Funeral Director Daily
We learned last week that a Auburndale, Florida, resident and funeral director had been honored as American Funeral Director’s “Funeral Director of the Year”. In a press release from her employers at Foundation Partners Group it was explained that Jennifer Lindell-Roys, a funeral director at the Kersey Funeral Home had been so honored.…
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The National Federation of Independent Businesses (NFIB) issued their monthly “Optimism Index” last week and it showed the highest degree of “optimism” among small businesses in America since 2021. That’s great but, there are also conflicting reports that came out that share a degree of caution among businesses. For instance, this article from…
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It’s the middle of the month and with that comes our publishing of Funeral Director Daily’s “Top Read Articles” of the past 30 days. This month’s leading articles are no surprises because they are subjects that seem to be on the minds of Death Care business leaders and funeral home owners more and more.…
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I found an interesting, unique, and well-thought out expansion by a funeral home aimed at bringing their geographical reach closer to more families. At the same time that this funeral home expanded from three locations to five locations they subtly tweaked their brand name by matching it with “. . .the younger generation of…
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Last week Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos told reporters in this article that Netflix has no plans to pursue mergers and acquisitions next year. . . . .what is interesting about his comments is that he also said, “We are better builders than buyers”. I found that a really interesting statement from a…
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It’s probable to say that the fad of Green Burials has turned into a trend and may have become an accepted norm to human disposition. Evidence of this is given by the decision of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs announcing in this press release that it is instituting a “pilot program”…
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This article started out as a “Pricing” article and was going to be about how do funeral businesses raise their prices for the new year in a world where inflation on consumer’s everyday purchases has continued to stay elevated? I was wondering because economic indicators from last Friday showed a gain in American…
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Funeral Director Daily learned last week that well-know Death Care industry executive Jared Dance has formed a business that intends to help funeral homes and cemeteries with marketing and management. In an e-mail press release we received this announcement, “J. Dance Consulting LLC is excited to announce its launch as a specialized…
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Funeral Safe announced last week that they had received almost $US 9 million in additional funding to expand their funeral-based consumer finance company. In business since 2016, the latest round of capital investment by Black Lion Ventures will give Black Lion Ventures a controlling interest in the company. Funeral Safe is a United…
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You can read in this press release issued yesterday by Park Lawn Corporation (PLC) that, effective yesterday, they added four stand-alone funeral homes to their company via the purchase of two funeral businesses in the suburban geographic area to the west of Chicago, Illinois. PLC announced the purchase of the Fitzgerald Funeral…
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