Bring Legacy to Life_May 2025

Bring legacy to life.

New research and innovative solutions empower you to meet the evolving needs of today’s families.

to get personal.

Families come to you heartbroken and uncertain, seeking guidance on how to honor their loved ones. As a funeral professional, you provide comfort and direction. You understand that every life is unique—and you work tirelessly to help families create meaningful tributes.

to honor their loved ones. As a funeral professional, you provide comfort and direction. You understand that every life is unique—and you work tirelessly to help families create meaningful tributes.

to honoring every life. By staying in tune

At Batesville, we share your commitment to honoring every life. By staying in tune with consumer trends, we equip you with the latest tools and solutions to meet each family’s needs.

the latest tools and solutions to meet each family’s needs.

families are searching online prior to contacting a funeral home, but they prefer to make arrangements in person. And when they do make arrangements,

Our latest consumer research is clear: families are searching online prior to contacting a funeral home, but they prefer to make arrangements in person. And when they do make arrangements, they want deeply personalized tributes.

To help you meet this growing demand, we’ve launched the new Family Choices ® Digital Showroom that brings the digital and in-person experience together while providing cutting-edge

also expanding personalization options across technology ,  cremation , and  burial to help you Bring Legacy to Life.

Bring legacy to life with Batesville.

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Want more information? We’re hosting a free consumer trends webinar on June 4.

To help you meet this growing demand, we’ve launched the new Family Choices ® Digital Showroom that brings the digital and in-person experience together while providing cutting-edge personalization capabilities. We are also expanding personalization options across technology ,  cremation , and  burial to help you Bring Legacy to Life. 50% 64% of families research funeral products and pricing online before contacting a funeral home. prefer to make arrangements in person .

Want more information? We’re hosting a free consumer trends webinar on June 4.

Want more information? We’re hosting a free consumer trends webinar on June 4. Sign up by visiting Batesville.com/consumertrends.

Scan the QR or sign up by visiting

Scan the QR or sign up by visiting Batesville.com/consumertrends.

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Are You Ready To Meet These Growing Needs?

67% of consumers have only planned one funeral.

of at-need families strongly agree that personalization is important.

Make Every Tribute Unique with Family Choices® Personalization Solutions

Today, many families are no longer content with the traditional ceremonies of the past. You want to help these families honor their loved ones in a more personal way.

Family Choices ® provides you with choices to create a personalized and memorable tribute. From customized urn engraving to casket LifeSymbols ® display medallions, it gives you the tools that enable grieving families to tell their loved one’s unique story and honor their memory in a highly personal way. 75% of at-need families want personalization.

Today, many families are no longer content with the traditional ceremonies of the past. You want to help these families honor their loved ones in a more personal way.

Family Choices ® provides you with choices to create a personalized and memorable tribute. From customized urn engraving to casket LifeSymbols ® display medallions, it gives you the tools that enable grieving families to tell their loved one’s unique story and honor their memory in a highly personal way.

We believe every life deserves a tribute that tells a story. Family Choices supports you with everything you need to create unique memorials that bring legacy to life. Let’s build the future of personalization, together.

Offer families more options to reflect the life of their loved one. Download the personalization guide at Batesville.com/bringlegacytolife.

Offer families more options to reflect the life of their loved one. Scan the QR code and download the personalization guide at Batesville.com/bringlegacytolife.

With this cutting-edge digital solution, you can guide families through burial, cremation, and personalization choices with user-intuitive tools, including real-time renderings of engraved urns and keepsakes. The digital showroom is available at no cost and simplifies decisionmaking for families while building their confidence in selections. 63% of families start the arrangement process with no products in mind.

With this cutting-edge digital solution, you can guide families through burial, cremation, and personalization choices with user-intuitive tools, including real-time renderings of engraved urns and keepsakes. The digital showroom is available at no cost and simplifies decisionmaking for families while building their confidence in selections.

Innovation to Better Serve Families – and Improve Your Business

Families today expect technology to enhance their experience. We can help you leverage technology to make the planning and selection process easier for them through website, case management and product selection and personalization tools. You also know it can improve operational efficiencies and management. Batesville supports you with the latest technology and innovation to serve your families and your business.

What is Family Choices® Digital Showroom?

SIMPLIFIED: Curates personalized product recommendations in real-time.

PERSONALIZED: Displays selections with interactive 3D renderings.

STREAMLINED: Syncs with Batesville Connect ® for effortless ordering.

DID YOU KNOW?

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59% of families are not happy with how arrangements are being communicated.

of families are not happy with how arrangements are being communicated.

Technology To Grow Your Business

As families’ needs evolve, so must your business. We continue to invest in technology solutions that propel your business forward and help you support families in new, innovative ways.

• AI Assistant to easily create more personal obituaries

• Cloud-based management solutions for operational efficiency

• Automate processes and grow revenue with the digital showroom

47% of funeral directors believe personalization options are not important to families.

More Ways to Personalize

Personalization is more important than ever to today’s families. They want to honor their loved one in a special way. By offering meaningful ways to personalize a service, you can increase family satisfaction. Batesville can help. With the increased demand for oversized caskets and personalization, we’re expanding our selection of personalized oversize caskets to ensure you can offer every family a unique, meaningful tribute.

Coming Soon: Oversize Options that Fit In a Standard Vault

KEY FINDINGS Bailey 28” Casket

47% of funeral directors believe personalization options are not important to families. KEY FINDINGS Bailey 28” Casket

We’re adding oversize versions of two popular wood caskets to our Dimensions ® by Batesville collection to help you serve the needs of more families. These feature-rich caskets fit in a standard vault and include personalization options. You can use the standard versions already on your floor to sell these new oversize options, eliminating the need to stock more inventory.

Do you know the demographics in your area? Download your local oversize data at Batesville.com/oversize.

• Includes wood post corners or a choice of 4 personalized corners

• Popular, contemporary design

• Fits in a standard vault

• A larger version of our best-seller

• Includes LifeView ® panel and 1 personalization option

• Fits in a standard vault

DID YOU KNOW?

Industry first 28” Batesville wood casket to fit in a standard vault.

Clifton 28” Casket

48% of funeral directors say demand for personalization and customization services is increasing. KEY FINDINGS

Next-Level Personalization for Cremation

With more families choosing cremation, expectations for personalized tributes are higher than ever. Offering personalized urns and keepsakes to your cremation families helps you serve this fast-growing segment.

DID YOU KNOW?

Memorialization interest peaks shortly after the funeral, making the ability to offer remembrance jewelry and keepsakes critical.

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Batesville Connect ® and our Family Choices ® Digital Showroom give you the advantage you need. These innovative solutions deliver real-time engraving and approval for urns and keepsakes, allowing families to design tributes directly on-screen—faster and easier than ever before.

Instant design visualization – No back-and-forth emails or faxed proofs

User-friendly platform – Simplifies the process with templates and on-screen prompts

The research is clear: families want personalized tributes more than ever. Together, we can build the future of funeral personalization with cutting-edge technology, burial, and cremation solutions.

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