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Arlington National Cemetery, our nation’s national cemetery, is somewhat between a rock and a hard place as they plan the future of the cemetery. I don’t think anybody disagrees with Karen Durham-Aguilera, the cemetery’s executive director when she states, “We want to be open. We want to have that opportunity for that 5-year-old who’s going…
With tomorrow being the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on America, I thought I would share this article which I wrote for Funeral Director Daily two years ago about 9/11. You see, I was fortunate to meet a sister of one of the heroes of the United Flight #93 that crashed in Shanksville,…
It was announced recently that the New Zealand comedy series, Good Grief, has had its North American and United Kingdom rights purchased by the AMC Network. You can see a clip of the series here. The series, which is entering its second season, is co-created and co-written by Eve and Grace Palmer who also star…
InvoCare, the largest public purveyor of death care services in Australia, reported their first half year results for 2021 recently. The earnings call transcript, which you can access here, also gave some glimpses into the future of funeral service companies, at least in Australia. As you may know, Australia has had a severe lockdown during…
When I was in my working and funeral home owning/ managing years Labor Day passed and Angie got the kids off for a new school year and I started the financial planning for the next year at the funeral home. Yes, the 3rd Quarter was not even completed in the current year and there was…
I was going to write today’s article on some business things to check into after Labor Day. However, that article will wait until tomorrow. When I read the Minneapolis Star Tribune editorial pages yesterdayI came across a short article written for the 1981 Labor Day. You can access that article here. Now 1981 — that’s…
Across the Atlantic Ocean we have learned that Co-operative Funeral Care in Great Britain has reached agreement to purchase the funeral and preneed related businesses of Midcounties Co-op funerals. The number reported in this article states that Co-op Funeral Care will acquire 50 funeral homes and 2 vehicle logistic sites from Midcounties. The transaction will…
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…
