Burial at Sea Did Not Follow Federal Guidelines
A North Carolina man whose body resurfaced off the coast of Hollywood one day after a burial at sea had been wrapped in a plastic tarp and weighed...
New Report Says Funeral Industry Ranks LOWEST for Social Media Engagement
A new report from NetProspex ranks industries by the degree to which their employees are involved in using social media, and "advertising & marketing" ranked second only to...
Family Builds Custom Hearse as Tribute to Father
Funerals all over the world are becoming more and more personalized. Personalization is a great way to help families see the value in the funeral service. The following...
McDonald's Piping Hot over Corpse Ad
Obesity has been a popular topic in our industry with the rise of the amount of oversized funeral products being purchased. You also know that heart disease is...
NFDA Must See Companies
Attending a convention the size of the National Funeral Directors Association can be over whelming. Trying to find the booths of the companies you want to see can...
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Cemetery Charging Visitors for Leaving Gifts?
I can only imagine the craziness of Forest Lawn Cemetery since the death of Michael Jackson, but charging visitors for leaving gifts? With the cremation rate rapidly rising...
New FAMIC Study Shows Americans Clearly Recognize the Importance and Value of Memorialization
An overwhelming majority of Americans over the age of 40 who have attended funerals believe that funeral and memorial services are a valuable and important part of commemorating...
Tributes.com Launches 100th TV Station Co-brand and Inks Deal with Ancestry.com
Surpasses 1 Million Monthly Unique Visitors through Build-Out of the Tributes Online Obituary Distribution Network BOSTON, MA (more…)
Indiana Funeral Director Faces 36 New Criminal Charges
Investigators recovered two human bodies and at least 10 animal carcasses in a building next to R.D Pyke Funeral Home in Henryville this week. Little information about the...