Your customers might need you on the holidays. If you’re a business owner, you know this already. 🙂 Manage customer expectations and let them know how to get assistance.
As a bonus, here is an example of our own holiday voicemail greeting here at OpenPhone:
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Mexico’s anti-monopoly commission announced Thursday it has fined 17 soccer teams for conspiring to impose a cap on the salaries of women soccer players. The commission said the teams will be fined about $9 million for illegal practices. The clubs acted somewhat openly through the Mexican Soccer Federation, and the commission said the effect was “to deepen even further the salary gap between male and female soccer players.”
When your small business is closed, ensure that your callers know that! If appropriate, you might want to reiterate your business hours to manage callback expectations.
Top 7 business voicemail greetings. 1. Hi, you’ve reached [ you name] of [ your business ]. I’m sorry that I’m not available to answer your call at the present time. Please leave your name, number and a quick message at the tone and I’ll forward your message to the appropriate person. 2.
8.) Welcome to the Service Department of the John Doe. Unfortunately, all lines are busy at the moment. Please leave a message after the tone with your name and phone number. We will call you back as soon as possible. We wish you a nice day.
When recording, choose a quiet area, speak clearly, and use your full name (first and last).
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If the you haven't changed your personal greeting, a default system greeting will be played for callers. For example, "Please leave a message for John Smith. After the tone, please record your message. When you finish recording hang-up or press the pound key for more options."
The pet care service providers get calls from pet owners at odd hours or when they are busy attending to their chores. So, resorting to voicemail services is necessary for such businesses. Below is an excerpt from a voicemail for a pet service entity:
Choose your busy greeting from the drop-down menu next to If busy use greeting from: System—This plays the system default greeting. Personal—If this option is selected, choose the file to upload.
Not sure what to say, or is your existing greeting making people doze off? Here’s what we recommend: “Hello. You've reached ______. Please leave a message and we'll get back to you as soon as we can. Thank you, and have a great day.”
Step 1. Tap the phone app from your home screen. It’s the green icon with the white-colored phone in the middle.
You've reached Big Apple Cleaners. We are currently closed. Our regular business hours are from 9 am to 9 pm, Monday through Friday. If you would like to leave a voicemail, please include your name and phone number, and we'll respond to you as soon as possible. Thank you and have a nice day.
In this case, the agent shows concern for the customer and wants to serve him in the best possible manner. The agent is also polite and courteous.
When I go into the greeting page the page is is not working , touching play / record does nothing. Can’t change anything.