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- 11 hours agoService Corporation International (SCI) 3rd Quarter 2020 revenue jumped almost 20% (19.37% actual) over the same period from 2019. In a statement issued yesterday, October 28, here is what
- 20 hours agoWe are in the season of elections and when I was younger there was an old adage of Presidential elections that went like this, “As Maine goes, so goes the nation.” I recently read this
- 2 days agoMy first real recollection of a funeral was when my father’s mother, my grandmother, died when I was five years old. And, interestingly enough, even with my family in the funeral profession,
- 3 days agoIf you want to stay ahead of the curve in whatever you are doing I would suggest to play the “What if” game every once in a while just to see where you are standing. The “What
- 3 days agoIf you watched the stock market last week you would see that it bounced around a little bit. That happens all the time dependent on world events and the business environment, but also four times
Business
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As California goes. . . so goes the nation?
October 29, 2020We are in the season of elections and when I was younger there was an old adage of Presidential elections that went like this, [...] -
It’s not such a somber place anymore
October 28, 2020My first real recollection of a funeral was when my father’s mother, my grandmother, died when I was five years old. And, [...] -
Playing the “What if” game
October 27, 2020If you want to stay ahead of the curve in whatever you are doing I would suggest to play the “What if” game every [...]
Finance
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Earnings season on its way: Zacks on Service Corp
October 26, 2020If you watched the stock market last week you would see that it bounced around a little bit. That happens all the time [...] -
Foundation Partners Group expands leadership team
October 9, 2020In a press release that we received last week, Foundation Partners Group announced that they had expanded and repositioned their [...] -
Zacks looks at the funeral industry, an update on the DCI
October 5, 2020Last week Vrishali Bagree of Zacks presented an article that appeared on Nasdaq.com. It was entitled “Rising demand keeps [...]
- Park Lawn acquires West Coast funeral business
- Foundation Partners adds Kentucky locations
- Come together . . . . .The Domani Group and Homesteaders Life Company
Cremation
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Better Place Forests adds Minnesota property
October 22, 2020A little over a year ago Funeral Director Daily brought you this article introducing Better Place Forests to our readers. At [...] -
Parting Stone keeps moving forward
October 15, 2020It is not everyday that a new category for the consumer to choose from comes along. A new category has to be so unique that [...] -
How direct cremation pioneer Pure Cremation has disrupted the UK’s funeral industry
October 8, 2020*Re-printed with permission from Pure Cremation. Before 2015 the funeral industry in Great Britain still looked and felt very [...]
- Black smoke rising. . . bad PR for crematories
- COVID-19 and Cremation. . .more cremation. . what could it mean
- The two Nike guys out to disrupt the death care industry
Regulations
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Service Corp 3Q revenue rockets up
October 29, 2020Service Corporation International (SCI) 3rd Quarter 2020 revenue jumped almost 20% (19.37% actual) over the same period from [...] -
As California goes. . . so goes the nation?
October 29, 2020We are in the season of elections and when I was younger there was an old adage of Presidential elections that went like this, [...] -
It’s not such a somber place anymore
October 28, 2020My first real recollection of a funeral was when my father’s mother, my grandmother, died when I was five years old. And, [...]
- Playing the “What if” game
- Earnings season on its way: Zacks on Service Corp
- Which side of the issue are you on
Cemetery
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Which side of the issue are you on
October 26, 2020I don’t think that there is any doubt that at one time we viewed cemeteries as a “place for the dead”. [...] -
The problem with cemeteries
October 20, 2020We’ve now moved into the 4th quarter of 2020 and with that timing we have had 6 full months of the COVID world results in [...] -
Recompose getting competitors. . . and that’s okay
October 6, 2020This article from the Daily Chronicle tells how Recompose founder Katrina Spade has been working since 2014 to bring Natural [...]
- Arlington Cemetery Part 3: A personal story
- Joe Louis and Arlington National Cemetery
- Justice Ginsburg to be buried at Arlington National Cemetery
Preneed
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Preneed sales. . . . The Elevator Pitch
October 16, 2020The other day I wrote an article that was titled “Selling Preneed. . . .positively” which you can read here. [...] -
Selling preneed. . . . positively
October 7, 2020Ask ten different consumers and you will get ten different opinions on “insurance”. Especially, life insurance. [...] -
Come together . . . . .The Domani Group and Homesteaders Life Company
September 24, 2020The other day we received a press release announcing that “The Domani Group joins forces with Homesteaders Life [...]
- Weekend Edition: SCI receives economic development aid, a difference of opinion in Winnipeg, a preneed ratings downgrade
- Can you find some extra cash-flow in Preneed
- Transamerica adds funeral planning benefit
Products
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Playing the “What if” game
October 27, 2020If you want to stay ahead of the curve in whatever you are doing I would suggest to play the “What if” game every [...] -
Better Place Forests adds Minnesota property
October 22, 2020A little over a year ago Funeral Director Daily brought you this article introducing Better Place Forests to our readers. At [...] -
Parting Stone keeps moving forward
October 15, 2020It is not everyday that a new category for the consumer to choose from comes along. A new category has to be so unique that [...]
- Recompose getting competitors. . . and that’s okay
- Weekend Edition: Mushroom coffin, venture funded start-ups, Co-op Funeral reports
- Celebrity funerals . . . and funeral celebrities
