FBA Calls Funeral eCommerce The Next Big Thing

Funeral Business Advisor featured our new funeral eCommerce solution, The Sympathy Store, on the front cover of the May/June 2012 issue—revealing that The Sympathy Store is the next BIG thing. To say that we’re flattered by this recognition is an understatement! Funeral eCommerce is something we’ve been passionate about and have believed in for a […]

7 Critical Elements of a Funeral Home Website

Today, more than ever before, you need to be maximizing the online presence of your funeral home. The truth is, your families have very high expectations, and if your funeral home website doesn’t deliver, you better believe they’ll find one of your competitors whose website does. In order for your funeral home website to be […]

Funeral eCommerce: How to Spot the Next Big Industry Trend

Everyone wants to come up with the next big idea that will bring their funeral firm growth, but very few are adept at knowing how. Take eCommerce for example, how many of you thought of it as a passing fad when you first heard about it—claiming your families don’t shop online? Well, with statistics showing […]

eCommerce By The Numbers

Did you know that $1 in every $10 is projected to be spent online this year? And that in the next 2 years, more than half of all retail sales in the United States will be influenced by eCommerce? Interesting facts, but you’re probably wondering what it has to do with you or your funeral […]

ABC’s of Selling Sympathy Gifts & Flowers on Your Funeral Home Website

It’s not often that you can refer back to your 5-year-old self for life lessons. But as eCommerce presents a new opportunity to generate revenue and provide convenience, it’s important to know the basics! Here are the ABC’s of selling sympathy gifts and flowers on your funeral home website: A – Make sure you find […]

Your Questions Answered: The Sympathy Store by funeralOne

There’s been a ton of interest surrounding The Sympathy Store by funeralOne. And since The Sympathy Store—and eCommerce in general—is a fairly new concept to the funeral profession, I figured now was as good of time as any to address some of the questions we’ve been getting. Here are your most commonly asked questions…answered! Q: […]

Funeral eCommerce: 5 Amazing Things You Probably Didn’t Know

The demand for sympathy gifts and flowers is high, and expected to grow exponentially in the coming years. What may surprise you is that demand for these items on the Internet is strong as well. With more than 200,000 searches for sympathy gifts and flowers each month on Google alone, there is a growing opportunity […]

Tap Into Your Community’s Desire to Support Grieving Families

Every day, you deal with death. You’re experienced at knowing how to comfort, support and guide families, as they cope with the death of a loved one. For many of you, you can probably say that at this point in your career, it almost comes naturally to you. But for the majority of your community, […]

6 Common Misconceptions of eCommerce & the Funeral Profession

There’s been a lot of talk surrounding funeral professionals starting to sell sympathy gifts and flowers on their funeral home website as part of their business strategy. Some of the chatter is positive. There are those who believe this is a no-brainer solution—simply an extension of the services they currently offer their families. Some of […]

Turn Your Funeral Home Website Traffic Into Dollars

Your funeral home website should be your funeral firm’s most valuable business asset. But without the ability to drive revenues, your website is simply a cost center. What if I told you there was an easy, effortless way to turn your website traffic into dollars? With 84% of Internet users shopping online…eCommerce reveals a world […]