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What Do You Need to Know to Start a Cemetery?
The cemetery industry is facing some significant changes. There are a few key trends like alkaline hydrolysis, green burial, celebration of life, and technology that are helping the industry grow. While these changes pose challenges, they also present opportunities for innovation and adaptation in the industry. Cemeteries that embrace these trends may thrive in new ways, so here's some important considerations if you want to start your own cemetery:
11/7/2024 
Green burials are quickly becoming a popular choice over traditional burials for the environmentally conscious. Green burials do not involve formaldehyde-based embalming fluids, concrete burials vaults, or metal caskets because they consume precious resources such as land and wreak havoc on our delicate ecosystem.
11/16/2022 |
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Why Should a Cemetery Implement a CRM?
Implementing a Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system in cemeteries might seem unusual at first, but it can bring several benefits. Here’s why a CRM could be valuable for cemeteries:
Enhanced Communication: Cemeteries can use CRM systems to maintain detailed records of interactions with families. This helps in sending timely updates, reminders about anniversaries, or notifications about cemetery events, ensuring that families feel supported and remembered. 9/12/2024 
Green burials are quickly becoming a popular choice over traditional burials for the environmentally conscious. Green burials do not involve formaldehyde-based embalming fluids, concrete burials vaults, or metal caskets because they consume precious resources such as land and wreak havoc on our delicate ecosystem.
11/16/2022 
In an earlier blog, we discussed why your cemetery should consider transitioning from paper records to digital records. Digitizing cemetery records is a valuable step for efficiency and accessibility. Here's a general step-by-step process to help you with the transition:
Assessment: Evaluate the current record system and identify what needs to be digitized. This may include burial plots, interment records, maps, and more. It's not uncommon to have interment cards and sales contracts in abundance. Knowing how many records you need to digitize is the first step towards assembling a transition plan. 11/02/2023 
Green burials are quickly becoming a popular choice over traditional burials for the environmentally conscious. Green burials do not involve formaldehyde-based embalming fluids, concrete burials vaults, or metal caskets because they consume precious resources such as land and wreak havoc on our delicate ecosystem.
11/16/2022 
In our last blog, we discussed what is required to successfully implement a cemetery software. This week, we will look at why cemetery software implementations fail. Here are some common factors that contribute to implementation failures:
Failure to gather and document comprehensive requirements can result in a cemetery software solution that does not meet the needs of the users or the organization. 07/11/2023 
Green burials are quickly becoming a popular choice over traditional burials for the environmentally conscious. Green burials do not involve formaldehyde-based embalming fluids, concrete burials vaults, or metal caskets because they consume precious resources such as land and wreak havoc on our delicate ecosystem.
11/16/2022 
Key performance metrics or KPIs for cemeteries can vary depending on the specific goals and objectives of the cemetery management. However, here are the top 10 most common performance metrics that can be used to evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of cemetery operations:
Burial and Interment metrics include the number of burials, interments, or cremations conducted within a specific time period. It helps gauge the cemetery's overall utilization and capacity management. 06/01/2023 
Green burials are quickly becoming a popular choice over traditional burials for the environmentally conscious. Green burials do not involve formaldehyde-based embalming fluids, concrete burials vaults, or metal caskets because they consume precious resources such as land and wreak havoc on our delicate ecosystem.
11/16/2022 
Cemeteries have been storing and saving hardcopies of deeds and sales contracts for hundreds of years. Why change something when it is not broken. There are several reasons why cemeteries should consider digitizing their records:
Digitizing cemetery records makes them easily accessible to the public. People can search for their loved ones' burial sites and other details from the comfort of their own homes. 04/20/2023 
Green burials are quickly becoming a popular choice over traditional burials for the environmentally conscious. Green burials do not involve formaldehyde-based embalming fluids, concrete burials vaults, or metal caskets because they consume precious resources such as land and wreak havoc on our delicate ecosystem.
11/16/2022 
A CRM (Customer Relationship Management) system can be important for cemeteries in managing their relationships with families, visitors, and other stakeholders. Here are some ways in which a CRM can benefit cemeteries:
Track customer interactions: A Cemetery CRM system can help a cemetery keep track of all interactions with families, including burial arrangements, questions about burial plots, and other inquiries. This can help ensure that all customer needs are being addressed and resolved in a timely manner. 03/16/2023 
Green burials are quickly becoming a popular choice over traditional burials for the environmentally conscious. Green burials do not involve formaldehyde-based embalming fluids, concrete burials vaults, or metal caskets because they consume precious resources such as land and wreak havoc on our delicate ecosystem.
11/16/2022 
For more than 200 years, cemeteries have struggled with paper maps, keeping accurate written records, storing hard copies of documents, and ensuring inventory is up to date.
Cemeteries everywhere are ending these archaic administrative practices by switching to digital management systems. In this day and age, when cemeteries fail to utilize this technology, they may be inviting disaster and putting their cemetery’s reputation on the line. 12/14/2022 
Green burials are quickly becoming a popular choice over traditional burials for the environmentally conscious. Green burials do not involve formaldehyde-based embalming fluids, concrete burials vaults, or metal caskets because they consume precious resources such as land and wreak havoc on our delicate ecosystem.
11/16/2022 
As awareness grows about sustainable practices many people are adopting greener lifestyles. In more and more cases, they are choosing to forgo a traditional burial because it is very taxing to the earth and its resources.
Green burials are eco-friendly ways to minimize your carbon footprint one last time. While most natural burials involve placing unembalmed bodies into the ground where they can merge with the earth, there are in fact several types of green burial methods available. It is important to become knowledgeable about the various kinds of green burials, so you can decide which one is best for you. 7/7/2022 
Green burials are quickly becoming a popular choice over traditional burials for the environmentally conscious. Green burials do not involve formaldehyde-based embalming fluids, concrete burials vaults, or metal caskets because they consume precious resources such as land and wreak havoc on our delicate ecosystem.
11/16/2022 
When most people think about funerals, they imagine a somber ceremony with flowers, prayers, and people dressed in black conversing quietly amongst themselves. While this is true in most cases, modern funerals do not always follow this format.
Funeral details are often rooted in tradition and beliefs. Nevertheless, heartfelt funerary rituals vary, which is why each one is beautifully unique. 8/3/2022 
Green burials were originally known as natural burials because no formaldehyde-based embalming fluids were infused into the body prior to it being interred. Today, green burials are making a comeback for several reasons. However, it is important to know why natural burials were abandoned in the first place before you can understand why they are of great importance today.
6/28/2022 
Death may be an unpleasant idea for some people but planning for the end of your life not only makes your loved ones aware of your wishes, but also takes a significant weight from their shoulders during what will be a very difficult time. The beginning of the new year is the perfect time to create an end-of-life plan or re-evaluate your current one.
5/10/2022 
EverArk is state-of-the-art computer software that is streamlining cemetery management. It also supports the health of our environment by making green burial more accessible to the United States.
3/10/2022 
Since the turn of the century, the digital age has touched every aspect of society and our individual lives. Cemetery managers are no stranger to this ever-changing landscape and must adapt if they want to stay relevant. EverArk software is an essential tool that lets cemeteries thrive as the digital age replaces face-to-face sales and service.
3/29/2022 |
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