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Slow and Steady Wins This Race

Slow and Steady Wins This Race

Published on May 2, 2017, at 5:05 p.m. by Clara Balestrieri and Kayla Sullivan. During the Obama presidency, Cuba and the United States began to normalize relations. The Cuban Embassy was established in Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Embassy was established in Havana, Cuba. Travel

United We Fall

United We Fall

Published on April 12, 2017, at 5:04 p.m. by Josh Downey. United Airlines is currently facing a crisis that will be remembered by all public relations professionals. Security guards forcibly removed a customer from a flight leaving from Chicago and heading to Louisville, Kentucky, on

Social Media Can Ground an Airline

Posted At: November 18, 2013 10:15 a.m. by Lexi Holdbrooks. In order to maintain a mutually beneficial relationship between the airlines and their publics, airlines now must monitor social media to avoid crises and must be prepared to handle the situation at any given time.

Use Twitter to Soar

Posted At: October 16, 2013 1:55 p.m. by Karly Weigel. Creating lasting relationships on social media is beneficial for both the company and the customer. Some customers will tweet @SouthwestAir to say hello or check on an arrival gate. The small replies from Southwest make

Safe landing with good customer service

Safe landing with good customer service

by Sarah Shea For many, travel is a necessary evil. Business people travel several times a week, normally going through the motions like zombies. While I love to travel, I find myself loathing the “getting there” part. I’d rather not spend $10 on a sub-par

A Hole In Southwest’s Image?

By Marissa Stabler I boarded the plane for my last trip to Dallas before my big post-graduation move (road-trip style) next month. Two energetic flight attendants made colorful remarks over the PA system. I took to my iPhone and tweeted how I would miss Southwest’s

Communication During a Crisis

I was instantly terrified on Friday, February 13, to turn on the Internet and find the headline of “Deadly plane crash in Buffalo.” Having lived in Buffalo, New York, for my entire life, I immediately opened the story to find that a plane had crashed

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