How to make sure the callers do not hang up and keep waiting for the next available client rep? You ask them!
When your callers are on-hold, it’s a perfect opportunity for you to promote your business, company, products or services. It’s also an opportunity for you to provide generic tips and content that will catch the interest of your callers. This strategy is called being abundant and being abundant in the business climate today can yield your business more dividends by directly increasing the loyalty and satisfaction of your business clients.
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I need more options for hold music. Having fast classical guitar in minor key is not what our anxiety patients want to hear. Slower, happy jazz would be better. Anna commented · April 1, 2019 5:21 PM · Flag as inappropriateFlag as inappropriate · Edit… · Delete…
7. Voicemail Message. The company voicemail greeting callers hear. Sample Voicemail Scripts: “You have reached the voicemail of [company name]. Please leave a detailed message and someone will return your call as soon as possible.”
Thank you for calling {COMPANY NAME}. Please be sure to have your {account number/product ID/serial number/etc} ready for when a Customer Service Representative returns to the line.
In his role building Cisco’s first version of IP phones, he was aware of Cisco’s need for a piece of music to use as the default hold music for the new system. Cut to several years later, and their high school composition has become the hold music for the world’s most popular phone systems with over 65 million IP phones sold.
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 highs. A recent study by Marchex shows that Americans spent more than $1 trillion in mobile “click-to-call” commerce, and there was over 93 billion consumer-to-business phone calls from smartphones and this number is expected to grow to a whopping 162 billion by 2019, 70% of callers are placed on hold 62% of callers hang-up in less than 45 seconds 34% of callers who hang-up will never call back.
Clients running cloud based VoIP phone systems have their phone recordings supplied as digital files only. We optimise all such recordings for best playback quality and work with your IT team or phone company to ease the update process and ensure the highest playback quality to your valued callers. We become your AUDIO MARKETING ARM that produces periodical message updates and music refreshes to ensure your telephone on hold messages are always up to date and relevant. “If your telephone on hold needs are facilitated by another company, why not challenge us to do better” Be sure to browse our website to discover the full breadth of our Messages On Hold, Music On Hold, IVR and Phone Prompt services. "I found the system worked great for us. Customers can now enjoy learning about our business while on hold instead of hearing silence. We can also create our own messages to suit our needs for sales or special occasions. Very happy with the system and the efficient installation." "Thank you for the prompt service and quality product. The sound quality is fantastic and the ability to update our message on such a quick turn around time is great". “Big thanks to Evolved Sound for setting up our on-hold messaging system. It’s great knowing we can give our customers important information and promotions before they’ve even spoken to a member of our team. The flexibility to change our on-hold message has been incredibly useful and we’re thoroughly impressed with the sound quality. The team are highly efficient in the installation of the system and in providing any assistance we’ve needed.” "We have been using Evolved Sound for our on hold messages for some time now, and would recommend the service to anyone. The recordings are professional and the service we receive is fantastic" "Your service is exceptional when we compare it to some of the others we have to cope with!" "This is brilliant. Please take some time to listen to this as it is spot on and super professional." "We purchased an on-hold system from Evolved Sound in December 2004 and despite being located in a different city found it quick and easy." "The system has been fine and reliable. In the long term, your product will be more cost effective compared to what we were running in the past through our previous supplier." "I would like to thank Evolved Sound for their professionalism and efficiency in assisting SPC Ardmona produce a new and greatly improved on-hold message. The new message now provides callers with up to date information about new products and general company information." "All is working fine since the on hold system was installed. Although we wouldn't lose too much business if callers hung up, the systems certainly helps them stay connected with us while on hold. The on hold system also gives us a chance to put relevant information forward which assists in pushing our corporate identity." "We finally had the on hold music system connected by our phone people. It is now working very well and we may look at changing the music down the track too." "The MOH software has been great - we tried a CD player but then it died. We tried the radio but it kept drifting off the station. We had silence for ages but then customers didn't know if we'd hung up on them - not good customer service!" "Easts was looking for an alternative to CD based messaging, by having flash based audio we haven't experienced any drop outs or need to change CDs. Just set and forget." "Thanks for great work in setting up our 'Messages on Hold' within the first 3 days we gained an extra sale, which has paid for the entire cost of the system you put in. The Evolved Sound 'Messages on hold has become an invaluable tool to let our customers know what additional services our company offers and the whole process from script writing to final installation was a breeze." "Since we have been running the on hold system, we have received a lot of positive feedback from our staff. They have said using on hold is a great way to provide customers with information that they don't already know about. We found the order process to be very easy and overall we are very happy with the end result." "Since implementing our on hold system both members and non-members have commented favourably on what they now hear when on hold. It is a very practical and cheap way to promote our products and services. Evolved Sound were great with the scripting and ensured that all our requirements were met. The end product sounds spot on and gives us a great professional image." "Although we don't put callers on hold too much, we do receive positive feedback. Callers have said it is good to have some relevant information to listen to while on hold rather than the local radio station. With that in mind, we know when they are placed on hold with the system supplied by Evolved Sound they will be looked after". "We used the services and purchased on hold systems from Evolved Sound for numerous Government departments. It has been a very good company to work with. The production times have been to schedule and follow-ups were good too. Overall we have been significantly happy with the service and I would give the service a rating of 8 out of 10" "Working with Evolved was great, we choose our voice over artist from the selection of recordings offered on the website. Evolved assisted us with the content of our recording offering insightful input into what makes a message work. The recording was done sooner than expected and we where happy with the review/ feedback process that evolved have in place. It gave us ample opportunity to fine tune the recording to suit our market. We valued our experience with Evolved and have no hesitation in recommending Evolved to others. GAMEHEAD will certainly be using evolved again in the future". "Since purchasing an on hold software package we have enjoyed the flexibility to mix and match messages at a whim. When there are new promotions or new models arrive, we like the ability to quickly slot in the new recordings, without having to re-record everything again. The ability to provide separate content to different car divisions from one central server has been a very useful feature too." The following clients through sub-contract thank Evolved Sound - Transworld Group, uni Mitsubishi Pencil Co., Swift Freight International, Sheraton Hotels & Resorts, Radisson SAS Hotels & Resorts, Panasonic, Motor Harley-Davidson Cycles & Le Meridien.
Accessibility links Skip to main content Keyboard shortcuts for audio player Open Navigation Menu NPR Shop Close Navigation Menu News Expand/collapse submenu for News National World Politics Business Health Science Climate Race Arts & Life Expand/collapse submenu for Arts & Life Books Movies Television Pop Culture Food Art & Design Performing Arts Life Kit Music Expand/collapse submenu for Music #NowPlaying Tiny Desk All Songs Considered Music News Music Features Live Sessions Shows & Podcasts Expand/collapse submenu for Shows & Podcasts #NowPlaying Tiny Desk All Songs Considered Music News Music Features Live Sessions About NPR Diversity Organization Support Careers Connect Press Ethics The Many Requirements Of Hold Music, A Genre For No One Hold music is camouflaged sound — it needs to obviously exist, while also barely doing so. Small wonder, then, that its biggest "hit" does none of that. Facebook Twitter Flipboard Email Hold music has a paradoxical purpose: Keep folks on the line, but don't draw their attention. DigiPub/Getty Images hide caption
Take your pick from these options and also remember that when you incorporate IVR and on hold music with an effective contact centre management system – you create a more efficient framework of ticket resolution.
On hold music & message on hold recording services available to businesses across Australia. Our on hold message recording uses the latest high quality recording equipment and editing techniques. We optimise our digital music on hold for phone transmission to ensure that callers receive a quality performance – our aim is to produce on hold messages and on hold music that keeps your waiting callers happy and holds their attention.
“Evolved Sound’s phone on hold solutions will exclude your business from paying any licence fees to any regulatory or governing body, resulting in significant yearly savings, particularly when multiple lines exist.” Finished telephone on hold messages are mixed with complimentary music and finalised for best playback quality to callers.
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Even if you’re business is not getting a high volume of inbound calls, if you transfer ANY calls or ever put customers on hold, even for just 10-15 seconds. Always use that time to give the customer another reason to think positively about your business.
Informational message on hold sections make user of wait time by providing the caller with product, service or support information. This is a good opportunity to cross sell items to the caller that they may be interested in, provide detailed location descriptions and general business background information.
Thank you for calling {COMPANY NAME}. Please be sure to have your {account number/product ID/serial number/etc} ready for when a Customer Service Representative returns to the line.