Benjamin Schmidt WHY DON’T YOU JUST GOOGLE IT? 🙄 We already know from the marketing people that 85% of Google searches are done to find funeral homes, but if someone Googles information about the different aspects of funeral services, what do they f... Alkaline Hydrolysis Cremation Education Education Embalming Funeral Director Marketing NOR/Human Composting Relevancy Dec 28, 2023
Larry Stuart, Jr. A Tapestry of Gratitude—Celebrating Thankfulness Around the World While Thanksgiving in the United States is a well-known holiday centered around giving thanks, many other nations also have their own special occasions dedicated to gratitude. In a world as diverse an... Gratitude Nov 28, 2023
Brian Waters The Spirit of Thanksgiving for Those Who Undertake Wehope that the Thanksgiving holiday will allow you are your family time to be together for a bit of rest and time to focus on what keeps us going. Undertaking in a post-pandemic America leaves many o... Education Embalming Funeral Director Gratitude Relevancy Nov 28, 2023
Brian Waters Why are We Thankful for Funeral Directors? (According to ChatGPT) I asked ChatGPT why we should be thankful for funeral directors. What do you think of the answer? People often express gratitude for funeral directors for several reasons: Compassion and Support: Fune... Education Funeral Director Gratitude Nov 24, 2023
Benjamin Schmidt Stay Positive Together! As a licensed funeral director and embalmer, and mortuary school professor I am proud to be a member of a community that collectively arranges for and executes with professionalism the creation of mea... Education Embalming Funeral Director Oct 30, 2023
Larry Stuart, Jr. Things Funeral Homes Should Always Consider Regarding Using a 3rd Party Cremation Partner Funeral directors know, when someone dies, things can happen quickly and all of a sudden there are a lot of plates spinning in the air all at once. Almost all of the plates stay spinning by the funera... Business Management Cremation Education Crematory Operations Funeral Director Liability Sep 25, 2023
Larry Stuart, Jr. The Art of Marketing in Funeral Service:Honoring Memories, Building Trust In the eyes of the consumer, funeral service is no longer about selling a product; it's about providing guidance, support, and comfort to families during one of the most challenging times of their liv... Education Marketing Relevancy Sep 25, 2023
Benjamin Schmidt Incorrupt or Not? Sister Wilhelmina Lancaster Lived a Saintly Life Was the fact that Sister Wilhelmina Lancaster's remains were not decomposed when she was exhumed to move her to a new shine mean she lived closer to Christ as the Catholic Church claims? Or is there m... Embalming Funeral Director History Religion Jun 27, 2023
Martha Webb-Jones WHEN IT COMES TO CHANGE—PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT When your organization can routinely embrace changes of all types and sizes, and use them as catalysts for process improvement, relationship-building, and personal development, then you (and your empl... Business Management Funeral Director Human Resourses Relevancy May 29, 2023
Benjamin Schmidt Embalming's New Front Line The embalmers of Belgium and Germany are truly on the frontlines of embalming. As we lament the death of embalming in the US, perhaps we need to observe its growth across the ocean and think about how... Education Embalming Funeral Director Relevancy Apr 28, 2023
Larry Stuart, Jr. Crematory Operator's Pre-Cremation Checklist Anticipating problems before they happen virtually eliminate the possibility that they will, in fact, happen. No need to rely on a fortune teller! When I tackle a project, no matter what it is, I alwa... Cremation Education Crematory Operations Crematory Operators Liability Mar 22, 2023
Benjamin Schmidt BERNOULLI AND THE PREP ROOM There’s always a lot of discussion amongst embalmers about the chemicals they use, the cosmetics they like, and the techniques they deploy in restoration. When we think of embalming, we can easily cal... Education Embalming Funeral Director Feb 23, 2023
