How has Voices.com helped you with your project needs?

First off, at AdExpress, we are a quick turn around ad agency. Kind of like a Kinko's, you can walk in, look at our menu, order it, and we'll have it back to you in 24 to 48 hours. Since we promise things in such a short time line, it is very important that we get voice talent responses back as soon as possible.

When a client wants a radio spot, we'll ask them what they are looking for, and then I'll go to Voices.com and put in all the info, and just do an open casting call.

How did you select the talent?

Once I get the responses back, I'll go through and listen to them, and pick out 4 to 5 that are top notch, and then I'll send those to the client so they can pick which voice they want to be on their project. Once they pick the talent, I'll contact them (the talent) directly and set everything up.

I've been using Voices.com for about a year and a half now, and all the talents have been great to work with.

What challenges did you face using the Voices.com system to find talent?

As stated before, we are always on a tight deadline, and that sometimes makes us pick one voice talent from another. Sometimes they (the voice talent) aren't able to work with our schedule, but more often than not they are ready and willing to work with us.

For this project we needed a male, North American English voice, that had a wise and fatherly tone to it, and we also needed a female voice that was very happy and upbeat. We found many, and so off to the client they went, and we ended up with Joe Mc Millan, who was able to get things back to me in about an hour, and sent right over email and uploaded through the Voices.com SurePay Service. It was all a very smooth process. Same goes with the female talent; we got in touch over email, and just went from there.

How would you describe your overall experience with the site?

The talents listed at Voices.com are always professional. And the amount of responses we get sometimes can be too much! But it is always great to have 30 or 40, sometimes even over 100 talents to choose from. Some of our clients can be rather picky, so it's great to be able to keep feeding them more talent.

The result of the project was great. The client was happy, and we are moving forward with more radio spots through this summer. I will always come back to Voices.com for our voice talent needs, and I always tell people where I find out talent. It's a great way for us to find voice talents at reasonable prices, and being able to set a price is great as well. As for hiring talent again, we have many voice talents on record here that are my "go to people" when I know I need something done quickly and in a professional manner.

About the Client

AdExpress is a quick turn around ad agency. "We make ads, and other stuff". If you need a radio spot, TV spot, website, web banner ad, magazine ad, newspaper ad, anything that deals with advertising and promotions, we are who you need to talk to.

Our website is www.adexpress.ws, and we have offices located in Columbia, MO and Lake Ozark, MO, with more stores on the way.

If you think that you need an AdExpress in your town, check out our site at www.adexpress.ws and find out how to get one near you.

Project Details

Project ID: 8908
Project Title: Columbia Parks and Recreation
Category: Radio Commercials
Language: English (North American)
Project Close Date: April 23, 2008
Selected Talent: Joe Mc Millan