You Should Be Offended…Or Maybe Not?
Friday this last week my day started with a couple of emails and a phone call expressing outrage over a post on Connecting Directors. This one: ...
Americans Spent $53 Billion on Pets
Number of the day $52.9 billion That's how much Americans spent last year on pet care, buying products and services to pamper their four-legged friends from cradle to grave. There are...
We Hate Yelp and Funeral Homes Should Too
I hate Yelp! Why? I recently had a conversation with a funeral home in Columbus, Ohio who said, "I think Yelp is shady, do you know anything about...
DVD: In-House or Outsource?
Do most funeral homes create their DVD’s in house, or do they outsource to their ‘local technology expert’? To my surprise through months of questioning many different firms...
The DIY Crematory
Article from Caleb Wilde, CalebWilde.com We first had the idea a couple years ago when our dog “Spock” died. Spock was a large dog … too large for my...
10,000 Facebook Users Die Each Day, What If You Could Control The Obituary?
I was contacted last week by a new startup company called Everta.lk. They have created a Facebook Canvas app the turns a deceased users Facebook Profile into a...
Do You Want To Be In The Record Books?
Open letter to all Funeral Directors. Hello, last year ‘Connecting Directors’ posted an article about our hearse club, Just Hearse’N Around, and our attempt to set a Guinness...
‘Til We Meet Again Finds New Life in Fort Wayne
Wichita, Kansas (September 6, 2012) The Willow Group, LLC, franchisor for ‘Til We Meet Again, a new retail concept specializing in the sale of custom-made, personalized, lifestyle, licensed...
Marines Get Training From LA Coroner to Honorably Retrieve Fallen Soldiers
U.S. Marines are receiving forensics training from the LA County Coroner for a job where the shift begins when life ends. "You have to remember to separate yourself,"...
Service Corporation International Launches 2013 National Scholarship Program
HOUSTON – (September 4, 2012) – Service Corporation International (SCI) is pleased to announce the company’s National Scholarship Program will award $52,500 in scholarships to students currently enrolled...