eCONDOLENCE.COM™ and SHIVA.COM™ RELEASE THE FIRST AND ONLY VIRTUAL UNVEILING AND DEDICATION FOR COMMEMORATIONS AND MEMORIALS
From Online Pre-planning, Funeral Arrangements, Services and Virtual Gatherings to Virtual Unveilings and Dedications, the eCondolence.com and shiva.com Viewneral™ Platform Helps Families Handle All End-of-Life Needs.
Miami, FL – August 17, 2020 – eCondolence.com and shiva.com, the leading companies modernizing the death industry, today released Virtual Unveiling and Virtual Dedication, the first of its kind online commemorative tool that can be used during the ceremonial dedication of a memorial marker or headstone at a loved one’s grave. As part of the Viewneral™ Platform, this is the only Virtual Unveiling and Virtual Dedication tool on the market.
Conducted as early as six months after someone dies, unveiling or dedicating a headstone marks the final resting place of the deceased, honors their life, and serves as a focal point for people's memories through the years. Like all components of the Viewneral™ Platform, the Virtual Unveiling and Virtual Dedication tools work in conjunction with an in person service so loved ones from around the world can participate.
“Thousands of unveilings and dedications have been postponed during the pandemic and now with the Virtual Unveiling and Virtual Dedication tool, grieving families can finally honor and memorialize their loved ones,” says Michael Schimmel, CEO of eCondolence.com and shiva.com “We are proud that our Viewneral™ virtual technology platform has helped an industry modernize rapidly, by providing families a way to obtain support from friends and family who might not be able to attend in person.”
eCondolence and shiva.com deliver consumers a complete end-of-life Viewneral™ Platform that includes pre-planning seminars, online funeral arrangements, services, virtual memorial gatherings, virtual unveilings and dedications in addition to grief and aftercare services including concierge services, access to local caterers, bakeries, delis, sympathy baskets and other commemorative services.
The eCondolence.com and shiva.com Viewneral™ Platform is a proprietary platform powered by Zoom. The easy-to-use platform contains enhanced features including a personalized web page displaying all the gathering and service details, a private link to the unveiling or dedication that can be shared, aftercare preferences and a virtual guest book of attendees with their condolence messages for the grieving family, among other unique components.
Further helping families and their supporters, eCondolence.com and shiva.com offer complimentary access to in depth critical information, educational guidance about religious and cultural customs, appropriate verbal and written condolence messages, and curated sympathy and commemorative meals and gifts.
About eCondolence™ and shiva.com™
As part of the extensive Sympathy Brands portfolio, eCondolence.com and shiva.com™ connect families and funeral homes through the stages of planning, service, and aftercare with its consumer brands, proprietary Viewneral™ technology, and nationwide concierge services. The companies provide a modern approach to end-of-life matters. Sympathy Brands strategic partners include best-in-class funeral homes, cemeteries, insurance companies, non-profits, bakeries and caterers to make planning and fulfillment supportive, convenient and seamless. or more information please visit eCondolence.com, shiva.com and sympathybrands.com.