With social media, blogs, email marketing, and yes…voicemail greetings, businesses have lots of opportunities to make an impression. But it’s important to make the right impression. Callers will make inferences on what you say and how you say it, and you don't always get another chance to make a positive impact. You want prospective customers to leave a message. You want them to get a great first impression of your business. So, you need professional voicemail greetings. Here’s how you get them…
Voicemails don’t necessarily have to be monotonous or extremely jazzy or funky. What you should be looking for is a balance between the two. Whenever you call someone and their voicemail greeting is playing, it tells you a lot about who they are, as a person. Which is why, you’ve got to put a little bit of “you” when it comes to voicemail.
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Most callers expect their call to be answered. Once they realize that your office is currently closed, the most important piece of information they probably want to know is your standard business hours.
13. “Hello, you’ve reached the [Department name] at [your company]. We can’t take your call right now, but please leave your name, contact information, and the reason for reaching out. One of our team members will be in touch within the day. To ensure we don’t miss you again, you can also let us know the best time to call you back. Thanks and have a great day.” This greeting lets your caller know your Customer Service team is just as efficient as you are.Voicemail greetings for calls received after business hours
Access Visual Voicemail messages. For AT&T Visual Voicemail 1 app for Android, tap the AT&T Visual Voicemail app. For all other types of Visual Voicemail, tap Phone > Voicemail. Tap to select the desired voicemail message. Tap the Play icon if it doesn’t play automatically. Tap the Pause icon to pause playback.
Please take a moment now to listen to the sample voices available to record your greetings below. It is important that you listen to each of the clips in full to hear the voiceover talent’s voice range and to get an idea of what sound you would like for your business voicemail greetings or on-hold announcements. Karen is our most requested female voiceover artist and has a range of voice abilities. Charles’ deep voice and clear presentation will give your callers a trusted first impression.
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8. “Thanks for calling [your name] at [your company]. I didn’t mean to send you to voicemail but I am either on the line with another client or on the go. Leave your name, number, the reason for your call today and the best time to call you back. I’ll speak with you shortly! ” Your caller probably wanted to reach you, not your voicemail. Advise your caller that you’re simply on the line with another caller and you’ll be right with them.
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8. “Thanks for calling [your name] at [your company]. I didn’t mean to send you to voicemail but I am either on the line with another client or on the go. Leave your name, number, the reason for your call today and the best time to call you back. I’ll speak with you shortly! ” Your caller probably wanted to reach you, not your voicemail. Advise your caller that you’re simply on the line with another caller and you’ll be right with them.
5. "Hello, [Person's name] is chasing new adventures and is no longer with [Company name]. Please forward all future requests to [New or interim person's name] at [phone number]. Thank you!"
8. "Hi, you've reached [your name]. I'm unable to come to the phone right now. But if you leave your name, number, and a short message, I'll be sure to call back."
“Good morning. You’ve reached the voicemail of [your name]. Today is [date]. Please leave me a message with your name and contact information. Oh, and here’s my motivational quote of the day: [read quote].”
I’ve got you covered. I’ve compiled some of the best voicemail greetings you can use for virtually any situation you’ll come across.
Here at Voxist we are constantly working to improve the voicemail experience for our customers and their callers. We know that most carriers offer a standard, inefficient voicemail that is time-consuming and cumbersome to use, so we’ve made it our mission to stand out as a smart and personalized voicemail service that’s easy to navigate.
All calls were going directly to voicemail and the greeting was some funky messagemaybe it was the default although custom was checkmarked. I also tried resetting, turning off WiFi, checking Do Not Disturb. HOWEVERClearing all my old voicemail messages WORKED! Thanks so much for sharing! This saved me a trip to the AT&T Store.
Hi. This is David. I’ve shut the ringers off on my phones and taken a sedative. As soon as I finish this recording I’m going to bed indefinitely. When I wake up I’ll play my messages. Please leave one.