SNAP Laser Design Service – Effortlessly Capture the Market Trend
As baby boomers enter the market, the funeral and memorial industry is changing dramatically. With 76 million baby boomers, compared to 46 million Silent Generation members, the industry is seeing a 65% increase in demand for funeral and modern memorial services. However, this growth comes with new challenges:
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Labor shortages are making it difficult to meet demand.
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Cremation rates are rising, lowering traditional contract values.
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Families want highly personalized tributes, requiring advanced memorial design and engraving capabilities.
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Profit margins are shrinking, making efficiency more critical than ever.
How can funeral homes, cemeteries, and memorial retailers keep up with demand, increase revenue, and maintain quality without hiring additional staff? The answer is SNAP Laser Design Service, a solution that allows businesses to offer custom laser-etched memorials without needing an in-house designer.
What is SNAP Laser Design Service?
SNAP is an on-demand design service from Supernova International, AP Lazer’s sister company and a leader in granite supply. This solution enables businesses to offer custom laser-etched memorials without the cost or complexity of hiring an in-house designer.
Who is Supernova International, Inc?
Supernova International is a leading supplier of premium cremation and memorial products, offering cutting-edge laser etching technology and an extensive selection of innovative designs. With express shipping on high-quality granite and cremation memorials, we help retailers meet demand quickly and efficiently. Our industry-leading customer service ensures seamless support at every step, while our dedication to innovation keeps you ahead of market trends. Whether you’re expanding your product offerings or streamlining production, Supernova International delivers speed, quality, and reliability—so you can focus on growing your business.
- Express Delivery: Ensuring timely support for the memorial and funeral industry.
- 150% Full Perpetual Warranty: The strongest guarantee available in the industry.
- Exclusive SNAP Laser Design Service: Customized professional artwork designed for memorial retailers and funeral professionals.
- Innovative Line of Cremation Memorials: We are the first granite supplier to design and promote a complete line of cremation memorials.
- Leader in Laser Etching Technology and Memorial Designs: A comprehensive catalog of laser etching with hundreds of full-scene designs; all ready-to-use etching files are available.
With Supernova and AP Lazer, funeral homes and memorial businesses can scale their operations without adding overhead.
How SNAP Laser Design Service Works
SNAP simplifies the design-to-engraving process, allowing funeral professionals to focus on serving families instead of spending time on artwork and file preparation.
Submit the monument details: Include names, dates, and design preferences.
Receive a design proof within 48 hours: Fast turnaround ensures quick service.
Approve the design: Review and make any necessary changes.
Receive a laser-ready file optimized for AP Lazer machines.
Start engraving: Place the stone, press the button, and engrave.
SNAP delivers faster turnaround times and higher-quality designs than most in-house teams can manage without the cost of hiring a full-time designer.
Benefits for Memorial Dealers, Cemeteries, and Funeral Homes:
Hiring skilled, artistically trained designers is costly and time-consuming. SNAP Laser Design Service gives you instant access to SuperNova’s expert Laser Art team, backed by 35+ years of laser etching experience and formal training in art and graphic design. Paired with an AP Lazer machine, this service eliminates the need for in-house designers while delivering high-quality laser etching. With SuperNova International’s Laser Design Catalog, you can increase retail sales, maximize profit margins, and enhance customer satisfaction—all while benefiting from organic word-of-mouth marketing. Whether you’re launching or expanding your engraving business, SNAP Laser Design Service streamlines professional-grade etching, making it efficient and profitable.
New Revenue Streams with Laser Etching
1. Life-size portraits on Tall Monuments
Large, high-visibility photo-etched headstones are becoming one of the cemetery’s most sought-after memorial options. Families want memorials that stand out and capture their loved ones’ essence with stunning realism.
2. Family Photo Montages
With today’s technology, families always have more photos than they initially planned to use. When they see the photo etching option, they often ask: Can we add more photos? The result? Higher-value contracts and deeply personal tributes.
3. Complementary Casket Engraving
Caskets with names, dates, and personalized designs and messages create an emotional impact that families appreciate. Funeral homes that started offering laser-etched casket panels saw:
Increased revenue per service
Higher family satisfaction and referrals
Keep online competitions out of your funeral home.
4. Cremation & Life Celebrations
As cremation continues to rise, families are spending more on personalized remembrance items, including:
Cremation jewelry & fingerprint pendants
Memorial plaques & home garden tributes
Custom urn engraving
Common household and traditional personalization products are also becoming hot memorial keepsakes, such as tumblers, photo frames, wine glasses, and coffee cups.
These items offset the lower revenue from cremation services.
5. Photo-Etched Cremation Urns
Square granite urns allow families to etch four photos, one on each side, plus a name and dates on top. Additionally, urns can include QR codes that link to an online memorial page. Spotify song codes for a special tribute song
6. Pet Memorials & Keepsakes
Pets are family. Families increasingly request:
Engraved pet urns & markers
Photo-etched pet portraits
Custom ornaments & memorial keepsakes
7. Keepsake Engraving on Everyday Items
AP Lazer machines can engrave household items, creating new revenue opportunities beyond traditional memorials:
Tumblers & YETI cups with loved ones’ photos
Wine glasses & whiskey bottles engraved with names & dates
Cutting boards & decorative wood plaques.
This allows funeral homes and retailers to diversify their offerings and engage with families in new ways.
8. Expanding Beyond Memorials: From Cradle to Eternity
Memorialization is no longer just about the end of life. Families are engraving keepsakes for:
Weddings & anniversaries
Birth & adoption celebrations
Retirement gifts
Military service tributes.
By offering laser engraving for every life milestone, businesses become part of their community’s most treasured moments.
Why Funeral Homes, Cemeteries, & Memorial Retailers Need SNAP
• Increase your revenue without hiring additional staff.
• Tap into high-demand personalization trends.
• Offer professional-quality designs without the steep learning curve.
• Provide a faster, more efficient service for grieving families.Personalized memorialization has become an expectation rather than a luxury. The key question is not whether to offer custom laser-etched designs, but how to do so efficiently and profitably.
SNAP Laser Design Service equips businesses with the speed, quality, and profitability needed to stay ahead in a changing industry.
Call 800-585-8617 or visit aplazer.com to learn more.
