Business
President James Monroe was one of the founding father’s of American history and from 1817 to 1825 he served as the country’s 5th President. It was during his presidency that David Ross began building coffins in the Shanksville, Pennsylvania, area. The legacy of that business, the Deaner Funeral Home recently celebrated its 200th year of…
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For several years now the stock market has churned out really good results. If you are a funeral home owner and you have been invested somewhat in the stock market. . . well, good for you. However, have you extended your foundation for the future in the funeral home business by making a little money…
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Tonight (August 12), according to this article from MarketWatch, if you happen to be in Manhattan you can stop by the historic Frank E. Campbell Funeral Home, take a seat inside, and enjoy a night of comedy. The article states that four comedians are ready to “play the room” where services for diplomats, socialites, and…
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I recently read an article published online from GoLocalProv. You can find the article here and it is entitled, “GoLocal now top publisher of obituaries in Rhode Island, 94% of funeral homes partner for “No Cost” obits”. It made me think of the differences in what I would call death notices, obituaries, and online memorials. …
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Recently a new Casey’s Gas and Convenience store opened near me. Now, it is not the first Casey’s in our community, but it is very convenient to my home. So, I purchase gasoline, coffee, donuts, and made to order pizza there more often than any other store in town. I’m not a easy mark as…
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Want to deliver the audio at your own funeral with a text written after your death by your pastor or other spokesman? Evidently, voice synthesizing technology can now make that happen. . . . a written text will mimic your own voice, even after death giving you the opportunity to deliver your own funeral sermon.…
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Every once in a while I come across an article which reminds me how much the actual inner workings of a funeral business has changed. And sometimes paradoxically, the same article or articles can point out that what I’m looking at is not so much a change as it is an evolution. Today I will…
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I read this interesting short article (and video news story) authored by Myles Udland at Yahoo Finance the other day. In the article, he surmises about “the role that demand is playing in the economic recovery.” According to Udland, you can “throw a dart at just about anywhere in the economy and you’ll find unmet demand…
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It’s hard for me to believe that I now call Direct Mail, Radio, and Newspaper advertising “non-conventional”. When I started in the business that was about as “conventional” as it got. However, when I am looking online for products to buy I’ve become accustomed to looking at the “Reviews” or the “Star Ratings” now. I…
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It was probably ten years ago when I, as a funeral director, received a phone call from a member of a family whose father was on hospice care. The family member told me that his father “wanted his body donated to science” and had made arrangements for a private company to help them do that. …
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