If you think about, the cost of “NOT HAVING” on hold messages is far greater than any investment you may make in custom on hold messages. Why? A lost call equals a lost sale and a lost customer. Two things no business owner wants to hear. And to make matters worse, you also have to consider the wasted advertising spend you invested in order to generate that call. It’s estimated that caller abandonment (caller hangups) cost businesses billions of dollars each year.
Experienced male and female voice talent will take the words off the page and deliver your message with sincerity and appeal, from corporate to casual. Music is carefully selected to reflect your business style.
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“Providing information on hold results in a 40% increase in retention of callers on hold... a 15% increase in inquiries... and a 12% direct increase for products and services mentioned on hold.” – US West Communications Study
Generic pop songs perform better than those with prosocial lyrics or instrumental music. It turns out people calling in with grievances don’t want to hear songs about helping the world, and stereotypical elevator music triggers anger when on hold for extended periods.
Has your business experienced changes since the COVID-19 Emergency? New hours, special handing of customers, new procedures, etc.
For those still using analogue or digital phone systems, voice on ISDN circuits has a bandwidth of around 4000Hz. The audio from an analogue phone is sampled at 8000Hz, and because of the nyquist theorem, must be low-pass filtered to 4000Hz. So any frequencies in the audio beyond 4000Hz are lost. Interestingly, the human ear and mind are good at recognising human speech, so this is considered "toll-quality" voice, i.e. good enough to pay for. This is the reason why certain vocalised letters are difficult or impossible to tell apart on the phone. For example, the differences between B, P, T, C, etc. are almost entirely above 4000Hz.
Someone is late for the conference call, so the music starts. "Well, I've been sitting here all day," the song begins, sort of croony, with a vaguely country affect — the kind of opening that leads you to expect there is, somewhere, an ex-lover who probably isn't coming back. A certain variety of pining. But then, a few bars in, a turn: "Yes I'm waiting on this conference call, all alone. And I'm on hold, yes I'm on hold... I hope it's not all day, ey!"
For those of you who are familiar with the veritable purgatory that is being “on hold,” I don’t have to tell you that you have just been thrust into a parallel universe where time slows down, and both your patience and sanity cannot survive.
A custom on hold message, mixed with on hold music ensures that callers know they are being kept on hold. This is important so customers do not feel abandoned or that they have possibly been disconnected. If there are no on hold messages or music at the end of the line, many callers will not wait long before hanging up. If you can provide them with some useful information, on hold phone messages can keep your callers online for considerably longer, allow time for your operators to answer and reduce the stress of callers.
All stars5 star only4 star only3 star only2 star only1 star onlyAll positiveAll criticalAll stars 4 global ratings | 3 global reviews For 25 years, I've wanted a professional on hold system and I finally have one!. The price is perfect, there are a lot of choices of music I can choose for my patient's and customers to listen to if it is necessary I put them on hold, and it was easy to set up. Their customer service is superb! I would definitely recommend this product!!! Does not work (phone rings and then hangs up on caller). When returned was sent messages from seller that it can be programmed to work, which makes a confusing install with confusing instruction even worse. Also, upon returning product I forgot to include institutions (5 pages of 8x11 paper) and was changed a $75 restocking fee. Do yourself a favor and avoid this product. Questions? Get fast answers from reviewers Ask
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Helpful message on hold sections are meant to speedily improve the caller experience. Good content to provide during these sections might include information that the caller may be looking for on their call, information regarding access to a business location, troubleshooting steps and problem resolution and information on organizational changes that the caller may need before proceeding with their call.
The more frequently your callers hear that (or any prompt), the less they believe you.
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Put yourself in the caller shoes! Call your business and ask to be put on hold. If all you hear is silence, don’t delay. Not only will on hold messages help drive sales and revenue, they will dramatically improve caller experience. It’s time to change the way you look at your on hold button. Any time you have the attention of your customers and prospects, you have a marketing opportunity. Contact Original On Hold, or start your risk free custom on hold demo today! Related Post Don’t Let Caller On Hold Time Kill Your Customer Experience Join Our Newsletter Stay informed. Our newsletter is packed with marketing tips, ideas, strategies and best practices.