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Long-form writing on the funeral industry. Built from interviews, reviews, and the real-world data of how funerals work in 2026 — for funeral home owners, directors, and families navigating a loss.
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AI in funeral software: where it helps, where it harms, and what to ask the vendor
Every funeral SaaS vendor in 2026 mentions AI. Many vendors' AI implementations are good and useful (Tukios obituary drafting, Vestamere's case-record auto-population, Grace AI's NFDA-award-winning wo
Competitive + vendor
The succession-vs-systemize spreadsheet
75% of US funeral home owners lack a documented succession plan (Foresight Companies / LinkedIn). 60%+ of directors plan to retire by 2028. If you operate a 200-case independent with ~$420K EBITDA, th
Competitive + vendor
Why we don't sell Vestamere to roll-ups
Vestamere is built for the ~17,000 independent funeral homes in the US, not the ~1,500 facilities owned by SCI/Dignity Memorial, Foundation Partners, Park Lawn, NorthStar Memorial Group, and similar c
These articles are part of the open writing Vestamere does on the funeral industry. Sources are documented in each piece. The underlying research corpus is private; the writing is public.