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“Grief doesn’t wait for a convention”

By Funeral Director Daily / November 20, 2023 /

    Grief happens.  If you have ever lost a loved one you know that. . . . and you know that you don’t get to pick the time and place of when the event precipitating the grief takes place.   In this month’s installment of the participatory Funeral Professionals Peer Support meeting longtime funeral…

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It’s time for the “Top Read” articles of the last 30 days

By Funeral Director Daily / November 15, 2023 /

  October turned out to be an unusual month at Funeral Director Daily.  After a slow methodical climb over a few years to reaching 18,000 monthly page views, the blog upped its count 62% in one month to a record of 30,143 page views!!!  However, that was because we found out what sitting at the…

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Next week is a great week for learning opportunities. .

By Funeral Director Daily / October 13, 2023 /

      Before we ride into the weekend, I happened to notice that next week in the world of Death Care there are some exciting learning and self-growth opportunities for those involved in the profession.  As we head into the weekend here is a synopsis of what I found in opportunities that you might…

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Falling death rates and rising readership. . .

By Funeral Director Daily / October 11, 2023 /

    Readership in Funeral Director Daily is growing, but for those who read us to improve their business, this article from Axios tells us that U.S. death rates are falling. . . . which may affect that death care business going forward.   According to the article, death rates in the United States have…

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Impressions of Return Home on Shark Tank

By Funeral Director Daily / October 9, 2023 /

    One might have to ask if the “human composting” company Return Home wanted a deal when they went on Shark Tank and were featured last Friday.  The company, that calls its brand of Natural Organic Reduction (NOR) “Terramation” left the popular show without a deal.   Did they want a deal?  We will…

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“Human composting” company Return Home to be on Shark Tank tonight

By Funeral Director Daily / October 6, 2023 /

  According to this article from the Seattle Times of Thursday, October 5, terramation company Return Home will present its company and product on the television show Shark Tank tonight, October 6.   The article states that the company will be looking for an investment of $2 million for a 5% equity stake in the…

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Prepare your Ears. . . we’ve got some insightful podcasts for you

By Funeral Director Daily / October 4, 2023 /
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    It’s never too late to learn more about attracting and retaining client families.  The marketing to do so can be complicated at times, but it is always good to keep an open mind and you can maybe learn through the education of others.  To that end, we offer these insightful podcasts which we’ve…

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Funeral Service Foundation acknowledges $100k gift from Memorial Classic

By Funeral Director Daily / October 2, 2023 /

    In a press release dated September 22, 2023, the NFDA’s Funeral Service Foundation “announced that it has received a $100,000 contribution from the Memorial Classic Golf Tournament”.   The press release went on to say, “The Memorial Classic was founded by (Johnson Consulting Group founder) Tom Johnson more than 40 years ago with…

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Podcast: Talking funeral plans with Avalon Funeral Plans

By Funeral Director Daily / September 27, 2023 /

  Prior to the July 2022 regulations put into place by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in Great Britain there was little in the form of regulation for Preneed funeral plans in that country.  Preneed can be done a little differently than in the USA in Great Britain, but there is much to be learned…

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Lesko purchases Parente Funeral Home in Connecticut

By Funeral Director Daily / September 19, 2023 /

    From the website of the Parente Funeral Home of Bridgeport, Connecticut comes the announcement that “Kevin Lesko has purchased Parente Lauro Funeral Home, of Bridgeport, from Michael Parente. To assure the seamless transition of his family’s longstanding service, Michael has joined the new funeral care firm. . . . Effective September 1, 2023,…

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