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Why Does the Appearance of a Burial Vault Matter?
The main purpose of a burial vault is simple: protection. A vault prevents the weight of the earth and heavy cemetery equipment from collapsing the grave. It also safeguards the casket space agains...
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Tuesday, February 1, 2022
How to See Your Funeral Home the Way Your Customers See It
If we’ve said it once, we’ve said it a million times:
there is no reality in business, only perception – the
customers’ perception of your funeral home is the only
one that really counts. You ca...
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Thursday, October 15, 2020
Caskets and COVID-19
As we slowly move towards the “new normal” for funeral service, what does the future hold for the funeral profession – and more specifically – caskets? While I can’t predict the future, some ...
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Tuesday, September 22, 2020
Why Using Domestically Sourced Casket Products Makes Sense
With the rise of the internet, access to materials from all over the world and far less expensive labor rates, utilizing overseas markets may seem like an appealing option as it is often assumed th...
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Tuesday, September 22, 2020
Every Funeral is an Opportunity to Tell a Life Story
A personal note – Five months ago, the word
“coronavirus” wasn’t in our vocabulary, and none of
us could imagine a pandemic that would threaten the
health of our communities, our businesses and ...
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Monday, September 21, 2020
The Funeral Directors Association of Kentucky held their 136th Annual State Convention & Mid-West Regional Funeral Trade Show
The Funeral Directors Association of Kentucky held their 136th Annual State Convention & Mid-West Regional Funeral Trade Show on June 5-7, 2018 at the Kentucky Exposition Center and the Crowne ...
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Monday, December 3, 2018
Keys to Service: The Vital and Active Role of the Funeral Professional
In bygone days in our profession there was a method
of “arranging” a funeral which was called “the indirect
method” of counseling. At the core of this funeral
arranging approach was that the fun...
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Monday, December 3, 2018
Previous Posts
Ashes in the Living Room? A Surprising Revelation in Death Care
WHOSE ASHES ARE WE TALKING ABOUT?
Parents top the list, accounting for 39% of ashes held in homes, followed by extended family, friends, or others at 30%. Grandparents make up 20%, siblings or chi...
Growing Preneed Sales in a Market Shifting Toward Cremation
GROWING PRENEED SALES IN A MARKET SHIFTING TOWARD CREMATION by Jack Hirsch
Although today’s consumers have more choices than ever when it comes to end-of-life planning, cremation is increasin...
THE NUMBERS ARE IN: DIGITAL MERCHANDISING WORKS!
Of course, many of you reading this have known it for years. But for funeral directors who have been skeptical of utilizing technology displays to showcase caskets, we can share the results with yo...
Why Specialized Transportation Providers Are Essential for Shipping Human Remains
Shipping human remains is one of the most emotionally and logistically complex services in the funeral industry. While families and funeral homes technically have the option to arrange transportati...
A Trusted Journey: Transporting Loved Ones Home
For over four decades, Inman Shipping Worldwide has set the standard for transporting cremated remains home for ceremonies. The core of our business is helping families bring their loved ones home ...
A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO SALE-LEASEBACKS FOR FUNERAL HOME OWNERS
A sale-leaseback enables a company to sell its real
estate to raise capital and subsequently lease the
property back from the purchaser. In this way, a company
can get both the cash and use of the ...
Business Decisions for Your Funeral Home
Independent firms are increasingly approached
by consolidators (big and small), what are the
top 3 considerations when contemplating the
sale of a generational, family owned firm?
A. Don’t go at it...
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