Floral Shop Accounting 101 Where do you go when you need essential flower shop accounting, financial management, and benchmarking best practices?...
Full Calendar? Flexible Options Available for SAF Reinvention Summit
If you’re not yet registered for the Society of American Florists’ all-virtual Reinvention Summit taking place next week, from July 27-31, don’t...
SAF Asks Google, Postmates to Delete Unwanted Links
The Society of American Florists reached out this week to Postmates and Google, asking the companies to remove the courier service’s links from...
2 Stunning Holiday Designs that Play Up Texture
Shiny baubles. Twinkle lights. Candy cane stripes. Ribbon. Tinsel. Glitter. It’s the most ostentatious time of the year! Mindful that many customers...
5 Business-Building Ideas to Try in 2019
Want to see your business grow in the coming year? (Obviously!) Here are five diverse tactics to try in 2019. Buddy up with another business in the...
The Marketing Opportunity Lurking in Your Email Signature
Anyone who’s ever engaged in a heated argument knows the satisfaction of getting in a good last word. The same philosophy should apply to your email...
Millennial Floral Designer Talks Shifts in Customer Expectations
With Pinterest dreams and Martha Stewart moms, millennial customers have plenty of ideas — and florists are the pros tasked with crafting those...
Pricing Guidelines and Floral Shop Accounting 101
Where do you go when you need essential flower shop accounting, financial management, and benchmarking best practices? Does this crucial information...
Florists Leave Omaha With Renewed Energy, Actionable Tips
Eager to start 2018 on a high note, 121 floral industry members gathered in Omaha, Nebraska, on January 14 for the latest installment in SAF’s...
Florists Prep for Inspiring Day in Omaha
It’s been more than two years since Rhonda Bullington attended SAF’s 1-Day Profit Blast in Des Moines, an experience that expanded her skillset and...
Floral Designers Praise Pantone’s Purple Pick
Joy to the world! The Pantone Color Institute has selected its 2018 color of the year and it’s especially “florist friendly.” Last week the...
At Profit Blast in Louisville, a Focus on More Profitable Events
Knowing what to charge wedding and event clients can be tricky. When retailers miscalculate, they risk not making a profit. Fortunately, help is on...
Attract Millennials with Smaller Designs at 1-Day Profit Blast
Here’s a trend you’ve probably heard something about already: Most millennials aren’t dreaming of or investing in McMansions. (Maybe in the pages of...
Look Out, Boston: Here Comes SAF’s 1-Day Profit Blast
The landing place of the Mayflower and the Pilgrims, best-known for its clam chowder, fish and chips, baked beans and lobsters, is the next stop for...
How Will ‘Trumponomics’ Affect Industry Businesses?
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...
Explore the Future of Retail at SAF Palm Beach 2017
The retail industry changed drastically in the 1990s, when the invention of the World Wide Web allowed shoppers to place orders at any hour of the...
A Silver Lining to Store Closures?
What do Sears, RadioShack and Bebe have in common? They’re closing brick-and-mortar stores. And, they aren’t alone. As of mid-June, 4,789 store...
Bankruptcy Filing Creates Panic Among Brides
When the wedding dress store Alfred Angelo filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy last week, the news sent brides around the country into a panic — and...
Free WebBlast: Pricing for a Bigger Piece of the Pie
The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence. Florists who cater to a less affluent customer base envy uptown competitors with their...
Find Your Hidden Profits in St. Louis
Even the most resourceful and bottom-line oriented retailers likely have a goldmine of unrealized profit — buried in their costs, said retail floral...
Data-Driven Decisions Drive Growth
Last month, Amazon acquired Whole Foods for $13.7 billion, signaling the company’s intention to dominate yet another segment of the retail industry....
Get Paid for the Goods and Services You Deliver
Have you been dinged by a bounced check? The Society of American Florists has an app to make collections a breeze, and Skip Paal, AAF, of the...
SAF Graphics Prompt Memorial Day Sales
Remind social media followers about flowers for Memorial Day. The Society of American Florists provides members with Facebook sharable graphics that...
Want to Improve Design Room Efficiency? Talk to your Designers
How many times a day does your designer walk to a water source to fill a vase? How much energy each week is devoted to recovering misplaced...
Mother’s Day Predictions: More Money, More Flowers and More Small Business Patronage
Sixty-nine percent of consumers plan to buy Mother’s Day flowers next month, in what could be a record-breaking holiday. In fact, consumers are...
Free WebBlast to Give Mother’s Day Marketing, Sales Pointers
The National Retail Federation is estimating that 69 percent of those celebrating Mother’s Day will buy mom flowers — so now is the time for...
Free WebBlast to Prep Retailers for Mother’s Day
Mother’s Day requires all hands on deck. That’s why the Society of American Florists is bringing in four experts to address the hot spots flower...
Are You Leaving Money on the Design Bench?
Cost of goods sold and labor are two controllable expenses that can make or break your floral shop. Buying right and using the correct markup are...
Make Opportunity Knock for Your Business
You have a potentially great idea, but you aren’t exactly sure how to put it into action at your business. Or, you know that you need to make some...
Bring the Team to 1-Day Profit Blast in Philadelphia
SAF’s 1-Day Profit Blast in Philadelphia, sponsored by DVFlora on Saturday, March 25, packs design, sales, technology and management education into...
Control Cost of Goods Sold with SAF’s Spreadsheets
The Society of American Florists can help members control cost of goods sold, develop current and accurate pricing, and assist bridal customers with...
Have You Received a Bounced Check?
The Society of American Florists and Money Transfer Systems Inc., a leader in electronic check re-presentment and recovery, have partnered to bring...
Look Out Denver and Columbus, Here Comes SAF’s 1-Day Profit Blast
Looking for a dose of profit-boosting ideas before the holidays kick into high gear? SAF is bringing its popular 1-Day Profit Blast to two markets...
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...
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...
Sogueco to Highlight Tech Trends at 1-Day Profit Blast in Austin
Retailers are headed to Austin, Texas, at the end of February to find out how to leverage technology trends so they can increase online business....
Publicity Pointers To Maximize Your Marketing Campaigns
On October 7, more than 2,000 people in Chicago received a surprise gift of flowers, courtesy of Kennicott Brothers Company and Ashland Addison...
Michigan Florist Partners With Local Vendors for Holiday Party
Camaraderie and charity help a Michigan florist kick off the holidays on the high note. Blumz…by JR Designs in Ferndale, Michigan, hosts its fifth...
Schedule an Inspiring Getaway in Des Moines
Before the holiday chaos descends in full force, give yourself the gift of education by attending SAF's 1-Day Profit Blast, Saturday, November 14,...