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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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“Such Poor Customer Experience!” 3 Industries I Hear About Every Day

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

So customers tell me, again and again, that I should really pitch this improvement idea to three industries. And I nod along as my seat mate or party friend tell me the latest horror story of waiting on hold, paying for service that wasn’t requested, losing service unexpectedly, or more. Mobile Communications.

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

ShepHyken

Each week I read a number of customer service articles from various online resources. Customer Service Week: Appreciating Clients and Employees Gives You an Edge by Sandra Idossou. My Comment: This week is International Customer Service Week. Here are my top five picks from last week. One thing stands out.

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5 Reasons Why Social Media Is Critical for Great Customer Service

Win the Customer

Thanks to increasing connectivity, your customers can now voice their frustrations to everyone on social media. Research has shown that in the period between 2009 and 2014, the number of Twitter users using the platform for customer service doubled to 22%. So, which companies do social customer service right?

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

ShepHyken

Each week I read a number of customer service articles from various online resources. The JetBlue Story: Customer Service in an Industry Americans Hate by Sharpen. However, US airlines aren’t exactly known for their warm and fuzzy customer service. How Do You Celebrate National Customer Service Week?

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A Contrarian View on the United Airlines Customer Nightmare (We all have a role to play)

Michelli Experience

I was going to write a blog about all the missteps involved in the United Airlines customer experience disaster. Then I started seeing an “abundance of critics” rushing out of the woodworks – some of whom clearly have never tried to help a company strike a balance between customer needs and profitability. Such things as….

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

ShepHyken

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Southwest Airlines Had a Brilliant Reaction When a Passenger’s Wi-Fi Wouldn’t Work by Bill Murphy Jr. How Chewy Built a $3 Billion Business Based on Customer Experience by Mike DuPuy.

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