Business
I recently saw an e-mail alert from the American Heart Association with an odd title. The title of this particular e-mail information item was “Caregiving a concern as U.S. Hispanic people age faster than other populations”. I eventually realized that the headline did not mean that Hispanic people “get older faster” but…
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We know where we have been as interest rates and inflation have moved upwards in the last two years. . . but, do we know where we are headed with those items and how their future directions will affect our businesses going forward? I found some information that may be helpful to…
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Funerals, cremations, memorial services, and other Death Care purchases by the consumer are not done in a vacuum. Consumers make all kinds of decisions on purchases with all kinds of products and services and sometimes those decisions change over time as to the overall philosophy of the purchase. It’s no secret that in…
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It had not really occurred to me with everything else that is going on in our economy. However, one of the expenses that is necessary for a funeral home with a fleet of automobiles, including expensive funeral coaches, is that expense category of insuring those four wheeled vehicles. And, in this recent…
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I recently returned from Las Vegas where I spent a couple of days attending seminars, walking the Convention Expo floor, and just catching up with old friends. For me, “Vegas” is a fun place to go — for about two days — and then I’m glad to be back in “dull” but beautiful…
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This article from a recent edition of the Roanoke Times of Virginia mentions two funeral homes being built within a half-mile of each other in that community. At Funeral Director Daily we found that intriguing because we have noticed that with the rise of interest rates coupled with the uncertain sense of large traditional…
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I recently saw a video where Johnson Consulting CEO Jake Johnson was interviewed by Disrupt Media’s Ryan Thogmartin. It was fairly brief but in watching it I came away with a couple of insights from Jake Johnson that may be of value to those of you who operate funeral homes and/or are owners…
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Today is Monday, September 11. First of all, when I think of September 11 I think of where I was and what I felt like on that day 22 years ago — September 11, 2001 — when America was attacked. It is a day that is seared into my mind. . .…
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If you Google the phrase “Can’t see the forest for the trees” and ask the meaning of it, here’s what comes back, “we sometimes cannot see situations as they really are while we are in the midst of them. In short, we lose our perspective when we are too heavily invested in a…
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How’s the professional labor market (Don’t forget that the United States’ Labor Day Holiday is Monday) in the Death Care profession? I’ve seen no real statistics and most of the information I get is anecdotal. . . however, it is also important to note that statistics don’t really matter if you are a…
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