Download Free Songs at the New InterCall Lounge

CHICAGO (June 01, 2009) –

InterCall, the world’s largest conferencing and collaboration services provider, is introducing an industry-first experience designed to change the way customers think about waiting on hold.

Enter the InterCall Lounge.

The InterCall Lounge treats customers to songs from rising artists at leading labels -instead of standard hold music – while they wait for a conference call to begin. If users like what they hear, they can visit www.IntercallLounge.com to download the song, and five other featured songs, free of charge.

“This concept is truly is a win for everyone,” said Kathleen Finato, SVP Marketing and Business Development at InterCall. “It gives customers a unique experience and offers talented artists an opportunity to expose new audiences to their music.”

Headliners at the InterCall Lounge include artists from such top labels as Sony, EMI and Universal who will treat customers to a mix of musical stylings – from folk to pop to country. The early line-up includes Neko Case, Greg Laswell, Dave Mason, The Alternate Routes, Booker T (with Neil Young) and Trevor Gordon Hall. Each month, the InterCall Lounge will feature new music from six different artists.

“It’s the little things that make or break the conferencing experience, and our customers tell us hold music is one of them,” Finato said. “Switching up hold music would have been easy, but we wanted to do something different – something that really engages customers. So our new feature not only gives customers the opportunity to sample music from emerging artists, but it also enables them to ‘participate’ by downloading what they like for free.”

According to InterCall, the average conferencing customer waits on hold for more than 150 minutes annually.

“It’s been exciting to work on an initiative that breaks new ground,” Finato said. “We’re using music and artists to emotionally fortify InterCall’s brand and enhance the conferencing experience.”

InterCall partnered with Inspire Entertainment to create the InterCall Lounge. Inspire has developed successful music-focused campaigns for retailers and corporations including Whole Foods Market, Staples, JC Penney, Visa, Hudson Booksellers, Claire’s, Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, CBRE, Coldwater Creek, Caruso Affiliated, Pull Ups, and many more.
About InterCall

InterCall, a subsidiary of West Corporation, is the largest service provider in the world specializing in conference communications. Founded in 1991, InterCall helps people and companies be more productive by providing advanced audio, event, Web and video conferencing solutions that are easy-to-use and save them time and money. Along with a team of over 500 Meeting Consultants, the company employs more than 1,500 operators, customer service representatives, call supervisors, accounting, marketing and IT professionals. InterCall’s strong U.S. presence, which includes four call centers and 26 sales offices, is bolstered by a global reach that extends to Canada, Mexico, Latin America, the Caribbean, the United Kingdom, Ireland, France, Germany, Australia, New Zealand, China, India, Hong Kong, Singapore and Japan. For more information, please visit www.intercall.com.

Source: InterCall