04Make action easier

Iyayan

Consumer Affairs Agency

  • Government & public services
  • Other

YataLogic’s analysis

The key point of this case

Combines remembering the number with expressing a feeling, helping create an opening line for a consultation.

From official information

Officially documented uses

Guides callers to consumer hotline 188, which connects to a local consumer consultation office.

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YataLogic’s view of the challenge

Which challenge does this relate to?

“I am not sure I have been harmed. It is difficult to tell someone.”

Roles identified by YataLogic

The character’s job

Associate the feeling “I don’t like this!” with the number

Application ideas from YataLogic

How could another business apply this?

Helping people remember not only the number but also a hard-to-express feeling can make it easier to begin a call.

Where is it used?

Consumer hotline / publicity materials

What could you measure?

These are example measures for your own application, not reported performance figures from the featured company.

  • Start rate
  • Form/procedure completion rate
  • Drop-off rate
  • Human handoff rate

Sources

Source checked: 2026-09-01

Status documented in the source: 2018–present

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These cases do not prove effects caused by a character alone. Officially documented uses are presented separately from YataLogic’s analysis of their roles.

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