Here’s what Carriage Services Vice-Chairman and CEO Carlos Quezada said in prepared statements accompanying Carriages Services 3rd Quarter 2024 financial reports, “I am pleased to announce that our growth continues with another strong quarter of performance. Our cemetery sales team achieved a notable increase of 27.1% year-over-year in […] Read More
It’s an interesting week in the Death Care profession. Not only do we have Halloween coming up on Thursday, but the day before that, Wednesday, October 30, both of the two largest public funeral home and cemetery operating companies in America are expected to report their 3rd Quarter 2024 […] Read More
Elevia Announces Exciting New Features that Enhance their Consumer Experience and Aftercare Services Highland, Utah – Elevia, a trusted leader in aftercare and consumer experience services, is proud to announce the launch of three significant new enhancements to its core product offerings. These updates reflect Elevia’s ongoing commitment to meaningful […] Read More
Krause Funeral Homes & Cremation Services Garners Multiple Awards for Funeral Service Excellence Wins Milwaukee 2024 “Best of” and “Community Choice” Awards, National Pursuit of Excellence Award and Qualifies for Milwaukee Business Hall of Fame WINTER PARK, Fla. (September 17, 2024) – Foundation Partners Group today announced that Krause Funeral Homes and Cremation Services has […] Read More
Last week we learned of an August 1, 2024, event which required the filing of a Securities and Exchange (SEC) Form 13G. That event was the acquisition of more than 5.0% of the common stock of Carriage Services by an entity. As you can see from this form, […] Read More
There is no doubt that there is a trend of greater mobility to preferred residential locales for retired citizens and we also know that the choice of cremation services, especially direct cremation with no services, over earth burials causes loss of margin for traditional funeral homes. This article […] Read More
Roughly 18-months into their journey as an individual operating company, Batesville has made their first acquisition. And, it should come as no surprise that the acquisition expanded the company’s technology offerings. It was announced last week, in this press release, that Batesville has acquired Halcyon, a deathcare management system. […] Read More
Last week Funeral Director Daily published this article titled “Know your customer — How’s their credit”. That article delved into the American consumer credit profiles and why, before extending credit, you needed to know the consumer you are dealing with. . . and how difficult that is in […] Read More
The Importance of Offering Personalized Services | Talkin’ Terrybear Ep: 009 with Brent Thorson On this week’s “Talkin’ Terrybear,” host Ryan Thogmartin is joined once again by Brent Thorson to explore the evolving world of personalization in funeral services. Brent shares insights into Terrybear’s innovative personalization techniques, including the Memory […] Read More
We learned of an upcoming webinar that will feature Death Care experts Ryan Thogmartin and John Heald. Legacy.com’s Heald will be joined by Connecting Directors’ Thogmartin and they will discuss how to unwrap the features of Legacy.com for your funeral home. Among other things you can expect […] Read More
Back in 2017 when I served on the board of the University of Minnesota I had a hand in the hiring of new Head Football Coach P.J. Fleck. Coach Fleck is still there and has had some success coaching in the Big Ten. Outside of the improvement […] Read More
Mel Payne has been listed as the co-founder, CEO, and Chairman of the Board at funeral home and cemetery operator Carriage Services since 1991. In the company’s 2023 Year End Report which was made public on February 21 of this year, the company made note that Mr. Payne “has […] Read More
American funeral home and cemetery operator Carriage Services recently shared the results of their 4th Quarter and Year-End financials with the public. In doing so, and in spite of a continuing COVID “pull forward” impact resulting in modest declines in funeral contract volume experienced during the year, the company […] Read More
Terrybear’s Infinity Urn Vault Is Your Key to Goodwill, New Services, and Additional Revenue Since Terrybear Urns & Memorials added the revolutionary Infinity Urn Vault to their lineup last spring, they’ve received some phenomenal feedback from folks across the deathcare profession. And why not? This game-changing product offers benefits and […] Read More
Spotify has signed a new multiyear deal with Joe Rogan that will allow the hit podcaster to air his program on competing platforms, the streaming company announced Friday. “The Joe Rogan Experience,” which had aired exclusively on Spotify, will also soon be available on streaming services including Apple, Amazon and […] Read More
