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Grounded: Product Management Lessons from the Southwest Airlines Fiasco

280 Group

As a product manager and trainer, the recent Southwest Airlines flight cancellations over the holidays hit close to home for my family and me. I’ve read that Southwest Airlines had a system failure directly related to not addressing their tech debt over time. Their voices are just as critical as your paying customers.

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Startups need dual theories on distribution and product/market fit. One is not enough

Andrew Chen

I’m ignoring deep tech and foundational AI research companies, for the sake of this conversation). Because technology differentiation is no longer a real factor today start ups, it turns out that most products are succeeding or failing due to core product/market fit followed by the distribution strategy.

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Travel Apps: 2022 Mobile Customer Engagement Benchmarks

Alchemer Mobile

The following data and information on Travel apps is from our 2022 Mobile App Customer Engagement Report. “When customers interact with our world-class employees, their satisfaction skyrockets. But what about all those times when one of our famous customer service Red Coats isn’t right around the corner? Popular phrases.

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Hi Fly: A Lean Airline Story

Melissa Perri

But on one trip back from London, I got a surprising test message. 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.

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How customer support can keep up with customer expectations

Intercom, Inc.

On a recent night out in London, Tristan Watson discovered the value of great customer support, when his bag full of electronics, video equipment and personal items was stolen from a pub. The difference between the customer experience with Monzo and the traditional card issuers was night and day.”. 1 obstacle for these executives.

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Post-Pandemic Mobile App Improvement Strategies by Industry | Travel & Hospitality, Retail & Shopping, Food & Drink

Alchemer Mobile

Key findings from our research include: Looking at DAU over time is the best way to understand drastic changes in app usage. The data used throughout this post is from anonymized, US-based Apptentive customers’ iOS apps. Almost all of our customers’ apps have experienced a significant change in their DAU due to COVID-19.

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Key Mobile Strategies for Travel Apps During the Reopening Process

Alchemer Mobile

The way consumers interact with brands through their mobile devices has fundamentally changed – forever. Back in May of 2020, we dug into the mobile data to reveal changes in DAU (daily active users) across different industries. If we look at the charts below, you’ll see data from two apps: An airline app and a lodging app.

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