The 15 Most Read Funeral Industry Articles of 2011
2011 was an exciting year for the funeral profession. Our industry as a whole is being forced to continue to progress and embrace new technologies as well as...
A Franchise Breathes Life Into the Casket Business
When Nathan Smith was in high school and college in the mid-1980s, he volunteered at a summer camp for children with muscular dystrophy. It was gratifying work, and...
Newest Edition of The Art and Science of Embalming now Available
LIVONIA, MI, January 1, 2012 - Eckels and Company, a leading supplier of funeral service products worldwide, recently launched their newest edition of The Art and Science of...
9 New Christmas Trees That Will Live On Well Past the End of the Season
Media, PA--It may look like a Christmas tree farm outside of ASD - Answering Service For Directors' offices right now, but the nine new Blue Spruce trees that...
Funeral Service Insider Publishes Compilation of Issues
WALL, N.J. - Funeral Service Insider recently published its 2010 compilation, which provides statistics, news analysis and proven solutions to overcome business challenges. The massive reference book -...
CANA & NFDA Cremation Symposium Offers the Latest Business-building Knowledge
Brookfield, Wis. - To help funeral and cremation professionals gather practical strategies and ideas for building and enhancing their cremation businesses and discover a new level of success...
ICCFA Conducts Cremation Arranger Certification Program at Pittsburg Institute of Mortuary Science
(Sterling, VA)--Ninety funeral directors and mortuary science students completed the International Cemetery, Cremation and Funeral Association's Cremation Arranger Certification Program on December 2 at the Pittsburgh Institute of...
Walmart Wants to Offer Funeral Services [Spoof]
How many of you read the title and gasped? The article below is a spoof and completely fictitious, but after Amazon.com started offering direct cremations last week (only...
BBB Warns Area Veterans of Questionable Sales Pitches By Casket Company
St. Paul, MN -- The Better Business Bureau of Minnesota and North Dakota (BBB) has been alerted to an out-of-state casket and funeral supply company, which claims to...
[Discussion] What is Your Funeral Home Doing This Holiday Season for The Grieving Families You Served This Year?
Most funeral homes do something during the holiday season for the families they served that year. Most hold a remembrance memorial service or offer a Remembrance Tree that...