Telephone systems have evolved dramatically over the past decade. Whether you’re using a traditional phone system or an advanced VoIP system, our digital production studio can produce your recordings in a variety of compatible formats. We produce high-quality catchy on hold messages that give your business a polished and professional sound, at just a fraction of the cost of what our competitors charge. Why you can’t afford NOT to have an On Hold Message Recent research shows that promoting your business’ services, or educating your customers through an on hold message not only improves the customer experience – but increases the likelihood of a prospect becoming a customer. We’ve been helping businesses for years to improve their telephonic marketing through well crafted on hold messages.
When your customers call they’ll hear the right message, right at point of sale. Every time you press the hold button you’re opening up a world of opportunities for both your business and your customers. “More than 70% of business calls are placed on hold.” – AT&T “Callers stay on the line up to 25% longer when provided with On Hold Messaging versus dead air or background music and up to 17% longer than radio.” – Infomax “88% of callers preferred On Hold Messages to other options.” – MaxiMarketing
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Most typical on hold scripts include: “Thank you for your patience” and “Your call is important to us”.
Work with professional narrators that reflect your company's image. There is basically no time to save money, and use someone with a great voice. Narrating, is a profession and goes far beyond the sound of the voice.
8. Outside Business Hours. What the caller hears when they call your company outside of business hours. Sample Scripts: “Thank you for calling [company name].
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The term “ring” has long been an anachronism, as there haven’t been actual bells on phones for decades. The first ringback tones were created in Finland in 1998, when the Finnish mobile operator Radiolinja began offering the service of hearing customized monophonic ringtones and ringback tones that were sent over the air. Ringback tones, for whatever reason, never really caught on in America the way they did internationally.
So youre saying I cant add my own music and ATT actually has their own hold music? Apr 14, 2009 2:23 PM User profile for user: roaminggnome roaminggnome User level: Level 10 (106,314 points) Apr 14, 2009 2:27 PM in response to PsychedelicWonders In response to PsychedelicWonders
"That self-awareness came from wanting to experiment with this genre of hold music, that I'm not even really sure is a thing," Cornell said.
If you have a nice voice and more or less decent recording equipment, you can record your own on hold messages.
There’s even a fairly steady stream of surveys and news articles on the subject, all of which confirm that hold music is one of the aspects of contacting call centres that really drives people nuts. Some studies even go as far as to suggest that the use of bad hold music is regularly viewed as bad customer service.
Generic pop songs perform better than those with prosocial lyrics or instrumental music. It turns out people calling in with grievances don’t want to hear songs about helping the world, and stereotypical elevator music triggers anger when on hold for extended periods.
Our premium service puts a huge library of music backgrounds and prerecorded messages right at your fingertips. Choose from music backgrounds in every imaginable genre and pre-recorded messages created for a wide variety of industries -- from automotive to retail and everything in between.
It is vital that you put your most important messages first, it’s all about interest and impact. It is a ‘Fact’ that 90% of callers put on hold without dialog or music will hang up within the first 40 seconds and 34% of those callers will be lost forever. Callers stay on hold up to three times longer with on hold messages.
Call now and find out how on hold recordings will give your business communications a real boost!
THE PROBLEM...This unit has the same issue as the box we were using from the professional company. Sounds great when callers using lan line but horrible when customers calling from cell phones. Even with the the volume knob turned to maximum.
2) An experienced and reputable on-hold messaging provider uses a royalty-free music, or they should offer licensing as part of the price.