Communication: Do It, We Expect It

by Robert Dempsey on December 22, 2008

frustrated talker Communication: Do It, We Expect It

In today’s high communication world of instant messaging, blogs, and Twitter, people expect a company to communicate. When they don’t, shame on them.

That’s what happened to me last week when I tried to log into prioritiz’d with my OpenID and couldn’t. It appeared that the providers service was completely unavailable. I checked the providers website for a status message – nothing. I checked to see if they had a Get Satisfaction site – nothing. I checked to see if they had a Twitter account – nothing. I finally got on their website and sent an email to support. I never heard back.

Perhaps I’m asking too much from a provider, especially one that is providing a free service.

But is that really true? Shouldn’t I expect communication from a service provider, regardless of the level of service I’m using, at least at some level?

I think so. What do you think?

Let me know here, or on Twitter. I’m in Japan at the moment so it might take me a little to respond, however I will.

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  • Even if it's a free service, it's still a SERVICE, and they should have some level of communication with the user. I think the bar is definitely higher if it's a service that you pay for, but there has to be some minimum level of support. If not, don't provide the service.
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