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EXPECT MORE From Your Case Management Software

When you run a funeral home, maximizing your time is maximizing your earning potential. The less time you spend entering information into your many systems, the more time you can spend taking care ...
By Effie Anolik
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Tuesday, August 6, 2024

MODERN CEMETERY MANAGEMENT: Streamlining Operations with Technology

In the 21st century, technology has permeated nearly every aspect of our lives, from how we communicate to how we manage businesses. The cemetery industry, often perceived as traditional and resist...
By Janhavi Rege
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Tuesday, August 6, 2024

Solving Cremation’s Challenges

Cremation poses several challenges when it comes to conveying and delivering value. With burial, there are multiple tangible products that a price tag can easily be attached to. Think embalming, cl...
By Darren Crouch
In Articles
Friday, June 28, 2024

CREMATION BURIAL OR BOTH? INSIGHTS FOR FUNERAL PROFESSIONALS

As the landscape of end-of-life arrangements evolves, the choice between cremation and burial has become increasingly nuanced. More clients are opting for a combination of both methods, reflecting ...
By Larry Stuart, Jr.
In Articles
Friday, June 28, 2024

The Most Underserved Market: POST-NEED FAMILY

According to a 2022 CANA survey, in the United States, an estimated 21.9 million families hold cremated remains in their homes. With the ever-increasing cremation rate, with some reports projecting...
By Stephen Noyes
In Articles
Friday, June 28, 2024

BEING LOGICAL ABOUT LOGISTICS

     When given the opportunity to write about shipping within the funeral industry, I jumped at the chance. Historically, “shipping” means the movement of human remains from one loc...
By Jim Hardy
In Articles
Tuesday, June 4, 2024

CASKETS: Restoring Value to the Tangible Component of a Funeral

Like doctors, attorneys, and many other professional occupations, the Funeral Director used to be the recognized, unquestioned authority on all things funeral-related. While we don’t have commercia...
By Craig Lahti
In Articles
Tuesday, June 4, 2024
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