{"id":51332,"date":"2022-03-10T07:57:44","date_gmt":"2022-03-10T15:57:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newrcblog.wpengine.com\/us\/en\/blog\/?p=51332"},"modified":"2025-07-14T05:03:12","modified_gmt":"2025-07-14T12:03:12","slug":"business-voicemail-greetings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/us\/en\/blog\/business-voicemail-greetings\/","title":{"rendered":"10 business phone greetings to freshen your voicemail"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With all the new ways for customers to reach you, it&#8217;s easy to forget about your business voicemail greeting. But despite the rise of popularity in email and <a href=\"https:\/\/newrcblog.wpengine.com\/us\/en\/blog\/social-media-customer-service\/\">social media customer service<\/a>, phone calls aren&#8217;t going anywhere. That&#8217;s why it&#8217;s important to have a polished, helpful voicemail message.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No matter what size your business is, your<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/solutions\/office\/call.html\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">business phone<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> should have voicemail set up. But what do you\u00a0<em>say<\/em> on the recording? We&#8217;ve got some ideas you&#8217;re free to use!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s get into it:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#one\">Why you need a voicemail greeting\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#two\">What makes a great voicemail greeting\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#three\">10 business voicemail greeting examples<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#four\">BONUS: How to use voicemail for customer service<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\ud83d\ude34\u00a0 <strong>Are your customers disengaged<\/strong>? 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Download our new eBook to learn how AI can enhance customer satisfaction, streamline processes, and improve your bottom line.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"download-form-widget standart-download-form\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/pdf\/five-ways-ai-transform-cx.html\" data-id=\"69fa442796837\" id=\"69fa442796837\">\n\t\t<button tabindex=\"on\"  on=\"tap:69fa442796837.toggleClass(class='open')\" class=\"open-modal-download-action download-form-button\" type=\"submit\">\u2705  Get the eBook<\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"download-form-modal\">\n<div class=\"download-form-modal-body\">\n<div class=\"download-form-modal-content\">\n<div class=\"download-form-modal-title\">\ud83d\udc40 \u200a Get this free eBook to transform customer interactions and drive business growth. <\/div>\n<form class=\"download-form SMB\" method=\"post\">\n<div class=\"download-form-part\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input class=\"download-form-input\" aria-label=\"Full Name\" aria-required=\"true\" aria-invalid=\"false\" type=\"text\" name=\"fullname\" placeholder=\"Full Name\" data-dl-events-hover=\"true\" data-dl-element=\"text\" data-dl-additional-info=\"download form\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"download-form-part\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input class=\"download-form-input\" aria-label=\"Email (please enter a work email address)\" aria-required=\"true\" aria-invalid=\"false\" type=\"email\" autocomplete=\"on\" name=\"email\" placeholder=\"Email (please enter a work email address)\" data-dl-events-hover=\"true\" data-dl-element=\"email\" data-dl-additional-info=\"download form\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"popup_form\" value=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"Asset_ID__c\" value=\"ODAM-03555\" class=\"download-form-input\"><\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"Lead_Entry_Source__c\" value=\"RC Blog\" class=\"download-form-input\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"download-form-part\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"download-form-submit\" type=\"submit\" data-dl-element=\"button\" data-no-auto-dl=\"true\" data-dl-additional-info=\"download form\" data-dl-name=\"Get it now\">Get it now<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<button on=\"tap:69fa442796837.toggleClass(class='open')\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\"  class=\"download-form-modal-close\"><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"download-form-modal-thank\">Enjoy! <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 class=\"heading h2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a id=\"one\"><\/a>Why you need a voicemail greeting\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/us\/en\/blog\/real-estate-ringcentral-advantage\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Making and managing calls<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">can be hard to do during upticks and busy call times, so a voicemail is critical to reaching those callers who were unable to connect at the time.<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/newrcblog.wpengine.com\/us\/en\/blog\/customer-experience\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Customer experience<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is more important than ever and providing a voicemail option shows the customer that you care about their question or concern and have a plan in place to reach back out to them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>For businesses that want to further streamline their call handling, tools like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/ai-receptionist\">AI receptionists<\/a> or virtual assistants can provide additional support in ensuring every call is addressed.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your voicemail can be the first point of contact for the caller, and you want it to be a positive one. Some larger companies like Coca-Cola are moving away from voicemail entirely, so having an effective voicemail message can be a way to set your small business apart and show that you value customer and B2B interaction.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is still good etiquette to have a voicemail on a business phone and can be an important point of contact with both your business community and your customers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"rc-subscribe\" id=\"new-rc-subscribe\"  style=\"background-image:url('\/us\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/themes\/ringcentral\/assets\/images\/temp\/subscribe.png')\">\n\t\t<button class=\"close js-popup-close\"><svg class=\"icon_close_mobile\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\"><use xlink:href=\"#icon_close_mobile\"><\/use><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"rc-subscribe__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rc-subscribe__wrapper_text\">\n<h3 class=\"rc-subscribe__title h2\">Stay informed with RingCentral<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rc-subscribe__subtitle\">Subscribe to our emails for the latest blogs, events, and exclusive content on AI-powered communication solutions. Stay ahead with insights and tips from the leader in trusted AI communications.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/legal\/privacy-notice.html\" target=\"_blank\" data-dl-name=\"Privacy Notic\" data-dl-element=\"link\" data-dl-additional-info=\"social\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Privacy Notice<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"rc-subscribe__wrapper_form\">\n<form class=\"\" data-event-init=\"true\" novalidate data-js-form>\n<div class=\"rc-subscribe__row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<input\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tname=\"email\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tplaceholder=\"Email address *\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Must be valid email. example@yourdomain.com\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tminlength=\"4\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tmaxlength=\"255\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"email\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\trequired\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tpattern=\"[a-z0-9._%+\\-]+@[a-z0-9.\\-]+\\.[a-z]{2,}$\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"field__control\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tautocomplete=\"on\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-required=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-dl-events-hover=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-dl-element=\"email\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-dl-additional-info=\"LET'S WORK TOGETHER\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Email address *\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-errormessage=\"email-subscribe-errors\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"field__errors\" id=\"email-subscribe-errors\" data-js-form-field-errors><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"rc-subscribe__row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<select\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tname=\"Country__c\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\trequired\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"field__control\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-required=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded=\"false\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Country *\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-errormessage=\"country-subscribe-errors\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t><option value=\"\" disabled=\"disabled\" selected=\"selected\">Country<\/option><option value=\"Canada\">Canada<\/option><option value=\"United_States\">United States<\/option><\/select><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"field__errors\" id=\"country-subscribe-errors\" data-js-form-field-errors><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"rc-subscribe__row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"submit\" data-event-init=\"true\">Subscribe<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"confirm-form\" role=\"status\" aria-live=\"polite\" style=\"display: none;\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<div class=\"confirm-form__text\">Thank you for your interest in RingCentral<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"heading h2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a id=\"two\"><\/a>What makes a <em>great<\/em> voicemail greeting<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A good voicemail greeting is professional, short, and to the point. The most important part of your voicemail strategy should be to have a well-defined plan in place to answer all voicemails in a timely fashion. Your voicemail greeting should indicate that the call will be returned, and then you should follow through and return the call.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The message should also be personalized to your business, so don\u2019t be afraid to let your brand personality shine through.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"heading h2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a id=\"three\"><\/a>10 business voicemail greeting examples<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stumped for what to say on your voicemail? We&#8217;ve got you covered. Here are ten examples of great voicemail messages you can record today. Feel free to use the one that appeals to you most!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Example 1:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 &#8220;Hi, you have reached [business]. We are sorry to have missed your call but we promise to get back to you as soon as we can. Please leave your name and number and we look forward to speaking with you soon.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Example 2:<\/b> <b>\u201c<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hi, this is the voicemail of [business]. No one is available now to take your call, but it is very important to us. If you leave your name and number, someone will get back to you just as soon as we possibly can.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Example 3: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thank you for calling. You have reached [name], [position at company]. I am either speaking with another client, or I am away from my desk. If this is an emergency, please call my answering service at [number]. Otherwise, please leave a detailed, confidential message after the tone, and I will return your call as soon as possible.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Example 4: <\/b><b>\u201c<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hello, you&#8217;ve reached [business]. We value your call, so\u00a0 please leave your name, contact information, and reason for reaching out, and one of our team members will be in touch within 24 hours.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Example 5:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8220;Hi, this is [your name] at [business]. If you&#8217;re calling for [X reason], please [contact so-and-so] or [go to our website, send me an email]. For all other inquiries, leave your name and a brief message and I&#8217;ll call you back within [one, two, three] business day[s].&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"rc-bottom-cta rc-bottom-cta__landscape\" style=\"background-color:#FF8800;flex-direction: row-reverse;\">\n<div class=\"bottom-cta-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"930\" height=\"700\" src=\"\/us\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Blog-hero-4.png\" class=\"responsive-image\" alt=\"Read our new ...\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"bottom-cta-copy\">\n<div class=\"rc-bottom-cta__text\" style=\"color:ffffff;\">\n<h3\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"rc-bottom-cta__title headline-copy\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>Read our new report, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How AI is Changing Employee &amp; Customer Experiences,<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to learn how top-performing companies are deploying AI to benefit their customers and employees<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"rc-bottom-cta__btn-wrapper\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"btn btn-primary btn-lg rc-bottom-cta__link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Read now\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/report\/ai-changing-employee-customer-metrigy-report.html\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-dl-name=\"Read now\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-dl-element=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-dl-additional-info=\"bottom cta banner\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-no-auto-dl=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tonmouseover=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tonmouseout=\"this.style.backgroundColor='';this.style.borderColor='';this.style.color='';\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>Read now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Example 6: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Hi, you&#8217;ve reached [name] at [business]. If you need a quick response, please shoot me an email at [insert email address] and I&#8217;ll be in touch by the end of day tomorrow. If it&#8217;s not urgent, leave me a message with your name and number and I\u2019ll get back to you as soon as I can. Have a great day.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Example 7:<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Hello, this is [your name] at [business]. Thanks for calling. Please leave your name, number, and the reason you&#8217;d like to chat, and I&#8217;ll get back to you ASAP.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Example 8:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8220;Hi, you&#8217;ve reached [business]. Unfortunately, we&#8217;re currently unavailable. But we want to talk to you \u2014 so please leave your name and number, as well as your reason for calling, and someone will call back ASAP.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Example 9: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Hi, you&#8217;ve reached [business]. We&#8217;re available by phone from [hour] to [hour] [time zone] Monday through Friday and from [hour] to [hour] on the weekends. You can also contact us by going to our website, [URL], and live-chatting or emailing us. If you&#8217;d like us to call you back, please leave your name and number after the tone.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Example 10:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8220;Hello, you&#8217;ve reached [business]. If you&#8217;re looking for information on [topic A], please check out our [Facebook page, company website, etc.] If you want to know more about [topic B], take a look at [C page on our site, our YouTube channel, etc.] If you still have more questions, or just want to chat with our team, leave your name and number, and we&#8217;ll return your call as soon as we can.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Voicemail done right is a great way to build customer connections. Be sure to record your voicemail professionally, and return calls within the timeframe you have specified in your message.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"heading h2\"><a id=\"four\"><\/a>BONUS: How to use voicemail for customer service<\/h2>\n<p>There are two easy ways to use your voicemail to serve your customers:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Pair your voicemail with <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/newrcblog.wpengine.com\/us\/en\/blog\/advanced-call-routing\/\"><strong>smart call routing<\/strong><\/a> to help your customers connect with the right person the first time. This improves your first call resolution rate, which is good for everyone!\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Use <a href=\"https:\/\/newrcblog.wpengine.com\/us\/en\/blog\/interactive-voice-response\/\">interactive voice response<\/a> (IVR)<\/strong> to let callers help themselves. You can include all kinds of information they might need while keeping your team free for more complex customer needs (e.g.,&#8221;Press 1 for store hours, Press 2 to check your balance,&#8221; etc.).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>The good news: the right business phone system will come with these features built-in! It&#8217;s a good idea to look for an all-in-one <a href=\"https:\/\/newrcblog.wpengine.com\/us\/en\/blog\/what-is-cloud-communications\/\">cloud communications<\/a> platform that lets you set up your voicemail easily within a desktop or mobile app. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/solutions\/office\/call.html\">RingCentral<\/a> offers these features and a whole lot more for your business phone. Take a look:<\/p>\n<p><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation\" title=\"A modern business phone system\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/09_TMMYemMU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen sandbox=\"allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"heading h2\">You&#8217;ve got (voice)mail. Now what?<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Connecting with your customers today doesn&#8217;t end with phone and voicemails. If you are looking for even more ways to connect with your customers, RingCentral can help. Check out<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/us\/en\/blog\/business-text-messaging\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">business text messaging<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to see how texting could take your customer service to the next level.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With all the new ways for customers to reach you, it&#8217;s easy to forget about your business voicemail greeting. But despite the rise of popularity in email and social media customer service, phone calls aren&#8217;t going anywhere. 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