{"id":10316,"date":"2018-08-13T11:31:42","date_gmt":"2018-08-13T09:31:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.webafrica.co.za\/blog\/?p=10316"},"modified":"2018-08-13T12:08:18","modified_gmt":"2018-08-13T10:08:18","slug":"webafricas-new-ivr-the-jokes-on-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.webafrica.co.za\/blog\/uncategorized\/webafricas-new-ivr-the-jokes-on-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Webafrica\u2019s New IVR \u2013 The Joke\u2019s On Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We know how boring it is waiting in a call queue when you need support from an agent at a big company.<\/p>\n<p>At Webafrica, we don\u2019t like waiting, and we hate being bored \u2013 and we know that you do, too.<\/p>\n<p>So we thought we\u2019d spice things up a bit.<\/p>\n<p>The first thing we did was train up a whole bunch of new support agents to answer the phones so that you won\u2019t have to wait too long.<\/p>\n<p>Then we realized that even with an amazing support team, life happens, and you still sometimes have to hold the line for a minute or two.\u00a0Enter the new and improved Webafrica IVR!<\/p>\n<p>Our new IVR is packed with cheezy one-liners to keep you amused while you wait to talk with us.\u00a0Don\u2019t worry, you don\u2019t have to call in with a technical issue to hear them. You can <strong>listen to all of our jokes right here<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Webafrica Jokes\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/shared.webafrica.co.za\/ivr\/jokes1.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Set One<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Webafrica Jokes <a href=\"http:\/\/shared.webafrica.co.za\/ivr\/jokes2.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Set Two\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Webafrica Jokes <a href=\"http:\/\/shared.webafrica.co.za\/ivr\/jokes3.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Set Three<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Webafrica Jokes <a href=\"http:\/\/shared.webafrica.co.za\/ivr\/jokes4.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Set Four\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Webafrica Jokes <a href=\"http:\/\/shared.webafrica.co.za\/ivr\/jokes5.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Set Five<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Webafrica Jokes <a href=\"http:\/\/shared.webafrica.co.za\/ivr\/jokes6.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Set Six\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Think you can do better? We hope so!<\/p>\n<p>You can submit your own one-liners to <a href=\"mailto:jokes@webafrica.com\">jokes@webafrica.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>If your joke is chosen for our next recording, you will receive a R200 Takealot voucher!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Joke Submission T\u2019s &amp; C\u2019s<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>All jokes should be \u201cone-liners\u201d (short)<\/li>\n<li>All jokes should be \u201cclean\u201d (suitable for all ages and walks of life)<\/li>\n<li>If the same joke is submitted by more than one person (and we choose to use it) the FIRST person to submit the joke will receive the Takealot voucher.<\/li>\n<li>New jokes will be chosen and recorded once per quarter.<\/li>\n<li>The Winners may or may not be announced on Social Media, at our sole discretion.<\/li>\n<li>Winners will be notified via the Email address from which they submit their joke.<\/li>\n<li>Please include your full name and phone number in your Email submission.<\/li>\n<li>By submitting your joke you are giving permission for us to record, transmit and publish this material on our IVR and Social channels.<\/li>\n<li>We reserve the right to laugh out loud.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We know how boring it is waiting in a call queue when you need support from an agent at a big company. At Webafrica, we don\u2019t like waiting, and we hate being bored \u2013 and we know that you do, too. So we thought we\u2019d spice things up a bit. 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