SAF’s fly-in attendees enjoy a quick break in front of the US Capitol: From left: Tim Farrell, AAF, AIFD, PFCI, Teleflora, Drexel Hill, Pa.; Austin Bryant, AAF, Heart of Florida Greenhouses, Inc., Zolfo Springs, Fla.; Lillie Wightman, SAF; Dave Legge,...
An empathetic leader can boost morale, engagement and productivity. The biggest motivation behind employee engagement and innovation isn’t salary, rank or vacation time. It’s having a leader who is empathetic, a study found. “The highest driver of engagement is...
Understanding how wholesalers work can help florists get the best prices and freshest products. In addition to planning, prepping and marketing, there’s something else that can make a florist’s Mother’s Day go smoothly: understanding how the wholesaler works, and how...
Another Valentine’s Day is in the books, and with it, evidence of floral sales that for the past two years have showed slow but steady growth. The findings of an Ipsos poll commissioned by the Society of American Florists about consumer spending, as well as SAF’s...
Raya Ward, a retail flower manager from Connecticut, left the Society of American Florists’ Next Gen LIVE! event last week in San Diego with new ideas for marketing locally-grown flowers. Lisa Nason, a marketer with Kennicott Brothers, went back to Chicago feeling...
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