CRM Chronicles , Some Interesting CRM Stories.

Dave Carroll’s story depicts the value of great customer experience and illustrates that spending a little can save millions when it comes to your brand’s reputation. In 2008, Dave was flying United Airlines with his band Sons of Maxwell when a passenger sitting next to the window exclaimed that the baggage handlers were “throwing guitars out there.” Carroll’s guitar was broken. He spent the next nine months in a service maze pursuing compensation. Eventually, customer service at United Airlines told him they were closing the incident and would not respond to any further emails. Carroll vowed to write three songs about the experience and post them on YouTube, hoping to achieve a million views with all three combined. But he did much better. He hit one million on the first song within one week, and is at six and a half million views at last count. A media frenzy ensued and United’s market capitalization dropped $180 million over the next three weeks. There’s no better way to understand how powerful the voice of the consumer has become than to attend this youtube video View the http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11dbgA_k1eo&feature=PlayList&p=5E51A2ADFE943B73&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=17