Is your sales team stuck in the same-old, same-old? Are you struggling to motivate people to increase average transactions and go after bigger...
Missing Your Motivational Mojo? Find it at SAF Maui 2016
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See the Best Crops in Outstanding Varieties Exhibit
Florists who want to add a dash of something new to their design room and coolers will soon have the chance to review more than 5,000 stems of the...
Back to School at the College of Cool
Get ready for a crash course in the hottest products on the market as the wacky professors from Professional Floral Communicators – International...
Professional Floral Communicators – International to Induct Three Speakers
The Society of American Florists will honor three professionals with induction into Professional Floral Communicators – International (PFCI) during...
Free WebBlast on Fiscal Forecasting for a Fickle Economy
What is going on with the economy, and how can I position my floral business accordingly? Is now a good time to hire? Or buy a big ticket item for...
Top Business Experts Coming to SAF Maui 2016
Giving customers what they want and need was sound retailing advice 10 years ago — but today the best businesses are doing much more than that:...
Speakers to Swap Strategies at AIFD National Symposium
Do you love talking about flowers and floral design? Do you present programs to garden clubs or other professionals? Come talk shop with experts...
SAF Lends Support for Funding Biotech Education
The Society of American Florists recently joined with dozens of other groups to help ensure the government has the resources to better inform the...
Petal It Forward and Save $50 on IFE Registration
Last October, SAF capitalized on popular pay-it-forward initiatives with Petal It Forward, a public relations campaign to randomly give two bouquets...
Back at the Shop, Florists Put Ideas Gleaned in Cincinnati to Work
Nearly 70 floral industry members from 17 states and Canada gathered for SAF’s lightning-fast, info-packed 1-Day Profit Blast, held April 16 in...
Florists Ponder Pricing Strategies
How do you set prices? Do you offer “charm” prices (those ending in the number 9) or rounded prices? Do you charge for delivery and services...
Cincinnati, Denver Added to SAF’s 1-Day Profit Blast Road Show
Florists looking for high quality, affordable floral business education have two additional venues in which to find it in 2016. SAF is bringing its...
Texas State Florists’ Association Recruits and Readies Next Generation of Workers
Millennials don't want to be florists. That's a message circulating throughout the industry and a fear that keeps many aging shop owners up at...
For Florists in Midwest, Profit Blast Delivers Packed Day of Learning
Here’s an idea that might sound like trouble: Spend a fall Saturday away from your business, talking with friends and meeting new people in a...
Back Home, Convention Attendees Put New Knowledge into Action
Kristen Brown, Rutland Beard Floral Group, Catonsville, Maryland; Joy Lai, Teleflora, Inc., Los Angeles; Michelle Bolchune, Lion Ribbon...