Matthews Aurora Funeral Solutions to Showcase Innovations and New Products at NFDA  Convention 

Matthews Aurora Funeral Solutions to Showcase Innovations and New Products at NFDA  Convention 

(Pittsburgh, PA) Matthews Aurora Funeral Solutions will be exhibiting its industry-leading products and solutions at the National Funeral Directors Association Annual Convention and Expo in Chicago October 27-29. It will be the first NFDA convention since Matthews Aurora acquired The Dodge Company, and both companies look forward to welcoming customers at the show.  

Today’s Funeral Homes are facing urgent business challenges and require proven solutions that deliver tangible results. Matthews Aurora Funeral Solutions is focused on providing the tools and strategies that help Funeral Homes overcome these challenges and meet the expectations of today’s families. Among the solutions to be highlighted at NFDA:  

• Our new FamilyTouch Kiosk showroom tool allows families to find and customize the perfect burial and cremation products to help create a personal and remarkable goodbye. The interactive touchscreen can be tailored with each funeral home’s merchandising and pricing strategies.  

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• Among the caskets to be featured at the show are our NEW Nexus casket with sleek lines and contemporary matte finish, as well as the NEW oversized version of our highly popular Barnwood casket. We will also feature four other popular caskets including our Allegiance casket with a dedicated Veterans display. 

• Matthews Technology Solutions will feature our proprietary Arranger, Advisor and Family Connections programs, and we will be demonstrating the new release of our technology solutions suite in our booth. Our technology programs help customers enhance their arrangement process by putting service front and center, simplifying merchandise  selections, and enabling families to make arrangements from the comfort of their own  home. Funeral Homes using Arranger have experienced a 10-30% increase in revenue per call.

• Cherished Memories is Matthews Aurora’s new cremation e-commerce web site designed to help Funeral Homes compete with online retailers and retain more merchandise sales within their firm.  

• Radiance Diamonds by Matthews are stunning lab-created diamonds made from a loved one’s cremated remains, lock of hair, or other carbon. Diamonds are offered in a range of sizes and colors to suit any taste and budget.  

• Matthews Aurora will feature a wide selection of brand NEW urns, memorial jewelry, and gifts as part of our I’ll Remember You® cremation merchandise program. Stop by, see what’s new, and pick up a copy of our new I’ll Remember You® catalog.  

• Matthews Funeral Funding helps Funeral Homes get paid faster by accepting life insurance policies for payment.  

• Matthews Cemetery Products will showcase its innovative cremation memorialization solutions including glass-front niches, Reflection Suites^TM, Cremation Destinations cremation gardens, granite memorialization solutions, and bronze statuary by Caggiati.  

• The Dodge Company will feature its new Green Embalming Solution Kit, among its many other offerings. This highly requested new product is formaldehyde-free, field-tested for over two years, and provides preservation for six weeks or more. Freedom Art and Freedom Cav are both included in the kit and are Green Burial Certified. Stop by Dodge’s booth to  learn more. 

Matthews Aurora and Dodge look forward to welcoming Funeral Homes from across the country to our booths #1542 and #851 at the National Funeral Directors Association Convention and Expo next week!  

About Matthews Aurora Funeral Solutions 

Matthews Aurora™ Funeral Solutions is committed to helping families move from grieving to remembrance by providing products of superior craftsmanship and solutions that meet the needs of every family who wish to honor and remember their loved one. As a leading provider to the funeral home industry, we offer our customers an extensive variety of high-quality wood, metal and cremation caskets, urns, keepsakes, memorial jewelry, stationery, technology solutions, and other products and solutions. We also offer a full suite of embalming products and other solutions via The Dodge Company. The Matthews Aurora™ Funeral Solutions team is focused on providing our funeral home customers with outstanding service and support, helping your firm better serve the families in your community. For more information about how we can help your firm, please contact your Matthews Aurora™ Funeral Service Consultant or call us at 1-800-457-1111.