China’s Burial Space Crisis has Presented Major Opportunities for Industry
It’s an equation that just doesn’t add up for China’s death care industry: a growing population + longer life spans + limited land = a columbarium conundrum. With...
Cremation
Cremation of Radioactive Cancer Patient is a Cautionary Tale for Directors
Articles in medical journals don’t often make the news. But within hours of the February 26, 2019 release of a research letter in the prestigious Journal of the...
People Have Been Scattering Ashes at Disney Parks and Everyone Has Questions
For over a decade now, a legend has been forming about people scattering the cremated remains of their loved ones at Disney World and Disneyland. The Wall Street...
7 Emerging Life Celebration Trends Being Demonstrated at Reimagine 2018
Reimagine: End of Life kicked off in San Francisco this week and expects upwards of 7,000 area residents to attend. The funeral industry at-large is sparsely represented in...
Water Cremation (Alkaline hydrolysis) Coming to California
This past weekend California Congress voted overwhelmingly to authorize water cremation in the State. California’s Water Cremation Bill was authored by Assembly member Todd Gloria and sponsored by...
2 Business Visionaries Explain How to Sell Memorial Products
Last week, I got an unbelievable opportunity to speak with two modern business thought leaders about selling memorial products - a topic rarely (maybe never...) discussed by silicon...
6 Crazy Ways Funerals Are Getting Creative
The business of dying in America is changing. Traditional funeral services are on the decline, as Americans opt for more personalized and celebratory services. The funeral industry is...