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It seems amazing to me how fast 30 days seems to go. Once again we offer up our Top Read stories from Funeral Director Daily over the past 30 days. . . Here they are. . . Enjoy the weekend. . . In Memoriam: Robert Waltrip, SCI Founder. InvoCare receives over US…
Read MoreAs small town funeral home operators we many times look at the acquisitions of the big public companies or the regional consolidators with a little envy about being able to do that ourselves. We look at how they get faster growth and more revenue and in many instances we know that we would like…
Read MoreAt times I get my ideas for articles from unusual places. Last Sunday I was sitting in our church when the pastor noticed a less than average crowd. He then made the comment that “Preparation Matters” and went on to say that he thinks many in the congregation had not planned for the…
Read MoreWe thought we would use an Afternoon Edition of Funeral Director Daily to pass on some upcoming webinars and podcasts that deal with recent happenings. . . . Customer experience is what it is about now in retaining client families, more and more women are entering the Death Care workforce, our friends at…
Read MoreWhen it comes to the five remaining public company stocks that make up the Funeral Director Daily Death Care Index (DCI) we have heard from four of them as to their Quarter ending on December 31, 2022. We are just waiting to hear from the management of Security National Financial Corporation to finish up…
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It’s not every day that you turn to the magazine Popular Mechanics to find an article about the Death Care profession. However, that is exactly where I found this article about “Have trocar will travel” embalming and body preparation specialist Monica Torres. I was unaware of Torres and her company NXT Generation…
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Late last month Anthem Partners announced they had passed the milestone of 2-years in business. The Frisco, Texas, based company has grown its operations in that time period. In their two years they have amassed a group of 80 operations in five states and two Canadian provinces. In a press release Anthem…
Read MoreIf you own, operate, or manage a Death Care business you have massaged your business through the pandemic, supply chain breakdowns, inflated related cost issues, and more in the past two to three years. Are you ready for what many people are advocating in the near future — the “4-Day Work Week”? …
Read MoreI think the title of this article poses an interesting question. And, I also believe it is one that is not easily answered. I’m writing this article on Monday, March 6, so that is the data that I will use. I was spurred to write the article when I saw in this…
Read MoreLast week we wrote of the death of Robert L. Waltrip, founder of funeral and cemetery business Service Corporation International (SCI). In the article I wrote that Waltrip was arguably the biggest influence on the direction of the Death Care in the United States during the last half of the 20th century. …
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