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By Kara Apel 14 Jul, 2023
The MKJ Seminar will be held Nov. 13 and 14 at the Grand Reserve at the Meritage Resort. The luxurious resort is close to several airports, including San Francisco and Oakland, and is located just a few miles from downtown Napa.
By MKJ Marketing 20 Dec, 2022
Nashville, TN — MKJ Marketing Seminars address the most pressing issues facing funeral business owners. During this period of economic uncertainty, owners are experiencing their best business years ever regarding at-need volume, but profits may be lagging. As we await the anticipated recession, operators are uncertain how best to manage their costs and pricing. Innovation is not a point-in-time decision but a mindset and business culture. MKJ’s 2023 Ski Seminar will share insights from research and experience working with funeral homes throughout the year and from coast to coast. Learn how digital marketing has evolved and how to make it work best for you Learn how a recession creates opportunities for market share gains Learn how your website can allow you to sell more online by offering products consumers want The potential in email marketing New service offerings to get 5-star reviews How to compete with lower-priced competition during a recession The Ski Seminar dates are Jan. 30 to Feb. 1. The seminar was moved to earlier in the year to assure the best skiing experience as the warmer climate could make later in February slushy. The host hotel is the Ritz-Carlton Bachelor Gulch in Beaver Creek — one of Colorado’s finest ski resorts. The resort is ski-in/ski-out and features amenities unavailable at most resorts. MKJ successfully negotiated a very good room rate (hundreds of dollars below the resort’s published room rate). Note: For the first time in MKJ’s 41-year history, we will not be conducting the annual Florida seminar, as the resort was severely damaged by Hurricane Ian. Don’t miss this up-to-date content that will be only offered at the Ski Seminar. For more information on MKJ Marketing’s upcoming seminar programs, visit www.mkjmarketing.com/seminars or call 888-655-1566 to register.
By MKJ Marketing 22 Jul, 2022
BLUFFTON, SC — Generating revenue is harder than ever before, and MKJ Marketing is hosting a seminar this fall offering master-level training on the most pressing issues facing the funeral profession. The seminar will be held Nov. 7-9 at the five-star Montage Palmetto Bluff resort, located in the Lowcountry of South Carolina. The expert panel … Continued
By MKJ Marketing 31 May, 2022
MKJ Marketing is co-hosting a webinar focused on educating owners of funeral homes, crematories, and cemeteries to ensure their websites comply with ADA regulations in partnership with accessibility experts UserWay. So far this year, over 5,000 business owners across all industries have been served litigation relating to ADA accessibility issues, including several funeral homes. On … Continued
By MKJ Marketing 12 Jan, 2022
Social media can be one of the most powerful marketing tools for your business … but only if you know how to use it correctly. Many people think they know how to run a Facebook page. After all, isn’t it just posting a photo or video with a caption? However, research proves there’s a lot … Continued
By Glenn Gould 17 Dec, 2020
Often, when situations are in doubt, we look for easy explanations. Often, an easy explanation is just, “Everything will be alright.”  In our current situation, that would be to say everything will return to normal. Will it really? Probably not. The restaurant industry has already concluded it will never return, as families have learned to … Continued
By MKJ Marketing 16 Dec, 2020
2020 has been a monumental year for every funeral home owner – and Paul St. Pierre is no exception.  As president of Wilson St. Pierre Funeral Service & Crematory, which has 11 locations in and around Indianapolis, St. Pierre was also recently elected as the next president of Selected Independent Funeral Homes. St. Pierre knows the … Continued
By Marilyn Gould 01 Sep, 2020
By MKJ Marketing 10 Jun, 2020
COVID-19 has hit our industry hard. Families have less money, pre-need is suffering, and services as we knew them have been decimated. But we have a plan. Join MKJ Marketing Tuesday, June 16 at 2:00 p.m. EST for a virtual presentation, free to register. We will cover: Converting minimal cremations to memorial services Mastering virtual arrangements … Continued
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