PRESS RELEASE Middleton, WI — Tribute Technology is hosting a two-day interactive session in Nashville this summer focused on the latest technology trends available to the funeral profession. Trend ReCON will be held June 1-2, 2023, at The W Nashville. Attendees will enjoy a trip to Music City while obtaining expert insights on upcoming shifts in funeral service, one-of-a-kind speakers, the opportunity to connect with other funeral leaders, and exclusive offers available only in person at the event. Featured speakers include Tribute Technology CEO Charlie Cole, Tribute Technology Chief Custom ..read more

PRESS RELEASE Middleton, WI — Tribute Technology, an innovative leader within the deathcare industry, is expanding its services and network by fully incorporating several well-known funeral website providers into its funeral home solutions. Since its founding in 2018, Tribute Technology has formed strategic relationships with many leading website providers, including Frazer Consultants, FrontRunner Professional, and FuneralTech. These Premier Partners integrated with the Tribute Technology full-stack platform and received financial investment, together serving thousands of funeral professiona ..read more

PRESS RELEASE Middleton, WI — Due to sharp increases in suicides and drug overdoses, coupled with the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, many families are facing tragic deaths they did not expect and are also hard to talk about. This makes finding grief support more difficult than ever, which is where Guiding Grief comes in to assist owners and operators of funeral homes, crematories, and cemeteries who want to make a difference in the lives of the families they serve. Guiding Grief is an on-demand grief video library that includes 27 professionally produced videos featuring licensed grief co ..read more

PRESS RELEASE WHEELING, IL — The past two years have seen a quiet transformation in the way consumers talk about death and deathcare services, particularly online. Are you prepared to meet the challenge of communicating effectively with the families you hope to serve? The fastest-growing group of online shoppers is 65 and older. Like their younger counterparts, they comparison shop and read reviews to feel confident in their purchases. Shopping for funeral services is no different. Jason Widing, Vice President of Business Development for Foundation Partners Group, heads to CANA’s 2023 Crematio ..read more

PRESS RELEASE Brookfield, WI — Women and non-binary individuals who want to build empathy, trust, confidence and resilience in their professional and personal lives should plan to attend the 2023 National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) Professional Women’s Conference. This inspiring and uplifting conference will take place May 5-7 at the Westin Riverwalk in San Antonio, Texas. Registration opens March 13.  The Funeral Service Foundation will offer 20 all-inclusive David C. Baue NFDA Professional Women’s Conference Scholarships to make the profession’s premier event for women and non ..read more

PRESS RELEASE Middleton, WI — Over 3,189,683 memorial trees have already been planted through “A Tree to Remember,” offering families another way to honor their loved ones in a more permanent way — and a new partnership will expand the reach of these environmentally conscious memorial gifts. “A Tree to Remember” is now collaborating with the Arbor Day Foundation to amplify the program’s capabilities to plant memorial trees across North America and beyond, including future planting sites in Israel. The Arbor Day Foundation is the largest member nonprofit organization dedicated to planting trees ..read more

PRESS RELEASE WHEELING, IL — For almost 40 years, the Cremation Association of North America (CANA) has provided the gold standard for Crematory Operations Certification in the industry. Not only does the CANA Crematory Operations Certification Program (CANA COCP) meet the certification requirement of 19 states, but it also fulfills state CE obligations for up to eight hours. For 2023, CANA announces opportunities for professionals to earn their certification in-person or online across the country. Today, alkaline hydrolysis is legal in more than half of United States. Ready to meet this growi ..read more

PRESS RELEASE Brookfield, WI — The National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) is proud to establish the NFDA Inspiration Award, a recognition that will be conferred annually on an exceptional female or non-binary individual who has made noteworthy professional contributions to funeral service or a related field. The inaugural award will be presented during the 2023 Professional Women’s Conference in San Antonio, May 5-7, 2023. NFDA is grateful to National Guardian Life (NGL) for sponsoring the Inspiration Award.  Nominations will be accepted online from February 15 to March 3 ..read more

PRESS RELEASE Brookfield, WI — Individuals and families who prefer cremation may not understand the value of having a service. The 2023 National Funeral Directors Association’s (NFDA) Virtual Cremation Success Seminar, taking place February 16 and 17, will arm funeral service professionals with a better understanding of the needs of families that prefer cremation; the skills needed to convey the value of memorialization; and a better appreciation for non-traditional offerings, such as natural organic reduction and pet cremation.  The Virtual Cremation Success Seminar will take p ..read more

PRESS RELEASE Middleton, WI — With the loss of over 1.4 million North Americans to COVID-19, many lives were cut short much sooner than expected, leaving behind millions of loved ones who are now experiencing grief and need help to move toward healing. Tribute Technology, known as an innovative technology leader in the end-of-life industry, is proud to announce Guiding Grief, a new resource for funeral homes, hospice centers, grief counselors, and other caregivers to provide support. “Following the pandemic, our world has been experiencing grief at unprecedented levels. We knew we could use ou ..read more