Funeral Director Daily
I’m one that believes you can learn something from seeing what the public companies in funeral service are doing. When I was active with my funeral home in the business I would read their quarterly reports and look at whatever comments were made during the companies quarterly earnings call transcripts. . . . .Even…
In a press release Propel Funeral Partners of New Zealand announced a somewhat unusual acquisition. Propel announced in July that they had completed the acquisition of Decra Art. Decra Art is believed to be New Zealand’s largest monument and headstone manufacturer. According to their website that you can access here, they stock…
We were recently notified that Welton Hong, Founder and CEO of Ring Ring Marketing, has updated his book, “Making your phone ring with internet marketing”, into its 3rd edition. The teaser for the book says this, “Feeling overwhelmed by digital marketing? You’re not alone. Many funeral home owners feel the same way,…
What can only be described as “lax” and “unprofesional” conduct around the world in the funeral profession during the last several years is starting to get attention by governing bodies. There has been pretty high profile “unethical conduct” cases in Colorado and Great Britain, among other locales, which is now leading government authorities…
Matthews International, the parent company of Matthews Aurora Casket and Matthews Cremation reported their April, May, and June 2024 quarter in early August. The company reported a revenue drop of 9.4% in total and a revenue drop of 3.0% in the Memorialization segment for that quarter when compared to the same period in 2023.…
They are bold. . . . . no doubt about it. And, since they set out upon their mission to distribute caskets directly to the consumer they have defied most predictions and continue to grow. Now, the Titan Casket Company has came out with what may be their boldest decision yet. . .…
We received this press release yesterday that spells out that Park Lawn Corporation received approval (The Final Order) from the Ontario Superior Court of Justice that allows for the transfer of ownership of the company from Park Lawn Corporation to a company called Viridian Acquisition Inc., which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Viridian…
The funeral and cremation business continues to evolve. . . . But, are we stuck in some of the “same old business” methods and way too slow for today’s consumers to keep us relevant? That’s a question that I asked myself last weekend. Let’s go back to the early 1900’s and the…
Carriage Services, the large Houston-based operator of funeral homes and cemeteries, reported their 2nd Quarter 2024 financials last week. (You can access the report here.) The report marked the second straight quarter in which they have recorded over $100 million in revenue. . . posting revenue of $102.3 million in 2Q24 which compares…
Eirene Cremations, the Toronto based direct-cremation business seems to have vanished from the world of Death Care. It was not so long ago that the company announced expansion into Western Canada and the state of Florida from their Toronto base. Then only a couple of weeks ago Funeral Director Daily was told…
