At top: Michael Schimmel, the founder and CEO of Sympathy Brands, teamed up with Thomas Parmalee, founder of FuneralVision.com, to make Funeral IQ a reality. Scores of funeral professionals from throughout the country attended Funeral IQ at the Live! Casino & Hotel in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on Sept. 20. The event…
Read MoreSympathy Brands and FuneralVision.com Team Up for Event in Philadelphia Forward-thinking funeral professionals and cemetery operators determined to expand their growth mindset, provide more value to families and boost their market position are invited to Funeral IQ, Sept. 20, 2024, at the Live! Casino & Hotel in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Co-hosted…
Read MoreArticle courtesy of eCondolence.com The idea of losing a loved one is heartbreaking, and losing someone to a terminal illness is no exception. Cancer, Alzheimer’s, heart conditions, brain death due to trauma, and other diagnoses often lead to a moment when there are no more treatment options. At this point,…
Read MoreArticle courtesy of Sympathy Brands The funeral home industry is unique in many ways. Perhaps one of its most distinctive attributes is that it is mainly composed of independently owned businesses – nearly 87 percent of funeral homes are family or privately owned. And many of these owner operators have…
Read MoreBringing together more than 100 years of collective experience from both the real estate and death-care industries, Big Sky Capital Partners is a leading financier for sale-leaseback solutions dedicated to the funeral industry. As an established real estate firm solely focused on providing funeral home owners and operators with sale-leaseback…
Read MoreContinuing its mission to provide funeral directors and cemetarians with productivity-based tools, Sympathy Brands recently announced the enhancement of its Digital Fingerprint Storage Solution. The offering now includes streamlined ordering of customizable keepsake jewelry, providing direct access for families to order with just a few clicks, and empowering funeral home…
Read MoreTo continue its mission of creating innovative and efficient technology solutions for the death-care industry, Sympathy Brands is proud to announce the launch of its new mobile application. Developed with users from our funeral home and cemetery partners in mind, the Sympathy Brands app provides mobile access to the entire…
Read MoreTo continue its mission of creating innovative and efficient technology solutions for the death-care profession, Sympathy Brands recently enhanced a suite of products designed to seamlessly and automatically enable funeral directors and cemeterians to customize a family’s experience. These tools, which expand Sympathy Brands’ existing digital offerings, give funeral directors…
Read MoreSympathy Brands and its family of brands, including shiva.com, eCondolence.com and Cemetery.com, are committed to making it easier for those in the death-care profession to do their jobs. That is why they are excited to introduce a time-saving feature, the Digital Fingerprint Storage Solution. With this new offering, funeral directors…
Read MoreSympathy Brands, which includes shiva.com, eCondolence.com, Cemetery.com, Jewish Funeral Group, and others, is excited to announce Dr. Amy Schiffman, a nationally recognized expert in aging in place has joined the company. Schiffman will work closely with the team to broaden Sympathy Brands’ educational support, seminars, training and resources for families…
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