A spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down! That’s the idea behind Death Cafe, a safe space for people to gather, talk about death and find community with a side of cake. You can get a better idea of their mission in this video celebrating their recent 8th birthday: As the death positive movement […]
Hosting events at your funeral home is a great way to build community and create a welcoming environment at your business. Yet, unfortunately, thanks to the nature of the business, people tend to feel creeped out by a funeral home event… Unless it’s done right. When done right, in person events can serve as a […]
Adapting to the changes of the funeral profession isn’t easy — And that’s why it’s a topic we write about all the time. With changing consumer needs focused more on convenience and less on tradition, it’s almost as if the funeral profession needs to be turned on its head all together. So how do […]
Everyone has a story to tell. The conversations we have determine the direction we’re heading. And these professionals prove that the funeral profession is heading straight into transformation with some of the most inspiring conversations we’ve ever had as an industry, right here in this blog! Check out these 8 videos that will show […]
All over the world, people, businesses and leaders all around the world are adapting to our growing needs surrounding death and funerals. And as we grapple with environmental considerations and cultural shifts, we see the funeral profession responding with innovation. Many cultures are finding the balance between embracing technology while honoring ancient traditions. Others are […]
I remember growing up and going to funerals of distant family members… and, I rarely enjoyed them. They always managed to look, sound and feel the same to me. And when it came my time to be a part of a close family member’s funeral, I tried to throw in something that was NOT a […]
Last August, we gathered some insights from some of the funeral profession’s brightest minds to predict the future of funerals (you can read the post here). And even though it’s only been a mere 9 months since we made this post, the future of funerals has become even more clear. It seems that many people […]
“Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.” — Helen Keller Are you happy with how many client families you work with per day, week, year? Would you like to see yourself and others helping more people, doing the work that you love? Well guess what, there’s a fast lane […]
The ugly “F” word. No not, the swear word. But it might as well be… The word I’m referring to is funeral, as in, funeral plans. As in my own funeral plans. Everytime I tell someone that I’m making my own funeral plans, I hear some version of: “Are you dying?” “Is everything okay… do […]
Through all our days of doing funeral home website design at f1, we’ve come across a few good gems that inspire us in a BIG way. In fact, if you come by and visit the headquarters, you’ll usually catch our CEO scrolling through some of the hottest website designs day in and out, because design […]
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