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- 2 days agoAs many times happens with me, I learn something from a news item or items and then try to convert that knowledge to the funeral industry and try to figure out if or how what I’ve learned
- 3 days agoMatthews International reported their Fiscal year 2021 2nd Quarter results last week and with the report we noticed how it is impossible to not notice that their Memorialization business segment
- 4 days agoFor the first time that I can remember since I have followed what is termed the Death Care Index (DCI), the DCI for a period of time has outpaced the standard measures of America’s public
- 5 days agoAn accident in 2017 that took the life of a funeral home worker has the State of Maine legislature searching for answers on how to make funeral vehicles safer for death care employees. Last week,
- 6 days agoI saw that quote in Microsoft’s 1st Quarter 2021 report last week and wondered how that will affect the death care industry. That’s not a unique thought for me because if you’ve
Business
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Microsoft: “. . . digital adoption curves aren’t slowing down”
May 3, 2021I saw that quote in Microsoft’s 1st Quarter 2021 report last week and wondered how that will affect the death care [...] -
Funeral directors carried on. . . . .
April 29, 2021Since about 2010 I’ve been associated with a couple of non-profit Senior Housing, Home Care, and Hospice businesses, Knute [...] -
Will this concept have staying power?
April 28, 2021The longer I am affiliated in the death care profession it seems the less I know. I know that is not true, but I am always [...]
- Black funeral directors believe Covid may change funeral culture forever
- Make sure to watch your flanks in holding onto revenue
- Heroes on the front lines. . . . not only in 2020
Finance
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Memorialization segment clear winner for Matthews International
May 6, 2021Matthews International reported their Fiscal year 2021 2nd Quarter results last week and with the report we noticed how it is [...] -
Death Care outpaces Dow, Nasdaq, and S&P for first third of 2021
May 5, 2021For the first time that I can remember since I have followed what is termed the Death Care Index (DCI), the DCI for a period of [...] -
Carriage Services 1Q 2021 Revenues rise almost 25%
April 30, 2021Carriage Services was the first of our public death care companies to report on their 1st quarter of 2021 (January thru March [...]
- April has been a busy month for StoneMor
- On looking back. . . and moving forward (Part 2)
- On looking back. . . .and moving forward (Part 1)
Cremation
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Canada’s Eirene teams with Assurant for online pre-pay option. . more news to know
April 8, 2021Toronto based cremation provider Eirene announced last week in this announcement that they would be teaming up with Assurant Life [...] -
Maine legislature considering “outdoor open-air cremations”
March 30, 2021You can read in this article and video report that the State of Maine legislature has before its Health and Human Services [...] -
Green up your cremations by recycling
March 19, 2021There’s a lot of talk in our industry today about the disposition movements such as recomposition (human composting), [...]
- Preneed is the answer
- $5 footlongs . . . . and $695 cremations
- The importance of permanent memorialization
Regulations
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Will preneed methods change?
May 7, 2021As many times happens with me, I learn something from a news item or items and then try to convert that knowledge to the [...] -
Memorialization segment clear winner for Matthews International
May 6, 2021Matthews International reported their Fiscal year 2021 2nd Quarter results last week and with the report we noticed how it is [...] -
Death Care outpaces Dow, Nasdaq, and S&P for first third of 2021
May 5, 2021For the first time that I can remember since I have followed what is termed the Death Care Index (DCI), the DCI for a period of [...]
- Maine legislators want “safe” funeral utility vehicles
- Microsoft: “. . . digital adoption curves aren’t slowing down”
- Carriage Services 1Q 2021 Revenues rise almost 25%
Cemetery
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Report: Headstone market hot
April 27, 2021A big part of our mission at Funeral Director Daily is to look around the death care industry and report what we see happening in [...] -
Wilbert adds precast concrete company
April 22, 2021It’s not only funeral homes and cemeteries that are in the business of growing their businesses to better serve clientele. [...] -
The importance of permanent memorialization
February 25, 2021The pyramids in Egypt were built to give permanent memorialization to the rulers of that land. The tomb of the 13th Disciple to [...]
- Cemetery delays, casket company acquisitions in the news
- Treasure seeker pleads guilty in Fort Yellowstone Cemetery charges
- Cemeteries: Do you have the “right” inventory to succeed?
Preneed
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Will preneed methods change?
May 7, 2021As many times happens with me, I learn something from a news item or items and then try to convert that knowledge to the [...] -
Report: Headstone market hot
April 27, 2021A big part of our mission at Funeral Director Daily is to look around the death care industry and report what we see happening in [...] -
Pure Cremation unveils new advertising spots
April 9, 2021Only about a week ago Funeral Director Daily brought to our readers some new promotional spots by direct cremation start-up [...]
- Canada’s Eirene teams with Assurant for online pre-pay option. . more news to know
- Assurant Preneed acquired by CUNA
- Preneed is the answer
Products
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Report: Headstone market hot
April 27, 2021A big part of our mission at Funeral Director Daily is to look around the death care industry and report what we see happening in [...] -
Wilbert adds precast concrete company
April 22, 2021It’s not only funeral homes and cemeteries that are in the business of growing their businesses to better serve clientele. [...] -
Restorative art thru 3D printing
April 19, 2021If you have been a funeral director and did prep room work for any length of time you are aware that there are some situations [...]
- Archbishop says, “No more” referring to extreme embalmings in the church
- FEMA to begin taking applications for funeral assistance
- Bringing your public image to reality
