Business

What’s with the “Pull-Forward” effect?

By Funeral Director Daily / July 26, 2022 /

In the early days of the pandemic I was called by a reporter at the Business newspaper, Barron’s, for my opinion on, among other things, what was being termed the “pull-forward” effect of pandemic deaths. The theory at that time was that it appeared that most of those dying from Covid deaths were elderly and…

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NFDA President-Elect candidate parallels Military and Mortuary service

By Funeral Director Daily / July 25, 2022 /

Fate determined that this was meant to be an article for Funeral Director Daily.  I’m very familiar with the “Journey to Serve” program launched by the Funeral Service Foundation and the International Cemetery, Cremation and Funeral Association (ICCFA) Educational Foundation, in part,  through the work of my friend Jim Price. The other day I noticed…

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The cost of a funeral

By Funeral Director Daily / July 21, 2022 /

I recently saw an article in The Hustle that compared the cost of three family outings in 1960 to the cost of those three family outings in 2022 — a period 62 years later.  And, just because I like to compare those types of things with all things “funeral”, I searched out prices that puts…

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Will Millennials change death care purchasing?

By Funeral Director Daily / July 20, 2022 /

That age group in the United States termed “Millennials” was born from 1981 to 1994 which makes their ages today range from about 28 years of age to about 41 years of age.  According to one source there are about 72 million of that age group in the United States which represents about 22% of…

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Earth Funeral announces Oregon expansion

By Funeral Director Daily / July 18, 2022 /

Earth Funeral, which calls itself a “soil transformation provider” announced earlier this month in this press release that they will be expanding services to the state of Oregon.  According to the press release, Oregon began allowing soil transformation (Natural Organic Reduction or NOR) on July 1, 2022.  That makes Oregon the 3rd state, joining Washington…

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Dignity plc annual report: “In time, price drop will lead to volume growth”

By Funeral Director Daily / July 15, 2022 /

There was much ado last year about Great Britain’s largest provider of funerals and cremations, Dignity plc,  and their upcoming change in strategy.  While not apprised of the entire situation, I do know that the company was coming under scrutiny from the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) as well as the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA),…

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The new “work from home” reality

By Funeral Director Daily / July 13, 2022 /

There is no doubt that the pandemic ushered in a new “work from home” mentality for many American workers.  Death care may be a little different in that embalming and cremation cannot be done in a “work from home” environment.  However, many aspects of the death care world, such as arrangers, preneed advising, and many…

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Grief: It softens but lingers. . . . do we ever get over it?

By Funeral Director Daily / July 12, 2022 /

My summer exercise program consists of running 2 1/2 miles on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, and bike riding 5-6 miles, depending on the route on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays.  I’ve told the readers of this column before that my usual Saturday morning ride brings me from my house on the south side of of our…

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Article: “Funeral industry trying to hold the line as costs soar”

By Funeral Director Daily / July 6, 2022 /

Over the holiday weekend Fox Business published the article referred to in our headline here.  It’s an article that is actually positive to the funeral industry but does tell of the fact that eventually, as costs rise, funeral costs to consumers will have to rise also. The article points out that even though the United…

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The 4th of July still stands for Freedom. . . an immigrant’s tale

By Funeral Director Daily / July 1, 2022 /

Our funeral home is celebrating its 150th year of business in 2022.  I thought the 4th of July weekend was a great time to tell you of our history and also that history of another American immigrant whose life has intersected with our family on numerous occasions.  And, that immigrant’s life has had a major…

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