The idea of creating a custom on-hold message may sound daunting, but advancements in technology have made it a lot easier in the last few years.
AyerPlay is a major supplier for Nationwide Insurance, VCA Animal Hospitals, Coldwell Banker Real Estate, Vision Source optometric offices and more.
.
Feel free to use the template messages for your on hold messages or just to get ideas. Just replace [the words in brackets] with your own words and amend as you see fit. #1 Who [On Hold Messaging Direct] are a leading supplier of [telephone messages, including IVR, music on-hold and marketing messages].
8/27 4:30 am - Time Warner is experiencing a National outage - visit https://twitter.com/TWC_Help On Hold, In Hell: 10 Catchy Tunes for your Waiting Pleasure by Marty Foster Feb 3, 2015 7:00:00 AM
There are companies that offer you a 'free' on hold demo, 'free' script writing, 'free' updates etc, the cost of which is recouped by getting you into a lengthy contract.
This brings up the ever-present question of appropriate branding for your business. At a funeral home, Green says, you don't want an upbeat pop song, for obvious reasons. Mark Malekpour, who works at Beatsuite, a music library which sells a variety of songs specifically for hold systems, says that companies too often want popular music. "For an insurance company, you don't want something from Queen or U2," he said. "When you're choosing music for an insurance company, it shouldn't feel happy or feel good or lighthearted, because insurance is something you have to have, and you want to think, 'These guys get what insurance is all about.' " (Beatsuite's bestselling hold song is called "Inspiring Innovation," which is tagged as: "Success, achievement, and trustworthy.")
Our scriptwriters have years of experience in writing for audio, especially on hold and IVR systems. We’ll create an on hold message your callers will be happy to listen to – avoiding the clichés and stock phrases they hate to hear.
"You know, we get people who ask us to put them back on hold." - Eric Smith / Binkelman Corporation (Hear a sample)
Professionally recorded phone messages and greetings are the perfect way to promote and re-enforce your business brand when customers call the business. They will put a professional touch to any message and enhance your business image. Choose between a male or female voice, recorded in the tone best suited to your business. Ideal for Business Intro Messages at the start of the call, Auto Attendant (IVR) prompts, Voicemail greetings such as one for an After-Hours Service, and On-Hold Messages. Incorporate background music for that extra touch.
How to make sure the callers do not hang up and keep waiting for the next available client rep? You ask them!
When it comes to writing comedy, you need to have people around you. There should be people around you that you can bounce ideas off of. Otherwise, you’ll just be telling yourself jokes and slowly go insane as you force yourself to laugh at your own jokes.
Skip Waiting On Hold comes as part of the $3 per month DoNotPay suite of services designed to save people time and money by battling bureaucracy on their behalf. It can handle DMV paperwork for you, write legal letters to scare businesses out of overcharging you and it provides a credit card that automatically cancels subscriptions when your free trial ends.
On Hold Audio by Advanced Productions is a professional company with good quality service. I highly recommend using Advanced Productions.
The main objective of a caller navigating an IVR system is to get to the desired destination as quickly as possible. If the script contains overly wordy phrases and long descriptions, the callers will get frustrated with every passing word.
More than 100 professional voice over artists available to record your messages including bilingual options.
Calls overflow to the voicemail box if they can’t be answered during business hours. This may be during unusually busy periods or if there is no one to take the call.
-41% of American consumers have initiated a purchase over the phone in the last year.