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:
-Customers left on-hold without any background music felt that a 30-second on-hold call actually lasted 90 seconds. Furthermore, customers thought a 30-second on-hold call that used music-on-hold last only 15 seconds.
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Informational message on hold sections make user of wait time by providing the caller with product, service or support information. This is a good opportunity to cross sell items to the caller that they may be interested in, provide detailed location descriptions and general business background information.
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There are companies that offer you a 'free' on hold demo, 'free' script writing, 'free' updates etc, the cost of which is recouped by getting you into a lengthy contract.
1. The Welcome Greeting. This is the first greeting callers hear when they call your company. Sample Scripts: “Thank you for calling [company name].” “Thank you for calling [company name].
Often, it’s a good idea to precede the message with a bright alert sound effect to grab snoozing customer attention:
Fantastic customer service from Lee when he set up an automatic answer message system for us. Nothing was too much trouble and he helped to solve our problem very quickly and easily. Thanks for all of your help.
Can I use the music of my favorite artist/band/performer as the background to my Message on Hold program?
“As part of your on hold package, we can offer you a discounted backup price when ordered at the same time. Once you are connected, please ask your adviser for full details.”
No one wants to be stuck on hold with silence (30 seconds feels like 5 minutes!).
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