ConnectingDirectors Update
Hello everyone, This is Josh the Lead Developer of ConnectingDirectors.com and CDSocial.com. I was notified by Ryan's family that he will not be available due to a medical...
Funeral Industry News
Online Obituary Sites, Speadsheet Keeps You in The Know
There have been a number of new obituary sites popping up all over the internet and for end-users as well as funeral homes it is almost impossible to...
Ex-LA Mortuary Worker Guilty of Faking Funerals
A former Los Angeles mortuary employee was convicted in an elaborate scheme to defraud insurance companies of $1.2 million by faking deaths and funerals, the U.S. Attorney's office...
Big 3 Casket Companies Being Sued, Creating a Monopoly?
This week a federal judge in Houston, Texas will determine whether the three biggest casket companies (Batesville, Aurora, and Matthews) are shirking FTC rules and creating a monopoly...
Social Media In Funeral Service, Is it Just a Fad?
I had the great opportunity to give a presentation in June to the Independent Funeral Directors of Florida. The convention was very well attended and the response to...
Watch Out Funeral Directors – Seniors Getting Great Funeral Ideas From Friends
As he nears his 83rd birthday next month, local man Robert Lech told reporters that attending dozens of funerals over the past several years has given him "tons...
Virtual Funeral Arrangements, Funeral Industry Coming of Age
I am really excited to see funeral homes adopting this kind of arrangement software. It is especially surprising to see it coming from one of the corporations. Allowing...