Comments on: Don’t Let Your Business Be Hold Music http://beaublackwell.com/strategy/business-hold-music/ Community Manager, Internet Marketer Mon, 12 Apr 2010 14:18:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Ian Greenleigh http://beaublackwell.com/strategy/business-hold-music/comment-page-1/#comment-60 Ian Greenleigh Fri, 04 Dec 2009 03:50:40 +0000 http://beaublackwell.com/?p=49#comment-60 The snark in me asks whether I would even want to do business with anyone that likes smooth jazz. But, alas, yes I would. I agree with you that businesses must be more three-dimensional in order to appeal to a consumer's Web 2.0 sensibilities, and I'm ecstatic about this. Doesn't it also just feel good to be yourself at the end of the day? Whether it's winning me business or not, at least I can live with myself. @Naomi- You're more than welcome to leave a long comment on my blog, and you don't even have to apologize! :-) The snark in me asks whether I would even want to do business with anyone that likes smooth jazz. But, alas, yes I would. I agree with you that businesses must be more three-dimensional in order to appeal to a consumer’s Web 2.0 sensibilities, and I’m ecstatic about this. Doesn’t it also just feel good to be yourself at the end of the day? Whether it’s winning me business or not, at least I can live with myself.

@Naomi- You’re more than welcome to leave a long comment on my blog, and you don’t even have to apologize! :-)

]]> By: Naomi Trower http://beaublackwell.com/strategy/business-hold-music/comment-page-1/#comment-57 Naomi Trower Thu, 03 Dec 2009 16:49:48 +0000 http://beaublackwell.com/?p=49#comment-57 Thanks for the good-hearted laugh! It is funny to hear hold & elevator music and think "Who actually likes this stuff?" I especially like Dean's comment above about Option 4 for Rap with obscene lyrics. LOL I like my "tribe" although I need to get them to engage more..I've had a few people say they didn't like a certain feature on my blog but I politely told them, "I'm sorry but I'm sticking to it!" Then a few minutes later, someone raved about that same exact feature. I can't please everyone, right? Sorry for the long comment. :) Thanks for the good-hearted laugh! It is funny to hear hold & elevator music and think “Who actually likes this stuff?” I especially like Dean’s comment above about Option 4 for Rap with obscene lyrics. LOL I like my “tribe” although I need to get them to engage more..I’ve had a few people say they didn’t like a certain feature on my blog but I politely told them, “I’m sorry but I’m sticking to it!” Then a few minutes later, someone raved about that same exact feature. I can’t please everyone, right? Sorry for the long comment. :)

]]> By: Dean Dwyer http://beaublackwell.com/strategy/business-hold-music/comment-page-1/#comment-54 Dean Dwyer Wed, 02 Dec 2009 20:18:19 +0000 http://beaublackwell.com/?p=49#comment-54 Well said Beau. I sometimes wonder why silence isn't an option. I am usually doing something else anyhow while waiting and I would rather do that in silence as opposed to listening to gross supermarket music. My other thought was why companies don't have a menu of music to choose from to cater to the variety of tastes of your caller. *Press 1 for rock *2 for country *3 for Kenny G (we could fool them on this one and just pipe in silence) *4 for rap with obscene lyrics etc. Would certainly make me listen to the menu options and it would most definitely have me checking to see what type of music they have for each selection Well said Beau. I sometimes wonder why silence isn’t an option. I am usually doing something else anyhow while waiting and I would rather do that in silence as opposed to listening to gross supermarket music.

My other thought was why companies don’t have a menu of music to choose from to cater to the variety of tastes of your caller.

*Press 1 for rock
*2 for country
*3 for Kenny G (we could fool them on this one and just pipe in silence)
*4 for rap with obscene lyrics
etc.

Would certainly make me listen to the menu options and it would most definitely have me checking to see what type of music they have for each selection

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