“This rule affects every segment of the American economy and in a simple 3-2 vote destroys billions of dollars in value that employers have spent in compensation for a covenant not to compete”.  That quote is part of the message delivered in a National Funeral Directors (NFDA) Special Bulletin on Tuesday by NFDA… The post Federal Trade Commission bans “Non-Compete” agreements first appeared on Funeral Director Daily ..read more

    When it comes to technology I am a confessed “Novice”.  And personally, with Social Media I am pretty quiet too. . . . or maybe my life is dull enough that none of it deserves to be shouted from the rooftops on all the “sharing’ sites.   However, from having Funeral Director Daily… The post Take Ring Ring Marketing for a Test Drive first appeared on Funeral Director Daily ..read more

    So, you have to understand my sense of humor, but every once in a while I will be at a Quick Service Restaurant (QSR) such as Taco Bell or McDonalds and let’s say the order taker/cashier rings up my order and says something like that will be $10.29.  With a straight face and… The post Are funerals “Negotiable”? This guy says so first appeared on Funeral Director Daily ..read more

    Inflation is still high, but consumers are still spending.  Bankers tell us interest rates will probably be “higher” for longer. . .and the Death Care business is continuing to talk about mergers and acquisitions.  On that last subject it’s not often when we get two of the most knowledgeable in the profession together… The post Don’t miss this podcast first appeared on Funeral Director Daily ..read more

      Funeral Director Daily recently learned through this article from Public Media for Central Pennyslvania that Centre County will be building a 160-unit columbarium in Zion, Pennsylvania, to house urns that have went unclaimed.  According to the article, the columbarium will cost over $19,000 and the county has 41 cardboard urns at this… The post County governments seem to have lots of problems, are human remains another one? first appeared on Funeral Director Daily ..read more

    Last week Angie and I attended a visitation service for a neighbor at the funeral home I used to own and operate.  While there we witnessed first hand the care the family was receiving and we could just tell that the friends and neighbors who stopped by, and the stories they told, were… The post The paradox that is killing funeral service first appeared on Funeral Director Daily ..read more

    Every once in a while the writers at Seeking Alpha put out an article on one of the Death Care Index stocks — Carriage Services, Service Corporation International, Park Lawn Corporation, Security National Financial Corporation, and Matthews International.  When they do, we like to pass that information along to our readers.   On… The post Seeking Alpha has a recent opinion on Carriage Services first appeared on Funeral Director Daily ..read more

    Every thirty days Funeral Director Daily runs this little section where we recap the Top Read articles of the past 30 days.  From my point of view as the author of all of the articles I get a sense of what has been of interest to funeral professionals during that time period. .… The post Operational issues take center stage for the last 30 days first appeared on Funeral Director Daily ..read more

      In the recent past I served as Board Chairman for a large Senior population health and living company for three years and as Chairman for a smaller home care and hospice company for about five years.  All told, I’ve had over a dozen years of that leadership service in those industries.  … The post Empathy startup raises an additional $47 million first appeared on Funeral Director Daily ..read more

    If you have been a funeral director for any length of time you have had one of those “cases that sticks with us”.  You’ve been in that situation where what happened or the family you served, or events you could not control “tested your composure in front of a grieving family”.   Licensed… The post Don’t miss CANA Peer Support tomorrow night first appeared on Funeral Director Daily ..read more