May 29, 2023
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Foresight on May 29, 2023
Foresight on May 29, 2023The Foresight Companies and Pellerin Funeral Homes A Special Feature Written by Alice Adams The following is a case study about funeral home owners who partnered with The Foresight Companies’ consultants to optimize their position in the marketplace. Through this relationship, the family-owned funeral home maximized its value, streamlined operations and, ultimately, sold at the right time, to the right buyer for the right price. In the beginning, Ray Pellerin, a second-generation funeral director, stepped into the leadership role of his family’s funeral home – in the heart of Cajun Country – in 1962, not quite 10 years after his father, Harris J. Pellerin, the Pellerin Funeral Home’s founder, was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. Ray was still in his 20s. Harris, always a progressive visionary in the profession, established Pellerin’s as an undertaking company in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, in 1921. […]
May 29, 2023
Published by Foresight on May 29, 2023
Foresight on May 29, 2023Where do you begin to tell the story about Doug Gober’s lasting impact? A Special Feature Written by Patti Martin Bartsche Do you go all the way to the Batesville Casket years, where, after taking over a larger territory in Arkansas, he turned it into one of the top territories in the country? Or it can be traced to his time with Alton Doody and The Doody Group, where, among his many achievements, he was instrumental in planning and implementing a number of innovative merchandising concepts and products? You could also point to his move to Live Oak Bank, where, as the company’s executive marketing director of death-care management, he was able to help the new funeral business vertical do over $100 million in loans in its second year. Others may insist that it was when he left Live Oak […]
July 26, 2022
Published by Foresight on July 26, 2022
Foresight on July 26, 2022The team at The Foresight Companies are passionate about the funeral and cemetery profession. The knowledge that we teach our profession is not opinion, it is empirical facts and findings based on what the consumer is thinking about the funeral and cemetery profession. This is how they see the profession and they embracing new ways of doing things. When the pandemic began in 2020, we saw how fast our profession was hit due to the increased amount of deaths that were occurring. Certainly, all the first responders were put to work to aide and guide us through the pandemic. But what also emerged was the title of Last or Final Responders. These are the funeral and cemetery professionals who could not skip a beat and needed to work diligently and quickly to help families with shocking and sudden losses due […]
July 26, 2022
Published by Foresight on July 26, 2022
Foresight on July 26, 2022At The Foresight Companies our mission is to provide our clients with customized financial and operational solutions. We deliver results through our passion for the profession and the communities they serve.
July 25, 2022
Published by Foresight on July 25, 2022
Foresight on July 25, 2022We are excited to share our participation in the Viewpoint with Dennis Quaid educational series. The Foresight team is featured in the episode titled “Funeral Care and Final Wishes”. This short piece focuses on the way the profession adapted to meet the needs of the consumer following the pandemic. At The Foresight Companies, our mission is to provide customized financial and operational solutions to the funeral and cemetery profession. We actively engage with all members of the profession. We deliver results through our passion for the profession and the communities they serve. Over the last 40 years, we have made our goal to educate the profession on the new trends and shifts in behavior. Specifically, during the past two years we have focused on the factors impacting the profession because of the pandemic. We educate by providing empirical data and […]
May 31, 2022
Published by Foresight on May 31, 2022
Foresight on May 31, 20222022 Funeral and Cemetery Consumer Behavior Study Insights Summary DOWNLOAD NOW In what was undeniably the most transformative time in generations, The Foresight Companies conducted annual consumer studies to connect data behind the speculative trends about how COVID-19 will impact the funeral and cemetery profession, both in the short-term and the long-term. With these new trends becoming permanent, how do we embrace and implement these changes that are vital to your future business success. We encourage you to download our Insights Summary on the results of our 2022 Funeral & Cemetery Consumer Behavior Study. It highlights the evolving consumer attitudes towards the funeral and cemetery market and the ways operators need to adapt. The future of funeral service is here, and we must pivot our business model to answer the needs and demands of the consumer.
November 9, 2021
Published by Foresight on November 9, 2021
Foresight on November 9, 2021Chris Cruger and Doug Gober bring on industry professional to join their team. Phoenix, AZ—November 9, 2021 — “We are excited to announce that Nick Padlo has joined the Foresight Team. Nick is one of the best financial minds in the profession, as well as one of the finest people I have had the opportunity to know. The addition of Nick to our Business Analysis Team allows us to continue to deliver the highest level of quality service to our clients,” Chris Cruger, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Partner of The Foresight Companies, recently said. “Our goal was to find the very best person who embodied our passion for the profession and our clients. Nick’s experience in the funeral profession over the past seven years will prove incredibly valuable in providing solutions for our clients. We couldn’t be more excited […]
October 6, 2021
Published by Foresight on October 6, 2021
Foresight on October 6, 20212021 Funeral and Cemetery Consumer Behavior Study Insights Summary DOWNLOAD NOW The future is NOW for the funeral and cemetery profession. The question is, are you planning to adapt and evolve your business or plan your succession? If you are staying in the profession, we encourage you to download our Insights Summary on the results of our 2021 Funeral & Cemetery Consumer Behavior Study. You will discover how to embrace and implement the new changes that are vital to your future business success.
May 12, 2021
Published by Foresight on May 12, 2021
Foresight on May 12, 2021In what was undeniably the most transformative time in generations, The Foresight Companies conducted a study of consumers to put empirical data behind the speculative trends about how COVID-19 will impact the funeral and cemetery profession, both in the short-term and the long-term. None of us could have imagined that almost one year after debuting this groundbreaking study, we would still be faced with the challenges of the pandemic. In 2021, the consumers were still talking, and we were listening! Our follow-up 2021 Funeral and Cemetery Consumer Behavior Study not only builds upon many of the key insights that we shared in 2020, but it also delivers new and fascinating findings into the mind of the consumer as we start to move beyond the pandemic. It will also address the opportunities that lie ahead in funeral service including reinstituting consultative […]
May 10, 2021
Published by Foresight on May 10, 2021
Foresight on May 10, 2021New experiences, technologies, and changing expectations have even the oldest Americans embracing non-traditional ways of mourning Phoenix, Arizona – May 10, 2021 – As a result of the global pandemic, consumers have experienced new ways of mourning the loss of their friends and family, and that has permanently changed the way they mourn, this according to The Foresight Companies 2021 Funeral and Cemetery Consumer Behavior Study. Nearly 1/3 (32%) of survey respondents say their attitudes have changed as a result of new experiences, including using new technologies and adopting non-traditional approaches to celebration. The global pandemic has necessitated adoption of new technologies and behaviors to the highly traditional funeral and cemetery business, and the FCCBS survey, now in its second year, continues to show that consumers are re-examining even the most fundamental ways consumers mourn. This includes even those groups […]
January 5, 2021
Published by Foresight on January 5, 2021
Foresight on January 5, 2021Long time industry expert to assume responsibility over the day-to-day operations of expanding company Phoenix, AZ— January 5, 2021 — It has been announced today that The Foresight Companies has appointed Chris Cruger as their new Chief Executive Officer which he will hold alongside the role of Managing Partner. His colleague and close friend, Dan Isard, former Managing Partner will continue as the Founder of the company. “We are very honored to announce that we continue to fulfill our long term plan to be able to provide the highest level of service to our clients and for the next generation by having Chris transition to Managing Partner effective January 1, 2021”, Dan Isard recently announced. “There is no one in this profession with the experience, drive and ethics that Chris has. Chris continues to successfully improve our operational and transactional […]
December 11, 2020
Published by Foresight on December 11, 2020
Foresight on December 11, 2020Pet services can be a great addition to your funeral home offerings, but it must be well-thought out and planned. There are various business models you can use to start a pet business. The most common pet option that funeral homes choose to offer is pet cremation services. There are a multitude of considerations that must be made when beginning any new venture and pet cremation is no different. Our team at The Foresight Companies is well-versed in the financial, legal, operational, and marketing aspects of pet services and can help answer this driving question: Why should you offer pet cremation? We want to help you examine and understand the vast opportunity for implementing pet cremation services in your business model. Watch our webinar on-demand to hear key insights on: The Impact of Cremation on Funeral Business New Competition in […]