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If you read Funeral Director Daily and listen to me when I have a chance to be a guest on an industry podcast you know that I believe that there is a great, and growing, potential market in what I call the “Cremation Aftermarket”. My take on the the “Cremation Aftermarket” is that…
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In a press release from last week funeral home operator and consolidator Anthem Partners announced that they are “developing a strategic partnership” with Tribute Technology. And, according to this press release, “As the first step in this partnership, all websites for the Anthem Partners’ locations have been updated and moved to the Tribute Technology platform”.…
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We didn’t quite make it through the week without being able to give you another article which again shows a “bullishness” in the greater Death Care profession and industry. As I’ve noticed several times recently, at the same time that many Death Care retail operators are “skittish” about the future of their business it…
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Service Corporation International (SCI), the largest funeral home operator in North America, has grown its “Consolidated Funeral Revenue” 20.8% from 2019 (the latest year not affected by the pandemic) through 2024. Their annual financial report lists this number as $1.92 billion in the year 2019 and $2.32 billion in the most recent year of…
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I awoke early Monday morning to hear of the death of Pope Francis. Pope Francis, who was 88 years of age at the time of his death, had served in his present position since 2013. There is no doubt that his death will bring immense publicity to his funeral wishes and the historic…
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Henry Brooks Adams, a descendent of the Adams political family that spawned two early American presidents once said of teachers, “A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops”. Teachers influences never stop. And, with all the other departments that enroll many more students it is rare that a college recognizes…
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There has been a lot of research in the past couple of years about who the “Consumers of Funerals” are. There’s been a lot of great data published — some of which is good news for Death Care and some not so good news for Death Care. I’ve also suggested that the Federal…
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It’s pretty commonplace in our culture to have an athlete say something like this after a record-breaking performance, “It’s great, but I don’t want this championship to define me.” I agree with that because, like a lot of you, even though I was a funeral director, I didn’t want that to be…
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Wow!! The middle of the month seems to have got here fast and with it comes our list of “Top Read” Funeral Director Daily articles over the past 30 days. This month it looks like there is something for everybody’s interest. Our top-rated articles cover subjects like revenue growth, potential casket tariffs, consumer…
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When an investment is made in a business venture the investor has high hopes for a multiple return on their investment. That can certainly be said for private equity companies who make some of those investments. Unlike individual investors where passion may fuel the investment, most private equity investments are done with a…
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