What does it take to be really green?

Funeral directors and cemetery operators want to know how to take their business “green.” The objective of this MKJ Marketing seminar is to make “green” a business plan. Being environmentally responsive and serving the green consumer is a process the business world is embracing. It is not necessary to be completely “green” from the outset, but it is important to begin learning how to be environmentally sensitive.

Consumer Trends

  • How fast is it growing?
  • How many people are interested in “green” funeral services?
  • How can you benefit from society’s interest in green products?
  • How should the press be handled?

How can you tell which products are truly green?

  • Which deathcare vendors have “green” products?

What are the exact steps for taking “green” to the next level in deathcare?

  • Common mistakes in implementing “green”
  • ”How do I get started

What is the potential for revenue?

  • How do you promote it?
  • How do you reach the people?
  • Which media? What messages?
  • What is the P.R. opportunity?

...you may already be a shade of green.

You may have become certified with the Green Burial Council, and even began talking about it with your community. But, there is so much more to offering green burial to your community, and so much more to promoting it. This program is the next step. It is not for beginners, although beginners can come. This course will help those firms who are serious about becoming the green burial leader in their market. Much the way some firms became the “Cremation Expert” in their market by changing the way they served cremation consumers — adding crematories (in some cases) and adopting marketing strategies that appealed to that audience, green burial will also be a similar service niche that requires significant change.