BREAKOUT Florists / Concierge Services /Advertising Attend three 25-minute brainstorming breakout sessions for more intimate discussion and collaboration.
RALLY finale It’s not Us against Them: Redeeming the Funeral Home & Hospice Relationship
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Brainstorming A: Building Bridges with your Florist Come discuss further how florists and funeral directors can work together to meet families’ needs through personalization and memorialization. The presenter will showcase unique memorialization pieces and explore how to maintain profitability. After this session, you’ll know how to identify and implement floral innovations for serving families. Brainstorming B: Concierge & Event Planning Services Learn how to develop and implement a plan of action for incorporating concierge services, budgeting for additional guest services, and creating a celebration of life for families. At the end of the session, attendees will be able to identify and implement new approaches to funeral service for serving families. Brainstorming C: Developing a Marketing Campaign for Have the Talk of a Lifetime.
Working with local hospice can be a challenge, but it doesn’t have to be. This closing session will challenge funeral directors to build new relationships with hospice workers and to educate them on all funeral service has to offer families. By learning to partner with local hospice, you’ll expand your reach and together provide optimal care to the families you serve. Great Ideas Exchange Join us for an annual favorite, the roundtable discussion. In this year’s Great Ideas Exchange, members will learn new ways to tackle challenges and to provide exceptional service to families using an online question app. Come prepared with questions and your own best practices to contribute to the annual networking exchange. Annual Banquet Join us for a fun twist on our Annual Banquet and take a trip back in time to the Roaring 20s! Dress in your evening finest or like a character from the Great Gatsby era. Activities include casino tables, lots of dancing, and a photo booth. Visit www.ogr.org/entertainment for updates.
Further explore the free materials that are available to you and your firm for starting this grassroots campaign and helping families to have the talk of a lifetime.
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