If you stray away from the company brand, your audience will notice and your on hold message will backfire. People will feel tricked as they wait to talk to an actual person, and by the time they reach someone real, they’ll be furious.
Length – if your callers typically wait 2 minutes at a time, then at least 2 minutes of programming should be the goal. The idea is to ensure the callers don’t hear repeated messages every time they call. A typical on-hold message is 4-8 minutes in length.
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It won’t make for good comedy writing at all, and you won’t produce a usable script.
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Stream information straight to your callers ears using Sound Results on hold marketing messages. Even if your callers spend very little time on hold, consider that the average custom marketing on hold message is just 20 seconds in length or less! Hold messages are a proven and effective vehicle to market your products and services to your callers.
“Thank you for calling Liam’s Ladders – a representative will be with you shortly. Did you know that Liam’s Ladders has been a family business for 3 generations and counting? We offer affordable, high-quality ladders and construction equipment for personal and commercial projects. This week only, if you buy $50 worth of equipment, we’ll give you $10 off! Talk to your representative about getting this promotion for your order today…”
Custom Messaging on Hold couldn’t be easier to get started with. You have the option to record your own messages or we can arrange for a professional voice artist to record them for you. We also offer a choice of on-hold music depending on what best suits your business, with a range of tracks from gentle, relaxing music to fast-paced tunes.
By purchasing this item, a link to a web form will appear on your Account Page. On this form you can choose your voice artist, your music and enter your scripts. Upon submitting the form, you will receive your audio file(s) within 5-7 business days. If at that time, you wish to make changes to your original script, the fees are: $50 for On-Hold Message edits $15 for 100 Word Script edits $10 for 50 Word Script edits We encourage you to take the time necessary to make sure you are happy with your script before you submit
If you use or are considering a VOIP system, digital equipment may not be required. In this case Solutions On Hold will provide your program in the audio file format that meets your VOIP system requirements. Package A Package B Package C Package D
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Different types of music elicit different reactions in the human brain. Make sure you pick the right one for your business.
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-Customers left on-hold without any background music felt that a 30-second on-hold call actually lasted 90 seconds. Furthermore, customers thought a 30-second on-hold call that used music-on-hold last only 15 seconds.
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It's a place most of us have been before: Knowing that you have no option if you wish to get the help you need, you reply, “Sure, I’ll hold,” and politely wait. If you have never been through what comes next before, you are lucky. If I am being completely honest, I am slightly envious.
AT&T used to have this service. My mother-in-law would always have holiday music and I know she's AT&T... positive of this fact! 🙂 (holiday music & AT&T) Apr 14, 2009 5:04 PM User profile for user: DavidJA DavidJA May 15, 2009 12:10 AM in response to PsychedelicWonders In response to PsychedelicWonders
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