When a person we love dies so suddenly, our initial emotional responses would be shock and disbelief. Usually, it is very tough to accept the demise of a loved one. Then, when the disbelief has worn off, it is replaced by deep anguish. With the deep anguish, it can be very difficult to make sound [...]
Posts Tagged ‘baby boomers’
23 Feb
Wine, Retirement … and Cremation? Baby Boomer Expo Offers Advice On The Inevitable
Apparently, the grim reaper is part of the baby boomer lifestyle. He hovered over the Baby Boomer Lifestyle Expo in Portland over the weekend, a none-too-subtle reminder of mortality at a gathering aimed at the eternally youthful. Along with vendors peddling wine, retirement centers, retirement planning, home remodeling, replacement windows, mobility devices and chiropractic care, [...]
10 Feb
Weird Ways How People Die in America
Here is another pretty interesting graphic that I found online. The graphic shows 17 of the top accidental ways people die in America. The graphic stats: Every year nearly 120,000 people die from accidents. Although over 2/3 of them occur from vehicle collisions and poisonings, there are plenty of other unusual ways people kick the [...]
16 Dec
The Funeral Industry Is Dying, Now What?
I am scared for the funeral industry. Not just one part of the industry, for example I am not scared for just the suppliers like Batesville, Wilbert, Trigard, and so on, I am scared for the industry as a whole. I am scared for the industry as a brand. I truly believe the funeral industry [...]
16 Dec
Churches To Compete For Funeral Service Business?
Are churches really a threat to funeral homes? I found this article and thought it was very interesting. I have never thought of a church as a competitor to the funeral home. Please let us know what you think in the comment section below. Churches To Compete For Funeral Service Business? We asked an audience [...]
16 Dec
What Do Seniors Do Online? You Will Be Amazed!!
We have talked a lot about Baby Boomers and the impact they are going to have on the funeral industry lately. Well Nielsen just released new data which reveals that the number of seniors (65 and older) using the Web has increased by 6 million in the last five years. And guess what sites they [...]
1 Dec
Funeral Homes Feel Economy’s Bite
Grief and a “Payment Due” notice are the only real inescapable parts of death and taxes. Area funeral directors say the troubled economy has customers reassessing how much they can afford for loved ones’ end-of-life services, leaving them balancing financial reality against the desire to provide a proper sendoff. “Right now you’re seeing so many [...]
16 Nov
Lack of Funeral Rights Turns Mourner Into Gay Activist
Mark Goldberg says the police were at his Fox Point home for about two hours the day he found his domestic partner’s body in the garage. The officers arrived quickly, said over and over how sorry they were, and determined that 60-year-old Ronald Hanby had taken his own life. Then they left, and the medical [...]
1 Nov
Will They Bury Rob Walton in a Walmart Casket When He Dies?
This is a pretty good question. I found this article while browsing the Walmart story online. What would your loved ones say if you told them they were buried in a Walmart casket? I am still a firm believer that people still see value in price, and they will pay for quality product. So, do [...]
1 Nov
Are You Ready for The “Boomers?”
If you have visited ConnectingDirectors.com in the past few months, you have surely noticed articles covering the topic of the “Boomer” generation. The current “death trough” and the sinking economy are beginning to take their toll on the funeral industry. For funeral directors the deaths of baby boomers – people born between 1946 and 1964 – is a windfall worth lusting over, if they can make it through the current decline in death that is projected to last a few more years.
