January 2019

Page A25 JANUARY 2019 FUNERAL HOME & CEMETERY NEWS S ec t i on A 740-877-0967 www.glassremembrance.com sales@glassremembrance.com Introducing the new Hurricane Candle Holder & Photo Wreaths by Glass Remembrance. Both contain a small portion of the cremated remains blown into the glass. News Educational ContinueD Cremation Innovations Summit to be Held in Charlotte, North Carolina WALL,NJ— Today, more people are get- ting cremated than buried, and “tradition- al” doesn’t mean anything when it comes to funeral service. With that comes challenges – but also opportunities. At the Cremation Innova- tions Summit, being held May 3, at the Welton Hong, founder of Ring Ring Marketing and a leading expert in creating case gen- eration from online to the phone line, will be one of the speakers at the Cremation Innovations Summit. to drive and fly into and allows our at- tendees to enjoy great entertainment, great food and meaningful fellowship.” Speakers at the summit include: Christine Toson Hentges, president of The Tribute Companies, will focus on Cre- matory Projects: From Concept to Reality. Sheraton Charlotte Air- port Hotel in Charlotte, NC, attendees will discov- er how to recognize and respond to both by navi- gating the approval pro- cess to open a cremato- ry, designing a rock-solid cremation authorization form that protects your interests, boosting fam- ily satisfaction and com- pany revenue by offering celebrant services, serving more families by honoring their pets and by crafting powerful calls to action to collect email addresses and get phone calls. “With cremation con- tinuing its upward march, we wanted to bring to- Chris Farmer, owner of The Farmer Firm, will focus on Avoiding and Responding to Lawsuits. Welton Hong, founder of Ring Ring Marketing, will deliver a talk called Turning Clicks into Dollars. Coleen Ellis, owner of Two Hearts Pet Loss Center, will focus on Boosting Business with Pet Cremation. Matt Bailey, a celebrant trainer with InSight In- stitute who owns nu- merous funeral homes in Connecticut, will deliv- er a presentation he calls, Celebrants and Crema- tion: Perfect Together. The Academy of Profes- gether some of the profession’s top cre- mation innovators and consultants to share actionable steps to deliver more meaningful experiences to cremation families,” said Thomas A. Parmalee , summit coordinator. “Holding our event in Charlotte is a bonus, as it’s easy sional Funeral Service Practice has ap- proved the summit for 5.5 hours of con- tinuing education. To learn more, visit https:// charlottesummit.planningpod.com, email tparmalee@kbpublications.com or call Par- malee at 732-746-0201 for more details.