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ICCFA Magazine (formerly International Cemetery & Funeral Management) is the flagship publication of the International Cemetery, Cremation and Funeral Association
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Published 10 times per year, ICCFA Magazine is the only official publication of the ICCFA. With a mix of in-depth features, timely industry news, exclusive government and legislative reports and updates on association activities, ICCFA Magazine is an indispensable resource for our readers. Articles are written by influential cemetery, crematory, funeral service and memorialization leaders who share practical, "how to" advice on topics ranging from preneed sales, to cremation, to management practices, to maintenance and more.
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Each month, material related to stories published in ICCFA Magazine or additional stories important to you and your company are added to our Web site. Click here for an index to all the Web Extra stories.
Contribute to ICCFA Magazine
ICCFA Magazine welcomes submissions of news items, articles and letters to the editor. For more information, contact ICCFA Magazine's managing editor: E-mail: sloving at iccfa dot com.*
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Advertise in ICCFA Magazine
Each issue of ICCFA Magazine reaches 7,200+ cemeteries, funeral homes, crematories, monument companies and related businesses. We get your message to the customers you want to reach:
- ICCFA Magazine goes to the industry's top decision makers—the cemetery and funeral home owners and managers who make purchasing decisions.
- More than 90 percent of the 7,200+ companies that receive ICCFA Magazine are independently owned and operated.
- ICCFA Magazine readers are loyal—our annual association membership retention rate is above 97 percent. These companies rely on the association for support in their businesses through the magazine and other benefits.
- In reader surveys, ICCFA Magazine consistently rates as the most informative, highest-quality trade magazine in the cemetery and funeral service profession.
- Because ICCFA Magazine provides such a uniquely broad variety of news and how-to information, the average pass-along readership rate for each issue is 4. This brings our total readership to over 28,000+!
- In addition to our regular circulation, each issue is sent out for distribution at state, regional and national industry conferences, giving you greater exposure to an even wider audience.
- A sale to an ICCFA member provides a distinct advantage non-association trade publications cannot offer: word-of-mouth marketing. As colleagues in this entrepreneurial organization, our members share ideas, stories and supplier references with one another.
- As part of an association community, our readers consider ICCFA Magazine their magazine. They write the articles. They contribute the news updates. As a result, they have a vested interest in the continued quality and success of the publication and a unique personal connection to it.
- ICCFA Magazine is part of a larger package for marketing your products and services. You can leverage your relationship with the ICCFA and its membership through a variety of channels using our supplier benefits programs.
Here's what some of our current advertisers say about the advantages of advertising with ICCFA Magazine:
"We were blown away by the response from our ad in ICCFA Magazine. We normally have to ask, 'where did you hear about CMS,' but the calls from readers of ICCFA Magazine let us know that right away! This shows that customers are actually reading the magazine and not just browsing through it. That is the mark of a good publication with solid, helpful editorial content. Publications that are all advertisement and a few 'fluff' pieces that draw limited interest just don't produce the same ad response. The numbers don't lie. I think that some of the publications that were considered 'old standards' for ad dollars just aren't publishing up to 'standard' anymore. "
Larry Stuart Jr., General Manager
Crematory Manufacturing and Service Inc.
"We are very pleased with our response rate from advertising in the ICCFA Magazine. The leads are high quality and prospects reached by the publication have the purchasing power to move your business!"
Scott Neal, Manager, Finance & Marketing
Paradise Pictures LLC
"Advertising in ICCFA Magazine has helped generate more awareness of our products and services as well as sales leads. The good return on investment value is the key reason we continue to advertise in ICCFA Magazine"
Stacy Lommel, Advertising Manager
Cold Spring Granite Company
Place your insertion order now and watch your business grow with ICCFA Magazine!
Subscribe to ICCFA Magazine
A subscription to ICCFA Magazine is included with ICCFA membership (click here to find out how to join) or can be puchased for $29.95 per year (10 issues).
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1999-2006 Issues of ICCFA Magazine
Follow these links to find back issues and selected articles:
2006 ICFM Issues
2005 ICFM Issues
2004 ICFM Issues
2003 ICFM Issues
2002 ICFM Issues
2001 ICFM Issues
2000 ICFM Issues
1999 ICFM Issues
Purchase selected archived articles
Some articles not available free online can be purchased as part of a series of low-cost packages which combine information on related topics for easy referral. Pachages available include:
- Cemetery maintenance tools and techniques (from the "Smitty & Fife" column featuring advice from Spring Grove's Tom Smith and Tom Pfeifer)
- Cemetery maintenance and community relations (also from "Smitty & Fife")
- Cemetery maintenance department management strategies (also from "Smitty & Fife")
- Cemetery/funeral home valuation
- Trusts, care funds and accounting
- Cremation, part 1
- Cremation, part 2
For more information or to place an order, call the ICCFA at 1.800.645.7700.
Washington Report
"Washington Report" is a monthly column in International Cemetery & Funeral Management, offering timely updates on legal and legislative issues affecting the industry.
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