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Please Aggravate Me: Is Gamifying Customer Service a Reality

Convince & Convert

Recently I needed to change a flight with United Airlines. So I grabbed my iPhone , dialed United, and heard this recorded message: Thanks for calling United Airlines. We all know waiting on hold for-EV-ver on the phone, or standing in a l–o–n–g line, are a few of life’s most unpleasant, time sucking experiences.

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Please Aggravate Me: Is Gamifying Customer Service a Reality

Convince & Convert

Recently I needed to change a flight with United Airlines. So I grabbed my iPhone , dialed United, and heard this recorded message: Thanks for calling United Airlines. We all know waiting on hold for-EV-ver on the phone, or standing in a l–o–n–g line, are a few of life’s most unpleasant, time sucking experiences.

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Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media.

Convince & Convert

Would the VP of Customer Satisfaction of Southwest Airlines have called Kevin Smith at home (after he was kicked off a plane for being too portly), if Kevin Smith did NOT have 1.6 Fly more miles, get priority seating on an airline. But now, social media is enabling companies to make influencer outreach a foundational marketing tactic.