You’ve heard the basic format for on hold messages before: “Thank you for holding. A representative will be with you shortly…” But there’s far more to an on hold message than the same robotic voice over and over.
As an example of what that actually means, let’s listen to the popular hold music staple that is Pachelbel’s Canon in D. At CD quality it sounds soothing. As hold music it starts to grate very, very quickly.
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AD Service Provider, On Hold Marketing, can put together a clear and concise customized phone greeting that conveys the professionalism of your company and lets the caller know how important their call is to you. Scriptwriters will educate and promote your business to on-hold callers through a custom-tailored message – letting everyone know what specifically makes your company different from others. This is your chance to share your background, insight and information about your business, promotions, and products and services to your captive audience. Recordings are available in English, French, Spanish, Mandarin and Cantonese.
Holdcom offers a range of equipment solutions for Message on Hold that will ensure high quality sound at the right time, all the time, for you… and your callers. Before you decide on a Message on Hold equipment solution, there are a number of factors to consider: Number of locations Number of updates per year Message on Hold customization needs Security (from tampering and/or theft) at single or multiple locations Hands-on capability for update implementation and maintenance Length of desired Message on Hold system contract
-88% of callers preferred on-hold messages to other hold options, and 16 – 20% made a purchase based on an on-hold offer.
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This category of hold music is for use on phone systems based in the US and Canada. (See our Global License Library for music licensed for worldwide use.) Each category contains several tracks. Each track is about 4 minutes in length, but lengths do …
Broadcast positive messages about your business, which can increase brand awareness and loyalty. For example, we strongly recommend describing accomplishments, your social commitments or any other pertinent subject.
Once your script is cleared and your voice and music chosen, we’ll record your on hold message with the voiceover, ensuring they have just the right tone and style for your business.
Here’s what happens to our two example tracks when we use some amplification to introduce clipping into the mix:
What’s more, our custom music and on hold messages are compatible with all industries and all phone systems. That means that no matter what type of business you run or what phone provider you use, you know that you’ll be able to reach your customers in a meaningful way.
We strongly recommend that you write short, independent messages, with a musical interludes. The volume of the music should be turned down during narrative messages.
-After an average of 1 minute and 55 seconds of hold time most callers hang up annoyed – 34% of those callers who hang up will not call back.
Someday somebody’s gonna put you on hold and make you cry… Cheer up, you’ll only have to hold on for one more day.
Our standard recordings start from $39 each and suit most SME business requirements. For more information please call 1300 00 1300 or CLICK HERE to make an online enquiry.
If you would like a pause in your message where just background music (or blank airtime) plays, place (...) in your script where you want the pause.