Professional Guidance & Resources
Award of Excellence in Funeral Service
To whom it may concern: I would like to bring to your attention the staff of the Marlatt funeral home....
Read moreDetails“Most” is a Cardinal Sin – I am Not “Most” and Neither Are YOU
One of the really wonderful things about being in a PhD program is that students are required to read for...
Read moreDetails“Brush Up on Your Sales Pitch – Liz is Coming Monday”
It started with a brief note ? ?Brush up on your sales pitch?..? What is it that funeral directors are...
Read moreDetailsFuneral Industry: We Make Great Things Happen – Part 2
Pre-arranging a funeral gives family members the gift of time. Some people choose to pre-arrange their own funeral, choosing the...
Read moreDetailsFuneral Industry: We Can Make Great Things Happen ? Part 1
As funeral professionals, we can make great things happen. Not just once, which might be considered a fluke, but every...
Read moreDetailsThe Changing Roles of the Funeral Director, the Clergy and the Bereaved
Traditionally the clergy has played a vital role in the care of the dying, the dead and the bereaved. In...
Read moreDetailsThe Role of the Funeral Director as Mediators for the Dead, Bereaved and Clergy
The role of the funeral director has changed over the last one hundred and fifty years. Society has changed over...
Read moreDetailsFuneral Directors Will Go The Way of The Dinosaur – NOT
Imagine sitting at the head of the long table, looking at the faces of 15 PhDs who have tread this...
Read moreDetailsThe Inquisition: Funeral Directors Will Go The Way of The Dinosaur
The following blog is the first of many for our new Guest Blogger Kathy Jackson. I am very excited to...
Read moreDetailsThe 360 Degree Pass-by
One good thing about being away from your funeral home is that when you return to what?s familiar, you have...
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