According to a National Retail Federation survey, 72 percent of consumers intend to buy Mom flowers this weekend, representing approximately $2.9 billion in spending. To help fulfill that huge demand, floral importers and other professionals used ocean freight to...
Need some ideas to jumpstart your Mother’s Day marketing? Here are a few low-cost ways to get your name out in the community. Simple, but Smart, Signage You’re acutely aware Mother’s Day is in less than three weeks. But a lot of consumers are still coming off the...
The countdown is on for mom, and the Society of American Florists has compiled a step-by-step Mother’s Day Survival Guide to help you prepare for a profitable and low-stress holiday. Step 1: Decide on Product Offerings Vonda LaFever, AIFD, PFCI, and Kami Martin of...
You want to offer your customers sustainably grown flowers. How do you go about it? In the latest issue of Floral Management, contributing author Bruce Wright reports on making sense of the many “green” certification labels and a few companies that help connect...
How were your flowers grown? Your customers would like to know. Surveys reveal that consumers care deeply about the environment and are willing to change their buying habits to reduce their impact on it. In the latest issue of Floral Management, contributing writer...
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