By Scott McAfee. Any responsible business owner must constantly consider the security of his or her business, compensating for any gaps, learning new threats, and creating measures to protect against those threats. While it may not be pleasant to think of things that could threaten your cemetery, it is a necessary part of running the […]
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First California-based water cremation facility opens in Escondido
By Evan Noorani. ESCONDIDO, Calif. — The first flameless cremation facility for humans in the state of California is now open in San Diego County. White Rose Aqua Cremation in Escondido offers a completely water based, eco-friendly end of life. It combines water and an alkali solution to accelerate the decomposition process – saving 90 […]
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E-Commerce and Families: A Perfect Fit
By Patti Martin Bartsche. Even before COVID-19 upended our daily routines, there was little question that everything we do has increasingly been moving online. From the way we network to the way we get our news, online is the place to be – and shopping is no exception. Consider for a moment these facts: • […]
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Cemetery Management Software: The Future of Cemetery Technology
By Scott McAfee. Imagine the process of your day: waking up to an alarm on your smartphone, working at a computer at your desk, watching Netflix at night, etc. If you’re like most people, you use technology all day, every day, in one form or another. Technological advancements are practically inescapable, and they are constantly […]
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It’s Time to Automate in the Death Care Profession
Check out this article how to automate processes in the death care industry featuring our Vice President of Sales, Mark Anthony. This article was written by our partner, funeral home software company CRäKN. By CRäKN. Very few of us sit down and say to ourselves: this year, we’re going to keep doing things the way we’ve […]
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Web publication Superb Crew interviews Scott McAfee, CEO and co-founder of CemSites.
CemSites Provides Complete, Easy And Intuitive Record Management Software For Every Type Of Cemetery Organization CemSites is an innovative, leading, cemetery software company based near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Below is our recent interview with Scott McAfee, CEO, and Co-founder of CemSites: Q: Could you provide our readers with a brief introduction to CemSites? A: As founders, […]
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Pittsburgh’s NPR News Station Interviews CemSites’ Chief Technology Officer Sean Johnson
Radio Station: WESA 90.5 – Pittsburgh’s NPR News StationBroadcast Date: July 16, 2019Interviewee: Sean Johnson, Chief Technology Officer, CemSitesInterviewer: Kiley Koscinski, Morning News Producer, 90.5 WESA A Local Startup Is Bringing Cemeteries To The Cloud Announcer:It’s The Confluence on 90.5 WESA. I’m Kevin Gavin. Cloud computing has infiltrated almost every corner of our working lives, […]
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Digitizing & Automating Your Cemetery Office
By Scott McAfee, Chief Operating Officer, CemSites. Left behind in the technology era? There are more than 100,000 cemeteries in the U.S. Each proudly serving their communities with kind, gentle, and compassionate death care services. Unfortunately, most are still using centuries-old techniques to record and manage records. Critical and historical data is still being managed […]
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Is Cloud Computing Really Better For Business? Survey Says…
By Anna Kucirkova. Cloud computing is an increasingly popular term, just as using the cloud for storage, applications, and business servers is an increasingly popular practice. Businesses of all sizes are implementing cloud technology to reduce sunk costs, overhead, and physical space dedicated to computing. But the term is still widely misunderstood and the use […]
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CemSites brings cloud tech to cemetery management
By Julia Mericle – Technology Reporter, Pittsburgh Business Times. Scott McAfee and Sean Johnson are bringing cloud technology somewhere unexpected — cemeteries. The duo co-founded CemSites, a software company that helps cemetery owners manage record keeping, GPS mapping and other operations. Since its launch in 2012, McAfee said the software has been implemented by hundreds […]
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