Does it tick you off that newspapers charge your client families so much for obituary notices? Would you like to know how to save money for your families while adding to your own bottom line? On Thursday, March 4th, I presented an online seminar, titled:…
Here is the resource list from the seminar, 6 Free Productivity Tools & Tips for Funeral Associations: Communications Skype JingProject Internet Browsing / Surfing FireFox Free Image and Video Software Format Factory Gimp Image Editor Information Gathering & Research Google Alerts iGoogle Dashboard Google Reader…
If so, you may become a HIRED GUN that many businesses will need in the future, especially as we transition into the “Knowledge Worker” era. Operations and systems allow entrepreneurs to focus on (and leverage) their expertise and passions – and not worry about the…
Here is a 9:35 minute video about how you can use Facebook Ads to “Narrow-Cast” – opposite of Broadcast – to connect with specific markets. Just to let you know, if you are interested getting more training about Facebook Ads at the end of the…
See how you can easily survey your membership by creating an online survey with Google Docs.
On Friday, one of the funeral home website provider’s servers went down and clients were stuck without their website being live, but more importantly their email had stopped – and going into the weekend without email was not a great way to end your Friday. …
JUST RELEASED! John Callaghan’s 2010 Edition of his Strategic Marketing Plan You’ve heard of John Callaghan, haven’t you? To refresh your memory, he’s one of the industry’s top speakers on funeral home marketing. In his book, “Strategic Marketing Plan for Funeral Service Professionals” he reveals…
My two main predictions can also be taken as warnings. They are strategies being played out on the internet right now and will only become more of a factor in 2010 – not that they will harm your business dramatically in 2010 but they will…
You may have received an email from Mike Kubasak today his Price Shopper program. In the holiday spirit, I thought that I should share with you a SECRET TIP that you can use the next time you get a Price Shopper that will INSTANTLY build…
While conducting Funeral Guru interviews at the NFDA Convention in Boston, I was attending Tributes.com’s Jeff Taylor’s presentation “Evolution of the Obituary” and hit the record button. Here is the entire presentation – it is just over an hour long. The audio is sometimes tough…