Page B6 JUNE 2022 FUNERAL HOME & CEMETERY NEWS Se c t i on B FIND A SUPPLIER OR BECOME A MEMBER AT WWW.IMSA-ONLINE.ORG JOIN THE MOST TRUSTED Marketing initiatives that promote IMSA members RESOURCE OF FUNERAL AND CEMETERY SUPPLIER COMPANIES Funeral & Cemetery Association Savings A Press Release Service Exclusively for You A Code of Ethics to differentiate IMSA Suppliers MEMBER BENEFITS By Mike Jamar Your Source for High Quality Funeral Vehicles and are available to anyone, but the winner must pick up the vehicle at Parks Superior. Tickets can be purchased via email with payment through PayPal. Email Paul at professionalcarsociety@earthlink.net to purchase tickets or for more information. Please put “Ticket Sales” in the subject line. Mike Jamar is founder and co-owner of Advanced Integration Technology. Mike has been working with computers since the early 80s and started Advanced Integration in 1994. Advanced Integration specializes in Internet inventories designed for specialty vehicles and equipment. HearseHub was created through a collaboration between Advanced Integration and Nomis Publications, and is now in its fifth year of service. HearseHub brings together funeral vehicles from a number of dealerships that specialize in high quality funeral vehicles. HearseHub offers funeral directors a large, and easy to shop inventory, of funeral vehicles. You can reach him at Mike@AITAdvantage.com. F U N E R A L H O M E & C E M E T E R Y N E W S w w w . N o m i s P u b l i c a t i o n s . c o m Monthly Columnsonline at The Professional Car Society, Inc. (PCS) was founded in 1976 by a small group of hearse, limousine, ambulance and flower car enthusiasts to further the cause of preservation, maintenance and restoration of professional vehicles. Since its humble beginnings in 1976, the Society has grown to about 900 members with members in every state in the U.S.A. and many foreign countries. The International Meet is the premiere meeting for the society. The meeting this year will be held in Sturbridge, Massachusetts from June 27 to July 2. This meeting is primarily for members of the Society, but there are a couple of great opportunities for non-members as well. PCS Vintage Car Show on July 2nd The Vintage Car Show will be on Saturday July 2 in Sturbridge, MA. A few years ago, the Meet was in Missouri. Fortunately, that is close to where I live and I was able to attend the car show. It was an incredible display of vintage funeral vehicles and ambulances. I encourage anyone in close proximity to this event who likes vintage vehicles to attend this show. You won’t be disappointed. Please visit www.theprofessionalcarsociety.org for additional information. Parks Superior 70th Anniversary Celebration and Open House to be held during the PCS Meet This event will be on Thursday June 30. There will be music, food, guest speakers, seminars and a car show. Factory representatives will also be there to talk about what is new in coach building. The Parks Family encourages anyone with a vintage hearse or limousine to please bring it to display at their car show. Please visit www.parkssuperior.com for additional information. Hearse Raffle There will be a raffle for a white 1993 Eureka hearse, donated by Parks Superior. The raffle will take place at Parks Superior during their open house. Tickets are $50 each Professional Car Society 2022 International Meet 1993 Eureka Hearse donated by Parks Superior Use this QR Code to Register Online for the Parks Open House Sympathy Brands Welcomes Brad Hainer Brad Hainer MIAMI,FL— Sympathy Brands Company has announced Brad Hainer as their vice president of sales. Hainer joins Sympathy Brands as the company rapidly expands its digital care ecosystem and marketplace. Focused on new growth strategies, Brad will lead channel development, to accelerate the growth of new customers and exceed expectations of the current client base. Brad brings over 15 years of software sales and revenue leadership across multiple industries through his strong focus on team building, strategic planning, and consultative selling. Through data-backed decisionmaking and innovative sales execution strategies, Brad has demonstrated success in helping businesses accelerate growth. He has led revenue teams for both publicly traded and privately held companies of all sizes and stages of maturity. Brad is well regarded for building strong relationships with all stakeholders, including customers and partners, as well as ensuring alignment across all revenue-impacting roles. “Brad is a proven leader with a deep understanding of customer needs, relationship management, and technology sales, continuing to strengthen our team and drive growth,” says Michael Schimmel, CEO of Sympathy Brands. “Brad’s values and philosophical approach expand upon our commitment to providing unparalleled service, together with a best-in-class digital ecosystem.” “The opportunity to join Sympathy Brands during this strategic growth phase excites me,” said Hainer. “It brings together two of my passions; building sustainable growth-focused organizations and fundamentally improving access to digital solutions to provide benefits including enriched family care and reduced workload. Through Sympathy Brands’ family of brands, including eCondolence.com, Cemetery.com, shiva.com, and others, the deathcare industry can reach a family’s community, providing support and services at relevant times. Sympathy Brands helps navigate end-of-life solutions by enabling technology to deliver meaningful connections with ease. Its proprietary platform, SBConnect™ serves to unite funeral homes and cemeteries with families and their expanded network of supporters, providing information at increased touchpoints throughout the journey, from pre-planning to atneed to aftercare including memorialization and commemoration. Focused on enriching family care and reducing workload, Sympathy Brands offers solutions to improve care such as automated, personalized messaging to families and the ability to virtually eulogize and memorialize the deceased with Viewneral®, a virtual suite of interactive services. Sympathy Brands integrates with funeral homes and cemeteries existing technologies, including CRM, record management and websites, to continuously provide a leading, streamlined experience. The Sympathy Brands’ Company family of brands, including www.eCondolence.com, www.cemetery.com, www. shiva.com, and others, supports families and industry experts through all stages of end-of-life matters™ with its trusted marketplace, leading technology and highly curated network of strategic partners. To learn more, visit www.SympathyBrands.com.
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