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ICCFA Magazine
Official publication of the International Cemetery,
Cremation & Funeral Association

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Get your news in ICCFA Magazine


ICCFA Magazine welcomes submissions of news items, articles and letters to the editor.

ICCFA Magazine is the leading publication of the funeral service, cemetery and memorialization industry. The only magazine published by the International Cemetery, Cremation & Funeral Association, ICCFA Magazine provides a forum for owners, operators and managers of funeral homes, cemeteries, crematories, memorial companies and related businesses to share ideas and solutions.

ICCFA Magazine's purpose is to help you manage your property and personnel, offering straightforward information to help you provide better service and prepare for the future. The magazine offers in-depth features written by knowledgeable industry professionals involved with the day-to-day operations of industry operations throughout the world, as well as news items, association updates and supplier information.

For more information, e-mail ICCFA Magazine's managing editor or call 1-800-645-7700.

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Download a guide to writing an article for ICCFA Magazine.

 


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:
  • ICFM goes to the industry's top decision makers—the cemetery and funeral home owners or managers who make purchasing decisions.
  • 87 percent of the 7,200+ companies that receive ICFM are independently owned and operated.
  • ICFM 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, ICFM consistently rates as the most informative, highest quality trade magazine in the cemetery and funeral service profession.
  • Because ICFM provides such a uniquely broad variety of news and how-to information, the average pass-along readership rate for each issue of ICFM is 2.5 This brings our total readership to 18,000+!
  • In addition to our regular circulation, each issue is sent out for distribution at various state, regional and national industry conferences, giving you even greater exposure to an even wider audience.
  • A sale to an ICCFA member provides a distinct advantage non-association trade publications can't 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 ICFA 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 campaign 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!

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Download 2005 Editorial Calendar
Download Insertion Order Form
Download Guide to Electronic File Submission

Check out the 2006 Annual Convention & Exposition Exhibitor Prospectus

For more information on placing an advertisement,
e-mail ICCFA Magazine's advertising manager or call 1-800-645-7700.



 

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