Funeral Director Daily
As so often happens in my world I’ve had some real life and/or businesses experiences or discussions in the last week or ten days that has made me think about Death Care. And, specifically to today’s article, about how the acquisition solicitation of client families to choose your specific Death Care operation for…
Tomorrow is the last day of the federal government’s fiscal year. That is not necessarily a big deal except that the new federal budget year begins on Wednesday and as I write this on Sunday no agreement to fund the federal government of the United States is in place moving forward. If there is…
Public funeral home operator Propel Funeral Partners released their Fiscal Year 2025 results recently and the results which cover the period of July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025, show higher revenue and higher net profits for the company. On the downside, however, Propel Funeral Partners (PFP) showed a contraction in funeral volumes…
With all that is happening in our econony it is very difficult to get an idea of where that economy is heading. With all of the different indexes in place today and many seeming to go in opposite directions it is hard to get a barometer of where the United States economy is…
Minnesota funeral director Scott Mueller is a proponent of “Green Burials”. Mueller makes a comment in this recent article from the Rochester (MN) Post-Bulletin titled “As interest in green burials grows, so does some opposition”. Mueller’s comment is this, “As long as people have walked this earth, we’ve had green burials. Every cemetery…
Okay — that headline is somewhat of a trick question. I’m guessing that your funeral home is “streaming” services. . . . . but, are you “streaming” in your advertising and branding strategy? As of March 2025 “streaming” represented 43.8% of overall TV watch time in the United States. And, it is…
Funeral Director Daily distinguishes itself by being the Death Care “business daily” written by a life-long funeral home professional. The goal is to bring news and thoughts that today’s Death Care professionals can use to move their current businesses forward. That is accomplished by publishing thought provoking, original content on one subject…
As you can read in this recent article from the Insurance NewsNet a plaintiff in Arkansas is alleging that Globe Life “routinely canceled small life insurance policies when confronted with claims”. The article goes on to say that “The small policies, generally $5,000 to $20,000, are sometimes known as “burial” policies and…
According to the company website of Carriage Services they operate 23 locations in the state of Florida. It appears that as of last week when we received this press release from Carriage Services that they are adding two more funeral homes to that total. According to that press release Carriage Services has acquired the…
Trying to be a “BTC” (Business to Consumer) casket company has been tried before and even with great effort the cause was difficult. However, the people at Titan Casket must relate to the Curtis Mayfield tune “Keep on Keeping On” as they seem to be moving one step forward all the time and growing…
