funeral business

Texas crematory coming under fire

By Funeral Director Daily / January 2, 2024 /

    A permitted crematory under construction in the Dallas, Texas, suburb of Frisco is coming under scrutiny by neighbors who are not happy with it being located in a residential neighborhood.  However, according to this article “Frisco City officials insist that the crematorium’s approval predates the nearby neighborhood development, with plans available publicly since…

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Building a new cemetery is not as easy as Row 1, Row 2, and Row 3 anymore

By Funeral Director Daily / December 29, 2023 /

  I’m old enough to remember that one of the earliest cries for increased cremation was that cemeteries will soon take up too much space in America.  A rebuttal to that thought back in the 1980’s was always the quote “. . .if everyone in America died today we could bury them in 1/3 the…

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Everstory Partners, Park Lawn Corporation close transaction

By Funeral Director Daily / December 27, 2023 /

    We learned last week that a transaction announced in October 2023 had been closed prior to the New Year.  The transaction that you can read about in this press release from Park Lawn Corporation included the sale of 72 cemeteries and 11 funeral homes, and one crematory from Park Lawn Corporation to Everystory…

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Seeking Alpha publishes mutltiple articles on Park Lawn Corporation

By Funeral Director Daily / December 21, 2023 /

  Earlier this week I mentioned in an article that I believe that 2024 could see major merger and acquisition moves in the Death Care space.  First of all, I opined that there is a lot of private equity dollars sitting on the sidelines and I coupled that with the fact that I seem to…

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A “Celebrant” on staff may raise your profile and draw business

By Funeral Director Daily / December 20, 2023 /

  As I’ve gotten older I’ve realized that not everybody keeps their habits like I’m pretty apt to do.  I met two retired friends for coffee last Friday morning and while I choose my simple Black Light Roast my friends choose the fancy latte’s with something added. . . And before I even knew it,…

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NFDA says “Inflation has increased faster than the Cost of a Funeral”

By Funeral Director Daily / December 19, 2023 /

  In a press release from earlier in December, the National Funeral Director’s Association (NFDA) made note that in spite of the conern for inflation in the United States, a recent survey seemed to show that the cost of a funeral has increased less than the overall rate of inflation for the past two years.…

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We hit on all cylinders last month

By Funeral Director Daily / December 15, 2023 /

  Let’s see. . . . History, contemporary issues such as branding your Direct Cremation, generational funeral home acquisitions, and even some information on Death Care investments. . . . our Top 5 read articles of the last 30 days hit exactly what we look for in getting all kinds of death care related interests…

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Big Tobacco and Traditional Funerals — Do they have something in common?

By Funeral Director Daily / December 15, 2023 /

    Last week, according to this article from Reuters, one of the largest companies in the world of tobacco took a $31.5 billion write down on the value of their future sales.  British American Tobacco (BAT) took this write-down on the value of some U.S. cigarette brands “acknowledging. .  that its traditional market has…

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PlotBox named to the Technology Fast 50 for 2023

By Funeral Director Daily / December 13, 2023 /

  Earlier this month deathtech solutions provider PlotBox announced that it ranked #27 in the 2023 Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Awards.  The Fast 50 is a ranking of the growing technology companies in Ireland.   According to a press release that you can read here, “PlotBox CEO Sean McAllister credits PlotBox’s strategy for global expansion…

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Actuaries become “Death Care” allies

By Funeral Director Daily / December 12, 2023 /

    Breaking the taboo of “End-of-Life” planning can only be a help for funeral services and other death care companies.  Funeral directors, funeral homes,  and cemeteries with progressive sales force techniques have known for a long time that getting one to talk about their mortality is what gets those consumers to eventually enter into…

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