With the corporatisation of the funeral industry in Australia, funeral costs continue to rise way above inflation. As a consequence, more and more people are seeking trustworthy and independent information, before meeting with and selecting a funeral director. Providing such help and assistance is Australia’s largest online funeral consumer advocate that recently launched nationwide. eziFunerals not […]
It seems like a smart investment strategy. Buy up all the small independent funeral homes you can get your hands on (the deeper they are in the local community, the better). Keep the signs and ramp up marketing with the old family names. Reduce inefficiencies. Introduce economies of scale. Continue to raise prices way above […]
The funeral industry in Australia provides essential services to individuals and families dealing with, or preparing for, death and bereavement. However, navigating the funeral industry when someone has died can leave many of us vulnerable to upselling and confused with no understanding of the industry and little idea of our funeral rights and choices. The […]
A new start-up company, eziFunerals is taking on funeral giants, InvoCare and Propel Funeral Partners by launching a new online funeral collaboration platform. In an industry that has seen little change in the last 100 years, eziFunerals has developed a sophisticated funeral technology platform to manage an all-inclusive funeral collaboration solution that will serve as […]
The latest statistical snapshot on deaths, causes of death and life expectancy in New South Wales raises some interesting data for the death care industry. In 2017, there were 160,909 deaths registered in Australia, 2,405 more than the number registered in 2016 (158,504). In New South Wales, there were 52,778 deaths, 916 less than the […]
eziFunerals Founder, Peter Erceg has raised concerns about the ongoing battle between InvoCare and Propel Funeral Partners in their race to expand their share of the ‘death care industry’. Funeral consumers took another hit this week as Australia’s largest ASX listed funeral company made its 10th acquisition in the past eight months. In another blow […]