Legacy.com Newspaper Blog
Stay up-to-date with news, updates and resources to help your obituary category succeed.Legacy’s consumer direct placement delivers 110k obits and 52M in revenue to newspapers
To celebrate, we’re offering free marketing resources that will boost your obituary revenue and plug editorial gaps.In late 2022, Legacy quietly embarked on a game-changing initiative to offer every consumer worldwide an easy online way to directly place an obituary...
Forever, Wherever, Whenever: How Technology Has Changed Obituaries
The Legacy.com team reflects on how memorialization has changed since the company’s founding 25 years ago.In 1998, a little office opened in Chicago with one goal: to bring print obituaries online. Twenty-five years, several tech bubbles, and one pandemic later,...
Legacy.com Celebrates 5,000,000 Tree Plantings at Arbor Day Foundation/Openlands Event
The milestone reflects Legacy’s investment in helping partners meet reader demand for alternative memorialization options.October 4, 2023 (Chicago): Legacy.com is delighted to announce that the company's memorial tree program recently passed the significant milestone...
An R&D Tour of Legacy’s Consumer Obituary Platform
Discover the development process powering our consumer obituary network.Ten developers. Five thousand work hours and counting. Building the first nationwide obituary network focused on consumers takes a dedicated team driven by one goal: “We want to deliver more...
McClatchy Media Network Partners with Legacy.com on New Obituary Management Services
Online obituaries provide invaluable interactive customer options.February 14, 2023 -- Today, McClatchy, one of the largest media companies in the United States, with over 80 million unique visitors, announced its partnership with Legacy.com and its media technology...
New obit page design delivers 33% more interested notice purchasers…and so much more!
Discover how our streamlined, reader-focused features generate more notices, better engagement, and new revenue.Legacy.com is delighted to announce we’re launching our next major wave of obituary page redesigns. Packed with features to help focus your reader’s...
Legacy.com Appoints Alan Press as CEO
LThe former Economist and Newsweek exec succeeds founder Stopher Bartol, who becomes executive chairman.Chicago, IL (Aug. 17, 2022) – Legacy.com, Inc. is pleased to announce the appointment of Alan Press as its new CEO. Press’s impressive career re-imagining and...
New Legacy.com Intake Portal Helps Consumers Place 3,000+ Newspaper Obituaries in First Three Months
Legacy’s multimillion-dollar initiative reflects the company’s commitment to supporting newspapers by increasing obituary placement.Chicago, IL (July 6, 2022) — Legacy.com has launched a new online portal that, for the first time, allows consumers to place a newspaper...
Legacy.com and Partners Establish 102 More Newspaper Relationships
Integrated services help propel a high growth year.CHICAGO, Ill. (June 15, 2022) — Legacy.com, iPublish Media Solutions, and Memoriams are pleased to announce new partnerships with 102 local media organizations. Read the full release here. About Legacy.com Legacy’s...
Legacy.com Launches First 650 College Memorial Pages
Alma mater interest helps drive 600,000 newspaper obituary views in one month.CHICAGO, Ill. (August 5, 2022) — Legacy.com is thrilled to announce the much-anticipated launch of college memorial pages. Now, readers can discover obituaries for college friends, family,...