Service Articles For the Week of October 3, 2016

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This is a world-wide celebration and some great people in Rwanda remind us that the celebration is not only for customers, but for employees as well. Southwest Airlines Puts Its Heart Into The Customer Experience by Stan Phelps. Purple Goldfish) Two years ago Southwest Airlines launched new branding for the airline.

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5 Top Customer Service Articles For the Week of October 10, 2016

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However, US airlines aren’t exactly known for their warm and fuzzy customer service. Flyers can feel abandoned, as if the airline doesn’t even care. The sad truth is, they may not care – because they don’t have to. WhatsApp – Better than Twitter for Customer Service by Mark Shaw.

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5 Top Customer Service Articles For the Week of March 26, 2018

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Southwest Airlines Had a Brilliant Reaction When a Passenger’s Wi-Fi Wouldn’t Work by Bill Murphy Jr. My Comment: Let’s start this week’s Top Five with a great story featuring Southwest Airlines. How Chewy Built a $3 Billion Business Based on Customer Experience by Mike DuPuy.

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5 Top Customer Service Articles For the Week of May 29, 2017

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My Comment: What United Airlines scandal! The day or two after the scandal where a United Airlines passenger was physically and brutally removed from the plane, the stock plummeted and United lost almost a billion dollars in value. One analyst explains why. Well not even two months later the stock is up 11% and touched a new high.

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Guest Blog: What Can We Learn from Southwest’s Customer Service?

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This week we feature an article by Misa Chien who shares great lessons we can learn from the Southwest Airlines customer culture. This also reminds us that customer service doesn’t just happen on the front line. It happens throughout the entire company. It must be part of the company’s culture. – Shep Hyken.

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How to Turn Social Media Customer Service into a Marketing Strategy

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Over the last few years, customer service has shifted from traditional phone support toward social media channels like Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and others. Dan Gingiss started the Social Customer Care Track and interest has grown exponentially. Social Media Changes Customer Service. Social Proof. Finish Strong.

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