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I recently read about two different funeral homes that were acquired by individual funeral directors. More on those specific funeral homes in a minute. When I read the newspaper articles about each it was interesting to note that one funeral home would be keeping its name, at least for some time, and…
For my entire life I’ve enjoyed watching what is happening around me and then trying to figure out why it is happening. It’s kind of an odd hobby but it has proven to be a really good hobby to help one keep ahead of his competitors in business. What I’ve deduced…
“Out of sight, out of mind”. That’s a refrain I’ve heard often. Generally, it refers to when you have not seen somebody or something for a length of time then that person or that thing falls out of your thought process. It’s common sense and it happens. At Funeral Director Daily…
“Deflationary forces will be the story of the season.” That’s a headline I recently saw. I receive three general business newsletters in my inbox every morning. I woke up on Monday of this week with two of those newsletters headlining their newsletters with talk of inflation. . . more specifically, that talk…
In my research into Funeral Director Daily topics I see lots of articles like this from around the country. What made me stop and consider this article for publishing is not only my knowledge of the Smith family, but a thought I had when reading the article. That thought being. . . “You…
It’s estimated that about 85% of North America’s funeral businesses are still family owned. However, that number seems to be headed downward as the large national and regional consolidators seemingly accelerate their purchases of these family funeral homes when they come to market. I think that increased rate of consolidation is…
I had an incident in church on Sunday that both the party I was involved with and myself laughed about at the time. However, when I returned home I thought about the situation and wondered to myself, “Is it just me in this stage of life or is humanity, in general, losing…
