Earnings Reports, Preneed Events, and Innovative Technology in Funeral Care
In this episode, we preview Kates-Boylston’s upcoming virtual preneed event, featuring expert insights from Greg Norris and Spencer Larkin. Tony also recaps earnings from SCI, Carriage, and Matthews International, highlighting steady growth in at-need and memorialization revenues despite economic uncertainty. Matthews also is preparing to finalize a major asset sale while expanding its energy business post-lawsuit. Additional stories include the 100th anniversary of E.E. Pickle Funeral Home, neighborhood resistance to a Georgia crematory, and the launch of Eazewell, a tech platform backed by NBA stars to improve funeral planning access. Click here for complete show notes.
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End-of-Life Care: Alexandra Mosca's Dual Role in Death and Storytelling
Funeral director Alexandra Mosca shares her journey into funeral service and her concurrent career as a writer. Learn how these two worlds intersect and inform her unique perspective.
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Funeral Home Salaries, Tech Investments Rise and a Historic Loss
This week's episode highlights the new Kates-Boylston Compensation Report, a fire at one of New York's oldest funeral homes, an interesting legislative update on crematory temperatures in Oregon, and discuss the increasing trend of partnerships and venture capital investment in funeral tech.Â
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Discipline, Data, and Small Wins: Greg Norris on Building a Strong Preneed Sales Pipeline
For Greg Norris, regional director for Homesteaders Life Company, the foundation of a successful preneed sales strategy isn’t flashy marketing or an especially persuasive pitch; it’s discipline.  Click here for complete show notes.    Â
Kates-Boylston Publications has been covering death care for more than a century. Funeral Service Insider brings that institutional knowledge to bear on current events with the aim of helping funeral service professionals better understand the present and plan for the future.
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