We’re very happy to share our first “Snap Recordings Voice-over Talent Spotlight” with one of our busiest vocal talents, Milton Lawrence. For over 25 years, Milton has been lending his remarkable voice to a large variety of media from television and radio, to animation and narration — Milton has been a powerful staple in the voice-over industry.

So you have an incredible business idea, you get the courage to implement your idea and thus start-up your first small business — but how do you market your product or service without breaking the budget? It’s not always an easy task to figure affordable ways to advertise your new business, but with the broad spectrum of the Internet, you now can market your small business with little to no cost.

Snap Recordings Let Your Customers Know You Mean Business

SnapRecordings.com is a self-service, one-stop website for businesses looking to make that first and lasting impression. In the past, I can say that I've called into businesses, and a a clearly jaded (presumably by default) employee's apathetic recording comes on. Not every workplace is so fortunate to have dazzling voice talent, able to enunciate crisply, and deliver options clearly.

The scenario becomes even more uncomfortable when these individuals (who are obviously not native speakers) make a valiant effort to speak "s-pan-yole" and follow with directives indicating you should "mar-key dos". Some voice recordings are well beyond phonetic nightmares, but I'd rather not discuss it further. Really, I can go on about for hours, but I'd rather let you know about this service, which makes sure your customers are warmly greeted when they call in. RingCentral are proud to work with and highly recommend Snap - here's exactly why:

Like an elephant in the room, voice branding for your business telephone has been an overlooked yet extremely powerful tool for marketers. Whether you’re a Fortune 500 company or a Mom & Pop shop where your existing and potential customers can be placed on-hold for a long duration, this is valuable time wasted if you’re not implementing an on-hold marketing strategy.

Is your business phone ready for the holidays with holiday telephone greetings and on-hold holiday music and messaging?

Thanksgiving came-and-went and now it’s time to prepare your business telephone system for the holidays. With the busy holiday season generating an abundance of traffic, it is vital that your business’ telephone lines are ready for the holiday rush.

To celebrate Small Business Saturday, taking place this Saturday, November 24th — Snap Recordings is offering a special discount to support small businesses and help them strengthen their brand's image and retain more customers through effective and professional telephone greetings and on-hold messaging.

Oh, snap! Our music library is bursting with tunes! Snap Recordings is happy to announce our new and improved music library. To celebrate, we have a great promotion just for you!

Marketing is essential for nearly every business. And, almost all successful businesses spend a considerable amount of time, money, and effort on marketing tools such as Websites, print collateral, and advertising. Yet, there is one powerful, brand building marketing tool that is often overlooked. And, it’s something that speaks directly to customers each and every day and can literally make or break a business’s professional image! It’s a business’s phone system recordings.

That hectic time between Thanksgiving and New Year’s can be challenging for businesses that are scrambling to spread the word about holiday promotions while also trying to juggle celebrations, employee schedules, and keeping customers happy. Too often, little details get forgotten somewhere between managing payroll and decking the halls with boughs of holly.

Keeping it business as usual during the holiday season requires some strategic planning and a few updates to your phone system to support your marketing efforts and streamline your communications. With the festivities nearly here, these helpful tips can help you align your phone system during this busy time of the year.

Adrian Miller, founder of Adrian Miller Sales Training, is today's featured guest blogger at Snap Recordings.  She begins our new series about small business strategies with  tips on how to leave a voicemail message that gets heard and also gets a response!