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Can our "Inward" motivation have a negative affect on our death care businesses? Today's column looks at the perspective of the seemingly movement of Americans caring more about themselves than they care about others. . . .Is that good for the funeral funeraldirectordaily.com/confessions-of…

Client satisfaction. . . What keeps "Heritage" families coming back to your funeral home? . . . and, have the reasons changed over time? . . .We dig into some of the recent data and give some insight. . . Read on. . . funeraldirectordaily.com/what-keeps-em-…

Here's information on tomorrow nights Death Care profession Peer Support Group. . . Information includes the topic and how to register. . . . funeraldirectordaily.com/tomorrow-night…

This might be had to believe, but in most locales in the United States it is legal to sell body parts. . . . The "Body Broker" bill recently introduced into Congress hopes to do something about that issue. . . funeraldirectordaily.com/its-legal-to-s…

No funeral director enjoys the time he has to spend with pre-mature deaths that are intensively emotional to families. . especially suicides. Researchers are now hoping that Artificial Intelligence may give some insight into the predictability of funeraldirectordaily.com/can-artificial…

Statistics now show us that many Americans now tap their retirement plans prematurely to pay for funeral expenses. . . Today we ponder if a more aggressive Preneed program might help out both the consumer and your funeral home. . .Read on. . . funeraldirectordaily.com/another-argume…

Funeral home owners are always interested in the value of their businesses. . . Today we share what we know about the large InvoCare and Dignity plc buyouts and ponder why they seem more expensive than recent sales in the USA. . .Read on. . . funeraldirectordaily.com/is-private-equ…

Independent funeral home owners and employees generally are a foundation of their small communities. . . .They help out and make the community better when they can. . . Here's a short story of a Nebraska funeral home owner helping those in his community. funeraldirectordaily.com/heres-some-goo…

Operating a death care business like a funeral home or cemetery seems to bring new challenges every day. . . . According to an recent news the next challenge may be managing employee health care premium costs. . . . Read on. . . funeraldirectordaily.com/health-care-co…

Debt is a necessary tool for growing a business. . . But, how much is too much? In today's article we look at the public companies and then give you a ratio to compare their debt to your debt. . . .How do you compare?. . . funeraldirectordaily.com/how-much-debt-…

We believe that many young funeral directors carry "Student Debt". Here's a little background on the latest Supreme Court decision and an idea on how employers might be able to help these students out. . . . . funeraldirectordaily.com/the-supreme-co…

In a world of "Mental Health Awareness" might "Aftercare" play a bigger role in bringing families to your funeral home and creating more family satisfaction? . . We look at some data and wonder. . . . Read on. . . . funeraldirectordaily.com/a-renaissance-…

Funeral homes have a varied origin and history in the United States. . . . The founding of many funeral home businesses in this country is a part of the fabric of "The American Experience" for immigrants turned citizens. . . . Read our take on this funeraldirectordaily.com/is-there-a-mor…

We are a little nostalgic at Funeral Director Daily today. . . .Do you remember the days of the the "Pager"? . . .You might be surprised to see that they are still the chosen method of notification for some. . . . Read on. . . funeraldirectordaily.com/nostalgia-or-a…

Park Lawn Corporation acknowledges that it is "taking a run" at acquiring Carriage Services. . . .Read on for more information. . . and, have a great 4th of July weekend and week!!!! funeraldirectordaily.com/carriage-servi…

Acquisitions by the major players stay in news. . . .Park Lawn Corporation announces another firm will join their ranks. . . funeraldirectordaily.com/park-lawn-acqu…

You've thought about selling your funeral home, but just can't take that first step to do so. . . . This article let's us know that is not an uncommon occurrence in the profession. . . Here's some thoughts on what does hold an owner back and how to move funeraldirectordaily.com/sellng-a-funer…

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is all over the news. . . . Now, Legacy.com can help you compose obituaries using the science. . . . Check out their new "ObitWriter" that we tell about in today's article. . . . funeraldirectordaily.com/write-obituari…

Funeral home and cemetery operator Carriage Services has replaced their long-time (32 years) CEO. . . Read about the transition and why we think a leadership transition time is an important time in the life of a business. . . especially a funeral funeraldirectordaily.com/carriage-servi…

Happy Friday!!! Here's some recent news of a Service Corporation International (SCI) acquisition. . . .and, some advice about adding locations that are already in your market area. . . Have a great weekend! funeraldirectordaily.com/service-corpor…