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Today’s “Get to Know Them” article features Bob Heidlage of Global Recruiters of Cincinnati.. I know Bob only from his kind comments that he passed on to me about his daily reading of Funeral Director Daily. From those comments I wanted to know more about him and his link to the death care profession. From…
Read MoreIn today’s Afternoon Edition we bring you information from some of our colleagues in the death care industry. We have news from the National Funeral Directors Association about their upcoming national convention as well as three new podcasts from them that you might find interesting. We also have news from some of our business associates…
Read MoreOver the years I’ve moved from really long-range planning about my business to a method where I plan for shorter durations. I think my move has coincided with many who have went from developing long range “strategic” plans to plans that are shorter in duration, less set in stone, and allow a business to be…
Read MoreAs we post our final Afternoon Edition before the Labor Day holiday we do so with some articles that are heavily weighted to the cemetery side of the death care profession. In today’s News from the World of Death Care we bring you an article from “The Conversation” that deals with how the cemetery could…
Read MoreOur popular Afternoon Edition is back in circulation after being out of touch for a couple of weeks due to some of the technical difficulties we encountered at Funeral Director Daily. Today we will bring you some news of who’s been hired in the industry and some information from our friends at Clifton Larson Allen…
Read MoreSecurity National Financial Corporation (SNFC) is a diverse, but integrated company. They are diverse in that they have three distinct segments – Mortgages, Life Insurance, and Cemeteries/Mortuaries – under their umbrella. They are an integrated company in that all segments report together to bring a bottom line to the company. And, the integration was good…
Read MoreI was talking to a colleague about a recent funeral home acquisition and asking what he thought of the transaction. His comment startled me in that he said, “I hope they didn’t pay too much because no one dies in that community anymore.” His implication was that the community we were discussing has became known…
Read MoreWhen Joe Redling was appointed CEO of StoneMor, Inc. the company was in fast decline, revenues were washing away, and losses were mounting. That was June of 2018, only two years ago, and now, although far from being in the clear and a profit machine, there is hope at the end of the tunnel. StoneMor,…
Read MoreAnother summer week has passed here in Minnesota and I’m already starting to think about not playing golf and just getting out to the fish house on a frozen lake. Well, while I ponder that unwelcome turn of events to come, I will give you some great articles to read and ponder on over the…
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