Why a "Holiday Message On-Hold?" For starters it's always a good business practice to wish your customers a happy holiday, no matter which one. Don't you wish your customers a happy holiday in person? With you as the customer, don't your Vendors wish you a happy holiday? WELL, don't overlook the time your clients are on hold. Let them know you care enough to say "Happy Holidays, Happy Halloween, Happy Mother's Day," and on and on. Next, it makes good business sense to let your customers know about upcoming holiday specials and special services you offer. Everyone takes part in October - January marketing. Flower Shops and Jewelry outlets excel on Mother's Day, Valentine's Day, etc. Perhaps your business observes special store hours for the days surrounding Passover, Memorial Day, and the rest of the holidays. At Powers Productions we're glad to give you discounts on future Message On Hold and Update productions, still without contracts or "forced" updates and without further monthly/yearly music license or talent license fees. You'll never pay for a production you didn't need like you might experience in a "use it or lose it" scenario. Be sure to contact us for your best price on your Message On Hold, including Holiday Messages (702.868.7676) Some Holidays to consider... New Year's Day, Doctor Martin Luther King Jr. (birthday), Groundhogs' Day, Saint Valentine's Day, President's Day, St. Patrick's Day, Easter, April "All Fools' " Day, Cinco de Mayo, Mother's Day, Memorial Day, Father's Day, Independence Day (4th of July), Labor Day, Rosh Hashanah / Yom Kippur, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah (Chanukah), Kwanzaa, Your Special Holiday ! Now Three levels of Message On-Hold for you to choose from: (Learn more about these levels of productions below) If you'd like to know more about an on-hold message for your company keep these facts in mind (recent surveys) : 6 out of 10 callers put on hold without a telephone message will hang up. More than 9 out of 10 callers say waiting on hold with silence makes the wait seem longer than it really is. Businesses that used message on-hold were able to retain 40% more calls. There is NO NEED to EVER have a client hang up because of silence on the line or because they were forced to hear a series of radio commercials while on hold, regardless the size of your company - Big to small. Remember, YOU CAN control what your client hears while holding! Click here for even more interesting Message On Hold Caller Facts Call 702.868.7676 (or Email us) for more information now ! Voice Prompts - Mailbox Greetings - IVR To find out about Telephone Voice Prompts Mailbox Greetings IVR (interactive voice response) and more, be sure to visit our PRICING page Voice Demos Listen to actual sample size demos of Message On Hold, Voice Prompts, Mailbox Greetings IVR (interactive voice response) plus and other Voice & Commercial Demos in our DEMOS section. Message On-Hold Playback Equipment The very latest in Message On-Hold Digital playback equipment. See both our CD and Cassette playback units. We can also supply you with the proper interface equipment for your phones even if they are of the Home Variety purchased at X-Mart! Click to find out more. $249 YOU GET ALL THIS WITH YOUR CUSTOM COMPLETE ON-HOLD MESSAGE : Creation of the copy ("script" for your personalized message). Background music with license fees paid for the lifetime of your production. You choose from our sizable on-line library to to pick the style and tempo that match your specific needs (We'll email you the link to our password protected online library). We can also accommodate your request for specific sound effects or even your company jingle. Professional Voice Talent with talent fees paid for the lifetime of your production. This "buyout" fee includes professional voice-over artist and member of the Nevada Broadcasters Hall Of Fame: Gregg Powers. Female voice or additional voices are at a slight additional cost. The actual production of your message (with our 32 Track Digital Recording Suite) including the proper number of "information paragraphs" and songs based on the length of your production, all "mixed and mastered" together. A Master Compact Disc (CD) or Cassette copy of your production (depending on your need). The overall master of this production is kept in a permanent audio file should you wish to make changes or additions at a later date. Ownership! No Contracts! No forced updates! You own your completed production forever, without ever having to pay another music, account maintenance or voice talent fee again for the life of this production. Additionally you may want to request seasonal (holiday) messages, or messages with updated information, provided at drastic discounts. Customer Satisfaction! With over 20 years of Telephone Message On-Hold experience and over 30 years Voice-Over, Narration and Industrial read experience we always stand behind the quality of any production. We want you to be proud of your production and recommend us to other businesses and business associates of yours. Referrals are welcomed and rewarded! Only $249 with your $30 Discount ($279 retail) (back to top) $149 YOU GET ALL THIS WITH YOUR CUSTOM LIGHT ON-HOLD MESSAGE : Company Name Highlighted in alternating messages. Professional Voice Talent with talent fees paid for the lifetime of your production. This "buyout" fee includes professional voice-over artist and member of the Nevada Broadcasters Hall Of Fame: Gregg Powers. Also included are female courtesy greetings, if requested (other voices or all female voicing at slight additional charge). The actual production of your message (with our 32 Track Digital Recording Suite) including six courtesy messages spaced every 30 seconds. Alternating messages will highlight your company name during this three-minute production. Ownership! No Contracts! No forced updates! You own your completed production forever, without ever having to pay another music, account maintenance or voice talent fee again for the life of this production. Additionally you may want to request seasonal (holiday) messages or upgrade to our Custom Complete production at a special price. Only $149 with your $30 Discount ($179 retail) (back to top) $49 YOU GET ALL THIS WITH YOUR COURTESY ON-HOLD MESSAGE : Your Courtesy Messages will remind your callers on hold that you will be with them in just a moment and are designed to work with your business. Background music with license fees paid for the lifetime of your production. You choose from a variety of styles and tempos to make sure your musical selection matches your specific business (audition courtesy music selections here). Professional Voice Talent with talent fees paid for the lifetime of your production. This "buyout" fee includes professional voice-over artist and member of the Nevada Broadcasters Hall Of Fame: Gregg Powers. Your courtesy messages may include all male or male/female mix. The actual production of your message (with our 32 Track Digital Recording Suite) including six courtesy messages spaced every 30 seconds during this three-minute production. A Master Compact Disc (CD) or Cassette copy of your production. Ownership! No Contracts! No forced updates! You own your completed production forever, without ever having to pay another music, account maintenance or voice talent fee again for the life of this production. Additionally you may want to request seasonal (holiday) messages or upgrade to our Custom Lite or Custom Complete production at a special price. Only $49 with your $30 Discount ($79 retail) (back to top) WHAT YOUR CUSTOM ON-HOLD MESSAGE CAN DO FOR YOUR BUSINESS: Provide a courtesy to your clients by not making them listen to silence or Radio Commercials (unless it's your own) while on-hold. They'll know you care about them and show their appreciation by remaining on the line longer, with a perception that the time on-hold was a lot shorter. Build the image of your company by making a small company sound large and a large company sound gigantic. A professional presentation is always well received. Drive more traffic to your Website by using on-hold time to promote its services and features and in turn build their loyalty to you by providing sign ups for newsletters, Email and other promotions. Educate and Inform you clients by using on-hold time to talk about a new location, new products, your many services, employee of the month. You might mention an upcoming Trade Show, Convention or other special event. Increase Sales by using this valuable time to mention special sale items, closeouts, extended hours, bonus and customer referral programs. Whatever you need to say that you may not have time for when actually talking with your busy client. Entertain your clients by letting them know the history of your company and some of its achievements. It's possible to even include your company jingle, radio commercial and recorded customer testimonials. NOTE: If your production calls for media other than CD or Audio Cassette, just let us know. We can transfer to just about any media available* including DAT, Loop Cassette & Minidisc. We also can output your production to just about any audio/data format, including WAV, VOC, VOX, VAP, Dialogic ADPCM, PCM, SND, SAM, Real Audio and more*. *Some media other than CD or Audio Cassette may require a slight additional charge. Call for pricing. **Because of licensing, some formats may require a slight additional charge. Call for pricing T H E M U S I C P O L I C E Currently, the word is "Big Brother" is actively and aggressively phoning businesses in search of illegal and non-licensed music playing On-Hold. At Powers Productions we use only fully, legally licensed music but as a courtesy we want you to be aware of current copyright laws! Please visit our MUSIC POLICE page for more information on this topic and actual links that will allow you to check out your responsibility to license music on your own. 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“Superbly written copy and extremely dry humor that was a perfect match for what could've been a dull subject. I laughed out loud at points, and when a caller starts with that reaction, it's a great way to start a conversation.” - Jim Hausfeld / On Hold Messaging Association's MARCE Awards Judge
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Make sure to check your phone system for any file requirements. The most common file format accepted is WAV. If you need to convert an audio file, you can use services like G711 or Audacity. Read More: 5 Ways to Get Customers to Love Your IVR Menu. How to choose the best hold music for your business. For telephone hold music, simple is best.
Messages On Hold makes the most out of your telephone by tailoring specific on hold messages and on hold music that promote your business to your callers. It is the perfect internal marketing and customer service tool that affectively uses the valuable on hold ‘air time’ to promote your secondary products and services in a non-confrontational manner. Telephone messages on hold will also make your business sound more professional and much more established. Think about it, callers greeted with professional recordings will see you as a business that invests in themselves and has the means to continuously build their brand. Media Sound will produce a captivating audio production promoting your business and its products and services. Our copywriters will devise a script detailing your offerings, our voiceover artists will bring your scripts to life, and our audio engineers will further enhance your production by mixing your voice recordings with music and sound effects.
What’s more, you will find the option for both, silent and active monitoring, which means that if you want to provide training to a new colleague whilst another team member is in the midst of a support phone call, that is easy to do with the silent monitoring option. Or, if one of your team members is dealing with an issue that requires escalation and they need you to get involved that is possible too all in just a few clicks.
A lot of on-hold music is just wrong for the phone. It’s too pitchy, the tempo’s all wrong and half the time it’s too loud. If your callers can barely keep the phone up to their ear, they’re not going to stay on the line for very long. This is why we offer a collection of royalty-free music channels with every account, ensuring that you
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-88% of callers surveyed want to hear product information on-hold and will stay on the line longer if provided with this information – roughly 16-20% said that they have purchased additional products based on information they heard while on-hold.
When you begin to consider what callers on hold should hear while they wait, be sure to focus on your callers and their needs. Think about: Why are they calling? What would keep them interested and even inspired? Remember, on hold messages shouldn’t be a hard sell, but rather a soft sell or conversation with people who have reached out to you, and are in an excellent position to make buying decisions based on what they hear while on hold.
Combine with a Business Intro Message to provide menu options and assist in telephone navigation. As opposed to the passive nature of Messages On Hold, voice prompts are interactive. They are designed to bring out a physical reaction from the caller, a call to action. And because voice prompts are directive, it’s important they’re concise, well written, and recorded by a professional voice artist.
In 1962, inventor and entrepreneur Alfred Levy found a loose wire touching a metal girder at his factory. It amplified the broadcast signal from the radio station next door and transmitted the audio through the loose wire to calls on hold. Four years later he patented his work, and music on hold was born.
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