-41% of American consumers have initiated a purchase over the phone in the last year.
Adding a professional Message On Hold program to your phone system is an easy way to improve the image of your business. It helps you make a great first impression and helps your customers get valuable sales and service information. Here are 6 ways a professional on hold message can help improve your image:
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For the Wagon Yard, we developed a 2-minute recording using a combination of story telling and informative narrative with music and sound effects. Be sure to listen long enough to hear the child’s voice! http://prosoundusa.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/27/files/05-18-11-Big-Surf-Waterpark-Experienced-Shark1.mp3
A well written script is the cornerstone of any great on hold message. It must capture the caller’s attention, so they remain engaged while navigating menu options or waiting on hold. The script that callers hear can set the tone for the rest of the conversation. It should also be in line with your goals, which can be broken down to 3 main objectives. It can be to inform the caller, promote the brand or product, or just entertain the caller. Most of all, it has to be engaging.
"We have actually had a few callers ask to be placed back on hold just to hear the entire production." - Jake Skeens / Suncoast Communications
As an example of what that actually means, let’s listen to the popular hold music staple that is Pachelbel’s Canon in D. At CD quality it sounds soothing. As hold music it starts to grate very, very quickly.
Once professionally recorded your message is loaded as a mp3 file which can be downloaded when ready. It is easily loaded via your PC to a USB key and plugged into your On Hold Player.
I was wondering if its possible to have music play for the people that I will have on hold? Windows XP Pro Posted on Apr 13, 2009 7:25 PM Reply I have this question too (728) I have this question too Me too (728) Me too All replies Drop Down menu first Page 1 of 1 Page 1/1 last User profile for user: r.cloud r.cloud User level: Level 3 (815 points) Apr 13, 2009 7:29 PM in response to PsychedelicWonders In response to PsychedelicWonders
Whether it’s music, marketing messages, or a combination of both, the recording should be long enough so it doesn’t loop back to where they started when they were first put on hold. If you don’t typically have long wait times, this should be no problem. If calls get stacked up sometimes, you’ll want to make sure that the recording is at least as long as your typical wait time on a busy day.
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Messages On Hold, have provided us with a fantastic messages & advertising on Hold Music for our office's New Phone System, and having it in operations for the past 2 Business Days it has already provided some awesome reviews from our Business clients.
In response to PsychedelicWonders. Call hold/call wait is a network feature (while it is activated by the handset) as such any music would be supplied by your carrier, there should be some there but chances are it's some wonderfull elevator style stuff (I'm partial to Brahms myself 😉 ). More Less. Apr 13, 2009 7:29 PM.
Did you know that 94% of all marketing budgets are spent to induce a customer to call, and only 6% to handle the call once it is received? In total, your callers can spend hundreds, even thousands of hours On Hold each year! That’s a lot of wasted time.
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Upgrading to Custom On Hold Messages is like employing a sales/PR person that talks to every caller you place On Hold. And remember, your On Hold system never calls in sick, it sounds as enthusiastic at 5pm as it does at 8am and talks to every single caller placed On Hold, all for just a few cents per call.
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