{"id":45,"date":"2012-05-26T21:26:49","date_gmt":"2012-05-26T21:26:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.inmemoryof.co.uk\/wordpress\/?page_id=45"},"modified":"2012-05-26T21:42:01","modified_gmt":"2012-05-26T21:42:01","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.inmemoryof.co.uk\/wordpress\/index.php\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<div align=\"justify\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" align=\"left\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.inmemoryof.co.uk\/images\/impeter.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"169\" height=\"165\" \/> After gaining a degree in Fine Art at Exeter College of Art, <strong>Peter Bright<\/strong> worked in a design and print studio. Moving back home to rejoin, and finally run his family&#8217;s Monumental business in Worcestershire. During 1998 he made a decision to sell this business to concentrate on the design aspect of the memorial trade and explore its possibilities on the Internet. In 2002\/03 he went to Wolverhampton University to study painting. In 2004-2005 Peter enrolled at Bristol University to do a Msc. in Entrepreneurship.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p align=\"left\">Also see <a href=\"http:\/\/northdevonweb.com\/contact.html\" target=\"_blank\">www.northdevonweb.com<\/a><\/p>\n<div align=\"justify\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" align=\"left\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.inmemoryof.co.uk\/images\/immark.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"157\" height=\"175\" \/><strong>Mark Wakefield<\/strong> spent 15 years in advertising before leaving to start his own business. After briefly owning a retail outlet and a record label, he formed Stretch Marketing, a marketing and website design consultancy mainly specialising in the fashion and music business.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div align=\"left\">\n<p>See also <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stretchmarketing.com\" target=\"_blank\">www.StretchMarketing.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<table border=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.inmemoryof.co.uk\/images\/NAFD.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"140\" height=\"205\" hspace=\"5\" vspace=\"5\" \/><br \/>\nMark, Alan Slater &amp; Peter,<br \/>\nBirmingham March 2000<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.inmemoryof.co.uk\/images\/nafdlogo1.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"111\" height=\"108\" hspace=\"5\" vspace=\"5\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;\" valign=\"top\">29<sup>TH<\/sup>March 2000, InMemoryOf sign a strategic alliance deal with the National Association of Funeral Directors (UK). This alliance allows the members of the NAFD easy access to the services of InMemoryOf, allowing their clients to place on-line obituaries and memorials as a part of their funeral packages.Alan Slater, <strong>NAFD\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s<\/strong> chief executive, said &#8220;We are all aware of the tremendous Internet explosion, and the <strong>NAFD<\/strong> has been approached by numerous companies offering on-line services relevant to our industry. We were particularly impressed by what Peter and Mark had to offer, because of their empathetic approach to the needs of our members and their clients. We believe they will uphold the high professional standards that the <strong>NAFD<\/strong> requires, as well as offering a discreet service that will be beneficial to the bereaved.&#8221;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;\" valign=\"top\"><strong>Peter &amp; Mark<\/strong> took <strong>InMemoryOf<\/strong> to the first ever national exhibition for the funeral services industry. This was at the <strong>National Exhibition Centre<\/strong> in Birmingham (UK) between the 13th &amp; 15th May 2000. This gave Funeral Directors an opportunity to experience the next generation of remembrance<span style=\"font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica,avalon;\">.<\/span>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">&#8216;FSE 2000&#8217; Birmingham May 2000<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.inmemoryof.co.uk\/images\/fse.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"299\" height=\"246\" hspace=\"5\" vspace=\"5\" \/><br \/>\nNEC Birmingham May 2000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After gaining a degree in Fine Art at Exeter College of Art, Peter Bright worked in a design and print studio. Moving back home to rejoin, and finally run his family&#8217;s Monumental business in Worcestershire. 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