Text messaging has been around since 1992. Consumers expect you to have it. If you don’t have text messaging enabled on your landline, your customers won’t know that. Even after they text you, they may not know you didn’t get their message—they’ll simply assume you’re ignoring them.
People don’t expect you to respond to a text message right away. But they do expect you to respond.
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13. "Hello, you've reached [company]. If you're looking for information on [X], please check out our [Facebook page, company website, etc.] If you want to know more about [Y], take a look at [Z page on our site, our YouTube channel, etc.] Still have more questions, or just want to chat with our team? Leave your name and number, and we'll return your call straight away."
Calling your retrieval number — instead of your home phone number — is a faster way to listen to your messages remotely. You will be prompted immediately to enter your PIN and don't have to wait for your greeting to start.
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Velaro’s data is older, but they made an interesting finding that has probably only become more relevant in the years since: younger adults were less willing to wait on hold for any length of time. 40.8 percent of adults between 18 and 24 wouldn’t wait on hold at all, whereas only 27.7 percent of adults over 65 were unwilling to wait.
-Hi, this is ______. I’m sorry I can’t answer the phone right now. Leave a message, and then wait by your phone until I call you back.
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14. “Thanks for giving us a call! We promise it’s never a bad time for [company name], but you’ve reached us after-hours. Please leave us your name, number and the best time to reach you and we’ll give you a call when we are open.” Let’s face it, you’re not always open. Yet that doesn’t mean you don’t want to help your caller. Let them know you’ll call them right back when you’re open again.
You might take this as a good sign: people have realistic expectations, and you don’t have to feel pressure to pick up the phone right away. But the reality is that this means people see phone calls as a big commitment. They’re setting aside a block of time just to ask a quick question. And the bigger the commitment it is to interact with your business, the fewer interactions you’re going to have.
When making an investment in a new phone system that needs to integrate with other systems, the Switchvox system makes the most sense. Regardless of how your business changes and grows, your initial investment is always protected. Using standard IVR/XML scripting, you can easily connect your database and create steps to take your caller almost any direction you can dream without having to know anything about phones or phone system software! For example, a school might offer parents a custom absentee line to quickly report student absences or a company may route new callers to sales people but existing clients are routed directly to a customer success team automatically based only on the Caller ID.
If you choose Selectively Forward Calls, you'll need to have at least one rule for forwarding applied for call forwarding to be active.
No one should be calling during the holidays, and yet some people do. When you’re out for the holidays, create a voicemail greeting that communicates the cheerfulness of the season while still staying professional.
Here are six phone greetings that will enhance customer interaction. … If the customer is calling a support line because they're not having a …
Hi! This is (insert name and title.) My apologies, but I’m away from my phone until (insert date.) While I’m …
Voice Prompts – usually combined with a Business Intro announcement, used for Auto Attendant and IVR prompts to provide menu options and assist in telephone navigation.
Only one out of every five customers will listen to your voicemail if they don’t recognize your number. With listen rates that low, your response rates are going to be abysmal. If you have a front desk receptionist or another employee making outbound calls, you’re going to have a hard time making that worth your while.