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Music sets the tone for your on hold program and also indicates change. Your message may remain the same, but when new music is heard, callers pay attention. An affective way to use this is to change the style completely; i.e. go from easy listening to adult contemporary. Music should be tailored to your call audience, not to your personal preference. What you like may not be what your customers or prospective customers like, and it may not fit whith your products or services. To determine the best music for your message, decide whether you want to match the music to your products or services, to your call audiences, or to both.

The information below shows music types used by industry types along with other useful "industry average" data. It does not encompass every situation, but should help you determine the best music for your program.

For Music Libraries choose "music library A or B

Library A
Library B

Industry 

Music Used 

Average 
Updates 

Average 
Voice 

Primary 
Info 

Secondary 
Info 

Auto Repair


Easy Listening
Adult Rock
Mid-tempo Jazz


Quarterly


Male


Marketing

Bank

Mid-tempo Jazz
Easy Listening

Bi-monthly

Female

Marketing

Customer Svc

Business Svc

Mid-tempo Jazz
Soft Jazz

One Time

Male

Marketing

Customer Svc

Car Dealers

Adult Rock
Custom Developed
Easy Listening
Mid-temp Jazz
Soft Jazz
Top 40

Bi-monthly

Male

Marketing

Sales

Caterers

Easy Listening


Quarterly

Male

Marketing

Construction

Easy Listening
Mid-tempo Jazz

Quarterly

Female

Marketing

Customer Svc

Computer

Adult Rock
Mid-tempo Jazz
Reggae

Bi-monthly

Male

Marketing

Sales

Education

Easy Listening
Mid-tempo Jazz

Bi-annual

Male

Marketing

Customer Svc

Entertainment

Custom Developed
Mid-tempo Jazz

Bi-annual

Male

Sales

Marketing

Finance- Invest.

Easy Listening
Mid-Jazz

Three/yr

Male

Customer Svc

Marketing

Glass Comp.

Adult Rock
Custom Developed
Mid-tempo Jazz
Soft Jazz

Bi-annual

Male

Marketing

Public Image

Salons

Top 40



One Time

Female

Sales

Health Care

Classical
Easy Listening
Mid-tempo Jazz

Three/yr

Male

Customer Svc

Marketing

Insurance

Classical
Easy Listening
Mid-tempo Jazz

Three/yr

Male

Marketing

Sales

Law Firms

Easy Listening



Bi-annual

Male

Marketing

Bulletin Board

Manufacturers

Adult Rock
Big Band
Classical
Country
Easy Listening
Mid-tempo Jazz
Soft Jazz

Bi-monthly

Male

Marketing

Sales

Management

Orchestral


Quarterly

Alternate

Public Image

Printing

Classical
Mid-tempo Jazz
Reggae
Soft Jazz

Monthly

Female

Sales

Marketing

Professional

Classical
Easy Listening
Top 40

One Time

Male

Marketing

Sales

Real Estate

Classical


One Time

Male

Customer Svc

Rental Comp

Adult Rock
Mid-tempo Jazz

Quarterly

Male

Marketing

Restaraunts

Big Band
Mid-tempo Jazz
Soft Jazz

Quarterly

Female

Marketing

Bulletin Board

Retail

Adult Rock
Easy Listening
Mid-tempo Jazz


Bi-monthly

Female

Sales

Customer Svc

Telecomm.

Mid-tempo Jazz



One Time

Male

Marketing

Transportation

Classical
Easy Listeing
Mid-tempo Jazz

Bi-annual

Male

Marketing

Bulletin Board

Travel Agencies

Mid-tempo Jazz
Top 40


Quarterly

Female

Sales

Sales

Trucking

Mid-tempo Jazz
Soft Jazz


Quarterly

Male

Public Image

Sales

Consumer Svc

Soft Jazz



Bi-monthly

Female

Sales

Whol/Distr.

Adult Rock
Custom Developed
Easy Listening
Mid-tempo Jazz
Reggae
Soft Jazz
Top 40

Quarterly

Male

Marketing

Sales

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