Negative Publicity Roundup: Undergarment Company Apologizes, Removes Social Post
In the week before Valentine’s Day, women’s undergarment retailer Hanky Panky removed its flower-bashing social media ad and sent the Society of American Florists an apology. To advertise it... Read more
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 The Society of American Florists reached o... Read more
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 spending dollars. As the voice of the flora... Read more
A custom guidebook company that sent customers an email discouraging the purchase of flowers for Valentine’s Day has apologized after the Society of American Florists reached out about the n... Read more
When textile company Boll and Branch used “What’s better than flowers and chocolates?” as a marketing email subject line, the Society of American Florists reached out— and received an apolog... Read more
News agencies and a mail order liquor service recently dinged flowers in Mother’s Day ads. As the voice of the floral industry, the Society of American Florists responds to those ads and oth... Read more
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 Florists. “We’re pulling down the ad as we... Read more
When Robert Bryant, AAF, AIFD, of Flowers By Robert Taylor West Covina, California saw a Facebook post that read, “Get Tickets instead of Last Minute Flowers for Valentine’s Day,” he acted f... Read more
The world’s largest alliance of independent hotel brands and a startup company in the custom framing industry apologized to the floral industry after the Society of American Florists pointed... Read more
A popular sock company that disparaged the gift of flowers in a Valentine’s Day email has a message for the floral industry: “We hope you can forgive us. We will do better going forward.” In... Read more