What’s the average length of the musical interludes in a Message on Hold program?
-After an average of 1 minute and 55 seconds of hold time most callers hang up annoyed – 34% of those callers who hang up will not call back.
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On-hold marketing / on-hold messages provide an amazing opportunity to add real and lasting value to your business.
Seasonal and time sensitive message encompass information that may be relevant for a limited period. Common areas of focus might be season products – such as pools or outdoor equipment, special events and holidays, disease awareness and prevention and time limited promotional discounts.
Here is our top 5 recommendation of what to look for in a quality on hold message provider:
We can create tailored on hold messages for you. Using the information you want to convey, the products and services you want to showcase, and the deals and offers you want to promote. We offer a totally customisable and collaborative service, which combines the knowledge you have of your business and industry and our specialist expertise.
Messaging On Hold produce creative and engaging phone messages for your callers on hold. Messages on hold will help your business to connect your callers. Turn callers into customers, give your business a professional phone image, educate your customers …
Once you’ve selected a professional on-hold messaging voice-over artist, we can help you hone the script prior to recording. After recording, we’ll mix the voice-over with your selected library music track. There are lots of great sites to buy library music. We frequently use Audio Jungle, but there are many others.
We put together some resources for a mix of both free-to-use and royalty-free hold music:
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Every second counts so use your time wisely. Your on hold messages are an asset to your company and can help your business grow. For all other enquiries – Press 4, or hold and you will be connected to an operator. Please call back at these times or press 3 to leave your message and we’ll get back to you. For Billing Enquiries – Press 1 For New Customers – Press 2 For Customer Service – Press 3 If you would like register a new service cal – Press 1 If you are expecting an engineer today and would like an estimated arrival time – Press 2 To cancel or re-arrange an engineers visit – Press 3 For Emergencies and all other enquiries – Press 4 _________________ Script 4 Alternativily please submit your query through www.YourCompany.com forward slash support for further assistance.
I’m not sure that being called “baby” is something that I’m comfortable with, on a phone call with a stranger or otherwise. Nevertheless, it’s in the top 5.
Whether you’re writing your script or having us draft one for you, Holdcom makes it easy to order professional, customized Message on Hold programs for your phone system.
Our copy-writers bring it upon themselves to not only understand your company, but also present it in a way as if it were their own. Seriously! It's always emotional when a jobs finished.
Send that message, or get information needed, and press thumb button at bottom center screen/phone and all apps on “Home Screen” will return, If need to return to actual call in progress/or on hold, press the center button twice quickly.