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All Airlines are the Same, Except for Their People
Jeffrey Gitomer
OCTOBER 17, 2013
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By now many in the US and all over the world have heard about or viewed the video of the United Airlines passenger being forcibly taken off from the airplane. As someone who avoids airline travel like the plague because of the hassle, it has been a long time since I actually read the policies stated when purchasing an airline ticket. Airlines reserve the right to remove passengers if for example the airplane is overbooked.
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Stardate 1.0: Travel Lessons for the Sales Road Warrior
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I’m quoting from Spirit, the magazine of my favorite airline, Southwest. Being without your treasured workhorse device can leave superconnected sales pros feeling lost, anxious, and debilitated. There’s a term for that. Nomophobia”. Here’s the definition from Spririt Lexicon, Entry No 435: Walk the Walk, Talk the Talk. We’re all on the move, but on-the-go multitasking can be dangerous! Read, “ Texting While Walking…The Rules.” And stay safe out there.
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United Could Have Avoided Dragging Passenger Off Plane
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Look sometimes “rules” and “regulations” blind us to the most obvious and simple solution and this was the case for United Airlines this weekend. In an effort to maximize bookings and make sure flights are full, airlines commonly overbook anticipating people don’t show, miss their connections, etc. Typically, airlines ask for volunteers and offer some small stipend to passengers to volunteer.
With All the Change, It’s Still About the Client
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Your transportation logistics client that generated 80% of their business from the airline industry has seen Avianca, Compass and Virgin Australia simply disappear. But Jet Blue and American Airlines, also your client’s customers, are active and pursuing cargo business to replace their crushing passenger revenue losses. COVID-19…….so so much has changed. And we’re all evolving our strategies as we head towards that worn-out term – the New Normal.
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Welcome aboard Fly High Airlines flight number 135 heading for sunny Bermuda…or are we flight number 351 en route to the Bahamas? So sit back, relax and enjoy the flight…and again, thank you for flying Fly High Airlines…your sometimes on-time, on-course, on-purpose airline. Do you schedule time with yourself to work ON your small business instead of working IN your business?
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The other example is airlines changing their “delayed “message to “slightly behind” for their late flights. Why do people decide to purchase one item instead of another one?
Tone Deaf Executive Leadership Ignores What Customers Value
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