Corporate work comes in all shapes and sizes, be it lobby pieces, arrangements for employees or clients, décor for company parties or staging for a catalogue shoot. Recently, Starbright Floral Design, a New York City shop deeply entrenched in the corporate world,...
Gone are the days of asking people to like you on Facebook or Instagram, then relying on your social media posts for some free advertising. Back in February 2013, Facebook (which bought Instagram the previous year) tweaked its algorithm, so customers only see posts...
Memorial Day weekend serves as the launch pad for a host of summertime recreational activities—backyard barbecues, trips to the beach or the pool and, of course, blockbuster movies. Whether or not you plan to go see Baywatch or Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell...
Despite the existence of a flower called an “Easter lily,” the spring holiday has not been the boon to florists that it once was. In 2015, the last time SAF surveyed retail members about Easter sales, 41 percent of respondents reported significantly fewer transactions...
You don’t need a ton of money or even space to do visual merchandising with panache. Take, for instance, this wall of succulents at Flowers & Fancies in Owings Mills, Maryland. Positioning grab-and-go containers beneath a clever and corresponding quote (“Life is...
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