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Do you care about the experience customers have in your store or facility? Are you concerned about the way your representatives communicate with your client base? Do you care about the experience callers have while they're waiting to speak to those representatives?
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We generally recommend that clients invest in a system capable of delivering a custom messaging on hold feature. Callers and clients appreciate the improved service levels and the additional free advertising can help turn your phone system into another revenue stream for your business.
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
83% of callers who are put into a queue without custom on-hold features will hang up after just 15 seconds. 36% of these people will never call back again. With Custom hold messaging you can reduce hang-up rates for your business and engage callers while they wait.
“Hardly a month goes by that one of my patients does not compliment us on our On Hold Message. It’s been a great image builder.”
The problem, in my mind, is that every single one of these articles misses the point completely. Even if you implemented a call centre system that detected and automatically played someone’s all-time favourite music while they waited, a facility which is possibly not that far off, most music when played down the phone just sounds terrible. Butchering a song that someone actually likes is unlikely to improve the waiting experience.
Often, it’s a good idea to precede the message with a bright alert sound effect to grab snoozing customer attention:
Our easy and affordable on-hold marketing solutions will help to elevate your brand’s image.
Sample 5 – “Thanks for holding. Dazzle your clients with delicious cookies featuring your company’s logo! Orders are available for batches as small as 200 cookies! Someone will be with you shortly.”
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From the moment I contacted the team at Messages on Hold I had nothing but a complete fast and professional experience.
Advanced Productions has been providing affordable on hold audio messages and voicemail greetings to businesses—literally around the world. We are an audio and video production company headquartered in Miami, Florida, since 1977. Let us create a custom on hold message for your business for as little as $195!
07 3117 0700Whether you’re in Adelaide, Perth, Darwin, Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney, Gold Coast, Mackay, Sunshine Coast, Logan, we’re here to help you. Please contact us for more information about our phone answering service. Smart On Hold is always here to help, contact us at 07 3117 0700 for on-hold message or on hold music for business. YouTube.
Oh, the waiting is the hardest part? Thanks Tom, we didn’t know that. Tell me, is water wet?
We pride ourselves on our ability to provide outstanding customer service and support, along with expert advice on how to best meet the requirements of any audio application.
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