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Business Voicemail Etiquette I: Creating Professional Outgoing Greetings

One of the first impressions that potential clients have of your company is through your voicemail. If your greeting is half-hearted, outdated or just plain unprofessional, you're not going to attract the business that you desire. Therefore, it's important to ensure that your outgoing voicemail greeting is top-notch. As a professional business, in no way should you ever resort to leaving one of those generic, pre-recorded, "No one is here to take your call" messages that the phone company o

July 11, 2011 No Comments Full Story

Report Shows Majority Likes Shorter Voicemail Messages

A recent report based on survey results from Yap Inc. shows that Americans collectively spend approximately a billion hours a year listening to voicemail messages. It also reveals that the pet peeve of the majority is "listening to long and rambling messages" as most like their messages concise and to the point. True, voicemail capability can sometimes leave the door open for individuals to divulge the entire contents of their discussion, rather than just asking for a callback with a brief me

June 6, 2011 No Comments Full Story