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Cremation & Aquamation

Cremation of Radioactive Cancer Patient is a Cautionary Tale for Directors

by Patricia Hartley

Articles in medical journals don’t often make the news. But within hours of the February 26, 2019 release of a...

Company News & Mergers

The Foresight Companies Announces New Chief Operating Officer, Chris Cruger

Daniel Isard, Managing Partner of The Foresight Companies,, one of the foremost consulting companies serving the funeral and cemetery professions,...

Leadership & Management

Homesteaders To Host 2019 Certificate In Strategic Business Management Class In St. Louis

Homesteaders Life Company, a national leader in pre-need funeral funding, is partnering with Drake University to offer the fifth annual...

Most Funeral Homes Are Failing In This Area and Your Marketing Company Isn’t Helping You

by RYAN

One of the most important aspects to any marketing campaign is your social media presence, but getting an active, engaged audience...

DISRUPT! Series

Why Funeral Homes Have to Die to Win | DISRUPTu! 061

Funeral homes have to die in order to win. This model of making decisions for the short term cash play...

FUNERAL Nation 114 - Embalming Talk with NXT Gen

Leadership & Management

Embalming Talk with NXT Gen | Funeral Nation 144

The Commander becomes the sidekick on this episode! Jeff goes on-site at Cold Hands Studio to talk new embalming techniques...

Become A Business Superhero at CANA's 2019 Cremation Symposium And Preneed Summit

Preneed & Sales

CANA’s 2019 Cremation Symposium and Preneed Summit: Business Superheroes Challenge Assumptions and Get to the Truth

CANA’s 2019 Cremation Symposium kicked off with a record turnout of 92 people on a quest to build their business...

Company News & Mergers

Shaffer Elected Chairman of Homesteaders Board of Directors

The Homesteaders Board of Directors announced today that Stephen Shaffer has been elected Chairman of the Board. He succeeds Stephen...

Why Every Funeral Home Should Embrace Real-Time, Trending Content | DISRUPT60 016

Put yourself in the shoes of the consumer: would you rather a funeral home/brand you follow to post pre-made, generic,...

Leadership & Management

Selected Independent Funeral Homes Educational Trust Names Recipient of 2019 Leadership Academy Scholarship