Pro Tip: Avoid using a monotone voice when you record a voicemail greeting for a virtual answering system. You want your customers to be engaged and feel welcomed, not like a burden.
The bank blew past its goal of eliminating half of its voice mail boxes and to date has eliminated about two-thirds. Across the whole bank so far, that's over $8 million in annual savings. Coca-Cola recently made a similar move and only 6 percent of employees chose to keep voice mail.

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:
However, Hinze says that the way businesses use voicemail has changed radically. What once meant a constantly clogged answering machine is now a service that almost always involves the incorporation of more modern functions like automated message transcription. For customers picking up a phone after your normal hours of operation, rather than going to your website, voicemail greetings can keep them apprised of business hours, brief company news items and other critical information.