Online Reviews: How to Protect Your Funeral Home Reputation [PART 2]
In part one of this series I covered the importance of funeral directors and funeral homes being online and engaged with social media as a way to monitor...
Foresight Announces New Boot Camp Seminar For Business Owners and Managers
Phoenix, AZ -- Daniel M. Isard, MSFS, President of The Foresight Companies, LLC, the nation’s leading financial and management consulting firm serving funeral homes and cemeteries throughout North...
Why We Feel Awkward Around Death and Dying
The following are my thoughts in process, so bear with me: In ancient times, the mysticism of death and the human soul kept death on the outside of...
Funeral Director Makes List of Top 200 Jobs for 2012
From Electrician to Cosmetologist, the jobs listed from 81-100 run the gamut of professions. The closest grouping are those careers that require a lot of caring and compassion...
Funeral Homes Should Avoid Social Media [Another Rant]
I was emailed a link to an article titled; "When Social Media is Not Right For You". The opening paragraph read, "When you have a Facebook business page,...
Radio One Selects Tributes.com Online Obituary Platform
BOSTON, MA – April 23, 2012 – Tributes.com, the online resource for local and national obituary news, has launched a new partnership with Radio One, Inc. (Nasdaq: ROIAK;...
Delta Ruined This Guys Trip to His Grandmother’s Funeral, Bereavement Policy Explained
The trouble began on Wednesday when Matt Kroll's grandmother passed away. In line with Jewish custom, her funeral was scheduled for Friday, within 24 to 48 hours of...
Wilbert Offers New Philanthropic Program for Fallen First Responders
BROADVIEW, IL, April 13, 2012 – Wilbert Funeral Services, Inc (WFSI) introduces a new philanthropic program, Commemorating First Responders, which donates burial vaults and urns for first responders...
FTC Found Funeral Rule Violations in 23% Of Funeral Homes Visited in 2011
Washington, D.C. – Investigators working undercover in nine states detected significant violations of Federal Trade Commission consumer protection requirements in 23 of 102 funeral homes visited during 2011,...
Offer to Die For: Free Funeral in Exchange for URL on Tombstone
A Baltimore company is making an offer to die for -- or at least they think so. Reed Street Productions, known up to now for creating a zombie-themed 5K...