A phone call to your business is often the first encounter your customers and prospects have with your company. If no one is available to take the call, having the best professional voicemail greetings possible is important to leave a great first impression and to ensure that business opportunities don’t slip by.
5. Road side cafe; you kill them and we’ll cook them. Leave your order and we’ll get back.
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10.) Hello, and welcome to John Doe. For technical reasons we can not take your call personally. Thank you for your understanding. We are working very hard on a solution. If you want, you can leave a message on our homepage www.johndoe.de - Thank you and goodbye.
4. Waiting Message. What callers hear when they enter the waiting queue. Sample Scripts: “All of our agents are currently busy. Please hold and we will answer your call as soon as possible.”
Hi, you have reached the voicemail box of X. I am currently busy with a client of mine and hence will not be able to take your call right now. Kindly accept my apologies for the same. Please leave your phone number, name and purpose of your call so that I can get in touch when I am free. Thanks for understanding.
While this information is helpful to a handful of callers, most people find this irritating. Especially if they have to call back for some reason and sit through it a second time.
Please leave your full name, contact details and reason for calling and I will call you back as soon as I’m back. Thanks for calling!”
Make sure you keep your promises too. If you want to specify a time (which you should) ensure you get back to the customer within the timeframe.
3. Product Inquiry Sub Menu IVR Script. Your customers may want to know more about your product or have some queries about it. A multi-level IVR menu for product-related queries is helpful here.
You have reached the office of [Business Name]. All of our representatives are currently busy. However, if you choose to do so, you may leave a brief message, including your name, number, or email, and we’ll be sure to get back to you as soon as possible. Thank you for calling [Business Name].
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Please leave us a message with your name, number, and any other necessary information, and we will return your call when the office reopens. Thank you for calling." As you can see, this professional voicemail greeting is similar to the absent receptionist greeting but more inclusive.
Invite the caller to leave a detailed message. If there is certain information you need, make sure to include that information here.
Make sure to keep your voicemail greeting fresh and new. In fact, updating your voicemail regularly will ensure that people actually listen to your message. Anytime you are on vacation, at a conference or other industry-related event, change your greeting to reflect where you are at.
Weren’t these messages funny and wacky for your machine. Of course, you have to be a bit careful as to what you say and record on your machine. You don’t want to offend anyone or say something that might upset your listeners. So be absolutely sure. And, if you have any more voicemail ideas, do let us know by leaving a comment below. Till then, I’d like to… beep.
I am not in the office today; I may not be in tomorrow. I may be in to work sooner, if you gave me your car to borrow.
49. Howdy, you’ve reached the client carrier team for [X company]. Our representatives are at this time unavailable, but within the event you allow your title and a callback quantity, any individual will receive aid to you rapidly.