Social Media and the Customer
Social media expert Gary Vaynerchuk says this about social media and the consumer: “To have the cost of entry be zero and to make excuses for why...
Ryan Thogmartin
Here is Your Chance to Be Heard…Please Read
The mission of ConnectingDirectors.com has been, and will continue to be, to push the envelope of innovation in the funeral profession. We have strived to publish and create...
New Reality Show to Feature People Dancing On Graves…Disrespectful?
CBS announced last week a new reality show "DANCING ON THE STARS" that will take place live in the Hollywood Forever Cemetery. I first thought it was a hoax...
No One Wants to Talk about Death and Funerals…Bulls**t!
It’s true; death has always been a taboo topic. I remember 8 years ago when I first started working in the funeral profession I would bring up the...
Strategy, It’s Your Foundation
Article by Ryan Thogmartin, Owner, DISRUPT Media Group and Connecting Directors LLC. We have all heard the expression “...bringing a knife to a gun fight.” Well that expression applies when...
Helping Families Say Thank You While Generating Leads
Funeral professionals are the ultimate "caring" professionals. Many funeral professionals have even agreed that they are better at "caring" then they are at "business" (disclaimer: I am not...