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America moves into the Labor Day weekend today which generally signals for our family that Summer is coming to an end and it is “Back to School” time. For us that historically has meant boats off the lake and put into storage for the winter and our two sons heading back to school. Well, it’s…
The United States released its annual report by the Trustees of the Social Security and Medicare Programs earlier this week. In that report, which you can see a summarized article here, we get an idea of what the federal government thinks about death rates going forward. The report concludes, as to the national death rate,…
Editor’s Note: Today we bring you some information on marketing your funeral business in your own community. This article is written by funeral industry marketing expert, Welton Hong. Let’s look at local marketing opportunities that generate community goodwill while also getting your funeral home’s name out there. Here are some ideas to consider: Sponsor a…
55% of Americans expect to search for a new job in the next 12 months. That’s the headline from this Bankrate survey conducted recently. I find it interesting as to how the unemployment and employment situations in America has been since the pandemic. The linked article mentions that labor shortages, in general, have been heating…
Seeking Alpha recently penned an article about death care public company Carriage Services entitled, “An Under Appreciated Performer in the Death Care Industry”. You can access that article here. Here’s a few quotes from the article: Carriage Services operates in the attractive death care industry, operating 171 funeral homes and 32 cemeteries in the United…
Do you ever read obituaries of strangers? I do and I’ve learned a lot from them. You might find this strange, but I’ve learned many life lessons from reading obituaries of strangers. One thing I know is that I’ve learned to be a better father. For the past several years I’ve picked out a couple…
Security National Financial Corporation of Utah revealed their 2nd Quarter 2021 financial numbers earlier this month. Total revenues for the entire company were actually down about 2% overall as their Mortgage Division saw an overall 8% decline in revenues as compared to the same quarter of 2020. However, the company’s Life Insurance division, which included…
Every 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 I’ve been led to believe. Normally when that happens I’ll find out the survey was constructed and completed by some one from outside the traditional death care world. When that…
Online memorials seem to be one of the likeliest winners among potential start-ups in the Death Care space. . . . at least that is what it is looking like from the investment community. According to articles that we link below it appears that over the summer months the Australian based Memories has raised over…
If you have followed my articles for any length of time you know that I enjoy business and the many facets that enter into being a profitable company. I like to think I know the funeral home business pretty well as I operated my own funeral home for 33 years creating budgets that lead to…
