Most businesses aim to answer the telephone within 3 rings but we know that isn't always possible. The research showed that a typical business using on hold marketing had 100 calls a day with an average hold time of 30 seconds for 57% of callers. This translates to half an hour a day, every day, of messaging to on-hold customers. That's 3+ weeks a year!
When it came to integration with our platform, these new Easy On Hold features were incorporated seamlessly. "In testing, I was quite surprised at how little time the whole set up process took and how efficiently the stream stood up to testing," said NOC Technician Eric Phipps. "It's very rare that we encounter a new product that integrates so quickly and hassle free in the testing phase."
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Message on Hold starts with a great script. A basic script consultation is included with every order. One of our script consultants will review your script and verify pronunciations of any special terminology, as well as provide suggested verbiage improvements, if necessary. For custom script orders, your consultant will take your ideas and source materials and transform them into customized scripting that will engage your callers. Our experienced staff will work with you to create, revise, and finalize your audio script so that it’s ready for studio production. We’ve helped businesses of all sizes, and within various industries, ensure their scripting will keep their callers informed and engaged.
We could brag about ourselves, but we’d rather have our satisfied clients do that for us. Check out how we’ve helped businesses all across North America make the most out of every phone call! System integration Our on-hold message systems are designed to easily integrate with most typical business telephone systems. (PBX, key service, VOIP).
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Whether you use the best hold music in the world or a simple repeating jingle, hold music is worth using for one reason. Customer retention. USA Business Telephone Today held a study of 30,000 callers.They placed each on hold for one minute, but split the callers into three groups and used different hold techniques on each before measuring the results.
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
On hold messages can be recorded for many purposes, such as promoting your business, answering FAQs or announcing important customer service information. It's important to be clear in the message you are trying to get across. Confusion leads to disengagement and reflects badly on the brand. Determining your callers' wait times is necessary to determine the required length of the on-hold message. Making the recording too short can lead to the message being played too many times. This can be repetitive and lose the caller's attention while they hold.
Each sample contains a main greeting, message on hold, general greeting and executive mailbox greeting. Female Voice 1 Female Voice 2 Female Voice 3 Female Voice 4 Male Voice 1 Male Voice 2 Male Voice 3 Male Voice 4 Acoustic 1 Acoustic 2 Acoustic 3 Acoustic 4 Acoustic 5 Easy Listening 1 Easy Listening 2 Easy Listening 3 Easy Lisetning 4 Easy Lisetning 5 Light Jazz 1 Light Jazz 2 Light Jazz 3 Light Jazz 4 Light Jazz 5 Energetic 1 Energetic 2 Energetic 3 Energetic 4 Energetic 5
It’s important to ensure the content is informative and relevant to the caller. And the rule ‘less is more’ very much applies to writing for the ear. It’s important to keep the sentences short and to the point. A popular way to get a message across is follow this structure: Introduce the topic in the first sentence e.g. Did you know that BusinessCo now offers no contract plans for hosted PBX and business VoIP? Explain how the information will benefit the caller in the second sentence e.g. And that means complete flexibility for your business and no long-term commitments. Wrap up with a call to action in the third sentence e.g. To find out more, visit our website businesspbx.com.au or speak to one of our Business Consultants when you come off hold.
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Whenever you need to have a message delivered, you can rely on our units to provide reliable automated message delivery to your customers. CH 6000 SMP 1304 MPU 3200 SBX (replaces MMU & MMU2) XMU Plus Multi-Messager USB Messager USB Duo 2-Line Message On Hold Adapter Messager USB Duo
Sample 2 – “Thank you for holding. Your call is very important to us. The answer to all your technical service needs is PQR Incorporated. PQR has set the standard for excellence in the Tri-State area and over 1,000 companies – large and small – have come to rely on PQR for their technical service needs. Thanks for holding.”
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Custom hold messaging can be used to deliver high-quality, professional customer service as well as showcasing a more polished image for your business. Smaller businesses can even use custom messaging in combination with auto-attendant features to project a larger, more professional image than may otherwise be possible.