With OpenPhone you can record your own voicemail greetings directly in the app, upload your own voice clips or simply type your voicemail script.
Professional business voicemail greetings are significantly different from ones you record for individual use and complete your professional business image. They’re more generic in nature and designed to provide information to the caller while ensuring they leave a message. Where possible, explain when you expect to return calls. Typically, they’re recorded for the following:
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Phone-system greetings, on the other hand, are played to callers when the system answers a call; these greetings are controlled by the account administrator. To create a new auto-attendant greeting: ( NOTE: If you've just created a new auto-attendant, added extensions to it, and clicked Yes when asked if you want to update its greeting, start
Insurance agents have to deal with large numbers of clients almost all through the year. So, they are extremely busy and cannot take calls of clients. For them resorting to voicemail messages become inevitable. Here is one instance of VOIP phone service for businesses like this:
Messages on Hold – continuous loop of music and messaging that plays as callers wait to speak to a business representative. Messages On Hold present a mix of marketing messages and customer service information that is mixed with music to play in a loop for callers waiting on hold.
Here’s a generic business voicemail greeting example: “Thank you for calling [company/person’s name]. We are currently unavailable, but if you leave your name, phone number, and message, we will get back to you as soon as possible.” The above greeting is a professional voicemail script used by many growing and established businesses.
All Calls—This option forwards all calls to voicemail.
Out of town? Your callers should know. Let them know with the following vacation voicemail greetings.
Expand your opening to with 'Thank you for calling [insert company/individual name]' or 'You've reached the voicemail of [insert company/individual name]'. This personal touch goes a long way towards building a rapport even when you're not available to answer the call directly.
Voicemail Greetings – outgoing message recordings for after-hours voicemail box and when a call can’t be taken.
Please leave us a message with your details and we will get back to you when the office resumes.
Hi, thank you for calling me. I apologize for not answering the phone at the moment. Please leave your name, number and message, and I will call …
For When to Forward or When Not to Forward, select a Business Schedule and Holiday Schedule from the drop-down menu. 10
That’s the simple structure of a voicemail greeting. Overall, your greeting should be professional, but the wording can vary depending on the situation. Check out a sample below.
“Hello, you’ve reached the special agent Bond. James Bond. Okay okay, it’s actually [last name]. I’m currently away saving the world on a top-secret mission but I will get back to you as soon as possible. Please leave your name, contact info, number, and availability and I’ll call back as soon as I’m done helping M16. Have a great day. [last name] out!”
Jackie Manici, co-owner of Paul Kenneth Salon and Spa in Woburn, Massachusetts, says new guests to their salon are surprised by two things: “When they arrive, they see their names posted on our Welcome Board, and they are offered a latte, cappuccino or tea. Guests have actually posted on City Search about how special this makes them feel.”
5. Road side cafe; you kill them and we’ll cook them. Leave your order and we’ll get back.