What Is a Moment of Truth?

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Written by Robyn Coppell

A Moment of Truth in a call centre or customer service is a time when a customer forms a positive or negative perception of the company.

Positive Moments of Truth include:

  • Problem resolved
  • Friendly advisor
  • Compensation offered
  • Answered quickly
  • Speedy response
  • Follow-up call or email to check problem is solved

Negative Moments of Truth include:

  • Not able to get through on the phone
  • Problem not solved
  • Multiple calls needed to resolve problem
  • Unfriendly or indifferent advisor
  • High customer effort
  • Wrong advice being given
  • Not listening to what the customer has said

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Robyn Coppell

Robyn Coppell has worked as Digital Content Manager for Call Center Helper since 2021. After University her first job was in a contact centre and has stayed in this space ever since.

She has experience of contact centre operational management, software systems, css and php coding. She edits a lot of the guest content that is published on Call Centre Helper.

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