FuneralIQ is a funeral industry-facing event to be held Sept. 20, 2024, at the Live! Casino & Hotel in Philadelphia, PA.  To summarize, the one-day event will feature leading operators and consultants from the death-care profession and its allies.  The event is organized by FuneralVision.com, an online portal that offers insights on honoring the dead and comforting the living.  Co-hosts include: Sympathy Brands, parent company of shiva.com, JewishFuneralGroup.com, econdolence.com, SympathyBrands.com, Cemetery.com among others.

FuneralIQ Speakers:

• Dr. Amy Schiffman – “Bridging Hospice and End of Life,” In short, how funeral directors can better partner with hospice care agencies and caregivers. Dr. Schiffman is a chief medical officer and the host of “Mastering Medicare”
• Shane Pudenz – “Boost Your Preneed to At-need Ratio in 12 Months,” Strategies to boost your preneed program and immediately add value to your business.  [Mr. Pudenz is senior VP of sales & marketing, Carriage Services, Inc.
• Welton Hong – “Turning Challenges into Opportunities: Digital Marketing Amid Low Death Rates,” Accordingly, how firms are boosting market share even amid the “pull-forward effect” of the pandemic, which has slashed the death rate.  Mr. Hong is the founder and CEO of Ring Ring Marketing.
• Chris Cruger – “Consumer Snapshot: Attitudes and Behaviors that Define Your Future.” Relying on insights from a comprehensive study – how firms can better serve the changing wants and needs of families.  Mr. Cruger is the CEO of The Foresight Companies.
• Michael Schimmel – “Meeting People Where They Are: Using the Right Resources at the Right Time,” In summary, actionable insights on how to recognize opportunities to serve families through technology and ways to evaluate technology for your use in serving families. Mr. Schimmel is the founder and CEO of Sympathy Brands.

FuneralIQ Organizers Say This…

Per Michael Schimmel, the CEO and founder at Sympathy Brands, “We wanted to hold a gathering that gives back to death-care professionals – one where the sole focus will be on giving funeral directors and cemeterians the tools they need to work smarter, not harder,”  Schimmel continues,

“Funeral IQ is the perfect chance to learn from those who have made it their life’s work to provide more value to grieving families, those preparing for a death and individuals who want to preplan. Even better, we’ll have networking opportunities built in throughout the event, so we can all learn from each other as well.”

Thomas Parmalee, the founder of FuneralVision.com and the architect of numerous events that have helped death-care professionals outsmart competitors, said he’s excited about the chance to serve the profession once again alongside the team at Sympathy Brands. “Undoubtedly, The Live! Casino & Hotel will be a great venue for funeral professionals who want to gather, roll up their sleeves and get to work,” he said. “To that end, we’ll also network and have fun when we’re not in the classroom.” He added, “Moreover, we’ll have a cocktail hour built into the event and share lessons over lunch. To the point, we all need to focus on our Funeral IQ, and this event will propel attendees to do just that.”

Registration Info and Sponsors

 

Registration for the event, which will offer continuing education units for many states, costs $349.  Registration can be found at this page: sympathybrands.com/funeraliq

Finally, Platinum Sponsors are Ring Ring Marketing and The Foresight Companies; Gold Sponsors are Carriage Services, FundaFamily.com, Cremation Recycling, Nomis Publications, and Better Place Forests; and Silver sponsors are Legacy.com, Big Sky Capital Partners, and Precoa.

 

For more information about FuneralIQ

Contact:

FuneralVision.com
Publisher: Thomas Parmalee
tom@funeralvision.com