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John Callaghan: 2010 Strategic Marketing Plan

January 11, 2010 By Robin Heppell Leave a Comment

JUST RELEASED! John Callaghan’s 2010 Edition of his Strategic Marketing Plan

You’ve heard of John Callaghan, haven’t you?

To refresh your memory, he’s one of the industry’s top speakers on funeral home marketing.

In his book, “Strategic Marketing Plan for Funeral Service Professionals†he reveals how funeral homes should market in during tough economic times.

Why am I telling you this?

Recently I convinced John to allow me to grill him during a LIVE 120-minute teleseminar!

It actually went for 2 1/2 hours.

We talked for just over an hour about his book and then we tackled dozens of questions that the attendees submitted.

You can read a partial list of questions below.

Now you can get the Book, Transcripts of the Interview, and the Recordings INSTANTLY – in download format!

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89 Pages of Funeral-Specific Marketing Advice

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Still Undecided? Have a Free Sample…

Here is the First Chapter of the Book

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Here is a sample of the Interview

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Partial List of Questions that are answered on the Recordings

Could you discuss the use of tasteful humor in funeral home marketing? Telephones, yellow page ads – How do you set yourself apart? How do I market my firm against the “low price firm†in the market place? What are your thoughts on marketing during tough economic times? Is it actually a time when you can get more bang for your buck, attract a wider audience etc? How do we use permission marketing in funeral service, especially with the increasing use of online guest books and internet communications with our customers? With a downtown location and smaller parking area, how do you compete with funeral home not downtown and more parking area? What is the most effective advertising in a small rural community? Should we sponsoring and attending community events, sponsor information seminars, weekly newspaper ads, local magazines etc? Are there new words in the death care language that are more acceptable to the public? What kind of ad and or marketing should a funeral home do in response to a cremation society’s direct mailing piece that they continue to do in our community? When asked why our funeral home was chosen, my family follow up surveys reflect that I receive 0 calls from advertising. How should I interpret this? How do you get the message out to Hospice that there are many more options for a family other than direct cremation? What would the best way to market a second location in the next city with two corporate competitors presently operate there? How do you determine what are the most effective strategies? When conducting market research in my area, what are some good sources for Secondary data or information regarding the opinions and buying preferences of ANY of my target markets? I’m in a small market. How do I attract more calls, when it appears, my competitor has more money for unlimited advertising? How can I get people out of the mindset that cremation means no viewing? I’m losing market share to a new funeral home, How can I combat an upstate with a better location? If we have a web site, what are the best strategies to make certain that someone using a search engine, such as Google, will see our listing at the top of the results list? Are there other techniques that can be used in addition to the “keywords†that are embedded into the pages of the site? What is the best way to counteract, “I want the cheapest funeral? I am an independent operated firm in my town with two other firms who are corporate run, what can I do in ads to beat them as competitors? What medium is the best advertising in a conservative area?

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About Robin Heppell
Robin Heppell, CFSP, combines his expertise in technology and pre-need, his formal business knowledge and his deep-rooted legacy in the funeral profession so that he can help funeral homes and cemeteries be more competitive, more profitable, and provide the best possible service for the families they serve.

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