Comments on: Why Isn’t Funeral Personalization Being Driven by Funeral Directors?

By: Funeral Blog. The official blog for the funeral & cemetery professions. » Blog Archive 5 Myths Of Funeral Personalization Debunked

Fri, 15 Aug 2014 14:10:47 +0000

[…] offer personalized services because they offer these products. In fact, in a study called the “The Funeral of the Future”, nearly every funeral home reported that they offer personalized service. However, in a […]

By: Funeral Blog. The official blog for the funeral & cemetery professions. » Blog Archive 6 Tell-Tale Signs It's Time To Amp Up Your Funeral Personalization

Thu, 17 Jul 2014 13:08:10 +0000

[…] years ago, a group of funeral service experts estimated that only 5 percent of funerals were personalized, and only 1 percent of those personalized were […]

By: Funeral Blog. The official blog for the funeral & cemetery professions. » Blog Archive How to Take Your Personalized Funerals from Good to Great

Thu, 20 Feb 2014 13:50:33 +0000

[…] country is one part (albeit an important one). I believe the memory of the entire life should be honored and symbolized during the funeral service. In fact, I have often wondered if we are actually doing a dis-service […]

By: Funeral Blog. The official blog for the funeral & cemetery professions. » Blog Archive The Ultimate Funeral Personalization Checklist

Thu, 29 Aug 2013 13:53:43 +0000

[…] embraces funeral personalization, you know it takes much more than just a pretty prayer card or a “King of Beers” casket. It takes time, effort and […]

By: Funeral Blog. The official blog for the funeral & cemetery professions. » Blog Archive Why Everything You Know About Funeral Personalization Is Wrong

Thu, 16 May 2013 13:53:58 +0000

[…] We also found that of that 5%, the personalization did not originate with the funeral director. Instead, it came from the family. The funeral director, more often than not, allowed the personalization to happen rather than creating or encouraging it. […]

By: The Ultimate How-To Guide to Funeral Innovation | Funeral Blog. The official blog for the funeral & cemetery professions.

Mon, 19 Nov 2012 14:26:55 +0000

[…] don’t have to be young, rich or powerful to innovate. Your firm can do something as small as customizing a casket for a family or as big as revamping your entire business model. Just… […]

By: Sarah

Sarah — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 03:17:00 +0000

As an intern at a very progressive funeral home in South Dakota. We try to say update, we are always looking into what’s new, such as green funerals, what are the familes wishes? We have stayed up with technology. I must say the Budwiser casket while unusal would not be anything, most local funeral homes kept on hand. But our funeral home would certainaly work with a family wishes if that was what they desiered.

By: Brian Broughan

Brian Broughan — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 08:55:00 +0000

If we listen and advise families of the options available to them that would reflect the life of their loved one, I believe we are then truly offering professional service and advice. The problem might be that there are too few visionaries and too many that are just willing to follow what the industry is trending.

By: Krystal

Krystal — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 17:35:00 +0000

In reply to Joe Pray.

Joe, thanks for the comment. And also, glad to see you’re focusing your efforts on making the service memorable. Good advice to live by – thinking as a “creator” rather than a funeral director. I’m the blog manager and you can email me personally at krystal.penrose@helloinnovation.com. If you’re interested I’d love to chat and even have you write a guest blog on personalization!

By: Krystal

Krystal — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 17:35:00 +0000

In reply to rolynn anderson. Wow what an interesting story, thanks for sharing! What's the title of the series? I Would love to read it some time!