CYA: 6 Things You Need To Know About Online Copyright
There has been a large amount of conversation lately around the topic of copyrights. For example: Who owns the copyright for obituaries? Our good friends Robin Heppell and Poul...
Should I Just Pull The Plug On This Site?
A few months ago I posted a reply I made to a blogger who wrote an article titled, "When Social Media is Not Right for You" and used the funeral...
Helping Families Say Thank You While Generating Leads
Funeral professionals are the ultimate "caring" professionals. Many funeral professionals have even agreed that they are better at "caring" then they are at "business" (disclaimer: I am not...
Social Media is Worthless, Don’t Play Follow the Leader
This article was written by Ryan Thogmartin and was originally published in the June issue of The Director magazine. It will be broken down into a multiple articles...
Funeral Profession Reacts to 60 Minutes Segment “Final Resting Places”
The funeral profession was in an uproar yesterday following the 60 Minutes segment "Final Resting Places". The content of the segment sparked conversation again around the regulations, or lack...
What is Batesville Doing Now; Insight Council?
I got an email forwarded to me last week from a funeral director who used to have a Batesville showroom. The email was announcing the “Batesville Insight Council”, ...
Irish Funeral Song – Going Out in Style (PG-13 Explicit Language)
There has been some heavy conversation going on this week regarding Tributes.com vs Legacy.com. It has been deep and informative conversation, even mean and dirty! So to lighten the mood I...
Living in “The Dash” is getting Funeral Homes Fined $7,500
I got an email a few weeks ago from someone in the industry who said many funeral homes have received a copyright letter from the legal department of Linda Ellis -...
Tributes.com vs Legacy.com: Who is Providing the Value?
In a recent article I shared my true dislike for Legacy.com and how I really see absolutely no value for funeral homes in the services they provide. Legacy.com is grabbing the obit...
Who is in Control of Your Obituaries? Legacy.com Sold Two Weeks Ago
I am not sure how we missed this, but we did and I apologize. On April 10th Legacy.com Inc was sold to Great Hill Partners in a deal...