The difference between writing a script and writing for print is that scripts must be written for the ear and written for effective delivery by voice talent. It must be written in a conversational tone. When you create a script that’s listenable, your callers will better understand your business.
Whether you use the best hold music in the world or a simple repeating jingle, hold music is worth using for one reason. Customer retention. USA Business Telephone Today held a study of 30,000 callers.They placed each on hold for one minute, but split the callers into three groups and used different hold techniques on each before measuring the results.
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One of the most challenging aspects of writing for speech is optimising text to be read aloud and recorded. On paper, long, complex sentences are easily accommodated. When read out aloud, the same sentences can sound awkward and confusing.
In an ideal world you’d never put a caller on hold, but since most of the time that’s not a reasonable expectation for those tasked with receiving calls, your hold button is necessary. And, when it comes to your business, silence is not golden. Dead air on the other end of the line is not only a waste of a golden opportunity, it can leave callers frustrated, questioning whether or not you’re still even on the line.
If you would like a pause in your message where just background music (or blank airtime) plays, place (...) in your script where you want the pause.
If you’re ready to start, call us or fill out a quick form and we’ll get in contact with you. It’s a quick process that’ll take about 2-weeks. Evaluate Your Caller Experience On-Hold Message Samples Phone System Technical Details Our Process for Developing Your Custom On-Hold System Consultation Caller Experience Evaluation Archives April 2021 May 2013 September 2012 August 2012 July 2012 June 2012 May 2012 April 2012 February 2012 August 2011 July 2011 June 2011 May 2011 March 2011 February 2011 January 2011 December 2010 November 2010 October 2010 September 2010 August 2010 July 2010 June 2010 May 2010 April 2010 March 2010 February 2010 December 2009 November 2009 October 2009 October 2008 September 2008 October 2007 August 2007 July 2007 March 2007 Let’s Connect Product Brochure.pdf Install Manual.pdf LAN/WAN Annex.pdf 88% of callers preferred On Hold Messages to other hold options, and 16% made purchases based on an on hold offer. Source: MaxiMarketing Without messages or music nearly 60% of business callers placed on-hold will hang up. Almost 30% of these callers won’t call back. Source: CNN A study by US WEST reported that when companies played information on hold, caller retention increased by 40%, inquiries increased by as much as 15%, and requests for services increased by as much as 12% Some of our Clients Blogroll Dave Young – Branding Blog Dave Young’s blog about all things branding Michael Drew – Promote A Book Michael Drew’s blog about publishing and platform building Tom Wanek – Marketing Beyond Advertising Tom Wanek’s blog about how to build (and keep) credibility Your privacy is guaranteed. We will never give, lease or sell your personal information. login P. 604.529.1181 Tollfree 1.877.345.4653
Once professionally recorded your message is loaded as a mp3 file which can be downloaded when ready. It is easily loaded via your PC to a USB key and plugged into your On Hold Player.
Sample 5 — "Thanks for holding. Dazzle your clients with delicious cookies featuring your company's logo! Orders are available for batches as small as 200 cookies! Someone will be with you shortly."
Unfortunately, it gets worse. Due to general sloppiness when it comes to setting the volume level for music on hold, a form of distortion known as “clipping” can appear, and regularly does if you’re willing to believe personal anecdotal evidence. If you want to know about the science behind clipping, then Wikipedia will tell you everything you need to know, but for those of us who have things to get on with, we can get by just knowing that when something is played too loud down a phone line, the sound starts to distort and sound really horrible.
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This is perhaps the most encouraging song in the list. Hold on, your Customer Service Representative is coming. Probably.
Instead of writing to inform people or to entertain them, you need to write your script as a way to create a conversation. You need to imagine what someone would say to another person and then put it on the page. Don’t be afraid if it feels like you’re talking to yourself — that just means you’re writing well.
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This brings up the ever-present question of appropriate branding for your business. At a funeral home, Green says, you don't want an upbeat pop song, for obvious reasons. Mark Malekpour, who works at Beatsuite, a music library which sells a variety of songs specifically for hold systems, says that companies too often want popular music. "For an insurance company, you don't want something from Queen or U2," he said. "When you're choosing music for an insurance company, it shouldn't feel happy or feel good or lighthearted, because insurance is something you have to have, and you want to think, 'These guys get what insurance is all about.' " (Beatsuite's bestselling hold song is called "Inspiring Innovation," which is tagged as: "Success, achievement, and trustworthy.")
Version 3 NEC DSX systems have the ability to upload a .Wav file directly into the message-on-hold mailbox using the PC Administrator program.
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