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3 Examples of Change for the Better in Airlines

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There have been many great stories in the past couple of months about airlines doing what was right by their Customers. We can all learn a little about Customer centricity when we look at these examples from three major carriers in the US. Frontier Airlines Pilot Feeds His Passengers While Stranded on Runway.

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eBay & PayPal’s Split is Good for Customers

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Airlines don’t either. Follow Colin Shaw on Twitter @ColinShaw_CX The post eBay & PayPal’s Split is Good for Customers appeared first on Beyond Philosophy | Customer Experience Consultancy | CEM Consultants. Honestly though, I would guess that the vast majority of you haven’t used a pay phone in ten years.

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Loyalty Programs!?! We Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Loyalty Programs!!!

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Airlines, as well, are doing their part to diminish the perceived value of their customer loyalty programs. Certainly, frequent flyers have been bitterly complaining about these airlines, and the “quite shameful” and “blow to the solar plexus” moves, on social media and online forums.

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Would Consumers (Really) Spend More For Better Service?

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Sometimes it is differentiating, and offers consumers definite benefits – such as practiced by companies like Zappos, Wegmans, Ritz Carlton, Rackspace, Southwest Airlines, Trader Joe’s, Amazon, Baptist Health Care, and Zane’s Cycles – and sometimes it is just one of multiple factors which contribute to customer loyalty or disloyalty behavior.

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McKinsey Thinks Bland, Generic Loyalty Programs Are Killing Business – And They May Be Right!

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These programs produce positive sales increases for hotels, for example, but negative sales impact on car rental, airlines and food retail. Loyalty programs continue to grow, but they are also tending to become more closely integrated with brand-building and multi-channel customer experience optimization.

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The Power of Servant Leadership to Build and Sustain Stakeholder Value

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That’s almost Zen-like in its simplicity, accuracy, and application, and they have inspired such well-known CEO’s as Jack Welch, Jan Carlzon (Scandinavian Airlines), Horst Schulze (Ritz-Carlton Hotels), and Herb Kelleher (Southwest Airlines) in their thinking and management styles.

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Is Your Customer Experience Accidental?

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Next to airlines, few places on Earth take greater advantage of Customer’s poor planning and laziness than the hotel mini bar. But having the shampoo in the shower is handy—especially if you are already showering and are ready to wash your hair, and didn’t necessarily remember to grab it off the counter next to the bloody sink.