This weekend, I joined some friends for a couple of beverages at a venerable bar in Philadelphia. McGillin's Olde Ale House is the oldest continually operating tavern in Philadelphia, established in 1860.
We ran into some minor, annoying issues with the service, surly attitudes from the bartender and waitstaff. Nothing acute, a lot of what you'd expect at a crowded bar in an urban setting (especially in Philadelphia, where pugnacity is an art form), but it aggravated me enough to Tweet about it:
I was positively dumbstruck when I received an e-mail today, not 24 hours later (on a Sunday, no less!) from McGillin's decidedly non-surly publicist offering to buy me a beer by way of apology. It appears that McGillin's created a Twitter account last week, has 47 followers already who've signed up for information about McGillin's news, events, giveaways, etc. , and most importantly, actively monitors their "channel" for feedback from their customers.
The cycle between a customer's experience with a business, feedback, and corrective action being taken or not has gotten amazingly short and direct. Kudos to a decidedly "old school" business for investing in and effectively using this "new school," social media tool to improve a customer's experience.
Mike, where is your twitter account/id?
"Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy."
Benjamin Franklin.
Posted by: Tim Strudeman | May 09, 2009 at 09:35 AM
Right in the screenshot above: @mikegil
Posted by: Mike Gil | May 09, 2009 at 10:53 AM