Experienced British English voice talent for your radio and tv commercials, explainer videos, AV presentations, on-hold messages, narrations and e-learning projects
Commercial Production. Simple. Effective.
I started making radio commercials in 1974. I've won awards. With the right copy, the right voice and the right production, you can achieve amazing things in 15 or 30 seconds - and it won't cost you more than a meal for two in a restaurant!
Your commercial can combine original copy-writing, professional voice talent and a unique music bed to ensure your ad cuts through the clutter. If you decide to use us, we can have a completed radio commercial back to you on MP3 or WAV (or any other format you require) within 48 hours of script approval.
We look forward to working with you in creating a custom-made, high-response-rate radio commercial that will have customers calling...and it might even win an award!
By the way, it's not only British English voiceovers here...we can voice your project in German, Italian, Spanish, French, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch or Chinese. And if you just need something edited, mixed or mastered, we're here for that too!
Approach
My goal and my passion has always been to work hard, be creative, entertain the listener...and have some fun. I've been working in radio for more than 40 years, yet it still excites me to be in the studio every day, creating something memorable for you, your station or your product. During this time, I've put my voice and production skills to a variety of successful campaigns - a very small selection is shown above. These include a series of radio ads for Coca Cola, programme trailers for Thames TV and BBC Radio One, features and commercials for the UK Government's Central Office of Information and a summertime blitz of 15" radio commercials for Selfridges on London's Capital Radio.
A small selection of these historic ads and promos can be heard on my SoundCloud page: https://soundcloud.com/geoffallenaudio
My experience of the broadcast industry, business and teaching, combined with a warm and engaging manner, will hopefully convince you that this very tall, very nice man is a good choice for a wide range of voice and production work. Call me or email - I look forward to hearing from you.
Testimonials
"Geoff's writing and presentation skills are an excellent example of imaginative reporting" -- BBC Radio Editors Conference, London
"Big Geoff on the radio - best programme of the week - lovely chat and lovely music" -- Tom (listener), Ringwood
On-Hold Messaging
When customers call your business, the
first impression they have is via your phone greeting. If a live human
receptionist answers the call, chances are that the caller will be
placed on hold. So, are you using this captive audience to create a professional
image of your company?
Many small businesses neglect this part of their marketing
campaign, believing that a basic recording by an employee will suffice. Actually, the majority of those potential customers and clients are subconsciously visualising your company and premises by the audio they hear
while on-hold. With a professionally recorded on-hold message that features promotional
information about your company, you can determine what your callers hear and therefore enhance your company’s image.
Even existing customers may not be aware of the entire
range of products or services that you offer, so this is the perfect way to let
them know. Why not use a Geoff Allen Audio on-hold message to…
- List some facts about your company.
How did it start? How many employees are there?
- Give details about what your company
is doing for charities in the local community
- Describe how you can save your
customers money by using your service
- List your opening hours. Give details
on holiday operating hours
- Give exclusive discounts when
customers mention specials they heard on-hold.
Remember, give your caller a reason to listen and stay on the
line…because a customer that hangs up is a customer lost.
Utilising a professional voice talent to represent your
company is not as expensive as you might think…you
can sound as big as multi-national companies for less than £100. And a good, generic on-hold message and phone greeting should
last a number of years, bringing the cost down substantially when you divide
the cost by, say, 24 months.
