Cemetery Charging Visitors for Leaving Gifts?
I can only imagine the craziness of Forest Lawn Cemetery since the death of Michael Jackson, but charging visitors for leaving gifts? With the cremation rate rapidly rising...
Funeral Industry News
New FAMIC Study Shows Americans Clearly Recognize the Importance and Value of Memorialization
An overwhelming majority of Americans over the age of 40 who have attended funerals believe that funeral and memorial services are a valuable and important part of commemorating...
Tributes.com Launches 100th TV Station Co-brand and Inks Deal with Ancestry.com
Surpasses 1 Million Monthly Unique Visitors through Build-Out of the Tributes Online Obituary Distribution Network BOSTON, MA (more…)
StoneMor Partners Plans Offering of 1.2M Units
StoneMor Partners LP said Wednesday that it plans a public offering of about 1.2 million common units. The funeral home and cemetery operator plans to use the offering's...
Bring it On, Drive Your Competitors Crazy
The desire to beat the competition can lead a company astray--or drive it to even greater heights. Here's how to avoid the former and achieve the latter. Know...
7 Small Business Steps into Social Media
By Marc LeVine, Director of Social Media, RiaEnjolie, Inc. I am often asked for my opinion on what a small business should be doing ? initially - to...
New York Times Is Dead Wrong On Obituaries
As a public speaker, I'm always looking for ways to engage my audience. One old trick ? which I never use, precisely because it is so old ?...