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Aemelia Tripp

Aemelia Tripp is a Marketing Communications Specialist for Homesteaders Life Company.

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Final Disposition Options for Families Who Choose Cremation

March 23, 2023 by Aemelia Tripp
Funeral Industry Trends, Featured

Cremation has exploded in popularity in recent years. According to a CANA (the Cremation Association of North America) publication The Cremationist, the national cremation rate for 2021 was 57.5%. Among Homesteaders’ policyholders who prearranged, the cremation rate for 2022 was 57.0%. Here are thoughts from families who chose cremation services. While it’s not the most environmentally friendly method for disposition, cremation does have several eco-benefits. Families who choose cremation often forgo traditional caskets, which saves on resources like wood, metal and concrete – as well as the energy used to produce them. Cremation often takes up less space in a cemetery or none at all if the urn is kept at home or the ashes are spread on private property.

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Meaningful Mementos for Funeral Services

February 2, 2023 by Aemelia Tripp
Featured, Funeral Home Business

The secret to adding meaningful touches to funeral services is to ask families questions about their loved one to get to know their passions, preferences and what brought them joy in life. You might be surprised how a small fact about a person influenced big parts of their life. Using this personalized knowledge, and a little out-of-the-box thinking, you can create a meaningful memory for the grieving family and let them know how much you care.

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Harnessing Positive Habits in the Funeral Profession

January 12, 2023 by Aemelia Tripp
Featured, Funeral Home Business

We’re making our way through January and holding tightly to our new year’s motivations. But it’s a difficult task sometimes! We’re here to help you stick to your goals, resolutions, word of the year or whatever it is you’re hoping to move toward this year. We hope that by discovering and sticking with positive habits, you can make your goals a reality.

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How Funeral Professionals Can Connect to the Evolving Consumer

December 29, 2022 by Aemelia Tripp
Featured, Funeral Home Business

It’s critical to keep up with the latest trends in the funeral profession, to know how each generation responds to these trends and why they decide to prearrange their funerals. With that knowledge, you can better connect with your client families and share the benefits of preneed in meaningful ways.

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Funeral Business Leadership Series: Part 3 - Leading in the Community

November 17, 2022 by Aemelia Tripp
Funeral Industry Trends, Featured, Funeral Home Business

This is the final post in a series of three blog posts showcasing how small improvements can help you become a business leader in your industry and community. In the first post, we discussed Leading the Business, in the second post we discovered Leading a Team and in this third post, we will cover how to be a leader in your community, including establishing yourself as a thought leader, joining community groups, hosting community events and boosting your digital marketing efforts.

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Funeral Business Leadership Series: Part 2 - Leading a Team

November 10, 2022 by Aemelia Tripp
Funeral Industry Trends, Featured, Funeral Home Business

This is the second in a series of three blog posts showcasing how small improvements can help you become a business leader in your industry and community. In the first post, we discussed Leading the Business, and in this second post, we will cover how to hire, manage and retain an exceptional team of funeral professionals.

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Funeral Business Leadership Series

November 10, 2022 by Aemelia Tripp
Funeral Industry Trends, Funeral Home Business

From staying up to date on industry trends, hiring the right people for your business to even marketing and community outreach, you are focused on running and growing your funeral home business. We know it can be exhausting, but we’re here to help! This series of three blog posts showcases how small improvements can help you become a business leader in your industry and community.

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Increase Your Cybersecurity with These Small Business Tips

October 13, 2022 by Aemelia Tripp
Featured, Funeral Home Business

We are well into spooky season, and if you like thrills and chills, you're in the right place! If that's not your thing, hang in there because the thrills we're talking about aren't jump scares or paranormal events. We’re offering helpful tricks to prevent potential attacks – cyber security attacks, that is.

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5 Steps for Sharing the Value of Preneed with Families

September 9, 2022 by Aemelia Tripp
Featured, Funeral Planning

You’re about to sit down with a prospective client and their loved ones to talk about prearranging, and maybe you’re wondering how to effectively approach the subject of preneed. You want to be personable, reassuring and gentle while getting to know them and broaching a tough subject. But keep in mind, the family is there because they are curious about prearranging or maybe even already know they want to move forward. That means your job is to help them learn about the benefits and options so they can make satisfying decisions for their funeral plans.

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