For Customer Experience Professionals (Length: 16 pages)

July 17, 2008

Airlines' Cross-Channel Experience, 2008

An Industry Look At This Year's Best And Worst Of Cross-Channel Design

This is the third document in the "Best And Worst Of Experience Design, 2008" series

by Vidya L. Drego

with Bruce D. Temkin, Adele Sage, Andrew McInnes


Executive Summary (This is a document excerpt)

As part of a larger analysis of 16 firms, Forrester evaluated the cross-channel experiences of four large US airlines — American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines, and United Air Lines. As an industry, airlines earned the highest average score, but only American Airlines earned a passing score in one of the channels, IVR. While each airline suffered from a different set of problems, our analysis also uncovered a number of good practices, such as United's extensive IVR functionality, Delta's clear language on the Web, and American Airlines' phone-to-Web transition. To improve multichannel experiences, customer experience professionals should conduct regular reviews of their own sites, focus on the specific needs of target users, and establish a voice of the customer program.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

NOTES & RESOURCES

itemExamining The State Of Multichannel Airline Experiences

itemOverall Results For Airlines: Better Than The Rest, But Far From Excellent

itemWhat Issues Plagued The Airlines?

itemSome Best Practices Emerge

recommendations

itemImprove Multichannel Experiences By Designing For Target Users

Forrester evaluated the cross-channel experiences delivered by 16 firms — four large airlines, banks, department stores, and MP3 player manufacturers.

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Analyst: Vidya L. Drego
Technology: Channel Design Strategies, Customer Experience, Customer Relationship Management, Packaged Applications
Industry: Airlines, Consumer Industries, Consumer Travel, Travel, Travel Technologies
Geography: North America