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    <description>Discover valuable insights and best practices for cemetery management. Our blog covers everything from software solutions to operational efficiency.</description>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2026 14:42:11 GMT</pubDate>
    <dc:date>2026-11-03T14:42:11Z</dc:date>
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      <title>5 Ways to Manage Modern Cremation Operations with PlotBox</title>
      <link>https://plotbox.com/blog/5-ways-to-manage-modern-cremation-operations-with-plotbox</link>
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 &lt;a href="https://plotbox.com/blog/5-ways-to-manage-modern-cremation-operations-with-plotbox" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"&gt; &lt;img src="https://plotbox.com/hubfs/Blog%20header%20804%20x%20506-1.png" alt="Cremation" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"&gt; &lt;/a&gt; 
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 &lt;a href="https://plotbox.com/blog/5-ways-to-manage-modern-cremation-operations-with-plotbox" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"&gt; &lt;img src="https://plotbox.com/hubfs/Blog%20header%20804%20x%20506-1.png" alt="Cremation" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"&gt; &lt;/a&gt; 
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&lt;p style="font-size: 22px;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #00abcd;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  
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      <category>cremation software</category>
      <category>cremation management software</category>
      <category>cremation</category>
      <category>cremation management</category>
      <category>crematory</category>
      <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2026 13:02:53 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://plotbox.com/blog/5-ways-to-manage-modern-cremation-operations-with-plotbox</guid>
      <dc:date>2026-11-03T13:02:53Z</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>Courtney Kyle</dc:creator>
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      <title>The Archdiocese of San Francisco + PlotBox: 10 Years Later</title>
      <link>https://plotbox.com/blog/the-archdiocese-of-san-francisco-plotbox-10-years-later</link>
      <description>&lt;div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"&gt; 
 &lt;a href="https://plotbox.com/blog/the-archdiocese-of-san-francisco-plotbox-10-years-later" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"&gt; &lt;img src="https://plotbox.com/hubfs/Holy%20Cross%20exterior.png" alt="Holy Cross" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"&gt; &lt;/a&gt; 
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&lt;p style="font-size: 22px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Proxima Nova'; color: #00abcd; font-weight: bold;"&gt;| Read time: 6&amp;nbsp;mins&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 &lt;a href="https://plotbox.com/blog/the-archdiocese-of-san-francisco-plotbox-10-years-later" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"&gt; &lt;img src="https://plotbox.com/hubfs/Holy%20Cross%20exterior.png" alt="Holy Cross" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"&gt; &lt;/a&gt; 
&lt;/div&gt; 
&lt;p style="font-size: 22px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Proxima Nova'; color: #00abcd; font-weight: bold;"&gt;| Read time: 6&amp;nbsp;mins&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  
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      <category>digital transformation</category>
      <category>Purpose-built Cemetery Software</category>
      <category>Featured</category>
      <category>Religious Organization</category>
      <pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 14:03:33 GMT</pubDate>
      <author>graeme.arthur@plotbox.io (Graeme Arthur)</author>
      <guid>https://plotbox.com/blog/the-archdiocese-of-san-francisco-plotbox-10-years-later</guid>
      <dc:date>2026-09-21T14:03:33Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Why Your Enterprise Month-End Close Still Takes Two Weeks (And What It's Costing You)</title>
      <link>https://plotbox.com/blog/why-your-enterprise-month-end-close-still-takes-two-weeks-and-what-its-costing-you</link>
      <description>&lt;div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"&gt; 
 &lt;a href="https://plotbox.com/blog/why-your-enterprise-month-end-close-still-takes-two-weeks-and-what-its-costing-you" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"&gt; &lt;img src="https://plotbox.com/hubfs/Enterprise%20blog.png" alt="Enterprise" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"&gt; &lt;/a&gt; 
&lt;/div&gt; 
&lt;p style="font-size: 22px;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #00abcd;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 &lt;a href="https://plotbox.com/blog/why-your-enterprise-month-end-close-still-takes-two-weeks-and-what-its-costing-you" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"&gt; &lt;img src="https://plotbox.com/hubfs/Enterprise%20blog.png" alt="Enterprise" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"&gt; &lt;/a&gt; 
&lt;/div&gt; 
&lt;p style="font-size: 22px;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #00abcd;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  
&lt;img src="https://track-eu1.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=1589093&amp;amp;k=14&amp;amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Fplotbox.com%2Fblog%2Fwhy-your-enterprise-month-end-close-still-takes-two-weeks-and-what-its-costing-you&amp;amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Fplotbox.com%252Fblog&amp;amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; "&gt;</content:encoded>
      <category>digital transformation</category>
      <category>month-end</category>
      <category>cemetery software</category>
      <category>enterprise</category>
      <pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:42:06 GMT</pubDate>
      <author>graeme.arthur@plotbox.io (Graeme Arthur)</author>
      <guid>https://plotbox.com/blog/why-your-enterprise-month-end-close-still-takes-two-weeks-and-what-its-costing-you</guid>
      <dc:date>2026-08-10T13:42:06Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Why “Off the Shelf” Software Doesn’t Kill Differentiation, it enables it</title>
      <link>https://plotbox.com/blog/why-off-the-shelf-software-doesnt-kill-differentiation-it-enables-it</link>
      <description>&lt;div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"&gt; 
 &lt;a href="https://plotbox.com/blog/why-off-the-shelf-software-doesnt-kill-differentiation-it-enables-it" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"&gt; &lt;img src="https://plotbox.com/hubfs/Airplane.png" alt="Airplane" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"&gt; &lt;/a&gt; 
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&lt;p style="font-size: 22px;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #00abcd;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <content:encoded>&lt;div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"&gt; 
 &lt;a href="https://plotbox.com/blog/why-off-the-shelf-software-doesnt-kill-differentiation-it-enables-it" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"&gt; &lt;img src="https://plotbox.com/hubfs/Airplane.png" alt="Airplane" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"&gt; &lt;/a&gt; 
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&lt;p style="font-size: 22px;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #00abcd;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  
&lt;img src="https://track-eu1.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=1589093&amp;amp;k=14&amp;amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Fplotbox.com%2Fblog%2Fwhy-off-the-shelf-software-doesnt-kill-differentiation-it-enables-it&amp;amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Fplotbox.com%252Fblog&amp;amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; "&gt;</content:encoded>
      <category>deathcare management software</category>
      <category>cemetery software</category>
      <category>Purpose-built Cemetery Software</category>
      <category>Purpose-built</category>
      <pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 10:06:26 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://plotbox.com/blog/why-off-the-shelf-software-doesnt-kill-differentiation-it-enables-it</guid>
      <dc:date>2026-07-17T10:06:26Z</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>Neil Sherrin</dc:creator>
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      <title>Living with Skeletons: Dr. Hannah Gould on the Secret Life of Ashes</title>
      <link>https://plotbox.com/blog/dr-hannah-gould-on-the-secret-life-of-ashes</link>
      <description>&lt;div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"&gt; 
 &lt;a href="https://plotbox.com/blog/dr-hannah-gould-on-the-secret-life-of-ashes" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"&gt; &lt;img src="https://plotbox.com/hubfs/Hannah%20Gould_Banner%20MAY6.png" alt="Living with Skeletons: Dr. Hannah Gould on the Secret Life of Ashes" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"&gt; &lt;/a&gt; 
&lt;/div&gt; 
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <content:encoded>&lt;div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"&gt; 
 &lt;a href="https://plotbox.com/blog/dr-hannah-gould-on-the-secret-life-of-ashes" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"&gt; &lt;img src="https://plotbox.com/hubfs/Hannah%20Gould_Banner%20MAY6.png" alt="Living with Skeletons: Dr. Hannah Gould on the Secret Life of Ashes" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"&gt; &lt;/a&gt; 
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&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;  
&lt;img src="https://track-eu1.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=1589093&amp;amp;k=14&amp;amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Fplotbox.com%2Fblog%2Fdr-hannah-gould-on-the-secret-life-of-ashes&amp;amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Fplotbox.com%252Fblog&amp;amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; "&gt;</content:encoded>
      <category>memorialization</category>
      <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 16:42:30 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://plotbox.com/blog/dr-hannah-gould-on-the-secret-life-of-ashes</guid>
      <dc:date>2026-06-17T16:42:30Z</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>Dr. Hannah Gould</dc:creator>
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      <title>The Future of Deathcare: PlotBox’s 5 Key Takeaways from ICCFA 2026</title>
      <link>https://plotbox.com/blog/the-future-of-deathcare-plotboxs-5-key-takeaways-from-iccfa-2026</link>
      <description>&lt;div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"&gt; 
 &lt;a href="https://plotbox.com/blog/the-future-of-deathcare-plotboxs-5-key-takeaways-from-iccfa-2026" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"&gt; &lt;img src="https://plotbox.com/hubfs/ICCFA%20Team.png" alt="ICCFA Team" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"&gt; &lt;/a&gt; 
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&lt;p style="font-size: 22px;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #00abcd;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 &lt;a href="https://plotbox.com/blog/the-future-of-deathcare-plotboxs-5-key-takeaways-from-iccfa-2026" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"&gt; &lt;img src="https://plotbox.com/hubfs/ICCFA%20Team.png" alt="ICCFA Team" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"&gt; &lt;/a&gt; 
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&lt;p style="font-size: 22px;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #00abcd;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  
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      <category>PlotBox</category>
      <category>ICCFA</category>
      <category>ICCFA Experience 2026</category>
      <pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 10:22:40 GMT</pubDate>
      <author>graeme.arthur@plotbox.io (Graeme Arthur)</author>
      <guid>https://plotbox.com/blog/the-future-of-deathcare-plotboxs-5-key-takeaways-from-iccfa-2026</guid>
      <dc:date>2026-05-29T10:22:40Z</dc:date>
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