8 New Ways to Open Up Your Funeral Home to Your Community
Think your funeral home, chapel, or reception areas are just venues for funerals? Think again! Offering your space to your community for non-death-related events or purposes isn’t just...
Bad News Is Traveling Too Fast: The Problem With Social Media, FindAGrave, and Instant Notifications
From his social media posts, you’d think one of my Facebook friends was a coroner, funeral director, or clairvoyant. I say this because rarely does a week go...
Death Tech Startup Parting Stone Rocked Its First Year
A $1.3 million seed-plus capital infusion capped off an incredible first year for Parting Stone, a revolutionary death tech company that offers a complete alternative to human and...
This Earth Day, Embrace Change and Ease Into Greener Funerals With Passages
The world was a very different place before the first Earth Day was observed on April 22, 1970. Gigantic vehicles guzzled and emitted leaded gas. The air was...
Want More Calls? These 800 Numbers From The Cremation Network are the Answer!
Marketing your funeral home is a multi-faceted, yet undeniably important, endeavor. No matter what tack you take — digital ads, social media, or billboards — your ultimate goal...
Here’s What People Are Saying About Coasson
The majority of funeral home business is fueled by referrals and recommendations. Usually, it happens only when a need arises. A family has a pleasant experience with your...
SympathyNet: A Professional, Passionate, and Proactive Livestreaming Provider
Love or hate it, you can’t avoid it. Your funeral home needs a livestreaming option. If you didn’t realize this prior to 2020, the pandemic proved that offering...
This O.G. Embalming Text Is The Ultimate Guide to Mummification
Last week’s Friday Funeral Fast Wrap included a cartoon illustrating one of the dangers of offering services personalized to “fit every individual and family” … Oddly enough (we...
Credit Union Insurance Group CUNA Buys Assurant Preneed Business
In a $1.3 billion deal announced on March 9, 2021, CUNA Mutual Group is acquiring the preneed business of Assurant, an exclusive, longtime partner of Service Corporation International...
Deathcare Survey 2021: And the Winners Are …
The Connecting Directors 2021 Deathcare Survey netted 399 responses and an incredible amount of information. Your feedback presents an amazing snapshot of the state of deathcare today: who...