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Earlier in July Funeral Director Daily featured an article entitled, “Does death care have a consumer influencer?” The article pertained to our profession and wondered out loud if death care had someone that was able to “influence” consumers as to their choice of death care. That “influencer group” is in a lot of other industries…
Read MoreAs we head into another great summer weekend, here is some industry news that you can use. Funeral Directors Life Named “Great Place to Work” Funeral Directors Life was recently named as one of the 2020 Best Workplaces in Texas by Great Place to Work and Fortune. Funeral Directors Life was honored with the 26th…
Read MoreJacob C. Vandenberg is the Mayor of Tinley Park, Illinois. He is also an owner and President of Vandenberg Funeral Homes which operate in Tinley Park and Mokena. You can see the funeral home web-site here. Jacob is a 4th generation funeral director and with his brother, Josh, now operates the family businesses. As if…
Read MoreI’ve talked about it on this medium many times, but it has affected us all to some extent during 2020. What I am talking about is the coronavirus and what it has done to our daily lives. . . in this case the social distancing and rules about no large gatherings. In my opinion, we…
Read MoreThere is no doubt that opinions can sway back and forth and can change over time. I’ve noticed it in my own life. . . . as a young person I pretty much looked at every issue as black or white. As I’ve aged and had the opportunity to experience more things, meet different people,…
Read MoreThere is no doubt since the advent of COVID-19 that the funeral profession has had to become more technologically advanced. And, in the practice of the “no large gathering” prohibition across the country we have turned to technology, such as funeral streaming, to allow more people to mourn the services of a loved one. The…
Read MoreThe old saying is that “Necessity is the mother of inventions”. I thought of that as I read a couple of articles in the last couple of days on how young entrepreneurs are working to make a name for themselves and build a business in the death care industry. There is no doubt that the…
Read MoreOne of the great things in being part of the funeral, cremation, cemetery, and its supply business is that, as you work in it over time, you realize that it is a pretty small professional world and you get to know lots of people and lots of companies in the realm. Also, you realize that…
Read MoreAgain, during this COVID-19 pandemic we want to thank our readers for continuing to disseminate information that is helpful to the death care profession. Here are a couple of items that we have for you today. Webinar: How to continue to serve client families remotely. This webinar is scheduled for Wednesday, April 8 at 2…
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