New Zealand Voice Actors

 SEEN ONE SEEN ALL

It seems to this writer that all the world over, radio stations and television networks sound and appear very similar in many ways.

This observation seems to hold up under scrutiny whether the broadcaster is a nationally sponsored quasi-government institution, a public company listed on the local bourse or if it is privately owned and operated.

Of course, the eternal dollar will be the determining factor in deciding the level of success each individual operation has achieved.

The programming will vary in some ways but overall the news bulletins, sports and weather reports will be almost identical.

SHARING IS SAVING

In the commercial arena where brands are investing big bucks in advertising, even the TV ads and radio spots are mere clones of the formats and selling scenarios developed over the past 100 years in the good ole USA.

This similarity is often passed off as part of “globalisation”. Perhaps, but it also helps improve the bottom line. Think of the money saved on production budgets where the same product shot or music track can be shared worldwide.

Global brands like KFC, Maccas, Nestle, Coke, and Pepsi have vast libraries of “hero” shots available to their ad agencies in every country. These idealistic presentations of their products take hours to set, light and retouch into perfection.

The same is not the case for the lyrics in the jingle or the announcer voice over. The song will have to be re-sung and voices re-recorded in the language in each market.

For New Zealand Voice Over Artists & Actors, a great deal of work is derived in re-creating commercial audio for the local market.

It’s distinctive and unique. Even in the quietest moments, there’s no mistaking New Zealand in the room. So when recording the audio track for a TV or radio spot planned for the market “down under” it is essential to source the right voice.

Today you can jump online and begin auditioning New Zealand Voice Over Artists & Actors with a mouse click or screen tap on a PC, laptop or smartphone.

You’ll get to hear samples of real New Zealand professional voice talent performing various reads from previous jobs. Your search will be targeted with voices classified by gender, age group and style. Head now to www.mediagroup.co.nz

Retail Music Systems & In Store Music

 MUSIC IN YOUR MIND

Early in my working life, I joined forces with an American musician named Sandy Garrick. We aimed to make our fortune writing jingles. At that time the town really needed another jingle writing duo like a one-handed juggler needs a unicycle.

We called ourselves the Fantasmagorical Epic Taped Concept Hypothesisers! FETCH. We offered free demos. “Let fetch etch you a sketch” went our catchy pitch.

We scored a few gigs but hardly made a dint in our monetary dream. Pondering the dwindling bank account we decided diversification was in order. Retail Music Background Music For Retail Stores. That could be our salvation.

THE COLOUR OF AN “F”

As we discussed this brainwave Sandy mentioned his wife was writing a treatise on the colour of music. When my laughter subsided I could tell by the look on his face he was serious about the subject.

I was familiar with the term “tone colour” which I usually call timbre. However, the idea of certain notes or chords having an individual colour was new to me.

Yes, I had led a sheltered life. Besides the subject wasn’t covered during Miss Ryan’s tutorials in Psychology 1 at University so I hadn’t studied Isaac Newton’s Colour Wheel. I didn’t realise an “f” was green.

I couldn’t relate the auditory properties of music to the visual qualities of colour. However, I did understand both music and colour reflect aspects of human emotion. So I learned to accept that colour has its own form of anthropomorphism.

It didn’t require a great leap of faith to see that if we could convince retailers we could harness this power to influence buying habits we’d have clients lining up.

These days, Retail Music Background Music For Retail Stores is an essential element in creating the right ambience in shops and malls the world over.

Of course, playing music at any place of business can be risky. If you plug into the local radio station your customers might hear promotions from a competitor.

Even if you’re streaming music some songs with risqué lyrics might be offensive or distracting. And of cause, there are the annual fees to pay to APRA AMCOS NZ

However, that impost can be circumnavigated by having your shop’s music sourced from the Royalty Free Music Libraries of Media Group NZ.

You could be in total control of what music is playing at your place. You can select a playlist from a music genre that will appeal to your customers without the risks or the ever-increasing licence fees.

Harness the power of music. www.mediagroup.co.nz

After Hours Voicemail Script For Business

 CLOSE THE DOOR NOT THE BUSINESS

Just because the sun has set doesn’t mean you’ve closed the business. Life goes on and opportunities arise. However your After Hours Voicemail Script For Business might be chasing callers away.

It happens all the time with Voicemail greetings that sound like they were penned in the middle of a train crash and recorded by someone crawling from the wreckage.

MOVE AWAY FROM THE MICROPHONE

Over the years you’ve probably heard some pretty poor examples of what passes for an After Hours Voicemail Script For Business. Hopefully as you read this you are not recalling some of your own recorded disasters.

What starts as a straight forward task of writing the script becomes a minefield of fiddling doubt. In the morning you work on the wording. After a review perhaps you drop in an extra comma. Then later in the day you decide to take that comma out? (apologies to Oscar Wilde).

Finally when you tire of fiddling with the phrases you take a big breath and hit record. That’s probably the last you think of it. Big mistake! Remember that message is representation of you and your company.

You both deserve better. Especially in regard to your “business image”. It’s time to call on the audio expertise of Media Group NZ.

STEP UP A PEG OR TWO

The team at Media Group NZ will create your scripts with that inimitable je ne sais quoi. That certain creative flair that helps build on your unique personality and differentiates you from competitors.

It’s so simple to have it done better. Tell Media Group NZ what you want to say and they will tell you how best to say it. When you have approved the wording for the script you’ll get to select the ideal voice to record your Voicemail greetings.

Online you’ll be able to listen to sample recordings from a wide range of professional male and female voice over artists. Make your choice and set the wheels in motion.

With everything happening online you’ll have your new Voicemail recordings delivered with minimum fuss and time saving ease.

Start here and give your image a boost with a professionally produced After Hours Voicemail Script For Business. www.mediagroup.co.nz

Message On Hold Price

 HOW MUCH DO YOU HAVE TO PAY FOR YOUR ON-HOLD MESSAGES?

A well-scripted and fluently delivered on-hold message can go a long way in providing your business with a plethora of happy callers and also enhances your brand image.

Read on as we tell you about the benefits of such messages and on hold messaging pricing.

What are the benefits of On-Hold Message?

Benefits of having on-hold messages:

• Such messages help in enhancing your business image.
• You can inform your callers about your newly launched offers and discounts.
• On-hold messages give you a great opportunity for sales.
• Let your customers know about any latest development in your organization.

There are many more benefits of on-hold messages that will surely compel you to incorporate such messages in your call to keep your callers engaged.

Pricing of On-Hold Messages:

Now let’s discuss the pricing of such messages. Custom on-hold message prices are usually based on how often you would like to update your messages. This can be on a half-yearly or a yearly basis. So, the big question arises how often should you update your on-hold messages?

Well, you can go for a couple of productions per year that will be good for your business. It will be especially helpful if your business is in its nascent stages. Later on, you can go with a proactive marketing approach on a quarterly or monthly basis.

On hold messaging pricing depends on your target audience and the repeat callers that you get.

One Message will not go every time:

If you frequently have to share information about your products or services with your customers then the one-size-fits-all philosophy will do no good to you. You need to have different messages for varied occasions. Say for example you want to change your on-hold message for different seasons or on special occasions or festivals, you need to have a different script every time and also a different tone of voice, etc.

Connect With Our Experts:

You can connect with our experts and choose the best on-hold message plan that best suits your business needs. They will tell you everything about on hold messaging pricing and also help you pick the best plan.

Final Thoughts!

Needless to say, on-hold phone messages will make a great impression whenever your customers will call. We give you top-quality messages that are also affordable. Our on hold messaging pricing will not burn a hole in your pocket.

Plus, we give you professionally scripted messages with licensed music, top-quality voice talent, dedicated customer service, etc. Whatever system you have, we give you the excellent solution and the best sound quality for your on-hold messages.

Get in touch with us and get the best quote now.

Short Voicemail Message

Voicemail is one area in business where most of us can do a whole lot better. It’s far too easy to come across as just another also ran.

However, even Short Voicemail message provide an opportunity for you to stand out as fully professional and committed to your clients, suppliers and customers.

TAKE THE HIGH ROAD

It’s too easy to take the low road and just fill in the blanks. By that I mean adapting the template on the phone system by just inserting your name. Don’t just settle for the “Hello you’ve called (insert name). Leave your number and I’ll get back to you”.

The other temptation is to just use the one Voicemail as the all-purpose panacea. That means you are really missing a chance to demonstrate to callers that you are on top of every situation.

FOR EVERY GOOD REASON

You can have Short Voicemail message to suit the different situations that happen. You might be attending to another call but will be available shortly. Let the caller know what’s occurring and reassure them you will return their call ASAP.

When you are out for the day. Away on vacation. It might be holiday season so you can include a best wishes for Xmas, Easter, the Lunar New Year or whatever.

If you’re away at an important industry conference, there is always good mileage in letting people know you are keeping abreast of changes.

Aside from not taking advantage of the situation to communicate, if you persist in using the template approach you reinforce the “I don’t give a s—t” attitude that ruins business relations.

The problem is made more acute because the message abruptly changes from that of a professional announcer to the sound of your “dropped-in” recording.

Welcome to “Amateurville”!

PUT ON A GOOD SHOW

People want to do business with well organised professional people. So maximise the impact you can make by having your Voicemail Greetings written and produced by experts using professional male and female voice over artists.

Media Group NZ are business audio specialists. You can brief them on what messages you would like to record and have their copywriters create the scripts.

Then listen to the online samples of the voice over artists available and select the voice or voices you want to be heard as representing you and your business.

You can take the same professional approach to all your telephone audio including Welcome Messages, On Hold Messages, Menu Prompts and more. It just takes a click or tap to get it happening. www.mediagroup.co.nz

Creative Voicemail Greetings

 The Voicemail Balancing Act

Sometimes business communications can be a tricky, touchy can of worms. Just like a line-out 10 meters from the try line. Do you get the ball down early and go for the push-over? Or whip it across the backline and head for the corner?

Decisions. What goes through the advertising Director’s mind when the Copywriter comes up with a brilliant but very controversial script for the TV commercial?

The Director is the one who has to weigh up the risk and responsibility. The risk of possibly offending the audience versus the responsibility to get the product noticed.

It’s a similar dilemma when deciding on Creative Voicemail Greetings. However usually with Voicemail, you stand a greater risk of stepping on sensitivities.

Avoiding Bombs

The telephone is a far more intimate way to communicate compared to running a TV campaign or scheduling a series of risqué radio ads. So the chances of you really getting up some noses can be very high.

You probably know from experience just how the script you thought was a harmless piece of fun can turn out to be the trigger for nuclear war.

Before you commit to any Creative Voicemail Greetings you need to take a deep breath and review the possibility of creating havoc at the switchboard.

It might be worth taking the script for the proposed greeting and running it past a few people around the office. If the budget allows, put it in front of a Focus Group.

Funny Isn’t Always Clever

The most important thing is to not appoint yourself as the sole judge. Always remember what you regard as humour might be totally offensive to others.

It’s equally bad if the so-called creative effort is not easily understood or so oblique it becomes a topic of conversation for its weirdness.

Again remember that if people don’t readily understand something they’ll either totally ignore it (bad) or start complaining (worse). You could wind up on the camera after the nightly news having to explain your way out of a self-inflicted scandal.

The best way to avoid any and all of this is to call on the expertise of Media Group NZ, the business audio specialists. www.mediagroup.co.nz

New Zealand Voice Talent Agency

New Zealand voice over agency is creators and entertainers. We assist with bringing content, a story, to life. While your showcasing video probably won’t need the voice-over abilities of an absolute, high-profile star, you’ll, in any case, believe your information should be passed on as imagined.

Need a calming voice to showcase your resting sound machine? Might it be said that you are searching for a Morgan-Freeman-type voice for your effective public assistance declaration?

Since New Zealand voice over agency provides proper great assistance, they can adjust and bring flexibility that the normal individual can’t.

Media Group’s innovative senior producer is a voice-over artist. Their vocation began with acting, singing, and coordinating classes in school. Over the long haul, her professional way drove her to learn after-creation strategies and programming for both video and sound.

Being on the creation side of media-trained her on the tones and accentuation to tune in for and the nature of a recording.

After enough clients began keeping their scratch tracks (impermanent voice peruses that an illustrator or video editorial manager uses to time their video until the last, proficient voice is recorded), it became clear that she had an ability for voice acting. Many voice-overs (VO) artisans of the New Zealand voice over agency start their vocations.

Besides being entertainers, voice artisans are regularly likewise solid architects who can tidy up their sound, ace it, or even add music, contingent upon a task’s requirements. We additionally may have their own studio space and recording hardware (more on this in the blink of an eye).

We’re experts who comprehend a client’s necessities according to a business viewpoint, including regarding the client’s time and correspondence inclinations.

Other than the impressive skill of the actual voice, the appropriate hardware and innovation used to catch a voice-over build the general nature of a video. There’s a major contrast between recording sound on your iPhone and keeping sound on a top-notch mouthpiece in a sound-treated room. Numerous expert voice abilities have their recording hardware. Some even have their own sound recording stalls.

This implies you have the capacity and choice of recruiting the right voice-over craftsman for your venture in any place they might be. Also, New Zealand voice over agency is all over the place and are accessible at most times.