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CANA Peer Support tonight. . . and more

By Funeral Director Daily / February 20, 2024 /

    It’s already the 3rd Tuesday of the month when our friends at the Cremation Association of North American (CANA) help to produce the monthly Death Care Peer Support meetings online.  It will happen again tonight at 8 pm Eastern Time/ 7 pm Central Time.   Here’s what CANA says about these meetings: “Join…

Funeral Director Daily’s Top Read articles of the past 30 days

By Funeral Director Daily / February 19, 2024 /

    Wow!  We’ve zoomed by Valentine’s Day and Ash Wednesday and are already on the downward side of February.  That means – come the 15th day of each month – that at Funeral Director Daily we check in on what were are Top 5+ Read articles in the past 30 days.   With no…

SCI press release on 4th Quarter 2023 results

By Funeral Director Daily / February 13, 2024 /

  Click here to access the company press release from Service Corporation International (SCI) pertaining to their 2023 4th Quarter financial results and 2023 Full Year Summary.   Funeral Director Daily will publish a complete article on the press release and upcoming Earnings Call in the near future.   Enter your e-mail below to join…

Ways to keep your head above water. . . .

By Funeral Director Daily / February 7, 2024 /

    There are some times when owning or working at a funeral home just seems to “Give you the hits that keep on coming”.  And, recently, I don’t say that in a good way.   Let’s see, in just the last couple of days I’ve told you this morning of the story I read…

Tune in to this seminar that will help with recruiting and retaining top talent

By Funeral Director Daily / February 6, 2024 /

  In timely fashion we bring you this information on an NFDA (National Funeral Directors Association) webinar to be held tomorrow, Wednesday, February 7.   We say “timely” because it was just this morning that our Funeral Director Daily topic was that of employees and, specifically, employee wages and what is happening in the macro-environment…

VA promotes “Together We Served” memorialization

By Funeral Director Daily / January 24, 2024 /

  I recently learned of a Veterans Administration (VA) product that all funeral homes can suggest to the military veterans in your community.  It is called “Service Reflections” and comes from the  “Together We Served” (TWS) initiative with the end result being a memorial that all Veterans and their families can be proud of.  …

Homesteaders offers Preneed Motivators Report

By Funeral Director Daily / January 18, 2024 /

    According to a recent e-mail that I received, the Homesteaders “Preneed Motivators Report” is available to be downloaded free of charge.  This report is the 7th edition of data gathered from Homesteaders policyholders and will give you key information on what motivates consumers to purchase preneed funeral and cremation policies.   According to…

Our Top Read Stories of the last month

By Funeral Director Daily / January 17, 2024 /

  I think it says something about a person when their death notice is the top read story of the month on Funeral Director Daily.  I think it says that that person was respected, well known, appreciated, and simply a big figure in the death care business in America.  That’s what happened with Funeral Director…

Tune into CANA Peer Support Tonight

By Funeral Director Daily / January 16, 2024 /

      Is there a time when you haven’t given the task at hand your all in effort?  Maybe your feeling burned out or under-appreciated.  Odds are that if you have felt that way, you are probably not alone with the thought.   Tonight, January 16, the Cremation Association of North America once again…

CANA Peer Support tomorrow night

By Funeral Director Daily / December 18, 2023 /

  It’s the Holiday Season with funeral service. . . .In a recent CANA communication they tell us that means “Long nights, family obligations, and the strain of a busy workplace are often the hallmarks of this festive month”.. . . But they also remind us that  “a connection with your fellow funeral professionals can…