Confessions of A Funeral Director: ‘This Funeral Isn’t About You’
Article by: Caleb Wilde, CalebWilde.com That’s what I wanted to say. If you know me, you know that I tend to be blunt. Awkwardly so. Being that blunt...
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Never Miss A Call: A 10-Step Process to Bulletproofing Your Funeral Home’s Phone Lines
(This article was originally published in the February 2013 issue ofThe Director Magazine by ASD Staff Writer Jessica Fowler. NFDA Members: Click here to read the digital edition) Never Miss An...
‘LivesOn’: New App To Keep You Tweeting After Death
A new application will soon allow users to keep posting Twitter updates from beyond the grave, independently using intricate knowledge of your online character to create a virtual...
Women Run The Show On Most Social Media And Here is Why Funeral Homes Should Care
Why should funeral homes/funeral directors care that women are the primary controller of social media conversation? That's an easy answer: 65-75 percent of death care shoppers are women...
Veterans Affairs Allows Burial For Same-Sex Couple In Oregon
In what's believed to be the first case of its kind, the same-sex spouse of a member of the military will be buried in a national cemetery. "I...
The Sweetest Cemetery Ever…Really
Ben and Jerry's Flavor Graveyard One of the best and worst things about Ben & Jerry's: they're always introducing new flavors. But with that comes some rough goodbyes...
Batesville’s Endura Vault Isn’t Faulty, But Why Is It Popping Out Of The Ground?
Batesville launched their Endura Vault in 2010. Since the official launch we really haven't heard much about the vault except when it pops out of the ground. Back...