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Customer Service Trends 2018: Creating Effortless Customer-Centric Experiences

Kayako

Did the comparison site or airline double book me? Which brings me neatly toward 2018’s customer service trends: Customer Service Trends 2018: Creating Effortless Customer-Centric Experiences. Bots and AI can’t be ignored when it comes to customer service trends of 2018. The first support agent you connect with.

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How Airlines Use NPS to Improve Their Customer Satisfaction Ratings

Retently

“You can’t have a mid-life crisis in the airline industry, because everyday is a crisis.” – Herb Kelleher. Maintaining an airline is a mess. However, in the pursuit of keeping their operational costs lower, airlines often compromise on one element that has become the crucial competitive differentiator – customer experience.

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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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This is What Exceptional Customer Service Looks Like In 2018

Comm100

It’s 2018, and customer expectations are changing faster than ever. This blog post is not about the top customer service trends to watch out for in 2018. The following best practices set contemporary leaders in innovation apart from the pack and represent what exceptional customer service looks like in 2018.

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Five Ways to Thank Customers — And How to Find Opportunities in Your Organization

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

I love this example from Southwest Airlines. Simple, but a really nice way to connect with customers in an unexpected way. — Southwest Airlines (@SouthwestAir) May 6, 2020. Christopher Moloney (@Moloknee) September 2, 2018. It's yet another way our Employees show their Heart. SouthwestHeartStrong ( Georgi L.)

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To Grow, Enable Customers to Achieve Their Goals

Customer Bliss

This is what happens at Alaska Airlines , where they have build what they call a “we trust you” toolkit. A post shared by Jeanne Bliss | CustomerBliss (@customerbliss) on Dec 29, 2018 at 8:00am PST. And they go the extra mile because it’s part of who they are. It defines the company.

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Focus on the People and the Numbers Will Come

CX Journey

It appeared on their blog on July 12, 2018. They provide examples of Southwest Airlines and American Express and how these two companies have linked internal service quality to profitability. Southwest Airlines and American Express Travel Services were cited as prime examples of companies reaping the benefits of this connection.

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