Recent Posts
- 2 hours agoEditor’s Note: For as yet unknown technical reasons, our daily article was not sent out earlier this morning. Sorry. . here it is. All things are created equal. . . . until they’re
- 1 day agoAccording to this article from U.S. News & World Report, the process of natural organic reduction or what is commonly referred by many consumers as “human composting” is now available
- 2 days agoWe are happy to remind you of the Cremation Association of North America (CANA) co-sponsored peer support meeting. This is for anyone who works for a funeral home, cemetery, or crematory serving
- 2 days agoThe time to set your budgets for 2022 is fast approaching. To make your business turn into profits, and your work worthwhile, it is imperative that you realistically look at the services you
- 3 days agoI think we have all seen it, but have we ever looked at the statistics and questioned what has happened. The “it” I’m talking about is women in the workplace over the years and
Business
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Don’t let inflation leave your business behind
September 21, 2021The time to set your budgets for 2022 is fast approaching. To make your business turn into profits, and your work worthwhile, [...] -
Where have all the men gone?
September 20, 2021I think we have all seen it, but have we ever looked at the statistics and questioned what has happened. The “it” [...] -
More companies hope to cash in on the changing face of Death Care
September 17, 2021I recently read this article where Bank of America has profiled 14 future “moonshot” technologies that they believe [...]
- Several Florida funeral homes and churches pledge “no indoor funerals”
- The vaccine mandate. . . your business, your employees
- We just passed Labor Day. . . time to start planning for next year
Finance
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InvoCare reports first half year. . . gives us a glimpse of future funeral home revenue sources
September 9, 2021InvoCare, the largest public purveyor of death care services in Australia, reported their first half year results for 2021 [...] -
Co-op FuneralCare acquires 50 locations, Propel Funeral Partners reports improved performance
September 3, 2021Across the Atlantic Ocean we have learned that Co-operative Funeral Care in Great Britain has reached agreement to purchase the [...] -
Carriage Services called “An under appreciated performer in the Death Care industry”
August 30, 2021Seeking Alpha recently penned an article about death care public company Carriage Services entitled, “An Under Appreciated [...]
- Security National’s Cemetery/Mortuary revenues up 28% in Q2
- Online memorial startup Memories brings in over $30 million in funding. . . InvoCare invests $4 million
- Park Lawn Corporation Revenue, EBITDA improves for 2Q and Fiscal half-year
Cremation
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Better Place Forests adds 10th memorial forest
September 16, 2021This recent article from Pasadena Weekly made note that Better Place Forests has added a property at Lake Arrowhead, about 90 [...] -
An interesting look at disposition intentions
August 26, 2021Every once in a while I will come across a survey on some aspect of the death care world that doesn’t quite jive with what [...] -
Death care receives criticism on three continents
July 13, 2021I’ve operated and managed a thriving funeral home. If you’ve been there and done it. . . you know it is 24/7/365. . [...]
- The sky is not falling
- Death care start-ups Recompose and Pure Cremation keep moving forward
- New York Senate, Assembly pass exemption to move crematory
Regulations
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The FedEx strategy shift. . where do funeral homes go?
September 23, 2021Editor’s Note: For as yet unknown technical reasons, our daily article was not sent out earlier this morning. Sorry. [...] -
Natural Organic Reduction now operating in Colorado
September 22, 2021According to this article from U.S. News & World Report, the process of natural organic reduction or what is commonly [...] -
Death care peer support meeting via Zoom tonight
September 21, 2021We are happy to remind you of the Cremation Association of North America (CANA) co-sponsored peer support meeting. This is for [...]
- Don’t let inflation leave your business behind
- Where have all the men gone?
- More companies hope to cash in on the changing face of Death Care
Cemetery
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Better Place Forests adds 10th memorial forest
September 16, 2021This recent article from Pasadena Weekly made note that Better Place Forests has added a property at Lake Arrowhead, about 90 [...] -
Arlington National planning to limit burials
September 13, 2021Arlington National Cemetery, our nation’s national cemetery, is somewhat between a rock and a hard place as they plan the [...] -
Reflections. . . a different week at Funeral Director Daily
August 20, 2021It’s been kind of a funny week at Funeral Director Daily. Each day of the week I look for articles pertaining to the [...]
Preneed
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An interesting look at disposition intentions
August 26, 2021Every once in a while I will come across a survey on some aspect of the death care world that doesn’t quite jive with what [...] -
Assurant closes sale of Global Preneed unit to CUNA Mutual Group
August 11, 2021In a follow-up to what Funeral Director Daily reported in March, this press release will inform you that Madison, Wisconsin, [...] -
SCI sees 2Q 2021 Revenue per Service jump over $600 per case
July 30, 2021Earlier this week the largest funeral home and cemetery operator in North America, Service Corporation International (SCI), [...]
- South African preneed market exploding
- Death care receives criticism on three continents
- Is now the best time ever to build market share thru Preneed?
Products
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Natural Organic Reduction now operating in Colorado
September 22, 2021According to this article from U.S. News & World Report, the process of natural organic reduction or what is commonly [...] -
More companies hope to cash in on the changing face of Death Care
September 17, 2021I recently read this article where Bank of America has profiled 14 future “moonshot” technologies that they believe [...] -
Better Place Forests adds 10th memorial forest
September 16, 2021This recent article from Pasadena Weekly made note that Better Place Forests has added a property at Lake Arrowhead, about 90 [...]
- Good Grief to be seen in USA, Canada, and Great Britain
- Online memorial startup Memories brings in over $30 million in funding. . . InvoCare invests $4 million
- Another start up in Death Tech. . .another player in caskets
