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The Prudential Company has the “Rock of Gibraltar” logo as an iconic brand differentiator. As a matter of fact the brand logo is one of the oldest and most recognizable in the world. . . . .first appearing for Prudential in 1896 when the company stated, “Prudential has the strength of Gibraltar”. . . .…
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Over my years in funeral service I operated from two different funeral home buildings. The first building that I operated in was a former residence remodeled over a few times since about 1933 to offer a funeral home operation. In 2006 we moved into a brand new building built exclusively for the funeral and cremation…
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It is often said that “necessity is the mother of invention”. This article from Manufacturing Business Technology shows us that is the case in Hong Kong at this time as a recent surge in Covid-19 deaths has created a shortage of coffins in the city. The article states that “Hong Kong has reported about 200…
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There is a battle being waged over the human disposition method called “aquamation”, also known as alkaline hydrolysis or flameless cremation. But, most of us are just too busy or are comfortable with disposition in the form of earth burial or cremation to really notice it. I find it interesting in a world where everything…
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Last week I was sent an offering to download the Passare short 26-page ebook entitled “The New Funeral Consumer”. In general, the ebook is based on observations and answers from what Passare says “is (probably) the largest independent funeral study that has ever been conducted. Interviews were conducted with over 3,000 individuals and each were…
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Every day when I search for articles that relate to our profession I see multiple articles that deal with “Green Burial”. And, if you follow trends, you will know that the rule is that before trends are adopted in common use, they grow in media articles as people are learning about them. So, I see…
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It’s been a long-time since the 1995 court case where a Mississippi funeral home owner sued Canadian public funeral home company The Loewen Group for $5 million for what the plaintiff described as a “breach of contract”. The lawsuit led to a $500 million jury award in a Mississippi court and virtually put the Loewen…
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It’s been almost forty years ago when I had a new idea for a business and approached a well-heeled potential investor. The person did not become an investor but he did send me a note that he wanted to visit about the idea. And, in that note he made this comment that has always stuck…
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We are in the final week of the award winning musical “Fun Home” playing at the Melbourne Theatre Company in Australia. The play, which you can see a 30-second trailer of here, collected five Tony awards seven years ago when is played on Broadway. This article in Australia’s Pursuit magazine is entitled “How popular culture…
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I’ve been an entrepreneur and started new companies so I know the drive and dedication behind one who does so. And, to invent a new industry, which in some cases may include legislative law changes, to start the company in that environment is an even tougher hill to climb. That’s why I’m such a fan…
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