We Don’t Need Your Help. We’re Good Enough to Develop Our Own Problems
There we go again ? repeating the same tired old routines we have for the past forty years. ?Yup, sonny, we?ve been in this same location for going...
Remember To Laugh
On my first day as a funeral director it took me all of an hour to learn to laugh. Roger and Denise Winnicky, the couple who owned the...
Your lips say “No” but your business card says ?Sales”
What constitutes pressure sales? I am sure that the answer has as many takes as there are individuals in the Connecting Directors network. Whether we like it or...
Has Your Business Plan Reached the End of Its Lifecycle?
The most important thing that we can do as a funeral director is take the pulse of our business plan. If you don?t have a business plan I...
Where do YOU look for the BEST service?
"When I am spending my own money ? service, reputation, reliability and, in some cases, ambiance, are more important than the cheapest price. So, why do we assume...
Just who do you think you are anyway?
When you can answer that question confidently you will be the funeral professional we all aspire to be. Performance without empathy is hollow. Empathy without humility is empty....
Just Who is Randy McCormick
I think I speak for everyone when I say it has been a great pleasure to have Randy McCormick as a Guest Blogger. Randy is going to continue...
Just who is Randy McCormick
I think I speak for everyone when I say it has been a great pleasure to have Randy McCormick as a Guest Blogger. Randy is going to continue...
‘Dead’ Baby Wakes Up Before Funeral
A baby boy born 16 weeks prematurely was declared dead by doctors at a hospital in Paraguay only to wake up in time for his funeral wake hours...
To Write With a Broken Pencil is Pointless
If you are communicating with your public through advertising you must keep the story simple and make it interesting. Don?t try to touch on too many points in...