The 15 Most Read Funeral Industry Articles of 2011
2011 was an exciting year for the funeral profession. Our industry as a whole is being forced to continue to progress and embrace new technologies as well as...
Ryan Thogmartin
What is Really Driving the Rising Cremation Rate
Is the rising cremation rate really being driven by economic situations or is it lack of value placed on the funeral service? The honest answer is probably a...
Funeral Home Makes List of 15 Unintentionally Inappropriate Domain Names
Yesterday marked the launch of over 100,000 .XXX domain names. The .XXXdomains went up for beginning in October. Many brands, companies, and people bought up domains to prevent...
Real Housewives of Atlanta Star Opening a Funeral Home?
After yesterdays article "Angelina Jolie Wanted to be a Funeral Director" some chatter started about Real Housewives of Atlanta star Phaedra Parks' actually planning to open a funeral...
Why Google+ Could Be a Game Changer for Funeral Homes (Part 1)
We are about 4 months into the launch of Google+, Google's very own social network and answer to Facebook, and it has been about 3 weeks since Google...
Exclusive: Genesis Casket Company Explains Simplified Pricing Structure, Distribution Strategy and Relationship with Gestamp North America
Genesis Casket Company is alive and moving full speed ahead. After an enormous "buzz" creating NFDA convention the company is press forward with their strategic growth plan. We...
Shake Up at Carriage Services; COO Jay Dodds Gone at Years End
Things are starting to shake up at Carriage Services following last weeks 3Q earnings call. It was stated on the call that the current COO Jay Dodds would...