You already know that customer behavior and attitudes have changed in significant ways since the beginning of the pandemic. You’ve experienced the changes yourself — but have you adopted sales techniques that enable you to turn those changes into more profit? Floral...
It’s bold. It’s bright. It’s fun. And, it touts the benefits of flowers. “That Flower Feeling” — a marketing campaign created and funded by CalFlowers (the California Association of Flower Growers and Shippers) — is focused on helping everyone in the industry promote...
If the proposal for a national floral promotion order, Floral Board, passes, who will stand to benefit? Will it raise the cost of flowers? What will the marketing look like? These are some of questions that were raised Nov. 16 during a webinar by the Society of...
The new organization created by the merger of two major trade associations representing produce and floral in the mass market has a name: International Fresh Produce Association. When the new organization launches Jan. 1 it will bring the Produce Marketing Association...
Extreme heat in the Pacific Northwest in June damaged evergreens and is expected to cause a shortage of boughs and wreaths this holiday season. Wildfires, heat and dryness can all affect the quality and quantity of the evergreen harvest. This year, it was June’s...
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