When a Los Angeles-based artist was looking for a way to give back and bring comfort to hospital workers in hard-hit areas of the pandemic, he turned to his canvas — and to flowers. The Washington Post recently detailed the flower-friendly goodwill gesture that has so...
What can local florists do to tap into community ties and refine their messaging to better connect with area customers? How and why are leadership best practices evolving during the pandemic — and what are lessons that every floral business leader should be taking...
Find a way to embrace change. Keep your plans fluid. Watch your financials. Those are three lessons that longtime floral industry member Jennifer Barnard of Tillie’s Flower Ship in Wichita, Kansas, said she’s taking with her from the pandemic. In a recent issue of...
When SAF’s Reinvention Summit kicks off July 27, it will include more than 15 targeted sessions, including keynote addresses, panel debriefs, roundtable discussions and an appearance by contestants from Netflix’s hit show “The Big Flower Fight.” Not sure if you can...
A group of associated flower shops in Pennsylvania and Ohio came together for the tenth time earlier this month to collect hundreds of pounds of non-perishable items for area food banks. The pandemic made the effort especially meaningful this year. The “Stems Hunger”...
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