Sign Of The Times: Capsule Urn, The iPod Of Funeral Home Products
Designing objets d'art to commemorate the loss of a loved one is a tricky business. Go too fancy, and it looks like you're trying to turn your dead...
Funeral Service Foundation Welcomes Four New Board Members
The 2011-2012 Funeral Service Foundation Board of Trustees at their Annual Meeting, October 22, 2011. Pictured, seated, from left to right: Sheri Richardson Stahl, Jake Johnson, Ed Mazur,...
We've Never Regretted a Private Burial
Editors Note: This article was forwarded to us by a ConnectingDirectors.com reader. It is an article written by a family member who was part of a private burial...
Holidays After the Death of a Loved One
Editors Note: This is a great article for this time of the year. This is a great piece of content to share across your social media pages as...
Greeting Express Partners with ASD to Offer Directors Exclusive Discounts on LIFE Photo Books
Durham, NC — Greeting Express recently joined ASD - Answering Service for Directors' Rewards Partnership Program to provide funeral professionals with savings on the company's unique line of...
Funeral Home Makes List of 15 Unintentionally Inappropriate Domain Names
Yesterday marked the launch of over 100,000 .XXX domain names. The .XXXdomains went up for beginning in October. Many brands, companies, and people bought up domains to prevent...
Before I Die I Want To…Urban Art Comes to Life
This video from MSNBC made the rounds yesterday on Facebook and I wanted to share it here. An urban artist has been painting "living" murals that read "Before...
What Being a Funeral Director Really Means, Serving the Dead as a Higher Calling
A funeral director and firm who care for the dead with compassion. This is what so many funeral professionals provide for their communities. It is so awesome to...
Veterans & Family Memorial Providers Send Over 15,000 Stuffed Christmas Stockings to Troops Overseas
"I am overwhelmed with pride and joy" said Mark Davis, CEO of funeral industry public relations powerhouse, ValMark Memorial Group. "Operation Christmas Stockings for Soldiers surpassed all of...
Giving back to our profession – Guest Article by Shaun Myers
"Get out there and pin him!" It was my son's first junior high school wrestling match and he wasn't sure what to do. Yet, with the instructions from...