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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[...]
Jai Pausch - Dream New Dreams: Reimagining My Life After Loss
Jai Pausch was the wife of Randy Pausch, the Carnegie Mellon University computer science professor, who inspired millions with his last lecture. Randy had pancreatic cancer and was dying, and he held a lecture at Carnegie Mellon called The Last Lecture, it was recorded and became a youtube hit[...]
Dr. Wolfelt: Listen to the Music of the Past, to Dance into the Future
“A well-planned funeral also helps you know 'what to do' when you do not know what to do.” - Dr. Alan D. Wolfelt, from Understanding Your GriefTo listen to him speak, Dr. Alan D. Wolfelt is soft-spoken. His words are precise. He doesn't fumble or stutter or trip over his sentences. He tells[...]
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[...]
Funding Options for Advance Funeral Plans - By Dean Lambert
Recent consumer studies show that a majority of consumers believe advance funeral planning is a “good thing to do.” One of the benefits cited is the ability to provide funding for the funeral ahead of time so that surviving family members do not have to bear the expense burden when that[...]
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