Let your imagination run wild

Donna Darby-Walthall,
Chief Financial Officer

When you imagine your own memorial, what do you see? Do you want something simple or something bold and colorful? Every person has a story, and I believe everyone's story is worth telling.

I think you can tell a lot about a person by looking at their memorial. I want people to look at my memorial and instantly know what was important in my life. It will be full of color and life with pictures of my family, my dogs, my love of shoes, basketball and football, and maybe even my new enjoyment of camping. If I can imagine it, I know the Trigard Memorials design team can create it.

Make it a goal this coming year to help families think outside the box and explore the idea of a unique and customized memorial. Help them tell the story of their loved one's life. If you need help creating a memorial, give us a call at 800.798.4900 and we will design a memorial that is a work of art as unique as the life it celebrates.

From the Trigard family to yours, we wish you a prosperous and happy 2014.
 
 
This article originally appeared in Modern Memorialization, Trigard Memorials' weekly electronic newsletter featuring information for the funeral industry. Sign up for your free subscription at http://www.trigard.com/thursdays. 

 

 

 
Product highlight: Gallery memorials
 

Works of art by nationally known artists Danny Hahlbohm, Rick Kelley and Thomas Kinkade make beautiful backdrops for your families' memorials. With 30 inspirational images to choose from, our Gallery memorials can help paint an enduring picture of the memories they hold dear. They can even add emblems from our catalog of hundreds of images for another layer of personalization.

To add an artistic background to your next memorial, call Customer Service at 800.798.4900.
 
This article originally appeared in Modern Memorialization, Trigard Memorials' weekly electronic newsletter featuring information for the funeral industry. Sign up for your free subscription at http://www.trigard.com/thursdays.
 
 
Design tip of the week
Complete the entire order form to ensure the design department knows exactly what you need.
 
This article originally appeared in Modern Memorialization, Trigard Memorials' weekly electronic newsletter featuring information for the funeral industry. Sign up for your free subscription at http://www.trigard.com/Thursdays.

Quality comes with a higher price tag

Rich Darby,
Chief Operations Officer

After negotiating a contract with one of our suppliers, I gained a great deal of respect for the way they do business. Their representative didn't give us a deal, a coupon or budge on the price and I respect that; because quality comes with a higher price tag.

When I refer to quality, I don't just mean quality products. I am also referring to the company manufacturing the products. A quality company will employ people who will go out of their way to explain the details and introduce some of their business tools; and that brings more value to Trigard than a few dollars off.

What are you gaining from your suppliers? Are they giving you low ball prices? Or are they giving you something much more valuable? In my time as a business owner, I have found that quality products come from quality manufacturers; because they give more than a product, they build relationships.

As a resolution for the upcoming year, make it a goal to build relationships with your suppliers and increase the value of the products you are buying.  In the long run, the relationships you build will bring more value to your company; more value means more buying power and more buying power means lower prices for your customers.

Here is to a happy and prosperous new year! Happy New Year!

This article originally appeared in Modern Memorialization, Trigard Memorials' weekly electronic newsletter featuring information for the funeral industry. Sign up for your free subscription at http://www.trigard.com/thursdays.


Enhance your showroom for 2014

Trigard Memorials' 180 system wall displays work with any wall type and are available in two versions. The basic display features miniature bronze samples in a smaller wall footprint, and the premier display (shown above) features full size 24" x 14" memorials with smaller bronze companion memorials. 

Both wall displays are organized into three tiers - a proven good/better/best system - and can be customized for your unique business.

Call Customer Service at 800.798.4900 or download our order form to begin designing your 180 system. Be sure to ask about our new SimuMetal samples that can help dramatically lower the cost of your display without sacrificing quality.

This article originally appeared in Modern Memorialization, Trigard Memorials' weekly electronic newsletter featuring information for the funeral industry. Sign up for your free subscription at http://www.trigard.com/thursdays.


Design tip of the week

If you are sending your logo to be included on your customized Memorial Security plate, be sure to send vector art as an *.EPS file. That file format ensures that your logo will look pristine and clear.

This article originally appeared in Modern Memorialization, Trigard Memorials' weekly electronic newsletter featuring information for the funeral industry. Sign up for your free subscription at http://www.trigard.com/Thursdays.