Voice Over & Messages On Hold Blog

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Voice Talent Spotlight – Judie

At Marketing Messages, more and more, we are seeing customers ask for voice talents who project friendliness, who bring energy and enthusiasm, who are able to strike a tone that makes it feel like the pre-recorded messages are actually part of an ongoing conversation. The days of companies seeking sterile, remote voices for their office … Continued

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Easter and On-hold Music

I’ve been working at Marketing Messages since 1998 and I can’t think of a single time we’ve been asked to produce a Messages-On-Hold production for the Easter holiday with holiday-themed music. Easter and on-hold music just don’t blend. A custom closed-for-the-holiday auto-attendant greeting for Easter, freshly recorded each year? Yes, for sure. Countless times. Dozens … Continued

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Preparing to Record Your Audio in Studio? Pause and Reflect

Pause and reflect before recording. As a long-time yoga practitioner, mindfulness is a topic that’s near and dear to me. Being present mentally and physically takes constant effort and like all such things that take effort the results make it a worthy pursuit. When I’m feeling mentally hectic, I like to slow down, sit in … Continued

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Coached Voice Recording Session for the Ideal IVR Experience

A professional voice services firm like Marketing Messages can and will go to all reasonable lengths to give its clients the best professional voice recordings possible. But even with trained voice talents and expert audio engineers combining their wealth of first-hand experience, there is still no guarantee that the completed audio is going to sound … Continued