Your voicemail greeting presents an excellent opportunity to connect with customers in a valuable way, yet many companies trade a customer-centric experience for a canned response. You know your customers don’t want to hear another boring, outdated business voicemail greeting, but you’re not sure how to capture their attention in the moments leading up to “the beep”.
Don’t make potential customers scramble for a pen and paper when they see or hear your phone number in an ad!
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I love my job because [XYZ company] is the best place to work at. Please leave your full name, contact info, number and other details and I’ll call back within 24 hours! Thanks a bunch.”
08You’ve reached the voicemail of [your business/company]. We are under new management and will be hosting a re-opening on [dates] where you can come and meet the team and have a chance to learn more about our enhanced services and new products. To leave a voicemail message, press the # key and someone from our team will call you back within 24 hours. This voicemail greeting is used to communicate information regarding changes to any business activities. It specifies how customers can communicate and do business with you, during any transition time.
7. Explain when you expect to return calls. This is crucial. Instead of telling clients that you'll return their call when you have time, tell them when you return calls.
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As most of the team will be enjoying a well-deserved break [to rest and recover to be reenergised to serve your needs in 2021], a few of the team will be working remotely to help with any queries. So feel free to email the team via [email protected] for a (slightly delayed) response over the break.
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Website: https://www.onsip.com/voip-resources/smb-tips/business-voicemail-greetings-5-sample-scripts
As a bonus, here is an example of our own holiday voicemail greeting here at OpenPhone:
Read on for 3 quick ways to improve your voicemail script. 1. Actually Write a Script! Whether you are a solo therapist recording a voicemail greeting, or you have a whole office and need a system message, don't just wing it! Take the time to actually write out a script. Read it aloud to colleagues to make sure it says what you need it to say.
Hi. You have reached [Business Name]. Our offices are currently closed for the holiday season. We shall return on January 2, 2020, working office hours from 9 am to 5 pm, Monday thru Friday, closed Saturday and Sunday. Until then, please leave a short message and number, or email address, and we’ll get back to you shortly. Thank you for calling.
Voicemail messages are important, they solve the basic issue of not missing out on any leads.
This document has discussed the reality that voicemail is often tied to a broader phone system.
Please leave your full name, contact details and reason for calling and I will call you back as soon as I’m back. Thanks for calling!”
9. Holiday Help Line. Thank you for calling [Company Name]. In observance of [holiday], our offices are currently closed. We’ll be back to normal operations on [date].