A Hearse with a World Speed Record
Article Contributed By MySendOff.com While not particularly useful in any practical situation, or even possible in an actual procession, testing the top speed of a hearse is something that...
ValMark Memorial Group Providing Funeral Homes with Value Messages and Brand Promises that Deliver
Sanibel, FL: The key to winning clients and growing market share is value--not discounting. The majority of people think that all funeral homes alike. That's why so many...
Gestures, Expressions and Impressions: Their Importance to and Use In Your Business (Part 1 of 3 Week Series)
Article Originally published on MyASD.com Author's Note The Funeral Services Intelligences Series: Executive Report #2 is a three-part Report which examines the role of gestures, expressions, and impressions...
American Funeral Director Announces Call for Entries for 2012 Funeral Director of the Year Award
WALL, N.J. – American Funeral Director magazine is accepting submissions for the 2012 Funeral Director of the Year Award. The award recognizes the unsung heroes of the funeral...
NFDA Professional Women’s Conference: Learn, Network, Be Inspired
Brookfield, Wis. – The 2012 National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) Professional Women’s Conference will bring together funeral directors, educators, expert presenters and suppliers in a unique, intimate gathering...
Funeral Director Provides Comfort Food for Mourners, Fires Up Flower Industry
When someone dies, most people send flowers. A funeral director in Bowling Green, Ky. started a business to let you send something else: Comfort food. So why did...
Funeral Home Denies Providing Whitney Houston Open Casket Photo
The National Enquirer continues to push the limits of tastelessness. The publication has published an alleged photo of Whitney Houston’s open casket on the cover of their latest...
Soaring to New Heights for Frisbee Inventor’s Final Sendoff
Article Originally published on: MySendOff.com Have you ever used a Frisbee? If you have, then you’re quite familiar with “Steady” Ed Headrick’s famed invention. The father of Frisbee®...
Tennesseans for Funeral Reform Launches Campaign to Bring Discounts to Consumers
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The sudden or unexpected death of a loved one…it is one of the toughest times for a family. And many have not prepared by purchasing...
Undertaking the way home: Funeral profession revered in Detroit
They have cared for their community’s dead for more than a century. From traditions like washing bodies before embalming to hosting lengthy funerals as a final nod to...