Twitter can be a great way to ‘avoid the gatekeeper’ and contact high profile people directly but can also be used by people in the public eye to contact members of their community.
Thank you to Melanie Ballentyne aka @interestedb for sharing a great anecdote of how Jon Hall, Chief Fire Office for Gloucestershire aka @GlosFireChief contacted her directly to help resolve an issue with a fire alarm.
The story started early on Bank Holiday Sunday:
Any advice for a beeping 10 year fire alarm installed by @glosfire well under its due date but beeping rather a lot..
— Melanie Ballentyne (@interestedb) May 5, 2013
On seeing the tweet Jon Hall contacted Melanie using a Direct Message (DM) to offer advice on solving the problem. When it was apparent the fire alarm was defective he arranged for its replacement. Two fire officers arrived on Monday morning and fitted two new units. A great example of leadership and fantastic customer services through Twitter.
Cracking service from @glosfire 2 new spangly smoke alarms fitted! Well done and thanks @glosfirechief for exceptional customer relations! — Melanie Ballentyne (@interestedb) May 6, 2013
The story is rounded off with Jon Hall thanking his team publicly; an example of excellent employee communications.
Big thanks to Red Watch, Cheltenham East for making sure @interestedb and her dogs can sleep safely tonight!
— Jon Hall (@GlosFireChief) May 6, 2013
If you have any examples of great customer services via Twitter please post in the Comments below.