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...
Lighter Side
Florida Man Turns Uncle’s Bones into Functional “Skelecaster” Guitar
We cover a lot of unusual and unconventional death-related topics here at Connecting Directors, but this is a new one. It seems a man from Tampa, Florida who...
10 Gifts You’d Love to Find Under Your Tree This Year
No matter how you choose to describe 2020 — challenging, unprecedented, s&*^show — it’s been hard for everyone. We’re all hoping the holiday season will provide a well-deserved...
A Funeral Professional’s Guide to Reimagine: End of Life Festival
When I say the Reimagine: End of Life Festival might be considered the “Woodstock of Death” you might think I'm exaggerating... I’m using the Woodstock comparison because the...
Dead People Suck: Why It’s OK to Be the Kind of Guy Who Laughs at a Funeral
If you remember the band Barenaked Ladies, you’ll probably recognize that part of the title of this article is a line from the chorus of their 1998 song...
Introducing the “Leave Me Alurn.” See SNL’s Brilliant Comedy Urn Commercial.
“Saturday Night Live” is getting into death care. Recently the classic nighttime comedy show imagined a new type of memorial product - the product is called the "......
#FOGO – Fear Of Getting Older, Funeral Inspired Birthdays
Nobody wants to get old and apparently, a lot of people have FOGO- the fear of getting older. According to Pfizer Inc, a Harris Poll survey found that...