5 Resourceful Grief and Inspiration Pinterest Boards
Visual images dominate social media. Last week we posted an article about the impact of visual media on Facebook, but what about Pinterest? Can funeral homes and funeral companies...
Ryan Thogmartin
The Impact of Visual Media on Facebook
Article By: DISRUPT Media, www.DISRUPTmedia.co A picture is worth a thousand words but will it get you a thousand likes? If you're just using Facebook to make announcements...
Guess What Made The List – 15 Of The Worst QR Code Fails Of All Time
Gillette made headlines recently for an ad starring Sports Illustrated swimsuit model Kate Upton and the gimmick people love to hate: a QR code. In the funeral profession QR codes were...
Have You Ever Had A Pacemaker Explode During Cremation?
As most of you know pacemakers must be removed before cremation. Caleb Wilde pointed this out on the 'Confessions of a Funeral Director' Facebook Page: FACT: If pacemakers aren't removed...
129 “Death Melodies” Crowdsourced By Caleb Wilde
Last Friday Caleb Wilde made a blog post asking the 'Confessions on a Funeral Director' reader base to post songs about death. From CalebWilde.com: How many death related...
Report: 70% of Consumers Trust Brand Recommendations From Friends
Seventy percent of consumers trust brand recommendations from friends, but only 10% trust advertising, according to a new report from Forrester Research. This is extremely important information for...
Batesville Shuts Down Burial Vault Operations
We heard rumors Monday that Batesville was informing employees that it was shutting down it's burial vault operations. At 6:45pm we received an official statement from Batesville that confirmed they were shutting down burial...