Cremation
In the years that I’ve been publishing Funeral Director Daily I’ve witnessed those in Great Britain become concerned because approximately 20% of the country’s deaths have been memorialized with only a “Direct Cremation”. Just so we are on the same wave length for purposes of this article’s discussion, here is how one British company…
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Caring for the caregiver. That’s something I learned a long time ago — if the caretaker is not cared for how can they expect to care for others? That’s what I was reminded of when I looked at the topic for tomorrow night’s CANA (Cremation Association of North America) supported participatory “Peer Support…
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There has probably not been a Death Care company that had as rapid an accension as British direct cremation provider Pure Cremation. Founded in 2015 as a direct cremation company by the husband and wife team of Bryan and Catherine Powell history shows that the company conducted about 1,000 cremations in 2017 and about…
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Parting Stone, the New Mexico based start-up that takes cremated ash remains and turns them into what they term “Solidified Remains” recently sent out this press release celebrating their 10,000th family served in their short business history. In the press release the company says this about their achievement, “This milestone marks a significant…
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It probably won’t surprise anybody in the Death Care profession that a recent study showed that “Individuality” in funeral choice is becoming far more popular that “Religiosity”. As a matter of fact, 68% of those consumers questioned believed in holding a “Celebration of Life” rather than a “Time of Reflection”. And, that…
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It’s not your father’s Death Care world anymore. Because if you are currently involved in the Death Care business it seems like everyday something new happens that we haven’t thought about before. . . . and hadn’t happened in the past. Recently this story broke about what happened on South Korea’s Jeju Island. …
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A couple of recent articles that I read give an indication of how the financial success of cemeteries can vary based on location and/or the clientele that may be using the cemetery. I’m from the state of Minnesota and more specifically an area outside of the metropolitan Minneapolis/St. Paul demographic market. My…
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Over the last couple of decades there arises every once in a while the idea that the Walt Disney Company should get into some of the businesses that funeral home operators and cemetery operators specialize in. That’s recently been in the news again. I first really thought about Disney and Death Care…
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If you have read Funeral Director Daily for any length of time you will know that I am an advocate of “Permanent Memorialization” of loved ones. My reason for that belief is pretty simple. . . 1) It is just the way I was brought up and 2) I believe every life has…
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While we cannot guarantee success with every idea, one of the reasons for reading Funeral Director Daily is that we endeavor to give ideas to Death Care professionals that can have a positive impact on the financial results of your funeral home, crematory, or cemetery. And, with the continuing choice of cremation as…
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