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Before we get into “Step-By-Step Guide to Custom On Hold Messages” it’s important to understand the value of having custom on hold messages for your brand. Business has always been done over the phone, and callers have always been put on hold, but as online shopping has surpassed brick and mortar traffic, over-the-phone sales have reached all time …
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We put together some resources for a mix of both free-to-use and royalty-free hold music:
On average, 5 to 15 seconds of music plays between each message blurb. Keep your audience in mind: musical breaks that are too long are boring, but message blurbs that are long or too detailed can be overwhelming. In most cases, 5 to 15 seconds, between message blurbs that don’t exceed 30 seconds are usually appropriate.
Set Default Music On Hold for All Extensions. Log in to Account Manager. Navigate to the Phone System tab and click Music on Hold from the menu on the left side of the screen. Review the music listed. To hear a sample, click Play. When you have made your selection, click Select. This music will become the default hold music for all extensions.
Inform callers during your closed time of your opening days and hours and suggest they visit your website. Call Menu Options / IVR
*This does not include phones purchased off the shelf at office supply stores such as Staples and Officemax. For the most part, these phones do not have the Message on Hold capability built-in. Add-ons are available for some models but their functionality can be problematic or inconvenient for the user. The best course of action is to upgrade to either a basic key phone system or one of the new virtual phone systems, for which Holdcom is a key audio production supplier. Contact Us for more information.
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.
To keep the information in your program current, you should review your script whenever your business has updated policies or procedures, new promotions or special offers, or changing customer service strategies.
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
Promote your business to the callers while they're on hold. Inform them of your range of products and services, their benefits and how they can help them. Or just re-enforce your branding with some pleasant background music.
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For those of you who are familiar with the veritable purgatory that is being “on hold,” I don’t have to tell you that you have just been thrust into a parallel universe where time slows down, and both your patience and sanity cannot survive.
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