June 2026 On Hold Marketing of the Month

About Our Client

If someone held the business end of a pickaxe to your forehead and forced you to name your top five metals, you might say copper, brass, carbon steel, stainless and aluminum, right? The neat thing is you can find all those favorites and more at Parker Steel, home of America’s largest inventory of metric metals. And Parker Steel has been one of our Humor On Hold clients since 2003! See how this story is all coming together?

Parker Steel opened for business in 1955. In 1991, the company began selling metric sized metals that didn’t require additional machining. Today, Parker Steel stocks more than 6,000 line items.

What We Do

“When Parker leadership visited our offices early in 2026, they told me their callers often ask to be put back on hold, and that they even quote some of the jokes to Parker team members,” said Creative Consultant Daniel DiManna. “It’s incredibly gratifying to know their callers enjoy being on hold so much and that they’re being both informed and entertained.”

Parker’s Marketing Manager Sharon Tipping’s reaction to this production: “Love it!”

Production Credits

Creative Consultant: Daniel DiManna
Voice: Scott Greggory
Recording Engineer: Josh Jump