Funeral Director Daily
If you have worked in the death care profession for any length of time you will have noticed several changes that have taken place. And, as I’ve done some research on what seems to be taking place, sometimes the choices of the consumer public seem contradictory to me. . . . although there…
A recent article in Smart Business Pittsburgh magazine featured the Death Care conglomerate Matthews International. Matthews is known in Death Care from Matthews Memorialization which includes the ability to supply to funeral homes and cemeteries products such as caskets, cremation equipment, and cemetery markers among a host of products. The article, which you can…
This article from CBS News began with this sentence, “In offices across the country, the sneakers-with-a-suit look is becoming increasingly common. Now, even the hallowed halls of U.S. Congress are embracing the trend.” And, if you go to that article you will find a short CBS video news story about members of the United States…
Titan Casket isn’t your normal funeral supply company. They are a little edgy and they take their case directly to the consumer, although they have a program for funeral homes to partner with them, too. They aren’t afraid of stepping on a few historical funeral toes. In one way, however, they are not…
Park Lawn Corporation announced yesterday in this press release that they have reached an agreement to sell at least 83 death care properties, consisting of 72 cemeteries and 11 funeral homes to Everstory Partners, the new brand of the former StoneMor company. Here’s what the press release states: “The divestiture includes 72…
Part of my daily routine is to get a run (or some tell me it is a jog. . . or even a slog) in early in the morning. However, even before I do that I log onto my computer to check to see if Funeral Director Daily was distributed overnight as expected. I…
As you know there are always issues going on in our nation’s capital of Washington, DC. And, some of those issues will touch on the business of Death Care. Today from my latest observations, some things I’ve researched, and some of the things I took in at the recent National Funeral Directors Association…
Before we ride into the weekend, I happened to notice that next week in the world of Death Care there are some exciting learning and self-growth opportunities for those involved in the profession. As we head into the weekend here is a synopsis of what I found in opportunities that you might…
I recently ran across this article from Changing America that is titled, “What’s the fastest food drive-thru? It isn’t Chick-fil-A”. It’s a very interesting article that may be able to give us some sense to how we should view our customers in the death care realm. It’s interesting to note that in…
As I look for material to bring before the readers of Funeral Director Daily I continue to be amazed at, what I consider, the number of new “Death Care” operators that are hanging out a shingle and opening for business. And, unlike the 1940’s when there was a large expansion of men opening…
