So, given that hold music is such a powerful potential source of frustration, why do companies continue to get it wrong? Reading the articles that are out there, there seems to be a lot of speculation regarding the best choice of music to placate or even entertain customers while they wait in your queue. Some common suggestions include “Hanging On The Telephone” by Blondie, or Lionel Richie’s “Hello, is it me you’re looking for?”. Or how about looking up the customer’s record in your call centre CRM, grabbing their date of birth, and playing something based on their age range - pop for the under 25s and presumably something fusty for the oldies?
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-8 to 15% of a company’s customer base is lost each year, 68% is due to indifferent or negative phone treatment.
On hold messages are a marketing tactic used by businesses and organizations to deliver information to their callers who are on hold. Although it was invented in the 1960s, this technology is still very useful today. If you are a business owner interested in utilizing this marketing tool, you may be interested to learn about the many features it has to offer. On hold messaging provides a variety of technology features that you can use to your advantage. Keep reading below to find out how they can work for your business.
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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 😉 ). Apr 13, 2009 7:29 PM Reply Helpful Thread reply - more options Link to this Post Apr 14, 2009 2:23 PM in response to r.cloud In response to r.cloud