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OCTOBER 2013
FUNERAL HOME & CEMETERY NEWS
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BOOTH #444
BOOTH #628
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Bass-Mollett Publishers
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Simple Thank You to
Simplify the Thank You
Card Process
GREENVILLE,SC—
Amer-
ican Funeral Financial,
the nation’s leading provid-
er of insurance assignment
services, will be featured in
booth #628 at the upcom-
ing
National Funeral Direc-
tors Association
meeting in
Austin, TX.
Due to the rising cost of
goods and services, more
and more funeral homes
and cemeteries are requir-
ing payment in full prior
to providing funeral ser-
vices or making the inter-
ment.
With the current econo-
my, families are relying on
life insurance benefits to
pay for these services. Un-
fortunately, it can take sev-
eral weeks or even months
for the insurance under-
writer to pay the claim
to the beneficiary or the
funeral
home/cemetery
when taking an assign-
ment. Likewise, the pa-
perwork associated with
funeral financing and in-
surance assignments is be-
coming more complicat-
ed and time consuming,
taking valuable time away
from serving families.
Through assignment of
life insurance, American
Funeral Financial, LLC,
assists funeral homes and
cemeteries by taking the
burden of collection off
their shoulders. American
Funeral Financial increas-
es cash flow, reduces bad
debt, administrative bur-
dens and costs.
American Funeral Finan-
cial, LLC is the one source
for funeral funding, insur-
ance assignment services
and cash flow.
American Funeral
Financial Offers
Insurance Assignment
Services
GREENVILLE,IL—
Bass-Mollett Publishers Inc.
has
announced a partnership with
A Simple Thank You
to provide a turnkey solution simplifying and stream-
lining the labor-intensive task of thank you card gen-
eration.
A Simple Thank You’s service digitally captures all
guest information which takes the guess work out
of illegible handwriting or incomplete information.
Printed Thank You cards are then provided to the
family with a selected verse, as well as addressed en-
velopes both ‘to’ and ‘from.’ A memorial guest book
is provided to the family with printed memorial pages
including all attended guest contact information. A
digital Excel file is sent to the family of all registered
guests and to the funeral home when using their op-
tional opt-in feature. Funeral homes have the option
of a complete printed package or they may do all of
the printing in-house with the “plug and play” pack-
age.
The process of trying to write out thank you cards
when the majority of the names and addresses in the
guest book are unreadable can be an insurmountable
task to say the least. Bass-Mollett and A Simple Thank
You believe this product line will provide a unique
service to the bereaved family at a time when writing
and addressing cards is not their highest priority.
A Simple Thank You’s innovative application won
honorable mention for this year’s KIP award at the
ICCFA
convention in Tampa. They will be rolling
out many more features and services in the 3rd quar-
ter of this year based on feedback from funeral direc-
tors and the families they serve. Stop by Booth 444
in Austin to see how digital registry, a part of every-
day life, can be offered to your families. Contact your
Bass Mollett representative at 800-483-0671 or email
Bassmollett@asimplethankyou.com.
Bass-Mollett Publishers Inc., founded as a family-
owned business in 1949, is an industry leading print-
er, manufacturer, and distributor of funerary prod-
ucts. Bass-Mollett’s stationery selections include the
work of such artists as Terry
Redlin, Kim Norlein,
and
Ray Simon.
A Simple Thank You is a Chicago based company
founded in 2010 by president and CEO
Chris Gor-
don
. The loss of his wife at a very young age made
him realize there was a need in the funeral industry
that had to be filled.
NFDA
CONVENTION
PREVIEW
BOOTH #1635
DST to Mark 23 Years
of Service at NFDA
Convention
Craig Peacock stands in the preparation room of Peacock Funeral
Home, Whiteville, NC.
BOULDER,CO—
Duncan Stuart Todd, Ltd.
celebrates
23 years’ presence at
NFDA
conventions in Texas where
their preparation room specialty business began. The
company looks forward to being back in “the heart of
Texas,” October 20-23, in Austin, Booth 1635.
The DSTexhibit features
Premier Source,
a unique offering
of services and products that provides layout and equipment
for an OSHA compliant preparation room. Attendees can
receive a $1,000 discount certificate toward the design fee
for Premier Source projects, and see an ongoing video pre-
sentation showcasing Premier Source installations.
In keeping with a tradition of product innovation, DST is
previewing PrepWash, a hand held device particularly suit-
able for ritual body washing which can be installed in the
dressing room, preparation room or a dedicated ritual room.
A stand-alone hydro aspirator is also being previewed.
Attendees have an opportunity to learn about DST’s ex-
clusive ventilation systems. A display features PrepArm for
localized exhaust ventilation. LEV is an exhaust method rec-
ommended in NFDA studies. PrepArm is installed above
the table and is easily retrofitted into existing prep rooms.
Duncan Todd, Marjori Todd
and
Scott Goodchild
will
be available to greet visitors and for consultations. For more
information visi
mail info@
duncanstuarttodd.com or call 720-583-1886.
BOOTH #3635
Trigard Launches New
Complete Cast Bronze
Recrafting Program at
NFDA Expo
DANVILLE,IL—
Trigard
is always excited to share
new ideas at nation-
al conventions. This fall
will be no exception. Tri-
gard will unveil its new
complete cast bronze re-
crafting program during
the 2013
NFDA
Con-
vention and Expo in Aus-
tin.
Although Trigard Me-
morials is known for
manufacturing beauti-
fully intricate engraved
bronze memorials and
urns, their team of artists
and craftsmen has exten-
sive experience revitaliz-
ing cast bronze memori-
als.
Trigard Memorials re-
crafting goes beyond re-
juvenating memorials.
Trigard has developed a
toolkit to help cemeteries
and funeral homes reach
their customers and gen-
erate revenue. The com-
plete program promises
to help funeral profes-
sionals develop new re-
curring revenue streams,
build deeper relation-
ships with existing cus-
tomers, rejuvenate old-
er cemetery sections and
enhance pre-need pro-
grams.
You can find infor-
mation about the new
Trigard complete cast
bronze recrafting pro-
gram, and other great Tri-
gard products, at NFDA
Expo booth 3635.
Trigard is a fami-
ly owned and operated
business that has catered
to the varying needs of
the death care industry
since the 1960s. Trigard
regularly hosts
Trigard
University,
a program
dedicated to assisting
burial vault dealers and
funeral directors by pro-
viding the necessary tools
to make their firms suc-
ceed in today’s funeral
industry. Trigard believes
working closely with
other death care provid-
ers enhances our knowl-
edge of the industry and
allows everyone to stay
a step ahead in today’s
changing marketplace.
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