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Changing Faces of the Funeral Industry: Personalizing the Future
"Boomers are a new and very different breed of customer of funeral services. Understanding their wants and needs and then tailoring services to not only meet but exceed those needs is increasingly essential for funeral homes."- Alan D. WolfeltIn an era where social media technology is an essential[...]
The True Value of a Funeral Professional
In his 1884 novel, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain summed up the role of a funeral director. He wrote, “The undertaker, he slid around in his black gloves with his softly, soothering ways, putting on the last touches, and getting people and things all ship-shape and comfortable, and making no more sound than a cat. He never spoke: he moved people around, he squeezed in[...]
What Happens to Unclaimed Ashes?
Funeral industry experts estimate that the remains of roughly one percent or up to 10,000 people cremated within the United States are unclaimed.There are many different reasons why ashes are not claimed, most often it is because funeral homes are unable to find contact information for family members, especially if the person was homeless or had no family members living in the area.[...]
Reinventing Today’s Funeral Through Innovation
Every segment of the business world has a small group of change-agents who stand out from their peers for their innovation and willingness to adapt and change along with the needs of their clients. .The funeral industry (which serves nearly seven thousand family each day across North America) is no[...]
10 Resources to Help Pay for a Funeral
1. THE DECEASED'S OWN RESOURCESConsult the deceased's bank and important paperwork to discover if any provisions have been made for funeral expenses. Is there an insurance policy available? Is there a savings account with a named beneficiary or some other Payable on Death (POD) bank account? Has the decedent already prepaid a funeral home, crematory or cemetery for products and[...]
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