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A couple of weeks ago I was talking to a person who worked for about 30 years in death care — both as a funeral director and on the supply side of the business. First he complimented me with some of the articles that I write about the results of funeral homes…
Read MoreEditor’s Note: This is a reprint of my article of August 17, 2021. I think the message to Death Care professionals still resonates so it is reprinted with only the calendar numbers changed. Thanks for reading. Today is August 17. Today should be my younger brother, Jim’s, 62nd birthday. Instead I’ll spend…
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A press release from Batesville last week announced additional resources being put into the “Living Memorial” program by Batesville. The company announced it “is doubling down on its mission of helping families honor the lives of those they love® with an enhancement to its Living Memorial® tree planting program that gives families the…
Read MoreI recently read about two different funeral homes that were acquired by individual funeral directors. More on those specific funeral homes in a minute. When I read the newspaper articles about each it was interesting to note that one funeral home would be keeping its name, at least for some time, and…
Read MoreToday is the 15th of August. As we do on the 15th of every month we list the articles that were most read by Funeral Director Daily readers over the past 30 days. We noticed that this month’s Top 5 are very business oriented. Here they are: Private Equity claims another…
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For my entire life I’ve enjoyed watching what is happening around me and then trying to figure out why it is happening. It’s kind of an odd hobby but it has proven to be a really good hobby to help one keep ahead of his competitors in business. What I’ve deduced…
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It is the time of the 3rd Tuesday of the month when the Cremation Association of North America (CANA) sponsors it participatory “Peer Support Meeting” for funeral professionals. It will take place tomorrow evening (Tuesday, August 15, at 8 pm Eastern time, 7 pm Central time). To register and/or for more information on this…
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There is a lot to be digested when you look at Park Lawn Corporation’s (PLC) 2nd Quarter Earnings Release and their Earnings Call transcript which were made public last week. Much like the quarterly reports from SCI and Carriage Services, Park Lawn was able to increase revenues, but like their counterparts, it…
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“Out of sight, out of mind”. That’s a refrain I’ve heard often. Generally, it refers to when you have not seen somebody or something for a length of time then that person or that thing falls out of your thought process. It’s common sense and it happens. At Funeral Director Daily…
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According to this article in the Sarnia Observer Harold Sonnenberg has been pretty busy as the superintendent of Greenwood Cemetery in Waterford, Ontario, Canada. What’s happened there happens all over North America in cemeteries and provides back-breaking work for those who “fix the problem” to satisfy families of those interred. The…
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