2012 Funeral Industry Predictions

Posted by Ryan Thogmartin on Friday, December 30, 2011 · Leave a Comment

With 2011 almost in the bag we want to thank all of our 15,000 readers for supporting our daily funeral industry publication. At the beginning of 2011 we had 8,500 readers, and we almost doubled that this year.

With 2012 on the horizon we are making some predictions for what we think we will see unfold in the funeral profession next year. What types of funeral businesses will we see pop up? Who is going to win the casket battle? Is social media marketing really a good option for funeral homes?

Watch the video to find out what we think!

About the author

Ryan Thogmartin is founder and CEO of two innovative companies. Connecting Directors LLC (www.connectingdirectors.com) and Disrupt Media Group, LLC (www.disruptmg.com). ConnectingDirectors.com is the premier progressive online publication for funeral professionals. ConnectingDirectors.com is a thriving global publication with a reader base of over 15,000 of the most elite and forward-thinking professionals in the industry. Disrupt Media Group, LLC is a social media marketing solutions firm. Disrupt MG focuses on proficiently assisting small businesses in creating engaging social media marketing strategies. Without a social media marketing strategy companies and brands are just aimlessly posting without any coherent direction. Social media marketing is more than just having a Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube page; businesses have to have a strategy to telling their story, one that opens the door and starts the conversation.