The song was immediately polarizing, as far as these things go, which the company's executives,saw as a good thing; it generated buzz on Twitter, and gave people something to talk about when they got on the phone. Some people hated it, Cornell said, and others loved it so much they downloaded it. Cornell was invited to do a live performance for one company, where sales staff listened to the song all day long. It wasn't meant to fade into the background, and perhaps that's why it's lasted so long.
Regrettably for my purpose, the software requires that you add a "message on hold", which makes perfect sense for this devices intended purpose, if not for my own use. But I worked around the problem by recording a second of silence and then adjusted the software the effectively play only my cheesy elevator music.
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Why a "Holiday Message On-Hold?" For starters it's always a good business practice to wish your customers a happy holiday, no matter which one. Don't you wish your customers a happy holiday in person? With you as the customer, don't your Vendors wish you a happy holiday? WELL, don't overlook the time your clients are on hold. Let them know you care enough to say "Happy Holidays, Happy Halloween, Happy Mother's Day," and on and on. Next, it makes good business sense to let your customers know about upcoming holiday specials and special services you offer. Everyone takes part in October - January marketing. Flower Shops and Jewelry outlets excel on Mother's Day, Valentine's Day, etc. Perhaps your business observes special store hours for the days surrounding Passover, Memorial Day, and the rest of the holidays. At Powers Productions we're glad to give you discounts on future Message On Hold and Update productions, still without contracts or "forced" updates and without further monthly/yearly music license or talent license fees. You'll never pay for a production you didn't need like you might experience in a "use it or lose it" scenario. Be sure to contact us for your best price on your Message On Hold, including Holiday Messages (702.868.7676) Some Holidays to consider... New Year's Day, Doctor Martin Luther King Jr. (birthday), Groundhogs' Day, Saint Valentine's Day, President's Day, St. Patrick's Day, Easter, April "All Fools' " Day, Cinco de Mayo, Mother's Day, Memorial Day, Father's Day, Independence Day (4th of July), Labor Day, Rosh Hashanah / Yom Kippur, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah (Chanukah), Kwanzaa, Your Special Holiday ! Now Three levels of Message On-Hold for you to choose from: (Learn more about these levels of productions below) If you'd like to know more about an on-hold message for your company keep these facts in mind (recent surveys) : 6 out of 10 callers put on hold without a telephone message will hang up. More than 9 out of 10 callers say waiting on hold with silence makes the wait seem longer than it really is. Businesses that used message on-hold were able to retain 40% more calls. There is NO NEED to EVER have a client hang up because of silence on the line or because they were forced to hear a series of radio commercials while on hold, regardless the size of your company - Big to small. Remember, YOU CAN control what your client hears while holding! Click here for even more interesting Message On Hold Caller Facts Call 702.868.7676 (or Email us) for more information now ! Voice Prompts - Mailbox Greetings - IVR To find out about Telephone Voice Prompts Mailbox Greetings IVR (interactive voice response) and more, be sure to visit our PRICING page Voice Demos Listen to actual sample size demos of Message On Hold, Voice Prompts, Mailbox Greetings IVR (interactive voice response) plus and other Voice & Commercial Demos in our DEMOS section. Message On-Hold Playback Equipment The very latest in Message On-Hold Digital playback equipment. See both our CD and Cassette playback units. We can also supply you with the proper interface equipment for your phones even if they are of the Home Variety purchased at X-Mart! Click to find out more. $249 YOU GET ALL THIS WITH YOUR CUSTOM COMPLETE ON-HOLD MESSAGE : Creation of the copy ("script" for your personalized message). Background music with license fees paid for the lifetime of your production. You choose from our sizable on-line library to to pick the style and tempo that match your specific needs (We'll email you the link to our password protected online library). We can also accommodate your request for specific sound effects or even your company jingle. Professional Voice Talent with talent fees paid for the lifetime of your production. This "buyout" fee includes professional voice-over artist and member of the Nevada Broadcasters Hall Of Fame: Gregg Powers. Female voice or additional voices are at a slight additional cost. The actual production of your message (with our 32 Track Digital Recording Suite) including the proper number of "information paragraphs" and songs based on the length of your production, all "mixed and mastered" together. A Master Compact Disc (CD) or Cassette copy of your production (depending on your need). The overall master of this production is kept in a permanent audio file should you wish to make changes or additions at a later date. Ownership! No Contracts! No forced updates! You own your completed production forever, without ever having to pay another music, account maintenance or voice talent fee again for the life of this production. Additionally you may want to request seasonal (holiday) messages, or messages with updated information, provided at drastic discounts. Customer Satisfaction! With over 20 years of Telephone Message On-Hold experience and over 30 years Voice-Over, Narration and Industrial read experience we always stand behind the quality of any production. We want you to be proud of your production and recommend us to other businesses and business associates of yours. Referrals are welcomed and rewarded! Only $249 with your $30 Discount ($279 retail) (back to top) $149 YOU GET ALL THIS WITH YOUR CUSTOM LIGHT ON-HOLD MESSAGE : Company Name Highlighted in alternating messages. Professional Voice Talent with talent fees paid for the lifetime of your production. This "buyout" fee includes professional voice-over artist and member of the Nevada Broadcasters Hall Of Fame: Gregg Powers. Also included are female courtesy greetings, if requested (other voices or all female voicing at slight additional charge). The actual production of your message (with our 32 Track Digital Recording Suite) including six courtesy messages spaced every 30 seconds. Alternating messages will highlight your company name during this three-minute production. Ownership! No Contracts! No forced updates! You own your completed production forever, without ever having to pay another music, account maintenance or voice talent fee again for the life of this production. Additionally you may want to request seasonal (holiday) messages or upgrade to our Custom Complete production at a special price. Only $149 with your $30 Discount ($179 retail) (back to top) $49 YOU GET ALL THIS WITH YOUR COURTESY ON-HOLD MESSAGE : Your Courtesy Messages will remind your callers on hold that you will be with them in just a moment and are designed to work with your business. Background music with license fees paid for the lifetime of your production. You choose from a variety of styles and tempos to make sure your musical selection matches your specific business (audition courtesy music selections here). Professional Voice Talent with talent fees paid for the lifetime of your production. This "buyout" fee includes professional voice-over artist and member of the Nevada Broadcasters Hall Of Fame: Gregg Powers. Your courtesy messages may include all male or male/female mix. The actual production of your message (with our 32 Track Digital Recording Suite) including six courtesy messages spaced every 30 seconds during this three-minute production. A Master Compact Disc (CD) or Cassette copy of your production. Ownership! No Contracts! No forced updates! You own your completed production forever, without ever having to pay another music, account maintenance or voice talent fee again for the life of this production. Additionally you may want to request seasonal (holiday) messages or upgrade to our Custom Lite or Custom Complete production at a special price. Only $49 with your $30 Discount ($79 retail) (back to top) WHAT YOUR CUSTOM ON-HOLD MESSAGE CAN DO FOR YOUR BUSINESS: Provide a courtesy to your clients by not making them listen to silence or Radio Commercials (unless it's your own) while on-hold. They'll know you care about them and show their appreciation by remaining on the line longer, with a perception that the time on-hold was a lot shorter. Build the image of your company by making a small company sound large and a large company sound gigantic. A professional presentation is always well received. Drive more traffic to your Website by using on-hold time to promote its services and features and in turn build their loyalty to you by providing sign ups for newsletters, Email and other promotions. Educate and Inform you clients by using on-hold time to talk about a new location, new products, your many services, employee of the month. You might mention an upcoming Trade Show, Convention or other special event. Increase Sales by using this valuable time to mention special sale items, closeouts, extended hours, bonus and customer referral programs. Whatever you need to say that you may not have time for when actually talking with your busy client. Entertain your clients by letting them know the history of your company and some of its achievements. It's possible to even include your company jingle, radio commercial and recorded customer testimonials. NOTE: If your production calls for media other than CD or Audio Cassette, just let us know. We can transfer to just about any media available* including DAT, Loop Cassette & Minidisc. We also can output your production to just about any audio/data format, including WAV, VOC, VOX, VAP, Dialogic ADPCM, PCM, SND, SAM, Real Audio and more*. *Some media other than CD or Audio Cassette may require a slight additional charge. Call for pricing. **Because of licensing, some formats may require a slight additional charge. Call for pricing T H E M U S I C P O L I C E Currently, the word is "Big Brother" is actively and aggressively phoning businesses in search of illegal and non-licensed music playing On-Hold. At Powers Productions we use only fully, legally licensed music but as a courtesy we want you to be aware of current copyright laws! Please visit our MUSIC POLICE page for more information on this topic and actual links that will allow you to check out your responsibility to license music on your own. 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Choose on hold music that suits your business or utilise customer waiting time with tailored advertising solutions. Your business’ on hold communications could be helping you sell or educate callers to the services and products you provide. Invest in the professional on hold messaging services from us today. 70% of all calls are placed on hold. The average on hold time is a staggering 43+ seconds. 90% of new callers hang up after 40 seconds without a hold message. 34% of callers that hang up will not call back. Callers stay on the line up to 3 times longer because of our tailored messages.
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Forming first impressions is an important part of building strong relationships with people. Many times, the first contact between a customer and your business is on the phone. It is estimated that 70% of business callers experience some type of hold time and that time spent on hold can be the first impression of your company. This can influence whether your caller chooses to do business with you.
On hold message 2 – You are less than 30 seconds into keeping your caller on hold. Give them something to think about...
Most of our customers update their On-Hold Promotions: When launching a new sale To inform callers of seasonal promotions or holiday hours. To reinforce updates to your website Billing Details Pay in Full for 3 updates to your On-Hold Messages and you'll pay just $139 per update (regular retail is $159 per update). That's a savings of $60! By purchasing this item, a link to a web form will appear on your Account Page in which you can enter your promotion scripts. This form can be submit to us 3 more times of your choosing (within 1 year of your invoice date).
Having an on hold message or on hold recordings for your business makes all the difference. 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.
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Your audio image is important. Phone contacts are often the first impression people have of your business. If they must hold on the phone, this is your chance to impress them with relevant greetings and telephone hold messages. Callers can be existing clients, future clients, potential customers, and they are all important. A professional voicemail recording boosts your credibility, and encourages prospects and potential connections to leave a voicemail when you can't answer the phon.
Professional phone messages and messages on hold When you call into a business the phone messages should reflect the professional business that you are calling. Phone Sound can record the ivr prompts , auto attendants, voicemails, after hours message and all telephone recordings and mix with entertaining on hold music to make sure your business
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Tone - select the right tone for your business brand. If your target market are young millennials, then the script would most likely include some slang words, be quite laid back and the script would be recorded in an energetic tone. If you primarily service the business market, then the script would be more articulate and recorded with a more professional tone. Website Terms and Conditions Privacy Policy Policies and Legal BusinessCom BusinessPBX BusinessCo Online Store BusinessCo Group Testimonials Compliments & Complaints 1300 Number Plans Shortlisted Voices Voice Actor Login Voice Actor Sign Up Login Sign Up Get Quote Audio Description British Sign Language Closed Captioning Localization Services Subtitling Services Translation Services Browse Languages English Speaking Find Narrators Genres Narrator Jobs Male Female Non-Binary Animation Voices Browse Languages Casting English Accents Find Voices Styles Unions Video Game Voices Voice Acting Jobs Voice Types Male Female Non-Binary Browse Talents Casting Location Services Mediums Nativities Post-Production Male Talents Female Talents Non-Binary Talents Rates Scriptwriting Talents Search Translations Voice-Over Jobs Gender All Genders Non-Binary Male Female Styles All Styles Comedy Host / Announcer B2B Characters Documentary Education Explainer Guide / IVR Impressions Narration News Commercial / Promotional Singing Africa (All)America (Latin)America (North)Asia (All)Europe (All)FictionalOceania (All) Africa, CentralAfrica, EastAfrica, NorthAfrica, SouthAfrica, South EastAfrica, WestAmerica, CentralAmerica, NorthAmerica, SouthAsia, CentralAsia, EastAsia, SouthAsia, South EastAtlantic, NorthAustralasiaBritish IslesCaribbeanEurope, CentralEurope, EastEurope, SouthEurope, South EastEurope, WestGalacticMiddle EastMythicalPacific IslandsScandinavia Tone(s) Angry Authoritative Comedic Conversational Eloquent Enticing Inspiring Nurturing Playful Sad Scared Unorthodox Advanced Gender(s) and Age(s) Non-Binary (Child) Non-Binary (Teen) Non-Binary (Young Adult) Non-Binary (Adult) Non-Binary (Senior) Male (Child) Male (Teen) Male (Young Adult) Male (Adult) Male (Senior) Female (Child) Female (Teen) Female (Young Adult) Female (Adult) Female (Senior) Styles(s) B2B Characters Comedy Commercial / Promotional Documentary Education Explainer Guide / IVR Host / Announcer Impressions Narration News Singing Pitch(es) Very High, Light, Camp Pitch High, Light Pitch Normal Pitch Low Pitch Very Low, Deep Pitch On-Hold Messaging Voice-Over Your on-hold messaging deserves only the best voice-over talent to represent your brand and keep callers happy. Listen to Voices Tell us about your project
Note that the music will always play from the beginning each time the unit is turned on. This isn't a problem when using the device for music on hold, it's intended purpose. But for my use, I bought a bunch of 1 GB USB drives, and recorded different "cheesy elevator music" on each, which we will be able to change out for variety.
Yes. You can preplan message changes to begin any time in the future. There is no limitation.