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June 18, 2008

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Funeral Catering and Receptions - Allen Dave

June 16, 2008



Allen Dave of Allen Dave Memorial Funeral Home, Houston, TX, shares how his wedding planning experience helps him offer receptions for his funeral home. Interview by Robin Heppell.

Nevin Mann about Funeral and Cemetery Staff

June 1, 2008



Nevin Mann of West Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, PA explains how his staff serves their client families. Interview by Funeral Consultant, Robin Heppell.

The Undertaking Recap - Patrick Lynch

April 30, 2008


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Funeral Director, Patrick Lynch of Lynch & Sons Funeral Directors, Metro Detroit, Michigan shares the positive results of the PBS Frontline documentary, The Undertaking that aired in October, 2007. The documentary can be viewed on the Frontline website at:http://www.pbs.org/frontline/undertaking/ Interview with Robin Heppell, of www.FuneralFuturist.com

Oregon Cremation - Amy Lowery

April 26, 2008


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Oregon Cremation expert Amy Lowery of Bollman Funeral Home in Dallas, Oregon explains the cremation process at her funeral home. The cremation rate in Oregon is approx. 65%. Interview by Robin Heppell.

Joe Sehee on Green Burials

April 8, 2008

Joe Sehee of the Green Burial Council discusses the opportunity for funeral homes to embrace the new trend of Green Burial and Green Service offerings. Interview by Funeral Marketing Consultant, Robin Heppell.

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Creative Memorial Folders with Photoshop - Craig Williams

January 14, 2008

Funeral director Craig Williams of McCalls Funeral Homes in Victoria, B.C. explains how creating service and memorial folders with Photoshop sets them apart. Interview by Funeral Trends Expert, Robin Heppell.

 
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Memorial Video Tributes - John Ellwood

January 8, 2008

Funeral director John Ellwood of McCall’s Funeral Homes in Victoria, BC describes the process that they use when creating DVD memorial tributes - including the most requested song for those tributes. Interview by Funeral Consultant, Robin Heppell.

 
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Honoring Veterans - Chris Wooldridge

October 23, 2007

Funeral director Chris Wooldridge of Targhetta and Wooldridge Funeral Homes, Brighton, Illinois tells how the way that his funeral home honors veterans won them the “Best of the Best” in the NFDA’s Pursuit of Excellence program. Interview by Funeral Technology Expert, Robin Heppell.

 
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More than Just After Care - Mark Smith

October 17, 2007

Funeral director, Mark Smith of Amos Family Funeral Home, Shawnee, Kansas, talks about how their funeral home bridges the communication gap after the funeral service.  They have continuity from After Care, to Newsletters and to the Holiday Memorial Service facilitated by Darcie Sims.  Interview by Robin Heppell of FuneralFuturist.com.

 
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