ShepHyken

MARCH 24, 2017

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.

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Customer Experience Airlines Chatbots Personalization 237

Noble Systems

JULY 15, 2019

Digital transformation is one of the hottest topics among CIOs of companies that have mandated improving the customer experience as their top priority. Businesses that recognize delivering extraordinary customer experiences is a key differentiator have started to completely rethink their approach. AI Defined.

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Customer Care Abandon rate Self service Airlines 70

Clarabridge

OCTOBER 26, 2015

Of course, he was talking about customer experience—but this time, Sid was the customer having the experience. 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. 1, 2 Harvard Business Review.

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Customer Care Airlines Analytics Accountability 75

ShepHyken

OCTOBER 3, 2016

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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Airlines Customer Service Customer retention Education 312

ShepHyken

MAY 29, 2017

Each week I read a number of customer service and experience articles from various online resources. How good is your company’s internal customer experience? McKinsey & Company) To excel with customers, frontline employees need high-level service from core support functions. by Nicolas Maechler.

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Airlines Customer Service Chatbots Customer Care 254

ShepHyken

OCTOBER 10, 2016

When a flying experience goes south, travelers feel desperate for help and seek the reassurance that it will all work out. 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. They don’t like travel hassle.

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Customer Service Airlines Customer Care Marketing 320

ShepHyken

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

If you’re a Customer Experience specialist, you might think that salespeople are not the kind of role models to get customer care tips from. I give them customer experience tips and insights, not the other way around.”. Read Shep’s latest Forbes article: Do Airline Passengers Have The Right To Recline?

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Airlines Sales Employee engagement Customer Experience 307

ShepHyken

APRIL 17, 2017

Getting More Referrals = Letting People Your Customers Care About Know About Brands That Care About Them by Joseph Michelli. Joseph Michelli) Here are some broad approaches to activating promoter behavior in your loyal customer base. United Airlines and the Dollars and Cents of Customer Experience by Augie Ray.

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Airlines Customer Service Customer retention Customer Care 198

ShepHyken

MARCH 31, 2018

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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Marketing Customer Service Airlines Self service 223

ClearAction

AUGUST 9, 2019

3 Ways Marketing Creates Customer Experience Leadership Lynn Hunsaker. Marketing’s role in customer experience leadership can be powerful, especially if it’s managed holistically. Step back and think about what makes or breaks great experiences for yourself as a customer. Customer Experience is Cumulative.

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Marketing Customer Experience Airlines Engineering 74

Aspect

APRIL 17, 2018

It turns out when she made her reservation, she missed a number, maybe it was a letter… Regardless, the number she provided to the airline was incorrect. Her next call was to the airline. The airline was busy. The post Improve Your IVR, Improve the Customer Experience appeared first on Aspect Blogs.

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Interactive Voice Response Airlines Customer Experience Self service 62

ShepHyken

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

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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Airlines Customer Service Surveys Feedback 213

ShepHyken

JUNE 6, 2018

I notice the same type of behavior happens with airlines and hotels. It’s easy to spot the frequent traveler by the way they are treated by airline and hotel employees. So, it appears that frequency might warrant a better customer experience. The same might go for how much a customer spends.

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Airlines Customer Service Personalization Customer Experience 249

ShepHyken

DECEMBER 9, 2019

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. 10 Customer-Centric Questions to Create Irresistible Value by Josh Linkner. How a customer service project is helping Southwest Airlines realise its 360-customer vision by Nadia Cameron.

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Airlines Customer Service Customer centricity Call Center 177

ijgolding

DECEMBER 14, 2016

Do your people ‘make’ your Customer Experience’? Two very simple, yet interesting questions that have been very publically brought to the fore by British airline, Monarch. When talking about customer care, they state: At Specsavers, we aim to bring you the highest standards of service and expertise.

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Customer Experience Advertising Airlines Customer Care 84

ShepHyken

MAY 1, 2017

My Comment: If you’ve been following me at all you know I’m a huge fan of social media customer care. 3 Tips for Successful Social Customer Service by Krysta Gahagen. Customer Experience is the New Marketing and Customer Experiences are the New Brand by Brian Solis.

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Customer Service Transportation Entertainment Airlines 213

Interactions

APRIL 29, 2022

According to an article in the Wall Street Journal , “The average number of live job openings in call, contact and customer care centers advertised on Ziprecruiter.com in February was more than double that of the average the year earlier before the pandemic, according to the recruitment platform.”. Travel and Hospitality.

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Airlines Wait times Contact Center Advertising 62

ShepHyken

AUGUST 10, 2016

Other industries, such as the airlines and cell phone service providers are doing their best to improve. First, you have to know that customer’s expectations are higher than ever. We teach the customer what good service is when we tout our awards and make promises. Unfortunately, businesses can let their customers down.

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Airlines Government Customer Service Customer Experience 215

ShepHyken

OCTOBER 19, 2018

Other areas of personalization include tailored product recommendations, personalized content widgets, and customized overlays that fire on exit intent. Of course, these kinds of functionalities typically rest with marketing, yet they very much impact the overall customer experience. So, how is AI changing customer experience?

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Customer Service Automotive Airlines Chatbots 280

CSM Magazine

JANUARY 16, 2023

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.

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Airlines Chatbots Calibration Self service 52

ijgolding

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

The words customer-centric and silos do not sit happily in the same sentence. Silos harm culture and damage customer experiences. Just in the last two weeks, eight Head of Customer Experience job vacancies have appeared on LinkedIn. That’s what a Head of Customer Experience does. Not really.

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Customer Experience Customer centricity Journey mapping Airlines 58

ShepHyken

AUGUST 14, 2017

to your customers. I beg you, retailers, don’t digitize the in-store customer experience by Ben Davis. How to Justify the Importance of Customer Experience by Nitish Gautam. The answer lies in improving Customer Experience (CX). Will AI Replace Humans In The Customer Service Industry?

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Customer Service Airlines Customer Experience Technology 207

Connecting the Dots

DECEMBER 19, 2019

My exhibit A is the airline safety video. Then, airlines started making them funny. Even stodgy United Airlines did visual puns with kangaroos. The post Video – The Key to Successful Customer Education appeared first on Customer Care Measurement & Consulting (CCMC).

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Education Airlines Consulting Consulting 62

ShepHyken

APRIL 21, 2017

Read Shep’s latest Forbes Article: United Airlines Debacle Teaches Valuable Social Media Customer Care Lesson. Dianna Booher works with organizations to help them communicate clearly and with leaders to expand their influence by a strong executive presence.

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Airlines Customer Care Engineering Accountability 216

Kayako

MAY 13, 2022

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. Discover Kayako Self Service.

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Self service Accountability Airlines Customer Care 110

Skybridge

APRIL 6, 2020

The majority of our agents have been working from home for years because we invested in the technology, process, training and security protocols necessary to run highly successful teams, deliver superior customer experience and maintain maximum consumer data privacy. Skybridge Americas. bmatthews@skybridgeamericas.com.

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Airlines Wait times Call Center Banking 76

Natalie Petouhof

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

Customer care extends far beyond the traditional call center. Every touch point or interaction with the company (or even content about the company) can affect the customer’s satisfaction and loyalty to the brand. The components of a business case include: Goals and objectives for the social customer care initiative.

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Airlines Customer Service Customer Care Metrics 45

Interaction Metrics

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

But you know, your enterprise your your Hilton I think it’s just American Airlines. I did for American Airlines because I just couldn’t get them to respond. And then new, new, uh, tickets and Alaska Airlines just to get finally home in any event. So not to pick on our friends at American Airlines. Amas: Yeah.

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Surveys Airlines Benchmark Feedback 62

Connecting the Dots

DECEMBER 19, 2019

My exhibit A is the airline safety video. Then, airlines started making them funny. Even stodgy United Airlines did visual puns with kangaroos. The post Video – The Key to Successful Customer Education appeared first on Customer Care Measurement & Consulting (CCMC).

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Education Airlines Consulting Consulting 62

Netomi

MARCH 27, 2022

Throughout the entire customer lifecycle, there are many moments that add up to a person’s relationship with and feelings towards a brand. This includes in-store and online shopping experiences, customer care interactions and learning to use a product itself. The airline, though, had nothing to do with security delays.

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Airlines Benchmark Surveys Customer Support 93

ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

This week we feature an article by Josh Linkner about the DMV, The Department of Motor Vehicles, experience. The location he writes about is a great example of how to provide an Amazing customer experience! – Shep Hyken. When you think of terrible customer service, what types of companies come to mind?

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Wireless Government Entertainment Airlines 202

C3Centricity

AUGUST 17, 2020

Another CNBC article highlights others including cruises, fitness, energy and airlines. Whether or not these too were headed downwards or not, customers hold the key to success more than ever before as their spending becomes less impulsive. 86% of buyers will pay more for a better customer experience. CEI Survey.

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Customer centricity Airlines Big data Marketing 65

CSM Magazine

AUGUST 22, 2019

The platform to enact change and start this evolution is reputably the 9th Annual Customer Service Summit (Oct 23-24, NYC). The meeting strives to equip support leaders with the tools and strategies they need to overcome these challenges and deliver the ultimate customer experience. SVP, Customer Success Group, McAfee.

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Customer Service Airlines Chief Customer Officer Customer Care 40

Skybridge

MARCH 30, 2020

The majority of our agents have been working from home for years because we invested in the technology, process, training and security protocols necessary to run highly successful teams, deliver superior customer experience and maintain maximum consumer data privacy. Skybridge Americas. bmatthews@skybridgeamericas.com.

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Call Center Airlines Customer Service Wait times 59

ProProfs Blog

JANUARY 17, 2020

Not only did they report this news of United Airlines, but they also reported that the passenger faced severe injuries. . The anger among customers grew when Diane Mager, the CEO of the Customer Experience Professionals Association, talked about the incident but didn’t pinpoint the problems that needed to be discussed.

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Customer Service Feedback Surveys Customer Support 146

Interactions

JANUARY 29, 2019

We’ve talked about how to choose the right technology for your customer care strategy and how an automated customer care solution can take your customer experience to the next level. One of those solutions, conversational AI, is becoming quite a buzzword in the customer care industry.

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Finance Airlines Customer Care Chatbots 48

Revation Systems

JANUARY 12, 2018

In today’s instantaneous world of communications, this rings truer than ever as consumers expect high-quality experiences stemming from seamlessly connected channels, anytime and anywhere. So what does this shift in form and function mean for the customer experience? Everything.

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Contact Center Call Center Multi-channel support Banking 48