Shine On Brightly Memorials
The traditional cemetery is evolving. Rows and rows of grey concrete slabs are being replaced by more personalized, artfully created tributes to the deceased. Shine On Brightly, the...
Tech-Savvy Seniors: Half of U.S. Adults Over 65 Are Online
Article originally appeared on: Mashable.com For the first time ever, more than half of U.S. adults over the age of 65 are online, from surfing the web to...
Dead Obese Woman Carried So Much Fat She Set Crematorium on Fire
As you'll well know if you barbecue very often, fat is extremely flammable. Normally, the human body doesn't carry enough of the stuff for it to be a...
POPULAR FAMILY VACATION OCEAN DESTINATIONS AMONG ETERNAL REEFS FALL 2012 and SPRING 2013 OPPORTUNITIES
Creative Cremains Option Offers Commissions for Funeral Directors, Memorial Activities for Families Atlanta, GA – June 6, 2012 –The Eternal Reefs alternative to ash scattering benefits the environment, offers...
Contributions by Funeral Professionals to Outside Political Spending Groups Up $121,000
The funeral services industry had not contributed significantly to outside spending groups in the last several election cycles, with a total of $3750 donated from 2004-2010, according to Center...
Are You Making These Dumb Mistakes Leading Your Funeral Home?
Article Contributed By: FuneralOne Einstein said it best, “Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.” Taking on the role of a leader...
2nd Annual Service Corporation International Scholarship Program Rewards Outstanding Talent
Fifteen scholarships awarded to mortuary science students HOUSTON (June 4, 2012) – Service Corporation International (SCI), North America’s leading provider of funeral, cremation and cemetery services, has awarded...
Try or Die
This post originally appeared on the eFuneral Funeral Director Blog. I’m usually not one for unnecessary in-your-face statements – which is why I almost didn’t stick with the...
Changing Faces of the Funeral Industry: Personalizing the Future
“Boomers are a new and very different breed of customer of funeral services. Understanding their wants and needs and then tailoring services to not only meet but exceed...
‘REINVENT YOURSELF’ AT ICCFA FALL MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE
Best-selling Business Author Jason Jennings to Lead Three-Hour Workshop May 30, 2012 (Sterling, VA)—Management and leadership consultant Jason Jennings will lead a three-hour keynote and workshop presentation, "Reinvent...