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Park Lawn / Death Care finance stories dominate Funeral Director Daily in last 30 days

By Funeral Director Daily / June 19, 2024 /

  The middle of the month came up fast again. . . and at Funeral Director Daily we are excited that we continue to grow.  Our readership, as measured by pageviews, is up another 4.5% over May of 2023. . .Thank you for reading us.   As for stories of the past 30 days it’s…

Funeral Professionals Peer Support celebrates its 3rd Year on Tuesday evening

By Funeral Director Daily / June 17, 2024 /

    The Cremation Association of North America (CANA) sponsored Funeral Professionals Peer Support celebrates it’s 3rd birthday with tomorrow night’s virtual meeting.  It was in 2021 when the meetings first started and according to information from CANA tomorrow’s meeting “will reflect on three years of change and growth in the funeral profession”.   CANA…

A great WilbertEDU coming up tomorrow. . .

By Funeral Director Daily / May 29, 2024 /

  Great timing and the ability to get a CEU credit for watching and learning about our nation’s Arlington National Cemetery is being offered free of charge tomorrow, Thursday, May 30, by our friends from Wilbert.   The CEU one-hour program is titled, “A National Shrine- Arlington National Cemetery”.  And, after Monday’s annual wreath-laying by…

Has the “Reality” met the “Expectations”?

By Funeral Director Daily / May 20, 2024 /

    You decided to become a funeral service professional.  What were your expectations at the time you made the decision?  Tomorrow night, Tuesday, May 21, the Cremation Association of North America (CANA) Peer Support Meeting delves into that question among those that will be attending the virtual sesson.   Here’s what CANA says in…

FDD’s thoughts on the “Paradox killing funeral service” far and away the most read article in the past 30 days

By Funeral Director Daily / May 16, 2024 /

      It’s the 15th of the month and at Funeral Director Daily it is that time where we total up or page views to see which articles have been read the most by our readers.  This month the Top 5 contains the largest public funeral company’s financial reports as well as news on…

Don’t miss this podcast

By Funeral Director Daily / April 22, 2024 /

    Inflation is still high, but consumers are still spending.  Bankers tell us interest rates will probably be “higher” for longer. . .and the Death Care business is continuing to talk about mergers and acquisitions.  On that last subject it’s not often when we get two of the most knowledgeable in the profession together…

Operational issues take center stage for the last 30 days

By Funeral Director Daily / April 16, 2024 /

    Every thirty days Funeral Director Daily runs this little section where we recap the Top Read articles of the past 30 days.  From my point of view as the author of all of the articles I get a sense of what has been of interest to funeral professionals during that time period. .…

Don’t miss CANA Peer Support tomorrow night

By Funeral Director Daily / April 15, 2024 /

    If you have been a funeral director for any length of time you have had one of those “cases that sticks with us”.  You’ve been in that situation where what happened or the family you served, or events you could not control “tested your composure in front of a grieving family”.   Licensed…

Training for Success: Becoming a CANA Certified Cremation Specialist

By Funeral Director Daily / April 4, 2024 /

    Our friends at the Cremation Association of North America (CANA) recently announced that registration is now open for the 2024 educational classes for their “Certified Cremation Specialist” designation.   According to CANA, “What sets a CANA-Certified Cremation Specialist apart is the training they receive to ensure everyone is treated with the same level…

Acquisition and divestment. . . don’t miss this upcoming webinar

By Funeral Director Daily / April 3, 2024 /

  The teaser for this webinar states, “Fifty percent of funeral businesses are expected to change hands as the next generation leaves the business”.     A webinar conducted by Johnson Consulting Group’s President and CEO Jake Johnson will take center stage tomorrow, April 4, from 3:00 to 4:30 pm Eastern Time. (2 pm to 3:30…