Funeral Director Daily

Snakes on a plane. . . .and in a cemetery

By Funeral Director Daily / May 30, 2019 /

We bring you this article and video about the Charles Baber Cemetery in Pottsville, Pennsylvania.  We bring it to you simply because it is so unusual. The article is about an 8-foot, non-venomous black snake that has apparently taken up residence in the cemetery.  It appears to live in some of the walls of the…

Security National Memorial segment increases revenue by 15%

By Funeral Director Daily / May 30, 2019 /

Security National Financial Corporation, the Utah based financial and death care company showed a total company decrease in revenue for the 2019 1st Quarter as compared to the same quarter in 2018.  You can see their 1st Quarter report here which was made public on May 16. However, even as the company experienced a decrease…

What business are you in??

By Funeral Director Daily / May 29, 2019 /

The standard “What business are you in” history lesson is still taught at the nation’s top business schools.  That lesson goes way back to when I was in college and contemplates the question of how you define your business may actually make or break the business as the business goes forward in times of technological…

Transparency . . . or lack thereof in death care pricing

By Funeral Director Daily / May 28, 2019 /

2019 is supposed to be the year that the Federal Trade Commission reviews the Funeral Rule.  I don’t know if that will happen, but critics of the death care industry are asking for the reviewal and with it, price transparency required as a web or app based service. This article that I read from the…

Memorial Day 2019

By Funeral Director Daily / May 27, 2019 /

So, it is Memorial Day.  Take some time to give thanks today to those who have kept us safe.  . and those who gave their all in doing so.  Take some time also to remember those who loved you and cared for you.  Treasure your relationships. I am reminded a lot that life in a…

President Trump visits Arlington National Cemetery

By Funeral Director Daily / May 24, 2019 /

On Thursday, and in advance of Memorial Day, President and Mrs. Trump visited the hallowed land of Arlington National Cemetery.  You can read an article about the visit here.  The visit was held ahead of the traditional Memorial Day visit as today (Friday) the President will be leaving for Japan on our country’s business. Arlington…

The Battle for Talent

By Funeral Director Daily / May 24, 2019 /

Maybe we really are aging a little.  It seems like just yesterday that we were talking about the Millennials — that group of beings born between 1981 and 1996 – coming into the workforce and how we were prepared to deal with their age based culture.  That group is now aged between the mid 20’s…

Ok. . .Goat yoga. . .that is something new to me

By Funeral Director Daily / May 23, 2019 /

I understand that the cost of labor can rise and get prohibitively high.  It is for that reason that creative managers look for ways to lower their costs of doing business.  Funeral Director Daily did an article last year about the Laura Grove North Cemetery in Savannah, Georgia, that was doing a pilot program for…

Funeral Directors and . . . . and a little bit of nostalgia

By Funeral Director Daily / May 22, 2019 /

Almost two years ago we brought you this story about Service Corporation International purchasing Allnutt Funeral Services in Colorado.  Turns out that one of the locations was in Greeley, Colorado and that location recently moved to a new location in west Greeley. Upon that move we came across this story from the Greeley Tribune which…

Casket companies report sales . . .the slide continues

By Funeral Director Daily / May 21, 2019 /

Earlier in May both of America’s leading casket companies reported their 2019 fiscal year 2nd quarter financials.  Those companies, Hillenbrand, which is the parent company of Batesville Casket Company, and Matthews International, which is the parent company of Aurora Casket Company, reported declining sales of caskets.  You can see Hillenbrand’s 2Q report here and you…