Budgeting as a Facet of Strategic Planning

Businesses are not static but evolve over time and this evolution may lead to growth but may also cause the business to decline. A business life cycle is usually portrayed as a bell shaped curve where the stages follow one another in an orderly fashion, which is...

Dealing with Price Shoppers Results

In the last Johnson Consulting Group newsletter, we asked our readers to give us their thoughts on phone shoppers.  Below were the responses we received.  I enjoy sharing this data in the hopes that it will provide you some insights on your current training of phone...

The Importance of the Family Survey

Delivering exceptional customer service is paramount for funeral business success. But what is quality service? How do we know what the consumer expects, and how they respond to what your firm provides? Certainly families appreciate your efforts, and they often say as...

Jake Johnson on HR Issues and Pitfalls in The Independent

The Summer 2014 issue of The Independent® features the Jake Johnson article “Funeral Home Staffing-Recruitment Employee Relations – HR Issues and Pitfalls”. As our profession continues to evolve one of the most critical areas to address is funeral home staffing....

Financial Fitness

The Evolution of Accounting in Funeral Service By: Jake Johnson The financial statement has come a long way in funeral service. When my father first started in funeral service back in the 1980’s, most independent funeral directors only needed their financial...