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Three Customer Service Lessons from a World Traveler?

ShepHyken

It would take two flights on two airlines to get to where I was going, so I expected two boarding passes. Because it’s a different airline, it takes an extra couple of steps, and she didn’t want to do it.” Yes, the second agent took great care of me. Connect with Shep on LinkedIn. However, she also made a mistake.

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3 Customer Service Lessons We Can Learn from United Airlines F up

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United Airlines is a company that proves that aviation disaster can happen before the plane goes up. As you might suspect, the whole situation caused a social media outrage over United Airlines, however, as time has passed, everyone stopped talking about it. Four airline employees were needed in Louisville, so they needed four seats.

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Understanding Negative NPS Score: Causes, Impact and Solutions

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Before we dive into our remedies, let’s take a look at some of the root causes that could be behind your score going south: Inadequate or Poor Customer Service Many customers tend to be unforgiving if their support experience isn’t up to scratch. That’s where workflow automation tools come in.

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How to create loyal customers and brand evangelists in the travel and hospitality industry

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But a whole other degree of devoted customer exists: The brand evangelist, described as the kind of traveler who feels so connected to a company that they proactively share their positive experiences with others. In today’s connected world, customer service experiences — especially the bad ones — often spread like wildfire.

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Guest Blog: How Should You Grow and Sustain Your Customer Lifetime Value?

ShepHyken

In order to grow your customer lifetime value, there needs to be a connection with your customers. It’s easy for your customers to forget about you when you’re not making an effort to stay in touch with them. The best way to build and maintain this connection is through valuable content.

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Why Customer Service is Important to Businesses: Top 5 Reasons

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companies lose more than $62 billion due to poor customer service. Not surprising, considering Americans tell an average of 15 people about a poor service experience, versus the 11 people they’ll tell about a good experience. . Bad customer service has become a major business problem today.

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3 Ways Conversational AI can help your Customers in an Urgent Travel Situation

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It’s not when I’m comfortably sitting in my house with my laptop and phone, but instead when I’m running through the airport trying to book another flight because my connection was just cancelled, or trying to contact my hotel last minute so I can book another night. This is when the headaches start. Long wait times.

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