Funeral Director Daily
Back when I was a child there was a soap opera daily on television that carried the slogan, “Like sands through an hourglass, so go the Days of our Lives”. I thought of that today when researching an article about demographic movements and how they may affect funeral homes in the future. .…
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Back almost three years ago in July 2021, Funeral Director Daily brought you this story of how a renewable energy company, Verogy, had put a 7,000 panel solar energy farm inside a cemetery in Torrington, Connecticut. In essence they took out a 20-year lease on the cemetery property with the energy they…
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Well-intentioned rules and regulations are put into place by organizations. Sometimes, however, like America has found out with the disastrous “de-fund the police” movement, the results are not what the organizers intended them to be. I think it is a little like that with the new dictate that the Veterans Administration has…
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The business news last week was centered on the Producer’s Price Index (PPI) rising 0.6% in the month February, which equates to an annual 7.2% inflationary rate. That reading, after being lower and even negative for a couple of months prior, has caused many pundits to opine that getting rid of inflation in…
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For the first time that I can remember, the Cremation Association of North America’s (CANA) Peer Support online meeting is asking all funeral workers to invite their spouse for tomorrow night’s group get-together. According to a recent press release from CANA, here’s why: “A funeral professional may be called upon as an…
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Friday was March 15 or the “Ides of March”. And, it appears that Friday, March 15, 2024, was a better day for funeral service than Friday, March 15, 44 BC was for Julius Caesar. Funeral service has been hit with a lot of bad publicity lately about certain funeral providers not always…
Read MoreIt’s the “Ides of March” today — representing the 74th day of the Roman calendar and the day in ancient Rome that was the deadline for settling debts from the previous year. . . .Of course, the “Ides of March”, or the 15th of March, has also became known for betrayal…
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If you are an independent funeral home owner you know it is not all about just being a great funeral director and/or embalmer anymore. You need to be a solid business-person and understand how the revenue you take in for your services moves to the bottom line as profits without getting gobbled up…
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Back in 2017 when I served on the board of the University of Minnesota I had a hand in the hiring of new Head Football Coach P.J. Fleck. Coach Fleck is still there and has had some success coaching in the Big Ten. Outside of the improvement of our team, I have…
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Join Johnson Consulting Group on Friday March 15th at noon Central Time for an essential webinar about the new requirements under the FTC Funeral Rule. This webinar entitled, “Mastering FTC Funeral Rule Compliance” will be hosted by Johnson Consulting’s Nelson Thulin and also feature Poul Lemasters and Nicole Wiedeman. Here’s what…
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