May-June 2009

• New catalog available from Selected Resources
• 91st Annual Meeting set to rock San Diego
• Rich Geib: Lesson in leadership transition
• Kerry Ryan, Lorraine Feeman: Utilizing electronic marketing effectively for your firm
• Wendy Bolduc: Advertising strategies during a slow economy
• Headquarters office adds new staff personnel
• Lowest rate for music licensing still available to members
• Preparing for unexpected government visits
  
  

March-April 2009

• Strategies for retaining employees
• Staff appreciation programs
• Tracking employee statistics
• Celebrating the family business
• Directing funerals in the “experience economy”
• ADEC brings together key constituencies
• Email discussion groups are big success
• Red flag regulations and identity theft
• New officers elected
  
  

January-February 2009

• How a firm becomes a member
• Non-exclusivity at its finest
• Volunteers provide valuable help
• New email discussion groups
• Tribute to long-time members
• 2009 Group Meeting series
• Selected reaches out to ADEC
• Lowest rate available for music licensing
  
  

November-December 2008

• Executive Director Rob Paterkiewicz:
  2008 in Review, Plans for 2009
• Highlights of the 90th Annual Meeting
• NextGen Seminar Goes to Aruba
  in January 2009
• Bill Hoy: Supporting Families
  Through the Holidays
• Hilgenfeld Mortuary Holiday
  Remembrance Services
• Monumental Life Expands Final Needs Focus

September-October 2008

• President Bradford Bellows:
  Membership is the Key to Success
• 2008 Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C.
• NextGen Provides Forum for Younger Members
• Annual Meeting Study Session to Explore Diversity
  in the Workplace
• Linn-Hert-Geib Refocuses Website, Initiates Blog
• Effective Formaldehyde Monitoring is Critical
• The Truth About Credit Card Processing
• N95 Respirator Fit Testing Requirement Resumed
• Speaks Family Legacy Chapels Hosts Veterans Program
• Melcher-Sowers Helps School Children Honor Veterans

July-August 2008

• Group Meetings inspire and challenge audiences
• Headquarters creates new operational structure
• Diane Sundblom retires after 31 years of service
• Jim Axelson donates kidney to friend Matt Cusimano
• Report shows registered donors up; critical need remains
• Tax planning and the U.S. elections: what to expect
• Volunteers sought for new Selected initiatives
• Selected Connections offers valuable aftercare concepts

May-June 2008

• Review of Under-Forty Seminar
• Board Elects Officers for 2008-09
• FTC Closes Funeral Rule Review
• James Fruehling Retires
• New Distinctions Preneed Program
• Richard Lehr: Avoiding a Bad Hire
• National Healthcare Decisions Day
• Lest They Be Forgotten Volume VII

March-April 2008

• 2008 Group Meeting Series
• Selected Connections Program
• Bill Hoy: The Changing Face of Aftercare
• Michael Kubasak’s New Book
  “Traversing The Minefield”
• European Group Conference in Dublin, Ireland
• Larry Cappetto Produces “Beyond The Badge”
• Pre-Need Support Available to Members
• Membership Roster Available Online
• Meeting Information Readily Accessible on Web

January-February 2008

• Under-Forty Seminar
• Members "Share the Experience" at the 2007 Annual Meeting
• Eternal Urns joins Management Assistance Program
• Pre-need strategies web seminar
• HES Management Consultants
• Revised I-9 employment form
• Music License Coalition
• Selected Independent Funeral Homes meets with FTC
• FTC Funeral Rule coordinator Craig Tregillus
• Promoting your funeral home through the Internet, part 3

September-December 2007

• Broussard, Curtis appointed to Board of Directors
• Link/Freeman: Differentiating your funeral home
• Monumental Life Insurance Co. to celebrate 150 years
• Royal Merchant Services joins Management Assistance Program
• Promoting your funeral home via the Internet, part 2
• Effective e-mail communication

July-August 2007

• 2007 Annual Meeting
• Robert Paterkiewicz named new Executive Director
• Selected Connections Program
• OSHA bloodborne pathogens training
• Promoting your funeral home via the Internet, part 1
• Kilpatrick Funeral Homes honors veterans with Lest They Be Forgotten
  

May-June 2007

• Successful pet cremation programs
• OSHA compliance training
• Selected Connections Program
• Meetings recap: Under-Forty Seminar and Selected Spring Seminars
• Jason Barrott discusses Aurora Casket Company’s value and solutions
• Lest They Be Forgotten featured on CBS Evening News
• Eons announces free online obituaries to funeral directors
  

March-April 2007

• Sam Metcalf: Assisting in final funeral ceremonies for President Ford
• Conducting Effective Military Funerals
• Evolution of State Funeral Customs
• Bill Hoy: Connecting With Your Community
• Rich Lehr: Management Styles
• Pacific and European Meetings
• Web Seminars Offer Value Now and Later
• Executive Search Begins
  

January-February 2007

• 2007 Under-Forty Seminar
• Bellows, Bunker Voted Officers-Elect
• Selected Spring Seminars Debut
• 2007 Pacific Group Meeting
• 2007 European Group Conference
• Web Seminar on Succession Planning
• Redesigned Grief Brochure Available
• Survey Evaluates Trends in Funeral Service
• Protecting Trademark Rights
• Larry Cappetto Interviews Canadian Veterans
• DOT Regulations