Companies big and small selling a variety of services and merchandise took aim in promotions at what they deemed to be their biggest Valentine’s Day...
Negative Publicity Watch: SAF Responds to 11 Companies, Media Outlets
The Society of American Florists and its members actively worked to promote positive messaging around Mother’s Day flowers, reaching out to nearly a...
Flower Bashers, Beware
The last thing florists gearing up for Mother’s Day need is other businesses or news outlets disparaging the gift of flowers. And yet, year after...
Negative Publicity Watch: Luxury Fragrance Company Apologizes
Hotel Collection, an upscale fragrance and lifestyle brand which sells hotel-inspired home products such as candles and diffusers, apologized after...
See A Negative Flower Ad? Tell SAF!
It’s that time of year when flowers are often portrayed in a negative light to give a competitive edge to other products vying for Valentine’s Day...
Negative Publicity Watch: VistaPrint and American Kennel Club Bash Flowers
VistaPrint, a global company that produces marketing products, and the American Kennel Club were among the five companies recently contacted by the...
See A Mother’s Day Ad Disparaging Flowers? Tell SAF
A dozen companies, including the upscale retailer Nordstrom and the high-end women’s clothing brand Tory Burch, heard from the Society of American...
Negative Publicity Roundup: Philly Flower Show Rethinks Messaging
In the week before Valentine’s Day, several florists were shocked to receive an email from the Philadelphia Horticultural Society (PHS) with the...
Negative Publicity Update: Tory Burch, Mixtiles and Others
With less than a week until Valentine’s Day, businesses are doing whatever it takes to promote their gifts and services—including putting down...
Negative Publicity Update: The Adventure Challenge Apologizes
A custom guidebook company that sent customers an email discouraging the purchase of flowers for Valentine’s Day has apologized after the Society of...
See A Negative Flower Ad? Let SAF Know!
It’s that time of year when flowers are often portrayed in a negative light to give a competitive edge to other products vying for Valentine’s Day...
Tips to Counter Negative Publicity
Advertisements that disparage flowers are more frequent before major holidays as competitors seek to position their products as the better gift. The...
SAF Asks Restaurant Chain, The Today Show to Stop Trashing Flowers
The week before Mother’s day, a restaurant chain and The Today Show promoted Mother’s Day gifts by disparaging flowers — and those were just two of...
SAF Tapped as Source for Mother’s Day Media Coverage
The media love to feature flowers in their Mother’s Day news coverage, and this year was no exception. As the pandemic continues to evolve and...
TJ Maxx to Pull Negative Mother’s Day Commercial
One of the largest clothing retailers in the country has promised to remove a Mother’s Day TV commercial after hearing from the Society of American...