China urges cremation of dead to save land, environment
A woman walks down a stairway between tombstones in a cemetery ahead of the Ching Ming festival in Hong Kong on April 3, 2015. China urged its citizens...
Forethought unveils interactive tool to help funeral homes analyze sales and increase productivity
Forethought InSightSM provides funeral homes access to visual data in real time Batesville, IN — Forethought Life Insurance Company (Forethought), a subsidiary of Global Atlantic Financial Group Limited, is...
The ICCFA Convention Exhibit Floor in 51 Seconds
Couldn't make it to the ICCFA convention? Here is a very quick hyperlapse tour of the exhibit hall!
You Know You’re a Funeral Director When…..
We went to our facebook page and asked 6,600 funeral directors to fill in the blank of this sentence: 'You know you're a funeral director when ___________'. For...
New York City’s Medical Examiners Office Screwed Up Royally And Now Everyone Knows It
Employees at the city Medical Examiner’s Office “intentionally destroyed” documents to cover up the fact that it allowed the wrong corpse to be released for cremation and burial,...
Passare® Deepens Relationship with Directors Investment Group
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - April 6, 2015 - Passare, Inc., a company offering cloud-based funeral arrangement and collaboration solutions to funeral homes, has entered into an agreement with...
What’s Behind The Bling? An Inside Perspective on The Controversial Owner of ConnectingDirectors.com and DISRUPT Media
Article by: Mark Thogmartin, VP of Business Development, DISRUPT Media “Lose the hat and hoodie; dress like a businessman and you will see greater results.” “…you wear a...
Batesville Casket President Kim Ryan Steps Down to Assume Interim Role as President of Coperion
Batesville President Kim Ryan To Assume Interim Role as President of Coperion, a Hillenbrand Subsidiary Company Appoints Chris Trainor, CFO and Chief Administrative Officer, as Interim President Batesville confirmed...
Network With Colleagues While Enjoying Midwestern Hospitality During the 2015 NFDA International Convention & Expo
Brookfield, Wis. – Those who attend the National Funeral Directors Association’s (NFDA) 2015 International Convention & Expo, which will be held October 18-21 at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis,...
This Is Probably The Most High-Tech Cemetery In the World
The Ruriden columbarium, operated by the Koukokuji Buddhist Temple in Tokyo, is as futuristic as the capital of Japan itself. Believe it or not, this is a cemetery....