Senators and representatives may be returning to work this week, but don’t expect a lot of action in Congress, according to Shawn McBurney, SAF’s senior director of government relations. “Look for a lot of heat, but not a lot of light coming from Washington,” he said,...
When Lindsay Irwin of Bitterroot Flower Shop in Missoula, Montana, introduced a new gift option to her customers last Valentine’s Day, she was trying to overcome two challenges that just about every florist faces: The need to increase average transactions and the...
Industry members are reacting this week to the news that Wesley Berry Flowers, a 70-year-old company whose order-gathering practices have been criticized by florists and consumer groups, is “shutting down local company-owned stores,” according to an Aug. 27 story by...
A beloved floral industry member who overcame prejudice during World War II to serve his country and help build one of the longest-running family businesses ever to be honored by the Japanese American Museum in California died last month. Eugene N. Yoshihara passed...
If you aren’t satisfied with the number of customers opening your emails, it may be time to take a look at your subject line strategy and rethink your approach. According to DigitalMarketer, successful email subject lines incorporate a “value-first...
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