(If you can't hear any difference between these two samples, then there's a good chance your speakers are reducing CD quality music to phone quality for you!)
You wouldn't put a handmade sign on the outside of your office door would you? So, why have your automated attendant greetings, IVR or voicemail announcements be recorded by an amateur? In many ways, your phone tree menu is the "other" front door to your business. Professionally produced custom auto attendant greetings, IVR prompts and voicemail announcements enhance the caller experience, and that improves your brand image. Let The Original On Hold Be The Voice Of Your Brand!
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Customers are 86% more likely to do business with you if they like what they hear.
And the best part is that you don’t need to write your on hold message script to be so formal. The point of an on hold message is to keep them on the line, not to bore them to death! So, you might as well try to have some fun with it and make your customers laugh while they wait.
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The team at Killerspots is committed to providing you with game-changing on hold messages and music. We want to make sure that you’re able to take advantage of the time your customers spend on the line. That’s why we offer a 100% guarantee on everything that we do! If you’re not satisfied with your message, we’re not either. Just reach out to our team and we’ll make sure to make it right. With us, you can rest easy knowing that you’ll receive an on hold message that works for your needs.
5.0 out of 5 stars Solved our royalty-free hold music problem It works perfectly as advertised and solved our royalty-free hold music problem. When it arrived, we installed it with our office telephone system and have never needed to worry about it again. It has such a wide selection that callers get different music every time they call - it does not noticeably repeat. We even got a few compliments from clients in the first month (who had apparently got tired of our old 45-second repeating loop). Terrible product, will not work at all I have purchased 2 of them hoping it was a glitch but neither work, in addition I called support, no help at all, said they would call back-never did.
On-hold music is considered standard in business phone systems today because people actually perceived wait times as shorter when they hear it. On-hold music traditionally worked by having specialized equipment attached to the phone, and the jack might plug into the radio, then tapes, then CDs, then MP3 players. PRI boards are built with jacks to play on-hold music.
We provide a "sound" alternative to callers listening to dead air, feeling forgotten and unimportant, or worse yet, listening to competitor's commercials on the radio. We offer you an "Opportunity on Hold" - an opportunity to make the best of your customers' time while they wait on hold.
The VTech 4-Line Small Business System Main Console (CM18445), works with the Easy On Hold® 2 Channel Business Audio System, allowing streaming music and messages on hold that sound just like a major call center. This VTech phone has a place to plug in our message on hold player device, so callers will hear your messages while they wait on hold.
All our lines are busy at the moment, please hold and you will be connected to an operator as soon as possible.
Thank you for calling BusinessCo. Unfortunately, all our Business Representatives are currently attending to other enquiries. Your call is important to us, so please leave your name, phone number and a short message and we will return your call by the end of the business day. Thank you.
Have you really taken the time to think about what your customers are listening to On Hold, and how it’ll affect your business? Messages On Hold will help you Sound Better and Sell More.
Why wouldn’t you give the same attention to the tool that keeps your callers on the line? "As a species, if you like, we feel like music helps us. That's the only way you can explain it persisting for so long." –Professor Adrian North,Head of the School of Psychology and Speech Pathology at Curtin University, Huffpost.com How to Choose On Hold Music for Your Business
A script is the product of your message and our expertise. A Message on Hold program is more than a script with words and music, it reflects your marketing objectives, current advertising and promotions, dedication to customer service, and long-term goals. When it’s time to write your script, you have two choices: You can use your knowledge of your business to write your own script or provide your information to one of our Script Consultants who will do the writing and send the copy to you for final approval.
It seems pretty self-explanatory: on-hold messages are messages that play “on hold” over your telephone system. These professionally produced recordings are also an integral part of your company’s marketing strategy. By providing timely, relevant information about your business, an on-hold messaging program reinforces current marketing campaigns and builds brand recognition. This in turn increases call retention by improving the caller experience. To top it all off, it also increases sales by targeting key demographics.
On hold messages can be recorded for many purposes, such as promoting your business, answering FAQs or announcing important customer service information. It's important to be clear in the message you are trying to get across. Confusion leads to disengagement and reflects badly on the brand. Determining your callers' wait times is necessary to determine the required length of the on-hold message. Making the recording too short can lead to the message being played too many times. This can be repetitive and lose the caller's attention while they hold.