Yesterday I wrote blog posts about military funeral etiquette and popular songs to play at a celebration of life.
How did I get here?
My First Year In The Death Care Industry
Posted by Tommy Heigh
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ICCFA 2018 Preview: Our Favorite Things To Do In Vegas + A Guide To The Show
Posted by Ashley Montroy
With the International Cemetery, Cremation and Funeral Association (ICCFA) 2018 convention quickly approaching, many in the funeral industry are preparing to descend upon the Mojave Desert for what is sure to be an exciting show. At FrontRunner, Las Vegas is one of our favourite places to travel and we wouldn’t want to let you go there without some suggestions from the team. Over the past few weeks we have compiled a list of things you should do while in Sin City and we even created a comprehensive guide to the show which can be downloaded at the end of this post.
Spring Cleaning: Shake The Cobwebs Out of Your Funeral Home Website
Posted by Alicia Levy
Times have changed. People no longer rely on phone books to find a local funeral home, but instead search the internet. When they search for a service you offer or particularly for your business, you want to show up. Not just show up, but show up and look good. Looking good is extremely important because your funeral home website is most often your first impression with potential customers. Before an individual even enters your funeral home or speaks to your employees, they will view your website. Think of your website as a digital storefront, people are looking at it and are generating opinions on your funeral home based on the quality of it. You want that first impression to be a good one.
Social Media Marketing World 2018: What We Learned & What You Need To Know
Posted by Ashley Montroy
In February, I went with our social media team-lead Madi Harker and video marketing specialist Sky Bonner to San Diego for Social Media Marketing World 2018 hosted by the Social Media Examiner. It was quite the experience. From the eventful trip down there to attending sessions hosted by some of the premier speakers and thought leaders, we had an absolute blast! There was so much going on and over the course of our trip, we learned so much about the way marketing and social media are changing the business landscape. It had us saying “wouldn’t this work for our clients” or “that would be a great strategy to connect with families” at every chance we got. So we have put together some of our most valuable and actionable takeaways from the conference to help improve your funeral home marketing this year.
Spring Cleaning At The Funeral Home
Posted by Brandon Meawasige
So, your New Years resolutions did not go as planned. But hey, maybe they did and to those of who you kept your self-improvement promises and have thus far made bountiful strides towards achieving your goals for 2018 – we commend you. As for the rest of us, the upcoming season provides a second opportunity for a fresh start. Spring cleaning, or the yearly practice of shedding the old and celebrating the new, is a great way to take stock, reevaluate where you stand and plan for the future. Whether it’s at home, at the office or for your entire funeral business – here are few ways that you can make the most of your Spring cleaning efforts this year.
An Open Letter To Funeral Directors
Posted by Jules Green
Dear Funeral Directors,
Getting ready to start at FrontRunner seven years ago, I had no idea what I was in for. I understood the business, but could not have been less prepared for the job. Working in palliative care, I was no stranger for death – but funeral homes were still somewhat of a mystery to me. To be truthful, the death care industry is not something I saw myself getting into. However, I quickly learned about the men and women who work in this wonderful industry. I learned about your daily lives, the way you help communities and your dedication to others. It didn’t take long before I was hooked.
Big Game Advertising: How One Funeral Home Scored A Touchdown
Posted by Brandon Meawasige
The Super Bowl is far more than just a football game and since first being played in January of 1967, it has grown into an unrivalled national spectacle. What started as a championship matchup between the National Football League’s two best teams is now more akin to a national holiday and has transformed into a full-blown economic phenomenon. According to Forbes, each year, Americans spend around 14 billion dollars on the game, behind only Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day and Father’s Day as the largest single-day spending occasion. Understandably, Super Bowl Sunday, and the weeks leading up to it, have become extremely important for businesses looking to connect with consumers. However, only certain businesses take advantage of this opportunity.
On February 4, 2018, over 100 million people tuned into watch Super Bowl LII between the Philadelphia Eagles and the storied New England Patriots. And while the underdog Eagles may have won their first League title since 1960, one FrontRunner client celebrated a victory of their own; setting a new bar for funeral home marketing.
3 Strategies To Prevent The Collateral Damage Of Your Firm’s Payment Policy
Posted by Rob Brice
The term Collateral Damage is typically used in military applications and defined as “injury inflicted on something other than the intended target”. You might be wondering what this has to do with your funeral home and your payment policy. Many funeral directors feel they were called to this profession. It is unlikely that you woke up one day and said I want to be a funeral director so I can talk to grieving families about how they intend to pay for a funeral. The challenge for many is a balance between a servant’s heart and a business mindset. This is a neglected aspect of the profession often times creating collateral damage. So who are these unintended targets? First of all your business can suffer by allowing your accounts receivable and uncollected debt to get out of hand. Even if you collect all of your money, if you are not doing it in a timely fashion your profitability suffers. If you or your staff is uncomfortable asking for payment, I can promise your families will not be comfortable either. Here are three simple strategies that will allow you to better serve your families while increasing your bottom line.
One Lesson Funeral Directors Can Teach Us On Valentine’s Day
Posted by Brandon Meawasige
This won’t be your cookie-cutter Valentine’s Day blog post, with tips on how to connect with families or advice for helping people grieve. For all of the frivolous ways to view the annual day of love, there are some underlying lessons that never get their due attention. One, in particular, that we can learn from funeral directors and those in the death care profession, must be noted. This industry has some of the most helpful, selfless and compassionate people around – so there is no better example for spreading love and dealing with grief all year round. Not just at otherwise “special” times.
3 Useful Organization Tips & Tools For Funeral Directors
Posted by Brandon Meawasige
With the release of our new Google Calendar Integration in mind, we figured it would be a good time to talk about staying organized. Not only are we going to walk you through the steps of using our latest tool, but we are also going to give you some awesome tricks that will help your firm stay organized in 2018.
No matter what industry you work in, whether you work for a company or for yourself, staying organized is an important part of being productive and knocking things off the ever-present to-do list. For some this comes naturally, but for others organization is an elusive concept – oft preached, seldom practiced. Regardless of which side of this proverbial fence you find yourself on, there is always room for improvement. Don’t be afraid to explore ways to improve both your personal and professional organization – of course, for funeral directors, the two are intrinsically bound. Currently, there are so many resources available for the hyper-coordinated and haphazardly alike. In this post, I am going to share 3 of these helpful tips & tools, including our new Google Calendar integration, that can help get your funeral home team on the same page and improve your organization this year.