Are you active in a community service organization? Has your company been in business since 1918? If you answered yes to either question (or both),...
The sad reality of Valentine’s Day is that it tends to excludes a lot of people. If you’re marketing your Valentine’s Day menu to only married or...
On Dec. 22, 2017, President Donald Trump signed into law the most sweeping tax bill since 1986. The 500-plus page bill was mostly forward-looking,...
With less than a week to go until the big day, Jodi Duncan, AIFD, filmed a short video message that expresses the value of purchasing flowers from a...
Don’t let cupid get away with insufficient funds. The Society of American Florists and Money Transfer Systems Inc. have partnered to bring SAF...
Don’t let the holiday pressure prevent you from capturing powerful free publicity this Valentine’s Day. "Media coverage of your business, whether...
Ask many small-business owners how they survived the recession, and you’ll likely hear a few appreciative “thank-you’s” to a nice, tall cold one...
The countdown is on! Sure, a lot of your hard work — at least in terms of sales and marketing — is mostly behind you. But there’s still time to make...
Now is peak season for reporters to conduct research for their Valentine’s Day “test order” news stories, when they pose as consumers ordering...
Ever feel like you’re reaching out to the same customers constantly? A shop in Newburyport, Massachusetts, has found a lighthearted way to market to...
Emotions will run high this weekend when the Eagles take on the Patriots. If you haven’t had a chance to hitch your marketing efforts to the big...
Be honest: is your shop neatly organized or does it look like Cupid just threw up in there? In his Valentine’s Day Boot Camp, Thursday, Jan. 11,...
When Manny and Clara Gonzalez first bought Tiger Lily, their Charleston, South Carolina, floral business, they thought: How hard can this be? “The...
For consumers, Valentine’s Day is just as the name implies: a day. For florists, though, it’s a season, and coming up with talking points for the...
New Year’s resolutions can get a bad rap, says Derrick P. Myers, CPA, CFP, PFCI. “Too often, they fall into the category of ‘impossible to achieve’...