Welcome to 2023. A brand new year filled with the promise of better things to come. Hopefully you managed to have something of a break over the festive period and are ready for the year ahead.
To kick off the year we want to take a quick look back at 2022 and at some of the things we have to look forward to this year.
Our year in review
2022 was a good year for Funeral Notices. We welcomed more than 12.6 million unique users* to the website - that's almost 20% of the adult population of the UK, or 1 in 5.
A very strong and growing audience for what is one of the saddest, yet most important, announcements a person will ever have to make.
In addition to this we recorded more than 236.5 million page views over 33.9 million sessions. Notices were shared on social media over 91,800 times - helping families collect memories on their notices that will last forever. Over the year, more than 60 thousand photos and videos were added to tribute pages, more than 191 thousand tributes added and over 161 thousand virtual candles lit in memory - an amazing number of interactions.
With such a large number of people visiting the site and interacting on tribute pages, it is no surprise that more than £1.4 million was raised for charities and good causes in 2022. The generosity of people is staggering, especially given the current economic climate. Seeing money transferred to charities following the closure of an in-memory collection never fails to make us smile - it really is the favourite part of the site for us all and adds so much to the legacy of lost loved ones. Thank you for your work explaining online donations to families. Almost 50% of notices published now include a donation facility.
January is well under way and we know you're busy, because we're very busy too. This year we promise to deliver more of the same; supporting you in giving families the everlasting tribute their loved ones deserve. Digital notices will be our main priority as they continue to grow in popularity. The value of a digital notice in these difficult times has never been more important. We will have more information on how to access a free trial, if you've not had one yet, in the coming weeks.
We continue to grow our Online Partners. We ended 2022 with 300 Funeral Directors choosing us as their notice provider and we would love to see that double by the end of the year. Online Partners receive great free benefits. We will bring you more on that soon, in the meantime if you'd like to get involved please get in touch below.
We look forward to continuing to work with you in 2023.
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