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Come fly with me
Yet again I have just passed through an airport muttering I must never come through one of these again. I did try to avoid it when we...

Quentin Boyes
Jul 15, 20233 min read
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Lived Experience insight
That behemoth of consulting, McKinsey & Co. recently issued a guide to healthy aging and happy living based around a few surveys,...

Mark Taylor
Jul 2, 20232 min read
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The demise of the formal funerals industry
It is ironic that an industry so used to death, does not foresee its own demise. A life-long friend to the church, those involved in...

Mark Taylor
Jun 12, 20233 min read
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Generation Game, Week 2
Well done to Week 1 players but sadly no cuddly toys have been awarded. 29 unique visitors had a look at last week's ads, and the scores...

Quentin Boyes
Jun 7, 20233 min read
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The Generation Game
Would you like to play with us? Pick up a bundle of papers next weekend from your friendly newsagent and stagger home with a bag of...

Mark Taylor
Jun 2, 20235 min read
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1st Board Meeting Dynamic
During their 1st board meeting in the communal meeting room in their Scottish offices, Quentin and Mark had to pause for serious...
Lisa Boyes
Apr 28, 20231 min read
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Frank was right about funerals
We’ve been prophesising how baby boomers, the funeral sector's future customers, will want to exit life when the time arrives....

Quentin Boyes
Apr 19, 20232 min read
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It's your funeral, so how do you want it?
You have to be upfront in life about what you want in death, or you may be disappointed. SunLife Cost of Dying Report 2022 says the song...
Lisa Boyes
Apr 3, 20231 min read
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Generation Death
The funeral business is a £2 billion market with 600k new joiners every year. Baby boomers will be their customers in the next 20 years...

Quentin Boyes
Mar 28, 20232 min read
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Humbug: a new start for people like us
Dedicated to the baby boomer generation where much of Britain’s economic and cultural power resides. Opinionated, high standards and...

Mark Taylor
Feb 14, 20231 min read
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