Don’t know what the messages should say? You could engage a marketing or branding firm to help with this.
The Grace Digital Message and Music on Hold Media MP3 player is an on-hold music and media player designed for use with almost any business telephone setup including PBX, IBX, or Key Phone systems. Keep your customers, clients, or coworkers occupied and entertained while they wait.
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"Messages on hold are often one of the most painful of customer ordeals. But when done right by Scott Greggory and crew with actual humor, it takes a customer hassle and elevates it to a customer experience you tell others about. Click through to check out a couple samples. They're addictive, and brilliant marketing." - Bill Cusick / Author & Customer Experience Expert
Inform your callers of your business hours, address, website URL and more. By answering their basic questions through an on hold service, you can free up your staff for more detailed calls.
"Congratulations on Best of Show! I was in charge of the [Fifth District ADDY Awards] judging and was there when we played your On Hold Messaging. Very creative. I remember the judges commenting that it was a great use of an underutilized medium. Funny (and effective) stuff. Also goes to show that you don't need to go to the big city to get great creative work." - John McCafferty / McCafferty and Company Advertising
If your on hold content, well, sucks, callers are going to call you out on it. Twitter Feedback is hardly new, but there are certainly a lot of people tweeting with the hashtag #onhold who will tell you a thing or two about what they like, and what they don't, while they're waiting to hear from a company. Maybe you'll be surprised to see just how grim it can be... check out this sampling of tweets to see the good, the bad, and the UGLY.
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You might be thinking, “Great, thanks for the info, I’ll go pick something neutral, like classical, or upbeat, like pop.” Slow your roll—there’s a lot more to hold music than just genre.
Message on Hold starts with a great script. A basic script consultation is included with every order. One of our script consultants will review your script and verify pronunciations of any special terminology, as well as provide suggested verbiage improvements, if necessary. For custom script orders, your consultant will take your ideas and source materials and transform them into customized scripting that will engage your callers. Our experienced staff will work with you to create, revise, and finalize your audio script so that it’s ready for studio production. We’ve helped businesses of all sizes, and within various industries, ensure their scripting will keep their callers informed and engaged.
So how do you choose the right hold music? Start with what’s appropriate for your business. A funeral home wouldn’t blast the Bee Gees. A sports arena isn’t going to stream some easy listening to the fans. Know your audience, understand their mind space, and pick your music accordingly.
With our on hold marketing service called MOOD: Voice, you not only get that chance but you can also let the customer know about other products and services you offer. With Mood:Voice you can change your message as little as once a year or as often as once a week, it’s completely your choice. Please give us a call to schedule an appointment to talk about your business… We’ll even put you on hold if you want to try it out! Better yet, click the button for a sample.
Oh, the waiting is the hardest part? Thanks Tom, we didn’t know that. Tell me, is water wet?
Waiting queues allow your callers to wait on you on the line but you should not exceed the waiting time for more than 5 minutes. A queue announcement can also be introduced after the “message before answering”. After the “message before answering”, the waiting announcement is immediately cut.
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.
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.
Sample 2 – “Thank you for holding. Your call is very important to us. The answer to all your technical service needs is PQR Incorporated. PQR has set the standard for excellence in the Tri-State area and over 1,000 companies – large and small – have come to rely on PQR for their technical service needs. Thanks for holding.”
We invite you to listen to our Voice, Music and Program demos listed in the playlist below. Music demos are listed first, Program demos are listed next, and our Voice demos are listed towards the bottom. Please click on a demo to hear a short sample.