Japan’s Funeral Industry Is Cashing In On The Need and Want Of High-Tech Death
Japan has the oldest population in the world and in the next 50 years it is set to shrink by 40 million, leading to its end-of-life industry booming....
Funeral Social Will Restore Your Faith In Social Media Marketing
Funeral homes struggle with seeing the value of social media marketing, and that’s understandable. Too many ‘automated’ approach options exist in this profession that fail to show the...
Batesville Issues Statement on Matthews Litigation Settlement
In a prepared statement, Joe Raver, CEO of Hillenbrand, Inc. and Kim Ryan, President of Batesville, acknowledged that Batesville entered into an agreement with Matthews International to settle...
The Best Post We Saw On Veteran’s Day
If you were on Facebook at all Tuesday you surely saw hundreds, if not thousands, of Veteran's Day post. Our favorite came from ASD - Answering Service for...
10 Reasons Why You Should Not Hire This Company
Article by: Ryan Thogmartin, DISRUPT Media and ConnectingDirectors.com I'm not sure if I have ever written an article advising you on the reasons why you shouldn't hire one...
Funeral Service Suppliers Win NFDA Convention Booth Contest
The National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) recognized three funeral service suppliers for having the best booths in the Expo Hall during the 2014 NFDA International Convention & Expo,...
Man Suing TSA for Dumping Mom’s Ashes
A man is suing the TSA after he says he opened his suitcase to find his mother's ashes dumped out. You can watch the report from CNN here: http://www.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/us/2014/10/05/dnt-tsa-dumps-ashes.wjw.html...
The Fading Funeral Home
Article provided by: BT Hathaway, Funeral Director, Creator of MemryStone A few months ago I sat with a funeral industry consultant who began his remarks as follows, “We at...
Funeral Home Gifts announces winner for 2014 Veterans Design & Presentation Contest
We are pleased to announce the 2014 Veterans Design & Presentation Contest winner. Myers Mortuary of Brigham City, UT was awarded the Grand Prize for their submission. We...
Nearly 80 Percent of U.S. Deaths in First 30 Years of Life Are Due to Unintentional Injury or Violence
A new report on unintentional injury and violence in the United States, published in The Lancet as part of a new Series, The health of Americans, has found that prevention...