Mortuary Student Banned From University After Facebook Posts
Facebook is quickly becoming a hot bed for police investigations. Borderline "Status Updates" have led police to many individuals who have and are planning to do criminal things....
Costco Stepping Up Casket Game?
Costco launched a redefined "Must Read This Important Information Before Purchasing a Casket" page, adding more Frequently Asked Questions. With Walmart making a huge public push to sell...
Gearing Up Financially for 2010
Jake Johnson was interviewed by Ed Defort in the Decemeber 2009 issue of Memorial Business Journal. Given the recent economic gyrations, how can funeral homes and cemeteries best...
There’s A Casket Sale At Walmart? Watch The Video
There has been tons of buzz about Walmart selling caskets, not only in the funeral industry, but out in the public as well. You know it is big...
Robin Heppell Just Launched a Funeral Home Advertising Contest
If you follow Robin Heppell on Twitter, @funeralfuturist, then you know he just launched a "Funeral Home Advertising Contest". The reason I decided to post this is because...
National Cemetery Summit Began Monday?
With out much hype at all, anywhere, the first National Cemetery Summit kicked off yesterday in Greenville, TN. Read below about the summit and who is attending. A...
Successful Funeral Advertising Specialist Launches Agency During a Recession – for the Second Time
Northridge, CA ? Los Angeles advertising creative director Dan Katz started his first ad agency during the recession of the early 90?s and built it into one of...
CDTV Episode #4 – Announcing The Most Epic Contest Ever!!
CDTV is the world's most fun funeral industry webshow, focused on industry trends, information, and products and how they make funeral homes more profitable. In this weeks episode...
Not a Good Year For Celebrites, AP Provides List of Notable Deaths in 2009
Of all the notables who died in 2009, the one who most changed the world could have walked down any Main Street USA without causing a stir. Scientist...
Churches To Compete For Funeral Service Business?
Are churches really a threat to funeral homes? I found this article and thought it was very interesting. I have never thought of a church as a competitor...