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I never know what will catch my eye as I peruse articles that I believe may contain information that will be helpful to the business operators of funeral homes, crematories, preneed agencies, and cemeteries. Just the other day I was reading this article from the Cedar Rapids (IA) Gazette which included comments that contained…
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Celestis, the memorial spaceflight program for cremated remains, recently lost its spacecraft from the Perseverence flight and the 166 cremated remains and/or human DNA carried with it. This article from MSN states that the remains “. . . have now been spread across the Pacific Ocean after a malfunction caused the recovery capsule’s…
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As of July 1, 2025, Natural Organic Reduction, or Terramation as some call it, became a legal form of disposition in the state of Minnesota. According to information that I believe reliable, Minnesota was the 11th state to pass legislation permitting such and the 13th state to activate the process. The process of…
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It was announced last week by Tukios, a leading provider of funeral home websites, that their websites are now equiped to rank in AI searches. According to Tukios, “this optimization makes all Tukios websites ready for Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) — the modern version of SEO — helping funeral homes get noticed by…
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HBO’s recent documentary “The Mortician” probably gave the Death Care profession some bad publicity. However, at least in one case as evidenced by this article in The Free Press titled “My husband wants to be cremated. I’d ignore his dying wish“, it brought out a re-constituted call for the traditional visitation and funeral.…
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I don’t know what Death Care will look like ten years from now but I do know that change happens, and in some way, the logistics of it will be different than today. This recent article from Forbes titled “Tech and Deathcare: A new challenge to an old industry” ends with the…
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In the last couple of weeks I’ve noticed articles that truly point to Death Care as being at a nexus, or intersection, of technology and tradition. Today’s Funeral Director Daily article brings you information and links to articles that truly show that Death Care is changing. There is one article that shows…
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We recently received a press release from OneRoom, a trusted leader in funeral streaming. The press release made known that the company has launched its new “Rev Gen Bundle” – defined as a way to make every stream work harder for your funeral home. With Tribute Buttons and Pre-Need Pathways, funeral homes can…
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Smart companies look for “Line Extention” to help them grow. I learned a little about “Line Extension” in the late 1990’s and early 2000’s when I served on a Board of Wells Fargo. At that time, CEO Richard Kovacevich realized that Wells Fargo had satisfied customers in the banking business. He realized that…
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There’s always been an argument about successful businesses. . . Did they get to be successful because of “Who they know” or “What they know”? I’m guessing that both circumstances will help, but in today’s world there is no doubt that you need the “What you know” side of the equation to make intelligent and…
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