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Kates-Boylston Publications Names Managing Editor
Kates-Boylston Publications, the publisher of American Funeral Director and American Cemetery & Cremation magazines, and Funeral Service Insider, has named
Annual Casket Survey Yields Insights on Funeral Home Showrooms and Presenting Caskets to Families
An excerpt from Funeral Service Insider (FSI) – www.funeralserviceinsider.com This year’s annual casket survey drew responses from 359 people – the
Update on “Have the Talk of a Lifetime” Campaign
The national campaign to promote the importance of memorialization, by encouraging families to “have the talk of a lifetime” with
Handling and Avoiding Bad Publicity
By Joe Weigel, Weigel Strategic Marketing For whatever reason, it seems that journalists go out of their way to find
Nearly 6,300 Attend the 2014 NFDA International Convention & Expo
The National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) 2014 International Convention & Expo, held October 12-15 in Nashville, Tenn., drew 6,296 total
NFDA Forms New Committee to Tackle Global Funeral Issues
As the world’s leading and largest funeral service association, the National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) announced this past summer that
Federated Reports Averages for July
A regular adult funeral, including a casket and professional services, sold for an average cost of $6,856.32 in July. That’s
“Have the Talk of a Lifetime®” Holds Webinar
The second of three free webinars about Funeral and Memorial Information Council’s (FAMIC) Have the Talk of a Lifetime campaign,
In Memoriam: Adrian F. Boylston, Jr.
Editor’s note: The article below includes excerpts from the profile published in the January, 2014, issue of The CFSA Newsletter, when Mr.