{"id":1794,"date":"2015-05-19T19:03:53","date_gmt":"2015-05-19T23:03:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/easyonhold.com\/blog\/?p=1794"},"modified":"2018-06-20T14:55:16","modified_gmt":"2018-06-20T18:55:16","slug":"annoying-message-on-hold-scripts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/easyonhold.com\/blog\/annoying-message-on-hold-scripts\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Write Annoying Message On Hold Scripts"},"content":{"rendered":"

How To Write Annoying Message On Hold Scripts<\/h1>\n

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It’s easy to write a message on hold script that turns people off! If you’re the caller who has been placed on hold, you’re already annoyed. Who likes to hold? Then there’s the drone of awful synthesizer music, layered with a voiceover that is completely focused on making sure you know that the company you called is really, really great. If your message on hold script is a “tell-and-sell” piece all about you<\/em> and not about the caller<\/em>, then congratulations. You’ve written an annoying script.<\/p>\n

Here we will focus on 5 common mistakes<\/strong> in writing message on hold scripts.<\/p>\n

Message On Hold Scripts Must Be Carefully Written<\/h2>\n

Marketing blogger Doug Rice notes, “People love to buy, but they hate being sold.” When callers are placed on hold at your business, does it sound like you’re making a sales pitch? It makes sense to talk about your business, your promotions, even current sales events. It takes a skillful and experienced writer to come up with message on hold scripts that are meaningful and well-received.<\/p>\n

There’s writing that is meant to be read with the eyes, and another kind of writing that is meant to be heard with the ear. If your company brochure or website looks good, it still may not “sound” good when read aloud. Listening involves many variables:<\/p>\n