Voicemail greetings are simple things, and in a business, they can seem unimportant. However, a voice mail greeting gets a lot of play with customers and associates—think of how often you are unable to take a phone call because you're on another line, away from your desk or out of the office.
Voicemails have been around in one form or another since the beginning telephone communications. This feature still manages to make its way on every smartphone, despite the rate in which technology is evolving. The reason for this is usefulness – you won’t miss any unanswered calls even if your phone is off. The voice messages from your callers will be transferred to your voicemail box and you’ll be able to listen to them at a later date.

Hello! You’ve reached [Luke on the Customer Success Team at LinkedPhone]. Our office is currently closed but rest assured your call is very important to me. Please leave your name and number and let me know how I could be of service to you. I’ll return your call on the next business day. Thank you!
The biggest barrier is actually getting them to leave the voicemail in the first place. Don’t get in your own way by recording a long, drawn-out voicemail greeting that might do more to convince them to hang up than actually leave a message.