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By Thomas A. Parmalee Tim Kolasa always had a feeling that one day, he’d be working with Gino Merendino, who has dedicated his life to serving cemeteries as the chief […]
The Tribute Companies announced that Kelly Vinning has joined its team as its Eastern Region Business Development Representative. Kelly brings more than 20 years of sales and business development experience, […]
An estimated 620,000 metro Atlanta households may have a loved one’s ashes at home, based on national survey findings applied to local Census data. To help families without a long-term […]
By Welton Hong, founder and CEO of Ring Ring Marketing There are a lot of ways for a cemetery to market itself today, and the best strategy is rarely going […]
FINANCE
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By Andrew Kennedy, AVP – Funeral Home & Cemetery Lending at Live Oak Bank In our recent Voice of the Customer...
MARKETING
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By Welton Hong, founder and CEO of Ring Ring Marketing There are a lot of ways for a cemetery to market...
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By Welton Hong, founder and CEO of Ring Ring Marketing When someone needs a cemetery, they rarely conduct casual research. They’re often...
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By Welton Hong, founder and CEO, Ring Ring Marketing For years, cemetery marketing has revolved around one primary objective: earning visibility...
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By Thomas A. Parmalee For many cemetery professionals, social media can feel intimidating. Algorithms constantly change, new platforms emerge overnight, and...
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By Welton Hong, founder and CEO of Ring Ring Marketing Responding quickly to inquiries has become one of the most important factors...
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By Welton Hong, founder and CEO of Ring Ring Marketing Cemeteries play a vital role in preserving heritage, honoring lives and...
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By Thomas A. Parmalee Artificial intelligence has moved from novelty to utility with remarkable speed. For cemetery operators and funeral directors...
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By Thomas A. Parmalee A funeral home or cemetery’s reputation is no longer defined solely by word-of-mouth. It is quantified, scored...
PRENEED
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By Thomas A. Parmalee Most cemeteries understand the critical importance of encouraging families to buy cemetery property before they die. But that...
TECHNOLOGY
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By Thomas A. Parmalee For cemetery professionals, few challenges are more fundamental — or more consequential —than knowing exactly who is...
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By Thomas A. Parmalee For years, deathcare professionals have watched consumer behavior shift decisively online. Families now research funeral homes, compare...
CREMATION
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Coldspring has announced a new initiative it is calling National Cremation Placement Day, which it has officially registered as a...
PEOPLE AND OTHER NEWS
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By Thomas A. Parmalee For Ashlynn Rickord Werner, 33, cemeteries have always been much more than final resting places. They are repositories...
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By Thomas A. Parmalee For Adam Ginsberg, the cemetery profession was never an abstract concept. Long before he managed hundreds of acres...
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By Thomas A. Parmalee If you build it, they will come.               Believing in that misguided notion is why some cemeteries fail,...
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Cemeteries have long served as places of remembrance, reflection and even ritual — but at some famous gravesites, visitors leave...
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By Thomas A. Parmalee Service Corporation International’s first-quarter results, reported April 29, offer a clear takeaway for cemetery operators: underlying cemetery...
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By Thomas A. Parmalee The first lesson Keenan Knopke ever learned about the cemetery business came from the back of a...
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By Thomas A. Parmalee With more than 100,000 burials, hundreds of annual services, and a 185-year legacy, Woodland Cemetery & Arboretum...
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By Thomas A. Parmalee When Nicholas Allan’s mom asked him to do her a favor – leave some flowers at the...
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By Thomas A. Parmalee Carlos Quezada’s life may have been a lot different had he not landed a job at the...
VIDEO INTERVIEWS
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As consumer preferences continue to evolve, cemeteries are increasingly at the center of one of death care’s most significant shifts:...
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Micah Brown, founder and CEO of Broylman Memorial Group, looks back at his career transition from professional fishing to the...
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Michael Higgs, manager of the Cave Hill Heritage Foundation in Louisville, Kentucky and president of the Kentucky Cemetery Association, recently...
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In a recent in-depth conversation, Celebrate Life Co. founder and CEO Nick Allan outlined his company’s mission to modernize cemetery...
NEWS RELEASES
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The Tribute Companies announced that Kelly Vinning has joined its team as its Eastern Region Business Development Representative. Kelly brings more...
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An estimated 620,000 metro Atlanta households may have a loved one’s ashes at home, based on national survey findings applied...
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On the 25th anniversary of 9/11, a Florida cemetery set out to create a remembrance ceremony that no one would...
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CemSites, a Messenger Family Company and the pioneer behind cloud-based cemetery management software, has announced a refreshed brand identity. The refreshed...
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Department of Veterans Affairs national cemeteries will host a day of service and remembrance to honor victims of the terrorist...
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Catholic Cemeteries of the Archdiocese of Newark will host its 2026 Fall Open House season from Sept. 12 through Nov....
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Standing with local veterans at the New York State Veterans Cemetery – Finger Lakes in Romulus, New York, on Aug....
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On Aug. 21, the Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office in Tennessee announced that its detectives along with investigators in Scott County,...
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CemSites, a Messenger Family Company and the pioneer behind cloud-based cemetery management software has announced that David Berger has been...
GROUNDS MAINTENANCE
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By Thomas A. Parmalee Tim Kolasa always had a feeling that one day, he’d be working with Gino Merendino, who has...
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By Thomas A. Parmalee Michael Andersen still remembers the conversation that unexpectedly changed the direction of his life. His mother was worried...
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By Thomas A. Parmalee By any measure, Jake Johnson has seen the cemetery business from every angle. Today, Johnson serves as president...
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In its 200th anniversary year, Mount Pleasant Group is looking both backward and forward, caring for its historic properties while...
