How Morticians Reinvented Their Job Title
Article originally appeared on Mental Floss Certain professions have a built-in PR problem. People don’t like to think about what janitors or garbage collectors do, so they substitute bland...
ASD’s Ultimate Guide to the 2015 NFDA Convention
Article by: Jessica Fowler, ASD - Answering Service for Directors The ASD team is gearing up for the 2015 NFDA Convention. As the days race by, we grow more excited...
Study aims to decode final words of the dying
Article originally appeared on Philly.com Lisa Smartt, a poet and linguist, became fascinated by the beautiful, weird, cryptic words of the dying during her father's last days in...
Where Funeral Fires Forever Burn, Incredible Photos of the Banks of Ganges Where 300 People Are Cremated Every Day
Article originally appeared on Daily Mail WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT Hindus believe the banks of the Ganges next to the holy city of Varanasi is the most sacred place...
Casket Merchandising and The Hawthorne Effect
Article originally appeared on Funeral Home Consulting The Hawthorne effect occurs when individuals modify or improve an aspect of their behavior in response to their awareness of being observed. The concept...
Cutting Edge “Funeral Nation” Web Show to Debut on October 6
Funeral Iconoclast and Social Media Maven Launch Provocative Broadcast Jeff Harbeson and Ryan Thogmartin have teamed up to create Funeral Nation (FN), a weekly web show. The show’s...
The Do’s, Don’ts and Future of Facebook Obituaries
Article originally appeared on funeralOne Blog When speaking with funeral home owners and directors about our social media services, the question of whether to post obituaries on the...
Forget Smart Watches, Here Comes the Death Watch
Article originally appeared on Popular Mechanics Don't tell Roy from The IT Crowd, but the death watch is here. After the mixed response to the Apple Watch, no one is sure...
FrontRunner Professional Launches New Company Website
FrontRunner recently launched their most advanced corporate website to date. Built by their in-house design and marketing team and complete with product-specific information, education tools and unbelievable design...
Event Planner Tips for Funeral Directors, Part 1
Article originally appeared on Golden Rule FH This week’s post is by Holly Muchnok, an event planner and speaker at our Regional Workshop: Fresh Approaches to Funeral &...