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Giving Service to Those Who Served

By Funeral Director Daily / April 13, 2018 /

If you have read Funeral Director Daily for any length of time you will know – that while I did not have the privilege to serve in the United States Armed Forces – I truly admire and have always enjoyed serving those that did.  I still get goosebumps, even after thirty-five years of being a…

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This Might be the Worst Funeral Mailer I’ve Ever Seen

By Funeral Director Daily / April 12, 2018 /

I read an article the other day that I found in the consumer “Watchdog” section of the Dallas News.  The article that you can read here pertained to a direct mail piece advertising “Free Burials for Eligible Veterans and Spouses”. That type of ad is not uncommon and if you are in the funeral business…

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Trouble With Processions — Give the Funeral Nav a Try

By Funeral Director Daily / April 3, 2018 /

When we started Funeral Director Daily it was our hope that by bringing you issues and topics in the death care industry we would be able to not only help you in understanding those issues, but help in finding solutions to them as well. Last week we published an article about funeral procession escorts and…

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No Mourners, No Ceremony, No Fuss

By Funeral Director Daily / April 3, 2018 /

Church Times, a publication in Great Britain, came out with what I thought was a truly thought provoking article last week concerning the growing trend of direct cremation and what that means for the greater church going forward.  You can read the article here. In essence they talked about the change in society from what…

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Australia’s LifeArt Coffins on the Market

By Funeral Director Daily / March 27, 2018 /

The other day I was doing some research for the “Finance” portion of Funeral Director Daily.  I like to search public companies world-wide who compete in the death care space and learn where I might be able to make a good investment for the long haul.  In any regard, I was researching InvoCare Limited, Australia’s…

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An Idea for Public Relations or Revenue Generation

By Funeral Director Daily / March 7, 2018 /

As has become our custom we at Funeral Director Daily periodically highlight one of our social media followers.  Today we are choosing to highlight a unique company whose product crosses over into the death care industry. Cloverlawn Butterflies is a small, family operated butterfly farm based in Orlando, Florida.  It is a very unique company…

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Steel Tariffs and the Casket Industry

By Funeral Director Daily / March 6, 2018 /

Last week our Commander/Businessman-in-Chief, President Donald Trump, indicated that he is willing to put a 25% tariff on steel imports from foreign countries.  It is interesting to note that, at this time, we don’t know if he will follow thru with such or is using the threat to get Mexico and Canada back to the…

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ScatterPods from England

By Funeral Director Daily / February 26, 2018 /

    An occaissional  new feature that we will be starting at Funeral Director Daily is to introduce our readers to some of the new products and features that we find in the Death Care industry.  We will learn of most of these companies as they follow Funeral Director Daily from around the world on Twitter,…

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Win a Prize from Cressy Memorial

By Funeral Director Daily / February 12, 2018 /

Cressy Memorial is now accepting photos of your funeral home’s Hospitality Area.  They are asking you to submit photos by March 31, 2018, when they will select a winning entry. The winning entry will receive a 46″ Howard Miller gallery clock. Click here for more information and a flyer on the contest. [wpforms id=”436″ title=”true”…

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Gloryboats on the Market

By Funeral Director Daily / January 29, 2018 /

As you know I live in Greater Minnesota (that area that is not in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metroplex) in an area where fishing and duck hunting is very popular.  Just the other day I was introduced to a product in the funeral industry that maybe has some potential in my area.  That product is Gloryboat…

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