10 of the world’s most beautiful cemeteries
To some, it may sound like a strange way to spend a vacation. But for many visitors, the carefully manicured grounds of cemeteries can provide beautiful moments to...
More Than 200 People Attended the Funeral of a Former Serviceman Following a Facebook Appeal
More than 200 people attended the funeral of a former serviceman following a Facebook appeal, amid fears he would be buried without mourners. James McConnell died last month...
Expression Guest Registry Announces Release of Expression 2.0
Expression Guest Registry, Green Bay, WI, announces the release of Expression 2.0, introducing two new functions: 1) Guest Memory™, which remembers guests who have previously used the...
Police Notify Mother About Son’s Death Over Facebook
Anna Lamb-Creasey's son had disappeared without a trace. She called hospitals and jails. She waited for days and then weeks and then a month, desperate for a sign...
Biodegradable Urn Lets You Plant Creamated Remains and Grow a Tree
You don't find many designers working in the funeral business thinking about more creative ways for you to leave this world (and maybe they should be). However, the product designer Gerard Moline has combined the...
Confessions of A Funeral Director: ‘This Funeral Isn’t About You’
Article by: Caleb Wilde, CalebWilde.com That’s what I wanted to say. If you know me, you know that I tend to be blunt. Awkwardly so. Being that blunt...
Never Miss A Call: A 10-Step Process to Bulletproofing Your Funeral Home’s Phone Lines
(This article was originally published in the February 2013 issue ofThe Director Magazine by ASD Staff Writer Jessica Fowler. NFDA Members: Click here to read the digital edition) Never Miss An...
‘LivesOn’: New App To Keep You Tweeting After Death
A new application will soon allow users to keep posting Twitter updates from beyond the grave, independently using intricate knowledge of your online character to create a virtual...
Hilarious Funeral Home Advertisement Prank
Sure, it's just a prank and mildly inappropriate, but do you think this kind of prank/advertisement could work for a real funeral home? We have been witness to nude...
Women Run The Show On Most Social Media And Here is Why Funeral Homes Should Care
Why should funeral homes/funeral directors care that women are the primary controller of social media conversation? That's an easy answer: 65-75 percent of death care shoppers are women...