# Background Office Sounds Make Your Small Shop Sound Like a Busy Office By ThrivingOffice | Published 2007-05-02 | Business Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/background-office-sounds References: [thrivingoffice](http://thrivingoffice.com) If you're already wearing the extremely popular **[Half Suit](http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-half-suit-business-on-top-party-below)** to look professional in your webcam meetings, then you'll love the idea of the thriving office CD. Thriving Office is a CD, filled with [office sounds](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/background-noise-removal), that home businesses play it in the background while they're on the phone to sound more established. In addition to eliminating [uncomfortable silence](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-noices), it also masks domestic noises, such as kids and dogs. Many people also play it when they're off the phone, reporting that it [increases their productivity](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/timemyflow). And big companies have started embracing it, too. One 39-minute track is "Busy" and the other is "Very Busy". Was recently featured in Business Week, The Wall Street Journal and USA Today. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 6.3/10 - Popularity: 92% | Activity: 90% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Business](https://www.trendhunter.com/business) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Virtual Office Sounds:** In response to remote work, companies could develop customizable virtual office sounds that foster productivity and collaboration. - **Wellness Office Sounds:** In a quest to reduce employee stress levels, wellness-focused office soundscape apps could flourish in mid- to large-size companies. - **Augmented Reality Office Sounds:** Augmented reality could revolutionize background office sounds, providing a lifelike, immersive experience for home workers. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Office Supplies:** Office supply companies could capitalize on the increased demand for virtual and wellness office sounds by developing customizable soundtracks that improve productivity. - **Digital Apps:** Digital app companies could provide customizable background soundtracks as a service for companies seeking innovative ways to improve employee wellness and productivity. - **Consumer Electronics:** Consumer electronics companies could take advantage of increasing interest in augmented reality solutions by developing and marketing immersive, lifelike office sounds products. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Slacking Support Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/office-slacker.md) - [Sound-Blocking Office Pods](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/room-phone-booth.md) - [Productivity Improving Audio Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/background-music-and-sounds.md) - [Productive Focus Soundscapes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/soundscape-for-focus.md) - [Unique Focus-Promoting Soundscapes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sintonico.md) - [Focus Sound Mixers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/earth-sounds.md) - [Adaptive AI Soundscapes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/project-ambience.md) - [Virtual Office Communication Systems](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/virtual-office-communication-system.md) - [Ambient Sound Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/brownoise.md)