ASD was recently featured in the July issue of American Funeral Director Magazine. The article, "Hiring Right the First Time" by Patti Martin Bartsche offers helpful tips to funeral homes looking to fill an open position. Patti interviewed ASD's Operational Manager Sharon Batten about our thorough hiring and screening process. The interview ran as a sidebar with the article and can be read in the July issue of American Funeral Director or here on our blog.
We wish all of our clients could visit our office personally to meet our sensitive staff and see our sophisticated technology. However, we realize our clients are located throughout the United States and are committed to remaining available to their community 24/7. This is why we wanted to create a two-way channel through our blog and social sites to share the latest ASD news with our clients. Read below to learn about what's new this week, and check back next week for the latest Weekly News at ASD. Click here for last week's highlights.
ASD loves reading the insightful stories and astute observations shared by our client Caleb Wilde on his blog, Confessions of a Funeral Director at CalebWilde.com. Caleb's refreshingly honest perspective has also rightfully caught the attention of 20/20, Connecting Directors and the Philadelphia Inquirer. Confession of a Funeral Director covers everything from societal issues such as the death of Trayvon Martin, to Caleb's firsthand experiences working as a funeral director, to personal stories about Caleb's family and the recent adoption of his son Jeremiah. Click here to read more blog posts from Caleb. It won't be long before you find yourself laughing out loud or wiping a tear away.
It has certainly been an exciting week here at ASD. Our ASD Mobile iPhone app was recently named a finalist for the NFDA 2012 Innovation Award and online voting for the award began yesterday on the NFDA Business Exchange website. We are getting ready for the FCCFA and IFHV conventions later this week and today is the launch of our Beta Tester Program for the ASD Mobile app for Android Smart Phones. Learn more about what's new at ASD by reading our new blog post. We wanted to create a two-way channel through our blog and social sites to share the latest updates with our clients. Be sure to check back next week for the latest Weekly News at ASD. Click here for last week's highlights.
ASD Mobile 2, our powerful iPhone application, was recently chosen as a finalist by the National Funeral Directors Association for the 2012 NFDA Innovation Award. This prestigious award is given annually to a funeral service vendor whose product or service was introduced during the previous year and represents creativity, innovation and excellence.
