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Airlines knew the product well and bought it year after year. US based airlines such as JetBlue had Airbus fleets. Boeing was having to play catch-up and was at risk of losing their major client, American Airlines, to Airbus. The 737 was Boeing’s best-selling product. MORE
Consider airlines as customers. Both airlines and colleges have extensive, unique, non-standard requirements. What kind of products do you build? Awesome products, to be sure, but are they high touch or high volume? MORE
On my airline, "for your convenience we no longer take cash; we only take credit cards." When we're talking about positioning and messaging, I always reflect on the falseness of many messages: customers come first; we're here to help you; we're scalable. Just saying it doesn't make it so. MORE
These weeks have been successfully run everywhere from banks to airlines to charities. Design Sprints allow you to get to the crux of your problem and explore a solution, quicker than other ways of working. MORE
In the past year alone, for example, a United Airlines flight attendant who was caught on video dragging a customer off of a plane, and Facebook’s data privacy issues have dominated news cycles. MORE
There’s nothing wrong with that, though over time many rules-based products get increasingly frustrating: ever tried calling an airline or a bank? What’s so transformative about artificial intelligence (AI), anyway? MORE
“How might we redesign an airline’s safety speech?” Hoping to turn problems into opportunities for design? Look no further than How Might We (HMW). This is a classic Design Thinking activity—and simple, to boot. MORE
Jorge (VP, Head of Web & Mobile Delivery, Emirates Airlines) : Be clear, specific, and aware to build and manage the message and perception in executive situations. Gareth (Head of Mobile Delivery, Emirates Airlines) : The importance of accountability can’t be understated. Mentors are all around us when we look through our life and workplace. For me, 2018 was filled with inspiring and varied individuals and leadership styles. MORE
If we work at an airline, our customers are the passengers who pay us to fly them home for Thanksgiving. I spend a lot of time sifting through documents, positioning and stories – trying to figure out who we’re talking about. MORE
Across the board, car dealerships, cable companies, healthcare providers, and airlines topped the list. MORE
Southwest Airlines gives us a great case study here. In the 1970s, all the incumbent major airlines had purchased the rights to the gates of the major airports, thus preventing new airlines from flying out of them. MORE
Consider airlines as customers. Both airlines and colleges have extensive, unique, non-standard requirements. What kind of products do you build? Awesome products, to be sure, but are they high touch or high volume? MORE
Remember the last time you had to call an airline to change your flight and got stuck in a voice recognition circle of hell? The chatter at SXSW this year was all about the chatbot. MORE
I booked the flights using Travelocity, because the cheap Southwest airlines fares are were all gone. I hate surprise charges and, right or wrong, I don’t feel airlines should charge for carry-on luggage. Obviously he hasn’t flown no-frills airlines before.) MORE
Airline websites illustrate such a phenomenon when they can focus on designing a much user-friendly booking experience than online travel agents (OTAs) or meta search price comparison websites. MORE
I booked the flights using Travelocity, because the cheap Southwest airlines fares are were all gone. I hate surprise charges and, right or wrong, I don’t feel airlines should charge for carry-on luggage. Obviously he hasn’t flown no-frills airlines before.) MORE
But my experience with United Airline’s customer service this morning completely killed my good mood. As someone who doesn’t work for an airline, how am I supposed to know that Z class doesn’t exist on Aer Lingus? I’ve bet you felt that too on just about any airline. MORE
Southwest Airlines was able to align employees on providing a cheap, no-frills experience for customers by hiring people who bought into its vision of air travel. You might know the term culture fit. MORE
– Francis Brown, Product Development Manager at Alaska Airlines. Let’s be real: product management can be challenging. MORE
For example, a spike in oil prices a few years ago prompted a series of fuel conservation and new revenue initiatives for airlines that then dictated spending priorities in engineering, marketing, customer service, and many other operational departments. Wealth made simple: news and articles from IRC Wealth. Most B2B organizations use a M arket R equirements D ocument (MRD) for driving new solutions to market. MORE
Take booking airline tickets, for example. We might start with the user opening the [insert airline] app on their phone and searching for round-trip flights from Boston to Grand Rapids for February 2–7. MORE
Picture this: You’re sprinting through the maze-like airport as the airline calls your name over the intercom. If you’re a travel brand developing an app for your airline, hotel, rideshare, etc. MORE
Here’s what we learned about unlearning the past from a lively discussion with Barry, Anna Kuriakose (Chief Product Officer at TotallyMoney), Reshma Shaikh (VP of Strategy and Operations for Springer Nature), and Glenn Morgan (Head of Digital at International Airlines Group). MORE
You don’t have to be a frequent flier to have noticed the personal touches that continue to creep into the airline experience. A digital solution that can bring greater efficiency and integration to the myriad of operational systems is non-negotiable for today’s airline operator. MORE
The top of the list, likely to no one’s surprise in the audience of product management professionals, included car dealerships, cable companies, healthcare companies, airlines, and credit card companies. MORE
First, a good example of a crisis is what has occurred with United Airlines lately and some high-profile incidents with customers on their airplanes. Listen to the Interview for Product Managers and Innovators. MORE
I had never heard of this HiFly airline before. HiFly is an airline for hire. Because their planes are unmarked, they can fly routes for all major airlines and private companies. It also greatly reduces the risk for starting new airlines. MORE
For this reason, I may be drawn to purchase from Southwest Airlines, a brand known for charging no fees for checked bags, itinerary changes, etc. The product is similar to that of other airlines: a plane, seats, overhead bins. But the no-hassle brand enveloping the product is what differentiates it from other similar products and attracts buyers based on their emotional response (in this case, perhaps their hatred for being nickel-and-dimed by other airlines). MORE
But my experience with United Airline’s customer service this morning completely killed my good mood. I’m finally going home from a long business trip and I’m very excited. They keep blaming me for their mistake. It’s a story I know well because I see it so commonly in Product Management too. When I was booking [… MORE
My first business trip was from Dallas Love Field (DAL) to San Antonio (SAT) on Southwest Airlines. Don't drop the ball; either arrange for someone to catch it or let your boss know.—Julie —Julie Bick, author, All I Really Need to Know in Business I Learned at Microsoft. MORE
In a recent webinar, guest speakers Devin Harold, UX Research Manager at Verizon, and Nayaab Lokhandwala, UX Researcher at Alaska Airlines, sat down with us to share how they’ve been leveraging the power of customer interviews with UserTesting’s Live Conversation … The post Connecting with customers in real time: Q&A with Devin Harold from Verizon and Nayaab Lokhandwala from Alaska Airlines appeared first on UserTesting Blog. MORE
’ For airline reservation systems, perhaps ‘traveler’ and ‘booking agent’ and ‘airline CFO.’ I’m often asked by B2C product managers how B2B companies are different, or about switching between the two. MORE
Bombacino spent 15+ years in various digital and direct marketing leadership roles at companies of all sizes including Andersen, United Airlines, Omnicom Media Group, and Restaurant.com. Some of the most impressive innovations are driven by fears of existential threats. MORE
This was followed in March when Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302, involving the same Max jet model, also crashed minutes after takeoff, killing all 157 people on board. At the same time, some airlines may decide that they want to receive their aircraft earlier than was originally scheduled. MORE
Perhaps your company began as a brick-and-mortar retailer, or an airline, or a financial services company. An airline creates technology to manage the logistics involved in flights, crews, reservations, payment, and fleet maintenance. Most airlines are trying very hard to entice their customers to purchase their air travel online directly through the airline’s site. MORE
airline cabin crew?—?and Plath, who was a Northwest Airlines 747 pilot, was also a keen workshop tinkerer. Photo by yousef alfuhigi on Unsplash The Rollaboard suitcase was invented just over 30 years ago by a highly resourceful American pilot called Robert Plath. MORE
United Airlines, Jeep, and Nine West are not doing so well. Each week I scour articles, wading through the dogs, and bringing you the best insights to help product managers and innovators be heroes. Product-market fit case studies. MORE
Airlines try to distinguish business travelers from vacation travelers. In a recent Pragmatic Marketing Price class, one student “corrected” me to say it wasn’t willingness to pay that matters in pricing, rather it was ability to pay. MORE
Have you ever received a text notification from your airline about a flight delay before the ground crew in the waiting area has the information? Have you been unclear on whether to call your bank’s web support or banking support line to answer a particular question? Are you baffled by the differences in your favorite retailer’s in-store and online experiences? MORE
Here’s my best guess at Southwest Airlines’ strategy circa the 1970s (it has changed little since): (1) Buyer + $ value pool. over-served by major airlines) who want a faster and similarly low-cost alternative. There is a big trend emerging in airline de-regulation. MORE
Notable clients: Pepsi, United Airlines. Any great app begins with a great idea. What comes after, though, is a long and complex process. It takes expertise, creativity, and time to turn an abstract concept into a design that users love. MORE
Airlines Related Topics Melissa Perri
DECEMBER 29, 2015
I had never heard of this HiFly airline before. HiFly is an airline for hire. Because their planes are unmarked, they can fly routes for all major airlines and private companies. It also greatly reduces the risk for starting new airlines.
The Product Coalition
MARCH 1, 2019
Southwest Airlines gives us a great case study here. In the 1970s, all the incumbent major airlines had purchased the rights to the gates of the major airports, thus preventing new airlines from flying out of them.
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The Accidental Product Manager
JUNE 10, 2019
This was followed in March when Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302, involving the same Max jet model, also crashed minutes after takeoff, killing all 157 people on board. At the same time, some airlines may decide that they want to receive their aircraft earlier than was originally scheduled.
UserTesting
OCTOBER 9, 2018
In a recent webinar, guest speakers Devin Harold, UX Research Manager at Verizon, and Nayaab Lokhandwala, UX Researcher at Alaska Airlines, sat down with us to share how they’ve been leveraging the power of customer interviews with UserTesting’s Live Conversation … The post Connecting with customers in real time: Q&A with Devin Harold from Verizon and Nayaab Lokhandwala from Alaska Airlines appeared first on UserTesting Blog.
Melissa Perri
OCTOBER 23, 2016
But my experience with United Airline’s customer service this morning completely killed my good mood. I’m finally going home from a long business trip and I’m very excited. They keep blaming me for their mistake. It’s a story I know well because I see it so commonly in Product Management too. When I was booking […
Pragmatic Marketing
SEPTEMBER 20, 2018
I booked the flights using Travelocity, because the cheap Southwest airlines fares are were all gone. I hate surprise charges and, right or wrong, I don’t feel airlines should charge for carry-on luggage. Obviously he hasn’t flown no-frills airlines before.)
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Product Club
JANUARY 6, 2019
Jorge (VP, Head of Web & Mobile Delivery, Emirates Airlines) : Be clear, specific, and aware to build and manage the message and perception in executive situations. Gareth (Head of Mobile Delivery, Emirates Airlines) : The importance of accountability can’t be understated. Mentors are all around us when we look through our life and workplace. For me, 2018 was filled with inspiring and varied individuals and leadership styles.
The Product Coalition
FEBRUARY 12, 2019
Here’s my best guess at Southwest Airlines’ strategy circa the 1970s (it has changed little since): (1) Buyer + $ value pool. over-served by major airlines) who want a faster and similarly low-cost alternative. There is a big trend emerging in airline de-regulation.
Apptentive
JUNE 11, 2019
Picture this: You’re sprinting through the maze-like airport as the airline calls your name over the intercom. If you’re a travel brand developing an app for your airline, hotel, rideshare, etc.
Atomic Spin PM
OCTOBER 23, 2018
Take booking airline tickets, for example. We might start with the user opening the [insert airline] app on their phone and searching for round-trip flights from Boston to Grand Rapids for February 2–7.
Radical Product
APRIL 16, 2019
Airlines knew the product well and bought it year after year. US based airlines such as JetBlue had Airbus fleets. Boeing was having to play catch-up and was at risk of losing their major client, American Airlines, to Airbus. The 737 was Boeing’s best-selling product.
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TIBCO - Thought Leadership
NOVEMBER 27, 2017
You don’t have to be a frequent flier to have noticed the personal touches that continue to creep into the airline experience. A digital solution that can bring greater efficiency and integration to the myriad of operational systems is non-negotiable for today’s airline operator.
Pragmatic Marketing
MAY 3, 2018
Airlines try to distinguish business travelers from vacation travelers. In a recent Pragmatic Marketing Price class, one student “corrected” me to say it wasn’t willingness to pay that matters in pricing, rather it was ability to pay.
The Product Coalition
DECEMBER 9, 2019
Airline websites illustrate such a phenomenon when they can focus on designing a much user-friendly booking experience than online travel agents (OTAs) or meta search price comparison websites.
Product Innovation Educators
JUNE 8, 2018
United Airlines, Jeep, and Nine West are not doing so well. Each week I scour articles, wading through the dogs, and bringing you the best insights to help product managers and innovators be heroes. Product-market fit case studies.
Melissa Perri
OCTOBER 23, 2016
But my experience with United Airline’s customer service this morning completely killed my good mood. As someone who doesn’t work for an airline, how am I supposed to know that Z class doesn’t exist on Aer Lingus? I’ve bet you felt that too on just about any airline.
Pragmatic Marketing
MARCH 6, 2019
Consider airlines as customers. Both airlines and colleges have extensive, unique, non-standard requirements. What kind of products do you build? Awesome products, to be sure, but are they high touch or high volume?
Pragmatic Marketing
MARCH 6, 2019
Consider airlines as customers. Both airlines and colleges have extensive, unique, non-standard requirements. What kind of products do you build? Awesome products, to be sure, but are they high touch or high volume?
Mind the Product
JUNE 25, 2019
Southwest Airlines was able to align employees on providing a cheap, no-frills experience for customers by hiring people who bought into its vision of air travel. You might know the term culture fit.
svpg
DECEMBER 29, 2015
Perhaps your company began as a brick-and-mortar retailer, or an airline, or a financial services company. An airline creates technology to manage the logistics involved in flights, crews, reservations, payment, and fleet maintenance. Most airlines are trying very hard to entice their customers to purchase their air travel online directly through the airline’s site.
Mind the Product
JULY 25, 2019
There’s nothing wrong with that, though over time many rules-based products get increasingly frustrating: ever tried calling an airline or a bank? What’s so transformative about artificial intelligence (AI), anyway?
Under10 Playbook
NOVEMBER 2, 2016
On my airline, "for your convenience we no longer take cash; we only take credit cards." When we're talking about positioning and messaging, I always reflect on the falseness of many messages: customers come first; we're here to help you; we're scalable. Just saying it doesn't make it so.
Mind the Product
NOVEMBER 20, 2018
Here’s what we learned about unlearning the past from a lively discussion with Barry, Anna Kuriakose (Chief Product Officer at TotallyMoney), Reshma Shaikh (VP of Strategy and Operations for Springer Nature), and Glenn Morgan (Head of Digital at International Airlines Group).
Mind the Product
APRIL 5, 2017
Remember the last time you had to call an airline to change your flight and got stuck in a voice recognition circle of hell? The chatter at SXSW this year was all about the chatbot.
Apptentive
OCTOBER 11, 2018
– Francis Brown, Product Development Manager at Alaska Airlines. Let’s be real: product management can be challenging.
Mind the Product
SEPTEMBER 29, 2017
These weeks have been successfully run everywhere from banks to airlines to charities. Design Sprints allow you to get to the crux of your problem and explore a solution, quicker than other ways of working.
Proficientz – Product Management University
FEBRUARY 1, 2017
For example, a spike in oil prices a few years ago prompted a series of fuel conservation and new revenue initiatives for airlines that then dictated spending priorities in engineering, marketing, customer service, and many other operational departments. Wealth made simple: news and articles from IRC Wealth. Most B2B organizations use a M arket R equirements D ocument (MRD) for driving new solutions to market.
Mironov Consulting
JUNE 28, 2018
’ For airline reservation systems, perhaps ‘traveler’ and ‘booking agent’ and ‘airline CFO.’ I’m often asked by B2C product managers how B2B companies are different, or about switching between the two.
AlphaHQ
AUGUST 13, 2019
Across the board, car dealerships, cable companies, healthcare providers, and airlines topped the list.
Under10 Playbook
NOVEMBER 2, 2016
My first business trip was from Dallas Love Field (DAL) to San Antonio (SAT) on Southwest Airlines. Don't drop the ball; either arrange for someone to catch it or let your boss know.—Julie —Julie Bick, author, All I Really Need to Know in Business I Learned at Microsoft.
Pragmatic Marketing
MAY 23, 2017
For this reason, I may be drawn to purchase from Southwest Airlines, a brand known for charging no fees for checked bags, itinerary changes, etc. The product is similar to that of other airlines: a plane, seats, overhead bins. But the no-hassle brand enveloping the product is what differentiates it from other similar products and attracts buyers based on their emotional response (in this case, perhaps their hatred for being nickel-and-dimed by other airlines).
AlphaHQ
JUNE 18, 2019
The top of the list, likely to no one’s surprise in the audience of product management professionals, included car dealerships, cable companies, healthcare companies, airlines, and credit card companies.
AlphaHQ
FEBRUARY 4, 2019
In the past year alone, for example, a United Airlines flight attendant who was caught on video dragging a customer off of a plane, and Facebook’s data privacy issues have dominated news cycles.
Appsee
OCTOBER 31, 2018
Notable clients: Pepsi, United Airlines. Any great app begins with a great idea. What comes after, though, is a long and complex process. It takes expertise, creativity, and time to turn an abstract concept into a design that users love.
Atomic Spin PM
DECEMBER 12, 2018
“How might we redesign an airline’s safety speech?” Hoping to turn problems into opportunities for design? Look no further than How Might We (HMW). This is a classic Design Thinking activity—and simple, to boot.
Product Innovation Educators
AUGUST 28, 2017
First, a good example of a crisis is what has occurred with United Airlines lately and some high-profile incidents with customers on their airplanes. Listen to the Interview for Product Managers and Innovators.
The Product Coalition
JANUARY 28, 2019
airline cabin crew?—?and Plath, who was a Northwest Airlines 747 pilot, was also a keen workshop tinkerer. Photo by yousef alfuhigi on Unsplash The Rollaboard suitcase was invented just over 30 years ago by a highly resourceful American pilot called Robert Plath.
svpg
DECEMBER 6, 2016
Have you ever received a text notification from your airline about a flight delay before the ground crew in the waiting area has the information? Have you been unclear on whether to call your bank’s web support or banking support line to answer a particular question? Are you baffled by the differences in your favorite retailer’s in-store and online experiences?
Mironov Consulting
AUGUST 8, 2017
If we work at an airline, our customers are the passengers who pay us to fly them home for Thanksgiving. I spend a lot of time sifting through documents, positioning and stories – trying to figure out who we’re talking about.
AlphaHQ
DECEMBER 22, 2018
Bombacino spent 15+ years in various digital and direct marketing leadership roles at companies of all sizes including Andersen, United Airlines, Omnicom Media Group, and Restaurant.com. Some of the most impressive innovations are driven by fears of existential threats.
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