Are Funeral Directors “Wired” To Lose In the “New Normal”? Part 1 -
DeathCare has been losing ground relative to consumers for almost 30 years. Now comes research that may explain why and what to do about it.
To many…
2012 Funeral Industry Predictions -
A Franchise Breathes Life Into the Casket Business -
[eHow] How to Start a Funeral Home -
Starting a funeral home sounds like a piece of cake after reading this article from eHow.com. In just 7 simple steps you can be up and running. May be eHow.com should have talked with…
Amazon.com Starts Selling "Christmas Cremations", Then Abruptly Stops -
Last Friday Redmond-based Smart Cremation (the same company that, last February, was offering “green benefits such as carbon offsets and enhanced emissions controls” with its cremation…
Top 5 Regrets By Those Dying -
Guest article by Andrew Rinehart from AndrewRinehart.us
I’ve recently become fascinated with a question, “What has been your biggest regret in life”? I find myself asking this question to…
Wanna Get Buried in Space? The State of Virginia Might Pay For You to Do It -
Virginia would help pay for it under proposed legislation that aims to boost the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport.
The bill, which the General Assembly will debate next year, would provide a…
Sign Of The Times: Capsule Urn, The iPod Of Funeral Home Products -
Designing objets d’art to commemorate the loss of a loved one is a tricky business. Go too fancy, and it looks like you’re trying to turn your dead relative into a pretentious sculpture or…
We’ve Never Regretted a Private Burial -
Editors Note: This article was forwarded to us by a ConnectingDirectors.com reader. It is an article written by a family member who was part of a private burial for his father-in-law. As our…
Wow! Check Out This Funeral Home -
Death is not a happy subject, so most of us would undoubtedly prefer not to think about funeral homes. But sooner or later, we’re likely to end up in one, if only to attend someone else’s…