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Success in the Sunshine State: The ICCFA Convention and Exposition 2024

We look back on the ICCFA's flagship Convention and Exposition, held in Tampa Bay.

How to Ensure Effective Trust Fund Management and Why It Matters

Discover why a cloud-based financial management solution is essential for overcoming the challenges of managing your trust funds.

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A Growing Future for Heartwood Preserve with PlotBox

Learn how PlotBox's cemetery management software is helping green burial site Heartwood Preserve to connect families to the locations of their loved...

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Cremations, Memorials and Streamlined Processes: How Kensal Green Transformed Their Operations with PlotBox

Discover how one of London's ‘Magnificent Seven’ is preserving it's legacy and protecting its future with PlotBox's deathcare management solution.

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Ease of Use is the Burial Order of the Day for East Hants with PlotBox

Senior Cemeteries Officer at East Hampshire District Council, Frank Swift tells us how PlotBox is helping them to reach their goal of paperless...

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7 Reasons You Need an Easy to Use Deathcare Management Solution

An intuitive deathcare management solution will deliver a wide range of benefits. Here are just seven of them.

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Intuitive Cemetery Software and Ease of Use: Why it Matters

An easy to use cemetery management solution provides a wide range of benefits. Here's what they are and why you need PlotBox.

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More Than Just A Software Solution: Why Support is Key

Support isn't just for when something breaks, it's about a partnership based on shared expectations. Here's what you should expect from your vendor...

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Families First: 5 Ways PlotBox Can Enhance Your Crematory Customer Service

Providing families with the best customer service is at the heart of empathetic death care. Discover how a crematory management software solution can...

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We Are the Champions: 5 Benefits of Advocates in Digital Transformation

Digital transformation means bringing people along with you on a journey. Ensure there are fewer bumps along that road by nominating champions for...

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Cemetery Digital Change Management: Taking it from the Top

How we manage change can greatly impact its success or failure. We explore why buy-in from leadership is crucial for successful digital...

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Deathcare Innovations From Across The Globe

We’ve seen first-hand the benefits of shared learnings that come from a commitment to world-class global deathcare development. Here are a few...

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What’s on your mind? What does 2024 look like for Cemeteries and Crematories?

2024 insights: Customer feedback guides cemetery and crematorium services provision.

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Happy Everafter: Discover Everafter's Impact on Woodvale Cemetery

Learn how PlotBox's grave search portal Everafter is turning genealogy into an enriching and meaningful experience for Woodvale Cemetery and its...

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A Guiding Hand: Digital Cemetery Mapping and the Power of Connection

Digital cemetery mapping software fosters community and connection, uniting loved ones in cemeteries and crematoriums.

Pre-need, Customers, Inventory: Revolutionizing Mausoleum Management with Digital Mapping Software

From pre-need sales to enhancing customer service, innovative digital mapping software is helping managers to manage their mausoleums.

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6 Ways PlotBox Can Help Cemeteries Manage New NSW Licensing Scheme Changes

Six ways PlotBox's deathcare management solution will keep you ahead of the New South Wales Licence Conditions for Operators of Cemeteries and...

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PlotBox Aids Antrim and Newtownabbey: Managing NI's Newest Crematory

Antrim & Newtownabbey Borough Council selects PlotBox for NI's second crematorium, prioritizing efficient management.

Maximizing Pre-Need Sales: PlotBox and St. Theresa Columbarium

ER Funeral Planning tell us why PlotBox was the best solution for streamlining and maximizing their pre-need sales processes for St. Theresa...

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PlotBox: Strengthening Family Connections, Optimizing Operations in North Carolina Municipality

Learn how municipality, the City of Durham is using PlotBox's cemetery management system to continue to serve their families in the best way...

Streamline Cemetery Operations with Cemetery Software

Discover how cemetery software can revolutionize cemetery operations and enhance efficiency.

Trends and Technology: Lessons from Covid for Deathcare Providers

Covid prompted a significant shift in the deathcare industry - we look at the importance of tech adoption to meet evolving needs and expectations.

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Dioceses and Digital Transformation: 3 Customer Success Stories

PlotBox has helped a number of Dioceses and Archdioceses to digitally transform their operations, increasing efficiencies and streamlining processes.

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Forest Home Cemetery & Arboretum: History, Community and Dia de los Muertos

We learn how Forest Home uses its beautiful urban green space to connect with its community in celebrating life in a myriad of ways.

Maximizing Columbarium & Vertical Structures: The Only Way Up

Cremation is on the rise, and so too are columbaria and vertical structures. Discover how you can maximize the opportunity for pre-need sales and...

5 Trends in the Deathcare Industry: The Road Ahead

Deathcare navigates a dynamic landscape of trends shaped by evolving needs, preferences and values. Discover how you can keep one step ahead.

Supporting Families, Supporting Each Other: Wellbeing for Deathcare Professionals

We hear first hand the impact on deathcare professionals of grief support and how they can support their own mental health and wellbeing.

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How Digital Transformation Is Revolutionizing the Deathcare Industry

From the customer experience to long-term sustainability, here are five ways cemetery management software is transforming the deathcare industry.

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Larkin Mortuary Enhances Family Connections with PlotBox

Discover how PlotBox cemetery software is helping Larkin Mortuaries to streamline processes and provide a valuable service to local families.

Embedding a Culture of Workplace Wellbeing in the Deathcare Industry

Discover how managers within the deathcare industry can help to support the mental health of staff by creating a culture of workplace wellbeing.

Bereavement Software & Innovative Grief Support Approaches

New innovations in memorialization, family bereavement software, and grief support are transforming the deathcare industry.

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Top 5 Benefits of Cemetery Software for Effective Plot Management

Effective plot management relies on knowing exactly what you have and where at all times. Here are 5 reasons why you should be using cemetery...

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Streamlined Processes for Flintshire with PlotBox Cemetery Management System

Discover why digital transformation was essential for Flintshire County Council and why they chose PlotBox's cemetery software solution.

Navigating Digital Transformation: Unveiling the Customer Journey

Discover effective communication, partnership, process alignment, and balancing people, processes, and technology.

Streamlining Operations with Cemetery Software

Discover how cemetery software can revolutionize cemetery operations by streamlining tasks, improving record keeping, and integrating with mapping...

3 Things Cemeteries Need to Know About SEO

Boost your cemetery's online presence and attract potential customers with effective SEO strategies for both at-need and pre-need.

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Cemetery & Crematory: Compliance, Best Practices - Lee Snashfold Interview

Lee Snashfold offers expert insights for optimal cemetery and crematorium management, ensuring top-notch service and best practices.

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PlotBox: Preserving Woodlawn's Legacy, Shaping Its Future

PlotBox aids Woodlawn Memorial Park in preserving its history and serving the community with effective cemetery management solutions.

Choosing the Best Cemetery Software for Efficient Management

Discover how to select the most effective cemetery software for streamlining management operations and maximizing efficiency.

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What is the True Cost of Errors for Cemeteries and Crematories?

Mistakes in cemeteries and crematories can have far-reaching consequences, so what are their causes and how can we mitigate them?

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Enhancing Efficiency: PlotBox at Mangere Lawn Cemetery

Learn why it was the right time for one of Auckland's oldest cemeteries to digitally transform and how PlotBox is helping them to enhance customer...

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5 Crematory Management Challenges and How to Overcome Them

Old, disjointed systems and processes can pose a number of challenges to successful crematory management. Discover how to overcome them.

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How to Improve Crematory Management with PlotBox Software

Improve the efficiency of your crematory with PlotBox. Streamline processes, manage records, finances, contracts, scheduling, and more.

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PlotBox Streamlines Cremations at Rushcliffe Oaks

Learn how PlotBox's crematory management software is helping newly opened Rushcliffe Oaks to streamline processes and meet their operational needs.

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The Rise of Cremation and What it Means for Deathcare Providers

We look at the rise of cremation, its impact on deathcare, and what it might mean for the future of service provision.

Your Pre-Need Audience in 2023 and How To Reach Them

Targeting your audience begins with understanding them. We explore tools, techniques and strategies for reaching pre-need customers in 2023.

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Cemetery Software and Preparation for High Visitation Days

Calendar events bring high footfall to cemeteries - The City of Plant City give insights on prep practicalities and how cemetery software can help.

5 Marketing Tools to Boost Your Pre-Need

The key to pre-need sales success could be at your fingertips. Here are 5 tools to help maximize the opportunity.

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Connecting Central Coast Council with its Community with Everafter

In making their burial records searchable via a public portal, Central Coast are making it easier for their community to connect with their loved...

Navigating Eternal Spaces: Choosing the Right Software for Cemeteries

Discover the benefits of cemetery software and how it can streamline operations, enhance customer service, and optimize resources.

PlotBox Ranks 7th on UK's Best Workplaces™ Medium Organizations List

PlotBox ranked 7th among the 100 organizations on the UK's Best Workplaces™ Medium Organizations list by Great Place to Work®

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5 Reasons to Embrace Mobile Software Solutions For Your Cemetery

Applications and mobile devices continue to change how we interact with technology. We explore the practical benefits for cemeteries and crematoriums.

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Wirral Council's Efficiency Journey with PlotBox

We learn how digitally transforming their cemetery operations helped Wirral Council to increase efficiencies and improve their service to residents.

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Stevenage Future-Proof Operations with PlotBox Cemetery Management Software

Migration, Mapping and Memorial Checks: the benefits of a cloud-based cemetery management system for Stevenage Borough Council.

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Digital Maps: Your Secret Weapon for Cemetery Event Planning

Digital maps hold many benefits for cemeteries, and in providing the clearest, most accurate view of your site, they're also great tool for event...

Save the Date! Using Calendar Dates to Help Your Event Planning

Planning an event calendar for your cemetery? We look at some dates that can provide a little inspiration.

Women in deathcare - International Women's Day 2023

In our latest blog for International Womens Day 2023. We spoke to three inspirational women in the deathcare profession from across the globe.

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PlotBox Cemetery Management: Esker Lawn's Solution for Pre-Need Plots

From front office to finance, PlotBox has helped to streamline pre-need cemetery sales processes for this beautiful lawn cemetery.

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3 Benefits of Digital Cemetery Mapping for Green Burial Sites

How digital mapping can help green burial grounds to effectively manage their space with a clearer view of exactly what they have and where they have...

Green Burial Options for Reducing the Impact of Ashes on Ground Conditions

Insights into best practice on green burials when reinstating historical scatter beds, as well as the latest developments in organic dispersal

Changing Attitudes to Deathcare and the Rise of Green Burials

We explore the rising trend for green and natural burials, why it's happening and what it means for deathcare providers.

Enhance Your Cemetery Mapping with the Right Tools

Discover how the right tools can revolutionize your cemetery mapping process and improve accuracy and efficiency.

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Data Migration Demystified: 3 Things Cemeteries Should Know

Digital migration is a key component of digital transformation - so what is it and what role does it play when moving to a new cemetery management...

Preserving History: The Importance of Digitizing Cemetery Records

Discover the significance of digitizing cemetery records and how it contributes to preserving history and honoring the departed.

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How Cemetery Management Software Drives Data-Driven Decisions

We explore how data-driven decisions that help cemeteries, crematories and funeral homes are made easier with cemetery management software.

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Transforming Municipalities: Overcoming Challenges with Cemetery Software

We explore how a digital-first approach underpinned by cemetery software can help to overcome some common challenges for Municipality cemetery...

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3 Things You Should Know About Your Cemetery Data and Cloud Technology

Curious about the cloud? Discover how cloud technology can help to keep your cemetery records and data secure and easily accessible.

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3 Quick Cemetery Reports to Help Maximize Your Data

We take a look at 3 PlotBox reports that can quickly and easily help deathcare providers to utilize the data they hold in meaningful, positive ways.

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4 Ways PlotBox Can Support  Compliance and Best Practice

We explore how cloud-based deathcare management software can help manage risk and support compliance and best practice for cemeteries and crematories.

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Digital Mapping: a Clearer View for Tithe Green’s Natural Burial Sites

We explore how PlotBox's verified mapping process has helped provide Tithe Green with a clearer view of their natural burial grounds.

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Why are accurate cemetery maps important for Local Authorities?

We explore why accurate cemetery maps and burial records are important for Local Authorities from the perspective of those who gain value from them.

PlotBox Funeral Director Portal: A Customer Success Story

We learn how the PlotBox Funeral Director Portal has helped Lisburn and Castlereagh City council to provide a more efficient, direct service to...

Finding New Customers in a Digital World

How cemeteries can get the most from digital marketing and social media to meet the needs of the changing buyer and increase pre-need sales.

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Crossroads: Catholic Dioceses, Cemeteries and a Single Source of Truth

We look at the crossroads faced by the Catholic Church and how a ‘single source of truth’ created by cemetery software can help meet changing...

3 Ways PlotBox Can Help Good Practice in Cemetery Risk Assessment

We explore how cemeteries can mitigate risk and promote good practice by utilizing technology as part of their risk assessment process.

All Souls and All Saints Day Events For Cemeteries

As a special time of reflection and gathering, All Souls Day and All Saints Day are meaningful avenues for cemeterians to engage with their...

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How Digital Transformation Helps Fall River to Serve Families Better

Learn how digital transformation with PlotBox has provided City of Fall River with greater confidence in their data and a clearer view of their...

Día de Los Muertos: How 3 cemeteries are reinventing community engagement

We explore how three US cemeteries are engaging with their communities by hosting Dia de Los Muertos Day of the Dead celebrations.

How Forest Home shares its beauty, history and nature with the living

Forest Home Cemetery & Arboretum, Milwaukee shares how they’re using their space and history to engage with their local community.

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Better Connected: Why Combo Operators need a Single Source of Truth

We explore how a cemetery management system can provide a single source of truth to meet the unique challenges faced by funeral home-cemetery combos.

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Whispering Pines Embraces PlotBox's Innovative Cemetery Software

Whispering Pines Cemetery partners with PlotBox to digitally transform their operations.

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Connecting Today With The Past: Catholic Dioceses And The Digital Age

PlotBox Solutions Consultant Joe Witherspoon considers how Dioceses and Archdiocese should adapt to change through tech adoption.

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Gaining and retaining families using a CRM system

6 ways a CRM system can help deathcare providers to build and maintain relationships with families as well as generate leads and pre-need cemetery...

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Navigating the difficult waters of sales in the deathcare space

PlotBox's Joe and Ashlynn provide insights on the benefits of an integrated cemetery software management system to the modern cemetery sales...

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How cemetery software can help deathcare providers to mitigate risk

Cemetery software can help deathcare providers mitigate risks in managing cemeteries, crematoria, and funeral homes.

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Running out of space, planning a new cemetery: how can software help?

PlotBox discusses the challenge of space for Australian cemetery operators and how integrated cemetery management software can help.

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SaaS and Cloud Technology: 5 Key Benefits for Deathcare Providers

Unsure about cloud technology? We demystify SaaS (Software as a Service) and explore the benefits of cloud cemetery software.

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PlotBox Receives Drone Technology Awards Recognition

Cemetery mapping software pioneers PlotBox have won the award for Software - Captured Data Management and Analysis’ at the recent Airwards 21/22

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Partnering with PlotBox: Huntingdon's Pre-Need Cremation Plans

With PlotBox, Huntingdon Crematorium are able to manage cremations, memorials work permits, and facilitate pre-need cremation contracts.

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Enhance Cemetery Inventory Control with Powerful Mapping Software

Enhance your cemetery inventory control with PlotBox's powerful mapping software and GIS mapping and discover the benefits of accurate digital...

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Memorial Day Planning: How Cemetery Management Software Can Help

Discover how PlotBox's cemetery management software with integrated mapping can help cemeteries to plan for a successful Memorial Day.

Lead Generation for Cemeteries, Crematories and Funeral Homes

Lead generation for cemeteries, crematories and funeral homes in 3 easy steps - defining your audience, choosing the right channels and capturing...

The PlotBox Funeral Director Portal: Transforming Customer Service

Funeral directors share how the PlotBox Funeral Director Portal has helped to transform customer service having been implemented by Wirral Council.

PlotBox Appoints New APAC General Manager

Cemetery Management software provider, PlotBox announces appointment of Martin Jackson to role of General Manager, APAC Region.

Finance Management: A Customer Success Story

Richard McHatton at the Diocese of Orange, California tells us first hand the benefits of using PlotBox in managing their financial processes.

Maximizing Plot Management: Introducing our Plots Module

PlotBox's plot management system with integrated mapping software pulls together all of the information cemeteries need to manage and record plots.

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Funeral Home Combos: Overcoming Common Challenges

We explain how a single cemetery management system can help funeral processes and ensure future growth for funeral home combo service providers.

5 Tips to Raise Your Cemetery's Profile in 2022

PlotBox shares 5 practical strategies for helping to raise your cemetery's profile in 2022.

What’s on Your Mind? Death Care and Bereavement Services in 2021

PlotBox examines what the death care industry and bereavement services have been most focused on in 2021 and what questions they have been asking.

The City of Plant City to Transform Cemetery Operations with PlotBox

PlotBox announce partnership with The City of Plant City, providing cloud-based digital solution that will help to modernise their cemetery...

PlotBox named as one of Deloitte Technology’s Fast 50 2021

Cemetery software provider, PlotBox named as one of just eight NI businesses on Deloitte Technology's Fast 50 List 2021

Thinking Outside the Box: 5 Strategies to Engage With Your Community

World-leading cemetery software provider PlotBox provides 5 strategies to help cemeteries engage with their communities and increase pre-need sales.

Digital Transformation: Fears vs Reality

Cemetery software and digital transformations may alter the essence. Is there cause for concern?

3 Reasons Why You Should Make Your Cemetery Records Available Online

Genealogy and digital expectations present a real opportunity for engagement. Here's why you should make your cemeteries records available online.

7 Top Tips For Digitally Transforming Your Cemetery

Digitally transforming your cemetery may sound like a daunting task, but it doesn’t have to be! Check out our top tips for going digital in your...

Adapting Cemetery Sales Processes During A Pandemic & Beyond

Check out our latest blog post on adapting cemetery sales processes during a pandemic and beyond.

Cemetery Trust Management

Did you know Trust Funds can be managed within PlotBox? Enjoy flexibility in moving monies in and out of relevant trust funds.

Adding A Personal Touch To Customer Experience In The Digital Age

It’s important to get the correct balance between digital experience and providing a personal touch, especially within your cemetery or crematory.

5 Ways To Promote Empathy During A Crisis

It’s more important now than ever to show concern and demonstrate empathy to your customers, colleagues and the community around you. 

6 Reasons To Influence Digital Change In Your Organization

Could you be the driver of influencing digital change in your organization?

6 Reasons to Future-Proof Your Cemetery with Cloud Software

With the current pandemic, there has never been a better time to consider future-proofing your cemetery using the cloud, here’s 6 reasons why...

9 Ideas to Keep Your Cemetery's Social Channels Fresh

Given the fast-paced nature of social media, it's hard to come up with fresh ideas every week! We've dug around for some ideas for great posts to...

5 Tips To Improve Your Online Presence

Ready to improve your online presence? Check out our 5 tips for getting started!

5 Opportunities for Cemeteries Embracing Remote Working

COVID-19 has resulted in a shift to remote working, which has presented cemeteries with opportunities they may not have previously considered.

Life With PlotBox: We Catch up With Staff at Rookwood

We caught up with the team at Rookwood to discover first hand the benefits in using PlotBox to streamline workflows, raise service levels & reduce...

6 Super Reasons Your Cemetery Needs an iPad

Discover the six exciting ways that incorporating an iPad into your cemetery management can streamline your services and improve customer experience.

PlotBox Now Supplier on Digital Outcomes & Specialists 4 Framework

PlotBox are delighted to announce that we have been awarded supplier status on the UK Government’s Digital Outcomes And Specialists 4 Framework!

What Wikipedia Can’t Tell You About Managing Work Orders

Processing & tracking work orders in cemeteries requires a lot of effort. Find out how a work orders system can improve productivity & customer...

Get More Bang For Your Buck: Find a Return on Your Digital Investment

This article will explain how to: -Create a good digital marketing strategy -Find the return on a digital investment -Cut to the basics if all else...

Turning Your Cemetery's Social Media Marketing From Zero to Hero

This guide will give you some help with tools & steps to take to give you the know-how & confidence to do your cemetery's social media marketing...

The Four Challenges of Implementing a New Cemetery Management System

We look into the biggest challenges that cemetery professionals face in completing a cemetery management system build or buy project.

Hollywood Forever’s Hozier Concert & 5 Other Fun Events to Host

Hosting any event, big or small, is sure to benefit cemeteries! Here we explore Hollywood Forever’s concerts & five other fun events to engage...

Catering For Your Local Hispanic Community: Tips For Success

In the US, the Hispanic population is huge but yet as a profession, we haven’t given it the attention it deserves. So what do we need to do to...

Five Marketing Musts - Trends & Tools For Effective Cemetery Marketing

In a recent webinar, we covered cemetery marketing and the full recording is available here, but if you’re pushed for time, here’s a small extract!

Cemetery Software & Mapping: Vital Integration

The cost of managing disjointed systems in cash, time & energy is huge. Find out how fully integrated software & mapping is vital to realize...

Cost of Inaction - Short, Sharp Risks That Make a Case For Change!

These short and sharp implications make the case for change!

Going Digital: 5 Big Wins For Cemetery Operators!

There's a lot of talk about going digital & embracing technology, but why? Cemeteries have operated with current processes for decades so why the...

13 Reasons Why Your Cemetery Needs PlotBox

13 reasons why your cemetery needs PlotBox - Cemetery management and mapping software.

4 Dangers of Using Unsupported or Outdated Cemetery Software

The importance of reviewing cemetery software systems can be highly underestimated within organisations and is often deemed an unnecessary expense.

PlotBox Customer Success Story: Diocese of Stockton

Team PlotBox caught up with their clients at the Catholic Diocese of Stockton about their experience of implementing PlotBox in their cemeteries.

A Three-Step Guide to Refining Your Cemetery's Processes

If your staff spend their days duplicating data entry, pulling together reports, looking up paper records, or colouring in maps, you have a problem!

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How Can Cemeteries Meet The Digital Expectations of Millennials?

How Can Cemeteries Meet The Digital Expectations of Millennials?

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What Cemetery Mapping is on Offer in The Market?

At PlotBox we have coined the phrase ‘True’ Digital Mapping. But what does it really mean?

5 Alternative Funeral Ideas

A Blog post exploring five alternative funeral ideas by PlotBox.

10 of The Most Eye-Catching & Beautiful Graves You'll Ever See!

Grave sites and Mausoleums come in all shapes and sizes. Here is a rundown of our favourite wonderful graves.

Cemeteries: Pokémon Go or No?

Letting Pokémon Go 'Trainers' into your cemetery to 'Catch 'Em All' can attract visitors & benefit sales, but not everyone is welcoming the craze...