Like almost any other sales communication, sales voicemails need to revolve around the concrete benefits your prospect can expect to see if they leverage your solution — not your product or service's suite of features.
Fortunately, this is a skill that can be learned and perfected. In this article, we'll discuss why sales voicemails are important, eight tactics you can use to craft better messages, and three simple voicemail scripts worth stealing. Let's get started!
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In the video lesson, I shared this example for a common voicemail greeting in English:
8. Let Your Callers Know What To Tell You. This tip is more for you than your callers. It’s particularly helpful if you need more information than the standard name and phone number.
In this video, Chad goes through the voicemail he leaves and why it has consistently been the most effective for generating call backs from leads, as well as some other best practice tips for voicemail etiquette. (And don’t forget! When leaving a voicemail, make sure you remember to provide a call-back number!) So there you have it! Get more call-backs, get more appointments, get more deals! Put it into practice and come back to share your results!
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Head over to Settings → Phone → Call Forwarding → Ensure the toggle is set to off.
Standard greeting with your name: "At the tone, please record your message to [name]."
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“Hi __________, this is ___________ with (your company). I’m calling about your new office that’s opening in Houston next month, and I wanted to provide you with some ideas that may help with your networking issues. We work with a lot of companies in the area, and I think you’ll find it useful if we talk.
I always end voicemails with my phone number. The reasoning? First, it's his cue to wrap up. It keeps him from rambling and gives the prospect a clear call to action: Call him back.
You may be able to delete or re-record your message by staying on the line even after you have recorded your voicemail.
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How long should a voicemail be? A good voice mail should be like a Super Bowl commercial, right around 30 seconds.
Call your home phone number. Depending on your location, you can press #, * or 2 to interrupt the greeting, and then enter your PIN. Follow the prompts to listen to your messages.
To change your Home phone voicemail message playback preferences, head to the main menu and select 4 > 4 > 2. Then you may: Select 1 to change the order in which your messages are played (most recent first or oldest first); Select 2 to hear the calling number before every message; Select 3 to hear the date and time before every message; Select 4 to hear the …
I do read and respond to comments shared in the comment section at the end of the lesson. That is the best place to interact with me and others in the Confident English Community. Feel free to share your voicemail example or ask a question below.