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Let’s consider the approach of low-budget European airline RyanAir, known for their no frills experiences and plentiful financial add-ons. Their brand voice remains true to themselves, complete with a viral-worthy, hysterical online edge. Instead of trying to convince people that they aren't that, they lean into the jokes.
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.
When a passenger’s video of water flooding a Carnival cruise ship hallway went viral on May 3, it spawned thousands of references to Titanic and some sensational news headlines. He spoke from the heart — without regard for the airline’s possible culpability. Carnival Cruise – the unsinkable PR ship.
Social media and online reviews bring an incredible new level of accountability to the customerservice 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.
Will your customerservice 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 customerservice issues. It should be someone with authority to speak on what has happened. Who is monitoring those?
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 customerservice) required significant improvement.
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.
The ViralCustomer Complaint. Remember when musician Dave Carroll made a music video complaining that United Airlines had broken his guitar? Those viralcustomer complaints are almost quaint in light of today’s environment. The good news is that “viral” customerservice works both ways.
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