Here’s something else you can do with your mobile phone – it can help you run your business, whether you’re a team of one or many. Today, most business owners stay in touch with customers using both an office phone and a mobile phone. Because they don’t want to mix personal and business communications or give out their personal phone number, they typically buy a separate cell phone. LinkedPhone is changing that – and saving business owners a lot of money in the process.
"I wish I had more time to forward to you all the great feedback we get." - Chris Hamann / Lakeland Auto & Marine (Hear a sample)
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Sample 1 — "Thank you for holding. ABC Homes offers the finest in Luxury living in 10 new home communities in the metropolitan area. Whether you desire a luxury condominium, a townhome, or a single family detached home, we have the home that is right for you! Someone will be with you shortly."
1.) All our lines are busy at the moment – Please be patient. We will be with you momentarily – PAUSE – Have you already visited our website www.johndoe.com? Your concerns are important to us, please hold the line, you will be connected as soon as possible.- PAUSE – Just a moment please, the next available team member will be there for you shortly.
83% of callers who are put into a queue without custom on-hold features will hang up after just 15 seconds. 36% of these people will never call back again. With Custom hold messaging you can reduce hang-up rates for your business and engage callers while they wait.
Advanced Productions has been providing affordable on hold audio messages and voicemail greetings to businesses—literally around the world. We are an audio and video production company headquartered in Miami, Florida, since 1977. Let us create a custom on hold message for your business for as little as $195!
Welcome to Business 1300 where our mission is to make your business even more outstanding. Please hold the line and one of our representatives will be with you shortly.
Sample 4 – “We appreciate your patience while we are assisting other customers. Kitchens Plus has the largest selection of granite countertops in the state. Our design professionals will assist you in selecting the granite that is right for you, then they will walk you through every step of the design and installation process. Thank you for holding.”
We supply many styles of messages including music only, music plus reassuring courtesy messages, trivia or humour. In addition you could choose a dynamic mix of information about your business, products, and services along with educational consumers tips.
Although most clients select just one voice talent to read their entire script, some choose two voices for a more interesting finished product. The most common choice is to have both a male and female read the script in an alternating format.
Hold music has a paradoxical purpose: Keep folks on the line, but don't draw their attention. DigiPub/Getty Images
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.
A very smart way to market your business by delivering an engaging message wile they wait. Ideal for small to medium businesses Quality recorded messages from an expert production teamCompetitive packages
However, if there is no other option but to place your customers on hold (perhaps during a busy season), you need to make the experience as pleasant as possible.
Your call is answered and while being transferred to the relevant department you hear on hold messages. Whilst waiting their on hold message is informing you about the options available to you, from how your property will be advertised through to information about a free market appraisal on your property, followed by a great mortgage deal that is currently available.
Picking the appropriate hold music is crucial. After all, there’s a reason elevator music is a running joke. We know that waiting is annoying and that music influences mood. Don’t just queue up some Mozart and call it a day; do strategize your musical picks.
The way we approach musical genres today is much more fluid, from both the musician and the listener’s perspectives. Thanks to the age of MP3 players and streaming services, we can group music by other metrics than language and style or what’s popular in our specific region.