Afternoon Edition
When Funeral Director Daily put out our last list of Top Five read articles for the month it was on the heels of Holiday readership which dropped. Well, our readership for January rebounded to almost record levels and it appears that part of the reason was that there was something of interest for readers…
Valentine’s Day is in the past and we have already arrived at the 3rd Tuesday of February which means that it is time for the monthly Cremation Association of North America’s (CANA) Funeral Professional Peer Support Meeting. Here’s what a recent CANA press release said about this month’s session: “As practitioners,…
In only a few short years Titan Casket has proved to have “staying power” as a “Direct-to-Consumer” casket company. And, while they have bonafide products to sell to the public their way of doing so has to be termed “a little unconventional”. They are what I term “a little edgy” in their…
I subscribe to an investment advisory service called “Seeking Alpha“. I do so because I learned about the markets from my father when I was growing up and I’ve always enjoyed learning about how companies sell their products and build their profits. Knowing how a company operates helps me in making my decision…
Effective as of yesterday, February 2, 2026, Carriage Services implemented “a series of executive leadership promotions and appointments that reflect the Company’s continued momentum and its deliberate efforts over the past several years to build a durable foundation for sustained growth” according to this January press release from the company. Carlos Quezada, Vice…
In this morning’s edition of Funeral Director Daily we linked two investment reports on Service Corporation International (SCI). As we mentioned both reports gave “bullish” opinions on the company and the chance for investment gain over time. Here’s how one of those reports summed up its conclusion for a positive investment outlook…
Here’s what the Cremation Association of North America (CANA) says about their first “Funeral Professionals Peer Support” online conversation of 2026: “Start the new year with steadiness and nurturing.The January Peer Support Meeting is a space for funeral professionals to reconnect after the holidays and explore the three RESET pillars: Strong Ground, Nervous…
At Funeral Director Daily we emphasize that our articles deal with the “Business” of Death Care. . . . But “Business” has proven to be a very varied subject and our readers reflect and represent a great “Business Diversity” in Death Care. That becomes clearly evident when you look at our Top Read…
If you have a little time this early afternoon I would suggest that you tune in to this online event that features Johnson Consulting’s Lacy Robinson and Ring Ring Marketing’s Welton Hong as they “explore one of today’s most captivating topics: “Technology and AI in the funeral and cemetery space”.” This online event…
This afternoon’s edition of Funeral Director Daily marks our 12th and final “Most Read Articles” of the month for 2025. Funeral Director Daily wants to thank all of you who have contributed to our year — a year in which we saw email subscriptions and daily page view numbers continue to grow to…
