M & H Obituary Notification

90% of people have missed going to a friends funeral because they we not aware until it was to late.

McInnis & Holloway has created this very easy to use app to assist in sharing information about a recent death (not to replace personal notification, but rather in addition to newspaper obituaries). This app is designed to send a brief appropriate text to select contacts with a link to the obituary and service details found on McInnis & Holloway’s website.

Many families no longer solely rely on newspaper obituaries to share funeral details. Facebook, twitter, email and TEXT are the most used methods and are heavily encouraged by McInnis & Holloway Funeral Homes in addition to newspapers.

However were you aware;

The average timely open rate for many emails and social media messages hovers between 25 and 40%. Text (SMS) messages on the other hand have an astounding 98% open rate. Text messaging is the most widely and frequently used feature on a cell phone. 99% of smart phone owners under age 50 text and 92% of smart phone owners OVER the age of 50 text.

Considering stats like these, it’s easy to see how powerful text messaging is for sharing time sensitive information such as an obituary and funeral details. Text or SMS messages Do not require recipients to subscribe to particular social media applications & every mobile phone can accept texts.

Unfortunately to send a text message to a select number of contacts you would need to send that message dozens of times.

With our app you can easily personalize the prewritten message we have written and then send the link to the obituary with all those you wish (select contacts from your phone individually).