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Funeral Service Education: What Hasn’t Been Said?
What does a person say concerning the subject of funeral service education that has not been said already? I know in my own career countless articles, meetings, conferences, and efforts have been m...
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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
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
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
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
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
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
Previous Posts
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...
Increasing Cremation Revenue with Non-Traditional Solutions
INCREASING CREMATION REVENUE WITH NON-TRADITIONAL SOLUTIONS by Darren Crouch
As cremation continues to overtake burial as America’s leading choice for final disposition, funeral homes are exp...
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 ...
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...
How to MITIGATE RISKS When Choosing A FUNERAL HOME BUYER
2025 is shaping up to be an active year for funeral home
transactions. The NewBridge Group has been advising family
owned, private funeral home owners on their succession
plans for over twenty five...
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 ...
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