In Praise of Social Media Mourning
Originally article from Slate.com The death of a major artist reveals what’s best about Twitter and Facebook, not what’s worst. By now you know the social media celebrity-death...
Get Inspired! NFDA Convention Keynote Speakers Offer Keys to Professional and Personal Growth
Bob Burg, Jim Gilmore and Inky Johnson will headline the National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) 2016 International Convention & Expo, October 23-26 in Philadelphia, Penn. Bob Burg, The...
Japan’s Creepy Corpse Hotels Could Do Some Good in the States
With 49% of Americans projected to choose cremation in 2017, we may need to address overcrowded crematoriums the same way Japan has. Dead people take up a lot...
10 Things To Remember If You Love A Funeral Professional
Article by: Rilee Chastain, FuneralOne Advertising executives, teachers, and doctors kind of have it made… at least in one regard. Most of the time when you flip on a...
Guest Post: Hilarious Obituaries Written for a 20 Something Living in San Fransisco By Her Mother
Article by Bess Kalb, The New Yorker It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of Bess Kalb, twenty-four, of San Francisco, formerly of New York....
Marketing Guide Provides Much-Needed Help for Funeral Homes
It’s been several years since Volume 1 of “The Funeral Director’s Guide to Marketing” was published, and a lot has changed during that time. Facebook has a lot...
Do Funeral Homes Own their Data??
Article provided by: Mike Hepburn, FuneralTech When data is moved into digital spaces such as online, into software programs, and into the cloud, it can sometimes prompt questions...
Funeral Directors Answer: What’s the best thing about being a funeral director?
Being a funeral director is not an easy job. Most people, until services are needed, don't put a high value on what funeral professionals do day in and...
[VIDEO] FUNERAL nation Episode 30 – The Commander is Relocated, Cigarless and Drinkless.
This week: The Funeral Commander reveals his new work home, a fresh spotlight on a funeral director, and our first R-Rated aka NSFW WTF segment. (more…)
Foundation Partners Group Acquires Simplicity: Lowcountry Cremation and Burial Services
Purchase supports company’s goal to offer product and service options at multiple price points Foundation Partners Group (FPG), a leading provider of innovative funeral, cemetery and cremation experiences...