Titan Casket
Trying to be a “BTC” (Business to Consumer) casket company has been tried before and even with great effort the cause was difficult. However, the people at Titan Casket must relate to the Curtis Mayfield tune “Keep on Keeping On” as they seem to be moving one step forward all the time and growing…
Read MoreTitan Casket, the business to consumer national casket company has introduced what they term their “Mystery Casket” for sale through Cyber Monday. According to this release from Business Wire, Titan’s Mystery Casket will be sold to consumers through Cyber Monday for $1,199 — the release notes that is a 60% discount when compared…
Read MoreThey are bold. . . . . no doubt about it. And, since they set out upon their mission to distribute caskets directly to the consumer they have defied most predictions and continue to grow. Now, the Titan Casket Company has came out with what may be their boldest decision yet. . .…
Read MoreOn Wednesday of this week arguably the most innovative and edgy marketing tool was turned loose on the funeral buying public when Direct-to-Consumer casket company Titan Casket unveiled their new relationship with Elan Gale’s “The Year of Elan’s Productions” and actor David Dastmalchian in releasing “Grave Conversations”. Here’s what an article from…
Read MoreThe people behind Titan Casket are not afraid of doing things outside the ordinary as compared to how the funeral industry has done things for the past 125 years. I’m guessing that in 1906 when John Hillenbrand purchased the Batesville Coffin Company and changed the name to Batesville Casket Company his customers were the…
Read MoreDid you remember to “Spring Forward” this past weekend? If you forgot, you are probably running a little late or showing up late for work today. Daylight Savings Time has been a small controversy for years with groups, from time to time, wanting to do away with it. In the spirit…
Read MoreTitan Casket isn’t your normal funeral supply company. They are a little edgy and they take their case directly to the consumer, although they have a program for funeral homes to partner with them, too. They aren’t afraid of stepping on a few historical funeral toes. In one way, however, they are not…
Read MoreWe’ve just passed the 15th day of the month and that brings us to publishing a reprise of the top read stories of the past 30 days on Funeral Director Daily. This month we have stories on several aspects of death care including caskets, the potential dwindling number of funeral homes, selling…
Read MoreI often tell people in funeral service that with Funeral Director Daily “I don’t break the news, I just tell those in the profession what I’ve heard, what I’m seeing, and what my opinion on the subject is.” I’ve secured a pretty good following by doing that and giving busy death care professionals…
Read MoreI’ve been maligned and others in the profession have told me I am wrong when I say the funeral directors and funeral home owners can be “Entrepreneurial”. Several people have dropped me notes or emails that tell me I am “dead wrong” and death care is a business that is not entrepreneurial, but…
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