4. SET A BUSINESS TONE BEFORE THE CALL CONNECTS. A set of on-hold messages & music helps to establish a tone for your business before the caller ever connects with an employee.
*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.
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(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!)
At Professional Voice Greetings we are happy to provide on-hold messaging starting from just $38.98 ($34.99 base price + $3.99 for the on-hold messaging option). Purchase by going to the Voice Samples page, select a voice, add background music if you wish, and write your script. Then, during the checkout process, be sure to select the button that asks if you are buying on-hold messaging.
Organising your Customised Message On Hold is as easy as contacting us. Each business is unique and your advertising on hold message reflects this. You will need to answer a few questions about your business and from that we can create a draft for your review. Changes are made as necessary until we have final approval taking your script to the next stage.
Thank you for calling {COMPANY NAME} – your number-one source for {describe type of service}.
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Tone - select the right tone for your business brand. If your target market are young millennials, then the script would most likely include some slang words, be quite laid back and the script would be recorded in an energetic tone. If you primarily service the business market, then the script would be more articulate and recorded with a more professional tone. Website Terms and Conditions Privacy Policy Policies and Legal BusinessCom BusinessPBX BusinessCo Online Store BusinessCo Group Testimonials Compliments & Complaints 1300 Number Plans Shortlisted Voices Voice Actor Login Voice Actor Sign Up Login Sign Up Get Quote Audio Description British Sign Language Closed Captioning Localization Services Subtitling Services Translation Services Browse Languages English Speaking Find Narrators Genres Narrator Jobs Male Female Non-Binary Animation Voices Browse Languages Casting English Accents Find Voices Styles Unions Video Game Voices Voice Acting Jobs Voice Types Male Female Non-Binary Browse Talents Casting Location Services Mediums Nativities Post-Production Male Talents Female Talents Non-Binary Talents Rates Scriptwriting Talents Search Translations Voice-Over Jobs Gender All Genders Non-Binary Male Female Styles All Styles Comedy Host / Announcer B2B Characters Documentary Education Explainer Guide / IVR Impressions Narration News Commercial / Promotional Singing Africa (All)America (Latin)America (North)Asia (All)Europe (All)FictionalOceania (All) Africa, CentralAfrica, EastAfrica, NorthAfrica, SouthAfrica, South EastAfrica, WestAmerica, CentralAmerica, NorthAmerica, SouthAsia, CentralAsia, EastAsia, SouthAsia, South EastAtlantic, NorthAustralasiaBritish IslesCaribbeanEurope, CentralEurope, EastEurope, SouthEurope, South EastEurope, WestGalacticMiddle EastMythicalPacific IslandsScandinavia Tone(s) Angry Authoritative Comedic Conversational Eloquent Enticing Inspiring Nurturing Playful Sad Scared Unorthodox Advanced Gender(s) and Age(s) Non-Binary (Child) Non-Binary (Teen) Non-Binary (Young Adult) Non-Binary (Adult) Non-Binary (Senior) Male (Child) Male (Teen) Male (Young Adult) Male (Adult) Male (Senior) Female (Child) Female (Teen) Female (Young Adult) Female (Adult) Female (Senior) Styles(s) B2B Characters Comedy Commercial / Promotional Documentary Education Explainer Guide / IVR Host / Announcer Impressions Narration News Singing Pitch(es) Very High, Light, Camp Pitch High, Light Pitch Normal Pitch Low Pitch Very Low, Deep Pitch On-Hold Messaging Voice-Over Your on-hold messaging deserves only the best voice-over talent to represent your brand and keep callers happy. Listen to Voices Tell us about your project
We can provide you with a quote to update or redo your audio anytime. Please get in touch. Can I choose music from your Royalty Free Music Library or only from your On Hold section?
Brian & the team have been looking after our telephone systems for a few years now. Always an excellent service. Very knowledgable and at hand, should any problems arise.
After the “message before answering”, the waiting announcement is immediately cut. Hold messages scripts are very powerful for you to keep your callers interested and reduce the tendency of drop calls. Here are some additional samples of hold messages scripts you can use for your business: General Business - On Hold Example
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You call into a business. While you wait to get to the right person, you listen to music, information about the company and its promotions, or maybe even a recording that reminds you that your call is important to them.
Feel free to use the template messages for your on hold messages or just to get ideas. Just replace [the words in brackets] with your own words and amend as you see fit. #1 Who [On Hold Messaging Direct] are a leading supplier of [telephone messages, including IVR, music on-hold and marketing messages].
So how do you choose the right hold music? Start with what’s appropriate for your business. A funeral home wouldn’t blast the Bee Gees. A sports arena isn’t going to stream some easy listening to the fans. Know your audience, understand their mind space, and pick your music accordingly.
Your choice of male or female professional voiceover artist, you can choose both if you prefer (a small additional charge), flexibility is the key to providing you with a product that will sell, educate and promote when your client is on hold.