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In our first Afternoon Edition following the 19th anniversary of the 9/11 Attack on America we bring you the latest podcast from the National Funeral Director’s Association, which features an interview with funeral director Dominic Carella. According to NFDA, Carella was the first funeral director called on 9/11, 2001, and he and his team provided…
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There were a couple of items in the news recently that brought about this headline. The first was the death and funeral services for young actor Chadwick Boseman and the second item that I caught was the notice that CBS is developing a one-hour drama series that will be called “Closure”. “Closure” is loosely based…
Read MoreIn this public relations release from Globe Newswire you can read that Axar Capital Management has withdrawn its proposal to acquire all of the outstanding shares of StoneMor Inc. and take the company private. In the press release, StoneMor made this announcement by Stephen J. Negrotti, Chair of a special committee to evaluate the Axar…
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…
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Over 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 MoreYou have heard me say many times that small funeral home operators can learn a lot from watching what the public companies are doing in the business. I’m also of the opinion that those of us in North America can learn much from what our colleagues in Australia and Great Britain are doing. . . …
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…
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It is somewhat unbelievable to me how fast we have moved from Memorial Day to Labor Day, but here we are. Among the American debate, many schools are opening, the election is soon here, and the one constant is that those in the funeral profession continue to give comfort and guidance to those in need.…
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…
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In the last couple of months or so I’ve heard from funeral home owners, or heard on a webinar, that the loss of revenue on a per case basis has been anywhere from about 9% to almost 40% in North America. Even the public companies, such as Service Corporation International and Carriage Services, acknowledged in…
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