#FuneralHomeMarketing


  • Jay Berkowitz and his team at “10 Golden Rules of Internet Marketing” do a great job in laying out practical advise in an easy to follow format. I have referred back to specific podcasts as well as the show notes when I need to take…

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  • http://www.funeralfuturist.com/audio/Greening-of-Funerals.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSSJune 6, 2008, Niagara Falls, Ontario Robin Heppell moderated a panel discussion about the “Greening of Funerals” at the Funeral Service Association of Canada’s Annual Convention. Panel members are Dave Erb (funeral sector), Erb &…

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  • When did it happen? Has the funeral SERVICE profession always been product focused? I think a long time ago, 25+ years ago – during the good ol’ days of unit pricing- caskets were always part of the success equation but not as much as a…

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  • While presenting at the ICCFA 2008 Annual Convention in San Diego, my Blackberry went off and it was a freelance reporter, Marty Graham. She had been monitoring the schedule of the San Diego Convention Center and saw that there was a Funeral Convention taking place…

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  • The Johnson Consulting Group – leaders in Funeral and Cemetery Consulting and Management Services – have just launched their new website – www.JohnsonConsulting.com. Tom and Jake Johnson, together with their associates, have formed an all-star lineup of senior executives from the funeral profession. Most recently…

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  • Preneed Referrals is a funeral-specific website that I have created as a resource for funeral directors and cemeterians to put the power of “Send Out Cards” into your preneed marketing and family follow-up – after care – programs. “Get Preneed Leads” Send Out Cards is…

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  • I had the opportunity to attend the “Going Green Symposium” at the ICCFA Annual Convention in San Diego. It featured Darren Crouch of Passages International Inc. and www.EarthUrn.com; Joe Sehee of the Green Burial Council, Tim Rivera of Rivera-Hanlon Funeral Home, and Michael Kelley of…

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