Sometimes, producing good creative work means getting out of the way and letting people tell their own stories. That’s what we did for an On Hold Marketing production called “The Girls at Notre Dame.” It won the Best Branding award and the top prize – Best of Show – at the 2017 MARCE Awards, the annual event presented […]
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The BusinessVoice team won a Bronze ADDY at the 2017 ADDY Awards ceremony, held at the historic Valentine Theatre in downtown Toledo, Ohio. We were acknowledged for the creative On Hold Marketing we produced for Arrowwood Lodge, a resort in Baxter, Minnesota. Listen to the winning audio in the video on the right. Writers Andrea Poteet and Scott […]
Maintaining a client for 25 years is unusual for any type of business, but especially for marketing and advertising firms. That’s why we’re so proud to announce that, as of 2017, BusinessVoice has been serving TEN companies for a quarter of a century or more. We celebrated that unique milestone by visiting each of our […]
The first goal of our Humor On Hold™ is to create a unique experience that engages callers quickly and encourages them to listen actively. Once we’ve captured their attention, we can inform, motivate and persuade. Having our Humor On Hold™ recognized for its creativity and effectiveness by marketing industry professionals is icing on the cake, […]
The first in a series of advertorials by BusinessVoice appeared in the May 2016 issue of The Retail Observer, a publication that provides “educational information to independent retailers across the globe.” The magazine features articles about retail views, trends, brand building, customer service and business practices. While the article on the right was written with appliance […]
In the 12-year history of the On Hold Messaging Association’s annual awards (known as the MARCEs), BusinessVoice has won SIX Judge’s Choice awards – more than any other agency. Our latest Judge’s Choice win came on April 30th at OHMA’s annual conference, held in Denver this year. The winning work was a humorous piece called […]
Our Humor On Hold™ must have really stood out to the judges of the 22nd annual Communicator Awards. More than 6,000 entries competed for the coveted international honor, but only 16 in the Audio category received a Gold Award of Excellence. Ours was one of them. “Interviews” is the name of the winning On Hold Marketing […]
We’ve received a lot of client testimonials over the years, but never one quite like this. It was an email sent to a company by one of our clients – Daniel Doxey at International Translating Company. To protect the company Daniel was writing to, we’ll call it XYZ Inc. Daniel forwarded the email to us as […]
Winning is contagious. Kinda’ like the flu, without the excess mucus. So, when our Humor On Hold™ won three MarCom Creative Awards in October of 2015, it inspired us to do even more great work. “Being recognized by our peers and award competitions is motivating, absolutely,” said our Chief Creative Officer Scott Greggory. “It’s exciting to […]
What rhymes with BusinessVoice? Judge’s Choice! The On Hold Messaging Association’s MARCE Awards began presenting Judge’s Choice awards in 2009. Since then, nine Judge’s Choice trophies have been awarded, and BusinessVoice has earned five of them! That includes the only Judge’s Choice award given at the 2015 ceremony in New Orleans. Our winning entry was an On Hold […]
Our unique approach to On Hold Marketing was honored by the judges at The 2015 Communicator Awards. We entered two humorous productions that we created for Binkelman Corporation, and each won a (Silver) Award of Distinction. (Listen to the winning work in the videos above.) “Despite the fact that the word ‘Distinction’ includes the sound […]
All the effort, time and money you spend to get people to call your business can be undone if your phones are answered by unprepared, under-trained or unenthusiastic staff members. Great phone skills and etiquette are essential to building successful long-term customer relationships. That’s why we’ve renewed our commitment to helping our clients develop those abilities. An […]
