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- 1 day agoI’m always on the look out for whatever I can find that puts me at the front edge of “change” in the death care profession. Change in our profession used to happen pretty slow. .
- 2 days agoDignity plc, Great Britain’s largest funeral home and crematory operator announced last week in this report that you can see from Morningstar, that their 1st Quarter 2022 revenues and operating
- 2 days agoLast week Park Lawn Corporation (PLC) announced their 1st Quarter of 2022 earnings results. For the period ended on March 31, 2022, the company increased their revenue 17.5% to $83.1 million as
- 3 days agoMy how time flies by. It seems like I just posted last month’s most read stories. Anyway, in case you missed some of our top articles here’s what our readers found most interesting
- 3 days agoIn the last few weeks I have heard and seen a lot about about staffing issues in the death care world. For instance, I recently had a discussion with Ryan Thogmartin of Connecting Directors and he
Business
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Recognizing the “cusp of change”
May 20, 2022I’m always on the look out for whatever I can find that puts me at the front edge of “change” in the death care [...] -
Are we “Turning the Corner?”
May 18, 2022In the last few weeks I have heard and seen a lot about about staffing issues in the death care world. For instance, I recently [...] -
An “Address” that resonated with me
May 17, 2022I read this article in the Metropolis (IL) Planet the other day. And, quite frankly, it really resonated with me. Part of the [...]
- The Cost of Cremation
- The pandemic, health insurance and the effects on your business’ future
- Poverty level funerals. . . whose responsibility to pay
Finance
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Park Lawn Corp sees increased revenue and earnings despite call volume dip
May 19, 2022Last week Park Lawn Corporation (PLC) announced their 1st Quarter of 2022 earnings results. For the period ended on March 31, [...] -
Batesville increases revenues on lower volume sales
May 16, 2022Hillenbrand Industries, parent company of Batesville, reported its 2nd Quarter 2022 (January thru March) last week and [...] -
SCI reports 1st Qtr 2022. . . . Preneed hitting on all cylinders
May 10, 2022Service Corporation International (SCI), North America’s largest grouping of funeral homes and cemeteries reported their [...]
- Wilbert, Park Lawn make acquisitions
- Increasing funeral home numbers drives Carriage Services results
- Matthews reports Jan thru March quarter. . . Revenues up, Operating Profits down
Cremation
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Recognizing the “cusp of change”
May 20, 2022I’m always on the look out for whatever I can find that puts me at the front edge of “change” in the death care [...] -
The Cost of Cremation
May 13, 2022Earlier this week I came across this article on how the State of Hawaii is now poised to become the 22nd state of the United [...] -
Cemeteries, funeral homes looking for that perfect acquisition. . . we may have it
April 21, 2022The Prudential Company has the “Rock of Gibraltar” logo as an iconic brand differentiator. As a matter of fact the [...]
- The Battle for Aquamation
- Cremated remains bring on new forms of art and remembrance
- It’s been 20 years since one of death care’s darkest days
Regulations
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Recognizing the “cusp of change”
May 20, 2022I’m always on the look out for whatever I can find that puts me at the front edge of “change” in the death care [...] -
Dignity plc results are “mixed”
May 19, 2022Dignity plc, Great Britain’s largest funeral home and crematory operator announced last week in this report that you can [...] -
Park Lawn Corp sees increased revenue and earnings despite call volume dip
May 19, 2022Last week Park Lawn Corporation (PLC) announced their 1st Quarter of 2022 earnings results. For the period ended on March 31, [...]
- Funeral Director Daily’s Most Read Articles in the past 30 days.
- Are we “Turning the Corner?”
- An “Address” that resonated with me
Cemetery
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Will tax revenue play a part in saving city and association cemeteries
April 26, 2022We’ve written about the problem before in this forum. “The problem” being the lack of revenue for historic [...] -
Cemeteries, funeral homes looking for that perfect acquisition. . . we may have it
April 21, 2022The Prudential Company has the “Rock of Gibraltar” logo as an iconic brand differentiator. As a matter of fact the [...] -
Ohio cemeteries, funeral homes spar over “trusting” requirement
March 23, 2022Ohio Senate Bill 224 will make over a dozen changes to the state’s funeral and burial laws according to this article from [...]
- What’s happening with “Green Burials”?
- Catholic Cemeteries of NE Kansas partner with funeral homes to offer valuable services
- Current events and how they are impacting cemetery services
Preneed
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Mail on Sunday article calls Safe Hands Plans “a disgrace”
April 22, 2022According to this article from This is Money (Great Britain) the Safe Hands Plans funeral preneed fund “went under six [...] -
Pandemic Survey: Retirees emerge resilient. . . what does that mean for Preneed
April 14, 2022Allianz Life recently published a survey that was taken of a representative sample of 1,000 Americans detailing how they were [...] -
Regulation of Preneed apparently coming too late for some consumers
April 5, 2022It would be safe to say that in Great Britain there has been a lot of discussion about the costs of death care among consumers [...]
- This might be the best time in a generation to be selling Preneed
- Preneed company and Live Oak Bank announce partnership
- Ohio cemeteries, funeral homes spar over “trusting” requirement
Products
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Recognizing the “cusp of change”
May 20, 2022I’m always on the look out for whatever I can find that puts me at the front edge of “change” in the death care [...] -
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery
April 29, 2022I’ve said in this forum, while Natural Organic Reduction (what some call human composting) is not for me. . . as an [...] -
Another new concept. . . can it catch on?
April 25, 2022Only a couple of weeks ago Funeral Director Daily published an article entitled “Is an Event Center in your business [...]
- Cemeteries, funeral homes looking for that perfect acquisition. . . we may have it
- Is an “Event Center” in your business future
- Necessity making room for some casket changes in Hong Kong
