Fear and Loathing in Deathcare: Why Most “Disrupters” Aren’t the Enemy
“My message to those business owners is they better wake up. This industry is ripe for disruption and there are many startups developing new technologies and services that...
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Last Things: Detailing All the Ways to Die in Maine — With or Without a Funeral Director
Chuck Lakin didn’t set out to become one of Maine’s premier authorities on home funerals. A reference librarian by trade, Lakin hadn’t given much thought to embalming, funerals,...
Is Solace Human-Centered Cremation the Definition of Disruption In Deathcare?
It was just two years ago that Connecting Directors introduced our readers to Solace Cremation. At the time, the startup seemed like yet another technological novelty in the...
Why Anatomical Donation Should be Offered at Your Funeral Home
Everyone knows that after death you can be buried or cremated, but there is another, less popular option: Anatomical Donation. Differing from organ donation or tissue banking, anatomical...
Top 4 Death Tech Start-Ups Killing it in 2021
The deathcare industry is changing. The last decade has seen a seismic shift in the way many of us perceive the end of life, and millions of people...
Creative Urns Designed to Spark Conversation
Since the earliest days of civilization, humans have sought ways to memorialize the remains of their dead with ceremonial containers, whether buried deep within an underground vault or...
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...