Funeral Industry News
Gather Names Nathan Kennedy as Head of Sales to Serve Funeral Homes
BOISE, Idaho — Gather is proud to announce the appointment of Nathan Kennedy as the company’s new...
Gather Launches New Hotel Booking Tool For Funeral Homes and Families
BOISE, Idaho — Gather is proud to announce the launch of a new, free Hotel Booking Feature...
Deathcare A.M.A. Q13: Can Funeral Directors Keep Unwanted Guests Out of Services?
Welcome to Deathcare A.M.A. (Ask Morticians Anything), where you’ll learn all about what regular people (read: non-morticians)...
A 40-Year-Old Rule Just Got Axed — And Deathcare Has Reason to Celebrate
If you've been following the ongoing saga of formaldehyde regulations and what they mean for your embalming...
IMObituary Brings Back the Sympathy Card for the Smartphone Generation
What if a simple text message could help restore one of the most meaningful traditions in funeral...
Premier Preneed Marketing Launches Integrity Health Plan for Agents
DALLAS, TX — May X, 2026 — Premier Preneed Marketing, a leading preneed marketing company, announced today...
Doric Spring Conference Highlights Innovation, Education, and Growing Dealer Engagement
Dealers gather in Terre Haute for strategic updates, product innovation, and a reaffirmed commitment to the Doric...
Omnichannel vs. Multichannel in Funeral Service: Why Consistency Across the Family Experience Matters
Funeral service is not behind because it lacks ways to reach families. The tools and channelsare there;...
Marketplace Missteps & Lemonade Markers | 4M #240
Welcome to the two-hundred-and-fortieth edition of Morticians’ Monday Morning Mashup, 4M #240, where we’ll serve up bite-sized,...
Dehumanizing the Dead or Digital Immortality?: The Ethical Dilemma of Resurrecting Deceased Actors With AI
Val Kilmer, who died in April 2025, will appear in the upcoming independent film As Deep as...
Gather Names Nathan Kennedy as Head of Sales to Serve Funeral Homes
BOISE, Idaho — Gather is proud to announce the appointment of Nathan Kennedy as the company’s new Head of Sales. Kennedy will lead Gather’s sales organization as the...
Gather Launches New Hotel Booking Tool For Funeral Homes and Families
BOISE, Idaho — Gather is proud to announce the launch of a new, free Hotel Booking Feature available for funeral home customers – a seamless integration built directly...
Deathcare A.M.A. Q13: Can Funeral Directors Keep Unwanted Guests Out of Services?
Welcome to Deathcare A.M.A. (Ask Morticians Anything), where you’ll learn all about what regular people (read: non-morticians) are asking the Internet … and how their questions are being...
A 40-Year-Old Rule Just Got Axed — And Deathcare Has Reason to Celebrate
If you've been following the ongoing saga of formaldehyde regulations and what they mean for your embalming room, you'll want to pay attention to what just happened at...
IMObituary Brings Back the Sympathy Card for the Smartphone Generation
What if a simple text message could help restore one of the most meaningful traditions in funeral service? That’s exactly what IMObituary is setting out to do. IMObituary...
Premier Preneed Marketing Launches Integrity Health Plan for Agents
DALLAS, TX — May X, 2026 — Premier Preneed Marketing, a leading preneed marketing company, announced today that its parent company, Integrity, has introduced the Integrity Health Plan,...
Doric Spring Conference Highlights Innovation, Education, and Growing Dealer Engagement
Dealers gather in Terre Haute for strategic updates, product innovation, and a reaffirmed commitment to the Doric brand. Marshall, IL — May 6, 2026 — Doric Products, Inc....
Omnichannel vs. Multichannel in Funeral Service: Why Consistency Across the Family Experience Matters
Funeral service is not behind because it lacks ways to reach families. The tools and channelsare there; the challenge is how disconnected they are. That tension was at...
Marketplace Missteps & Lemonade Markers | 4M #240
Welcome to the two-hundred-and-fortieth edition of Morticians’ Monday Morning Mashup, 4M #240, where we’ll serve up bite-sized, easily-digestible nuggets of the deathcare news you need to crush conversations...
Dehumanizing the Dead or Digital Immortality?: The Ethical Dilemma of Resurrecting Deceased Actors With AI
Val Kilmer, who died in April 2025, will appear in the upcoming independent film As Deep as the Grave as Father Fintan, a Catholic priest and Native American...