13 May 2004

Skirmish in the Skies

Airlines are waging an intense war for customers, but they’re using the wrong weapons

by William J. McEwen
Author of Married to the Brand (Gallup Press, 2005) and coauthor of the Harvard Business Review article "Inside the Mind of the Chinese Consumer"
As major airlines do battle with scrappy lower-fare carriers, they appear to be neglecting their most potent weapon.
William J. McEwen, Ph.D., is Global Practice Leader for Gallup's Brand Management practice. He is the author of Married to the Brand (Gallup Press, 2005) and coauthor of the Harvard Business Review article "Inside the Mind of the Chinese Consumer."

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