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The funeral and cremation business continues to evolve. . . . But, are we stuck in some of the “same old business” methods and way too slow for today’s consumers to keep us relevant? That’s a question that I asked myself last weekend. Let’s go back to the early 1900’s and the…
Any funeral director who has been around for any length of time has had an arrangement for the fictitious bachelor, “Uncle George”. Now, “Uncle George” died suddenly and his family members are sitting across the table from you wondering about funeral arrangements. . . . You tell them, “Uncle George…
It was back in June when the Cremation Association of North America (CANA) issued its 2024 Annual Statistical Report. That report showed as CANA said, “. . . “the national cremation rate has grown steadily and predictably for the last 50 years, indicating that neither the recession nor the pandemic have influenced the growth…
According to this article from Mac’s Motor City Garage “Chevrolet truly was working to be all things to all Americans. If the carmaker had its way, every American would be driving a Chevy. And in 1974, James Hartzell, a copywriter for Campbell Ewald, the division’s longtime ad agency, created a slogan that united…
“Synergy” is an interesting word and one that is almost always used when companies align, merge, or are aquired. It is defined as such, “the interaction or cooperation of two or more organizations, substances, or other agents to produce a combined effect greater than the sum of their separate effects”. That’s exactly…
It was announced in this press release yesterday from Global Atlantic Financial Group (Global Atlantic) that the company had formed a partnership with the largest provider of funeral, cemetery, and cremation services in North America, Service Corporation International (SCI). Announced in the press release as a “10-year partnership, Global Atlantic says it…
Only a few years ago Dan Garrett of the United Kingdom founded the will writing company Farewill in that country. He estimates that his company has moved, via estates, a wealth transfer of more than 100 billion pounds of assets. He’s moved on to also start a firm in Direct Cremation with “Farewill…
Earlier this month ChurchFunerals Direct, an Ohio-based funeral services provider made this announcement that they had formed a partnership with the Ohio Association of Regular Baptist Churches (OARBC). According to the announcement, ChurchFunerals Direct is now “the official state funeral provider for the 134 churches in the OARBC. According to Mark May, ChurchFunerals Direct…
There is no doubt that the Death Care profession continues to consolidate and it is not only true of retail funeral establishments. You can read in this press release about Victoriaville & Co. announcing that they are acquiring certain assets of the Schuylkill Haven Casket Company and Columbia Caskets Corporation. Here’s what the…
It is my opinion that the lack of people to preside over ceremonies for the dead may in the future have a limiting effect on the number of ceremonies that are held. . . . which would be detrimental to those in the funeral home and memorial businesses. I understand that conducting…
