Ishmael's Corner

APRIL 27, 2017

I’ve certainly taken my shots at United over the years with posts ranging from “The Worst Customer Service Narrative in the History of Branding” to the recent “United Enters Third Stage of a.more. More than the mistakes, it’s the type of mistakes, lacking that quality known as common sense.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 28, 2018

United Airlines. As images of the bloodied man being dragged from his seat by airport police went viral, the airline made things worse with a series of legalistic and tone-deaf public responses. In fact, the more lasting impact will be felt in the form of greater customer-service consciousness across the major industry players.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 19, 2016

Social media has become a favorite medium for customer service complaints, but is there a way to transform such complaints into good PR for your company? Customer service and public relations are growing closer, and engaging complainers on social media — the right way — is an opportunity to turn critics into fans.

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Communications Conversations

OCTOBER 31, 2022

” And sure, Twitter has always been a customer service channel–especially for industries like airlines, banking and retail. Maybe even Instagram or TikTok. So yeah, now’s the time to say “see ya later, blue bird!” But, you could still keep those handles in tact while sunsetting your brand handle.

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David PR Group

AUGUST 17, 2017

Social media and online reviews bring an incredible new level of accountability to the customer service equation. The internet enables consumers to reach out to companies and service providers in brand new ways, and I believe the transparency that exists because of these online tools is a great thing for commerce.

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Landis PR

JANUARY 5, 2023

Yet it can erode in a moment, such as it has for the airline Southwest – previously known for great customer service – cancelled 15,000 flights over Christmas. Public trust is perhaps your business’s most valuable commodity. It takes time to build, and it takes effort to maintain.

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Cision

OCTOBER 1, 2015

Families are very aware of the high cost of air travel, with the need to buy multiple airline tickets. For example, families’ social discussion of spring trips was 53 percent higher than average discussion levels. Many consider other travel arrangements such as driving. What drives travelers’ purchasing decisions?

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5W PR

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

Whether it’s a simple customer service issue, or a large-scale communications crisis, addressing issues honestly wins consumers’ trust. Organizations from the MTA to United Airlines have learned this the hard way. A mismatched partnership may detract from your brand’s trustworthiness. Honesty is always the best policy.

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5W PR

JUNE 6, 2017

If the crisis is something like your airline employees dragging someone out of his seat and off the flight because of a company policy. After that, increasing customer service ideas and implementing those should eventually get you back in good grace. Once trust has been violated, it’s always more difficult to gain it back.

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Cision

DECEMBER 28, 2015

That said, Twitter is a social platform that is uniquely positioned for: Customer-initiated social care (customer service). Put resources into fast social care (customer service). Amazon responds to every inquiry and either solves or redirects every social inquiry to an appropriate customer service function.

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PR Matters

MAY 27, 2014

Alternatively, consider the behaviour – the actions, communications and customer service – of successful companies, such as Ben & Jerry’s , innocent drinks , Dove and Southwest Airlines. The one thing they have in common abundance is that they’re all genuinely friendly and their words and actions reflect this.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 15, 2018

He spoke from the heart — without regard for the airline’s possible culpability. Starbucks routinely engages with its customers on Twitter and other social platforms, responding to many questions and customer service issues. Kelly emphasized that the family of the victim was the primary concern.

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Bad Pitch Blog

JUNE 8, 2011

The White Zone is for Loading, Unloading & Assuming Anonymous sources I know that have dealt with similar situations at other airlines note the following: - First of all, spokespeople don''t set policy. This makes the airlines choice pretty straight forward. It''s easy to dislike the airlines. Many support Blackshaw''s POV.

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Prohibition

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Will your customer service team receive an increased amount of calls, what about your website and social media channels? Your social media team might already have something for responding to customer service issues. It should be someone with authority to speak on what has happened. Who is monitoring those?

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Prohibition

DECEMBER 17, 2021

United Airlines initially maintained that its decision to remove the passenger was justified. Through those events and subsequent discussions, it became clear that United Airlines’ policies surrounding overbooking flights and situations involving non-compliant passengers (as well as their customer service) required significant improvement.

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Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 11, 2016

“When a customer Tweets at a business and receives a response, they are willing to spend 3–20% more on an average priced item from that business in the future,” according to a study released by Twitter. Merely acknowledging customers on social media can lead to tangible sales outcomes, such as: $8.98 per transaction for pizza delivery.

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Beyond PR

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

Although it’s good to focus on content for your funnel, if 40% of your business is coming from current customers, why aren’t you creating 40% of content for those customers? Royal Dutch Airlines used to have an inefficient program for returning lost items to travelers. It must involve marketing, sales and customer service teams.

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Mindful Marketing

JUNE 14, 2019

Over the past 30 years or so, airlines probably have been the most common users of dynamic pricing, as they’ve perpetually adjusted prices to keep flights at or near capacity. Sellers have lowered and raised product prices on the spot for millennia, based on factors as simple as weather conditions and buyers’ apparent interest.

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Cision

MAY 3, 2017

The real cause of the United Airlines incident is an industry-wide problem, the all-too-common practice of overbooking. Bumping a paying passenger from a flight is an enormously disruptive action, regardless of which airline does it. The airline even appologized after it bumped a 10-year old from a flight. Image source: [link].

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NewsWhip

JUNE 10, 2021

It comes down to every customer service interaction. The Miracle on the Hudson, United airlines. There are these big cultural risks, obviously, but is there anything specific that you’re looking out for, or is it just, “We have to be aware of everything because we’re such a big company,” basically?

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Beyond PR

MAY 3, 2017

The real cause of the United Airlines incident is an industry-wide problem, the all-too-common practice of overbooking. Bumping a paying passenger from a flight is an enormously disruptive action, regardless of which airline does it. The airline even appologized after it bumped a 10-year old from a flight. Image source: [link].

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Burrelles Fresh Ideas

MAY 23, 2023

Major airports experience increased passenger volumes, and airlines may offer more flights and vacation packages to cater to the demand. In response, hotels and airlines are implementing eco-friendly practices and promoting sustainable tourism initiatives. I took advantage of this while planning a family trip to the Bahamas last year.

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Cision

MAY 25, 2017

Whether it’s a United Airlines employee following an archaic policy to “reaccommodate passengers” or a worker reaching out to go above and beyond, a brand is burned into our psyche by the story we experience at the hands of the employees. A brand is made up of the people who represent it.

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Stuart Bruce

OCTOBER 30, 2014

But why be afraid of big government when we freely provide our life story to social networks and give up our privacy to airlines in return for a bribe of a few more air miles. Edward Snowdon wants us to be afraid of big government prying into our lives. Private companies pose more of a threat than governments ever could.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

FEBRUARY 21, 2017

The Viral Customer Complaint. Remember when musician Dave Carroll made a music video complaining that United Airlines had broken his guitar? Those viral customer complaints are almost quaint in light of today’s environment. The good news is that “viral” customer service works both ways.

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