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
Before we get into “Step-By-Step Guide to Custom On Hold Messages” it’s important to understand the value of having custom on hold messages for your brand. Business has always been done over the phone, and callers have always been put on hold, but as online shopping has surpassed brick and mortar traffic, over-the-phone sales have reached all time highs. A recent study by Marchex shows that Americans spent more than $1 trillion in mobile “click-to-call” commerce, and there was over 93 billion consumer-to-business phone calls from smartphones and this number is expected to grow to a whopping 162 billion by 2019, 70% of callers are placed on hold 62% of callers hang-up in less than 45 seconds 34% of callers who hang-up will never call back.

The Business Audio Music On-Hold System (GDI-USBM10) is an on-hold audio player for use with any telephone system such as PBX's, IPBX's or Key Phone systems. The music on hold player is designed for ease of use. Simply plug the Grace Music and Messaging on Hold Player into your telephone systems' audio input jack (typically marked as ‘music on hold') via the included audio cable then insert the included USB thumb drive and the fully licensed music for businesses will automatically start playing.
To help you get started, we'll explain the effect that phone hold music has on customers, lay out the key criteria for selecting the best hold music, and even provide a free track that was selected by voters as the perfect hold song. Why hold music is worth investing in.