NFDA Cancels 2021 Advocacy Summit and Plans for 2022
Brookfield, Wis. – Due to the unprecedented, ongoing public health crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) has decided to cancel its 2021...
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Our goal at Connecting Directors is to provide superior deathcare industry content and free tools to help our readers advance your careers and grow your business. To support...
Do You Have the Most Average Funeral Home??? | FFFW #23
THE GOAT ISSUE What comes to your mind when you see the number 23? If you’re like most, you probably think of basketball legends Michael Jordan and LeBron...
Funeral Supplier Presents Top Sellers with Hilarious Edible V-Day Gifts
Valentine’s day is a celebration of love. Parting Stone, never a shy company, is letting its top-selling funeral directors know just how much it loves them. A tiny...
Batesville Announces 2021 Education Series Webinars for Funeral Professionals
BATESVILLE, Ind., – Batesville, a leading provider of comprehensive solutions to licensed funeral homes, announced the company’s 2021 Education Series schedule for the first half of the year....
Ancient Chinese Funeral Rituals Gaining New Popularity Online
Chinese funeral culture is having a moment on the internet. Steeped in thousands of years of tradition, China's funerals feature exquisitely handcrafted art that has drawn admirers from...
Homesteaders Recognizes Account Executives for Outstanding Achievement
West Des Moines, Iowa — Homesteaders Life Company, a national leader in preneed funeral funding, held its annual recognition banquet last week. For the first time, this event...
10 of the Oldest Funeral Homes in the U.S.
Thanks to Connecting Directors contributor Eric Pereira for this compilation. Many funeral homes pride themselves on decades (even centuries) of work and carrying a name that reflects that...
Foundation Partners Group Disrupts $28.7 Billion Death Care Market with Strategic Focus on Cremation & Innovation
ORLANDO, Fla. – In a year in which a global pandemic sent shock waves through the funeral business, Foundation Partners Group continued to invest in innovation and methodically...
Netflix’s Surviving Death Yields Insight—About the Living
Ostensibly an exploration of experiences and practices that hint at the existence of life after death, Netflix's Surviving Death docuseries, based on the book by Leslie Kean, does...